01.07.2008
Blue Wonder
The oceans are still largely unexplored, yet they have a strong influence on human life. Underway with a camera, the researchers examine the sea in detail, exploring some of the last unknowns on the map: How does the ocean system function? Could tsunamis occur in the greater North Sea region? A fascinating research expedition into the "mare incognita".
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Blue Wonder: Episode 12, 01/07/2008
Networked Knowledge
Two dozen computers: From millions of data sets, Dr. Matthias Prange uses computers to generate climate models that simulate the Earth's climate. To that end, Matthias works closely with the geoscientists who supply him with data from previous climate epochs. Using these numbers, he is able to not only reconstruct the climate of the past, but also make predictions on future climate changes.
24.06.2008
Booming Container Shipping Industry
The Elly Maersk arrives in Bremerhaven. At 400 metres, this is one of the largest container ships in the world. The container shipping industry is booming, but ships of this size are only able to dock at just a few harbours.
17.06.2008
The Waxing and Waning of Cold-Water Corals
GLOMAR doctoral researcher Markus Eisele is focused on a single question: in what bodies of water do cold-water corals thrive?
10.06.2008
Dusty Science
Using dust as a climate archive: "dust researcher" Jan-Berend Stuut collects his samples not only in the desert, but on the seafloor as well, dust with which he would like to reconstruct the climate of the past.
03.06.2008
The Indirect Indicator
It’s night shift onboard the research vessel L’Atalante, and Dennis Kühnel collects water samples. He is working on finding out how much and how fast nutrient-rich, deep seawater flows up to the surface.
27.05.2008
Black Smokers
With a length of 60,000 kilometres, the mid-ocean ridges span the entire Earth. Hidden in the underwater mountain ranges are some of the most spectacular phenomena of the deep sea: black smokers.
20.05.2008
Mussels for Science
Off the coast of Pakistan, at a depth of 1,800 metres, the diving robot MARUM-QUEST discovered cracks in the seafloor, from which methane gas bubbles escape, and scores of mussel colonies nearby.
13.05.2008
Life in Asphalt
In 2003, the camera eye of the QUEST diving robot made a sensational discovery in the Gulf of Mexico: the robot captured images of giant asphalt deposits on the seafloor.
06.05.2008
Tsunamis in the North Sea?
The next storm surge is sure to come. But tsunamis? Thousands of cubic kilometres of rock broke away off the coast of Norway 8,100 years ago. Did the resulting tsunami reach the German North Sea coast?
29.04.2008
Shrinking Selection
Worldwide, more than three-quarters of all fish stocks are considered endangered, yet commercial fishing continues. How can the fish stocks in the North Atlantic be used sustainably in the long run?
22.04.2008
Aboard the Senckenberg
They sound harmless, but they could pose a problem to shipping: sand dunes. Sand grains are put into motion by currents, resulting in wave-like features.
15.04.2008
At the "Base Station"
Researchers at the MARUM Cluster of Excellence in Bremen will soon be heading under water. There, they will study the inner workings of life in the depths of the ocean. But first, Verner Ernstsen will show us around the "base station".2008
The first series: The research diaries and interesting background information on the projects and the researchers themselves. Find out about humanoid robots, sinking coasts, and an animal invasion.-
An Animal Invasion
The "killer shrimp" & Co.: Is globalisation a threat to Lake Constance? -
The City of 5 Million
Are megacities mankind's future? How do people live and survive in them? -
Blue Wonder
Getting to the bottom of the deep blue sea: The role of the oceans. -
Textile Concrete
How can you make something heavy light? Textile concrete opens up new prospects. -
Sinking Coasts
Around 10,000 years ago, people lived where now there are crashing waves. -
The Human Machine
Can a robot learn how to see, hear or feel from humans? -
Rainforest
Between Nature and exploi- tation: Is it possible to re- concile the needs of man- kind with those of nature? -
Temple Restoration
Stone doesn't last forever. Can the temple complex of Angkor still be rescued? -
Run, Lola, Run
Seeking the perfect two-legged robot. -
Giant Dinosaurs
Why did the sauropods grow to be the largest land-dwelling creatures that ever lived?
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