Science & Geography

This fascinating and clarifying look at the debate surrounding global warming explores the striking disconnect between the relatively clear-cut concerns of the world's most prominent scientists and the maze of speculation, rhetorical posturing, and outright misinformation that attaches to this issue whenever it's taken up by politicians, PR specialists,…

This series of two 20 minute documentaries examines, for students, the distribution and disposal of water. It opens in central Australia, the driest populated country on Earth. It includes interviews with specialists to address the issue of transportation that leads to discussion on conservation and varied 'waterwise issues. We then…

Perpetual motion is the holy grail of science. It has sent many an obsessive and eccentric inventor to madness and suicide. A successful perpetual motion machine would alter the entire social and political balance of the world. It has been described as a 'machine to kill for'.

Conventional science claims…

Take a breathtaking flight on the wings of birds across six continents and experience some of the world's greatest natural spectacles from a bird's-eye view.

Fly over Africa on the back of a vulture and see the most animal-packed continent with fresh eyes. Arrow-dive with cape gannets among sharks, dolphins…

Africa is a land located right on the Equator, the middle belt of earth. So much of Africa is warm. Many people believe that Africa is just one big jungle, but because we are learning to read a map we can see that the dark green areas of jungle and…

Agriculture signalled the birth of civilisation and soil is the most important aspect of agriculture. This program examines the characteristics of soil, its fertility, farming techniques such as the rotation of crops and the effects of herbicides and pesticides. Also discusses the future of farming.