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How Earth Made Us – Fire episode 4

Science / 1 minute of reading / February 27, 2019 / By HDclump

How Earth Made Us – Fire: Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. Iain Stewart explores man’s relationship with fire. He begins by embarking on an extraordinary encounter with this terrifying force of nature – a walk right through the heart of a raging fire. Fire has long been our main source of energy, and Iain shows how this meant that the planet played a crucial role in Britain’s industrial revolution, whilst holding China’s development back. Along the way he dives in a mysterious lake in Oregon, climbs a glacier […]

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How Earth Made Us – Wind episode 3

Science / 1 minute of reading / February 26, 2019 / By HDclump

How Earth Made Us – Wind: Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. Iain sets sail on one of the fastest racing boats ever built to explore the story of our turbulent relationship with the wind. Travelling to iconic locations including the Sahara desert, the coast of west Africa and the South Pacific, Iain discovers how people have exploited the power of the wind for thousands of years. The wind is a force which at first sight appears chaotic. But the patterns that lie within the atmosphere have shaped the

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How Earth Made Us – Water episode 2

Science / 1 minute of reading / February 25, 2019 / By HDclump

How Earth Made Us – Water episode 2: Professor Iain Stewart continues his epic exploration of how the planet has shaped human history. This time he explores our complex relationship with water. Visiting spectacular locations in Iceland, the Middle East and India, Iain shows how control over water has been central to human existence. He takes a precarious flight in a motorised para-glider to experience the cycle of freshwater that we depend on, discovers how villagers in the foothills of the Himalayas have built a living bridge to cope with the monsoon, and visits Egypt to reveal the

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How Earth Made Us – Deep Earth episode 1

Science / 2 minutes of reading / February 24, 2019 / By HDclump

How Earth Made Us – Deep Earth episode 1 : Iain Stewart tells the epic story of how the planet has shaped our history. With spectacular images, surprising stories and a compelling narrative, the series discovers the central role played in human history by four different planetary forces. In this first episode, Iain explores the relationship between the deep Earth and the development of human civilisation. He visits an extraordinary crystal cave in Mexico, drops down a hole in the Iranian desert and crawls through 7,000-year-old tunnels in Israel. How Earth Made Us – Deep Earth episode

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Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink

Science / 3 minutes of reading / December 23, 2018 / By HDclump

It’s death on an unimaginable scale, when a majority of Earth’s species quickly die out. It’s called “mass extinction,” and it’s happened at least five times before. Cataclysms, such as supervolcanoes or asteroids, are thought to cause these events, but some experts believe a man-made mass extinction could be next. Is our planet in trouble? And if so, is there anything we can do to stop the next catastrophic annihilation? Experts are traveling the world, performing groundbreaking scientific detective work to answer these very questions. Mass Extinction: Life at the Brink An extinction event (also known as

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