People have always been fascinated by the tropics. Explorers from Europe were among the first to travel to the equatorial region centuries ago. Modern scientists are continuing what began with these pioneers. The documentary traces the historical exploration of the paradise belt at latitude 0 and looks at modern research at the equator.

A documentary about a 15-day river-rafting trip on the Colorado River aimed at highlighting water co...
Documentary film about the Czechoslovak natural science group's expedition to Iceland in June 1948.

Documentary about the work of Claude Lorius, who began studying Antarctic ice in 1957, and, in 1965,...

In French Polynesia, there is a place where every year, thousands of groupers gather in secret follo...

Actor Errol Flynn takes a group of scientists from the California Institute of Oceanography on an ex...

A NASA Arctic expedition designed to be the first Martian road trip on Earth becomes an epic two-yea...

In 2001, satellite imagery captured a mysterious “thermal anomaly” on an unexplored volcano at the e...

On his ship "Calypso," as well as in a submarine, Jacques Cousteau and his crew sail from South Amer...

For 18-year-old Finnish–Kosovan Fatu, a simple visit to the grocery store feels as nerve-racking as ...

Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft t...

From 2019 Maui Film Festival This powerful documentary celebrates the historic Malama Honua Worldwid...

Shark expert Neil Hammerschlag and a crew of researchers search for an elusive hammerhead shark.

The endless expanses of the Indian Ocean are home to the last natural paradises: Remote atolls surro...

Feature-length documentary following award-winning wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet as he document...

Something shocking is happening in the abyss around Guadalupe Island. Photos of great whites with st...

A biographical documentary about the Belgian free-diver Fred Buyle and his art of silent diving.

By decoding ancient hieroglyphic texts, Jean-François Champollion gave voice to an enigmatic civiliz...