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Earth's drinking water resources are dwindling and to avoid shortages, scientists will have to come to the rescue.

Earth's drinking water resources are dwindling

Drinking Water in Danger

Methane is an important source of energy but also a greenhouse gas that threatens the climate. Is it possible to reduce methane production in cattle to fight climate change? Xenius investigates in Stuttgart.

Xenius

One of the main components of natural gas, methane is an important source of energy but also a greenhouse gas that threatens the climate.

Methane

Pollen allergies are very common, but these tiny irritants are also extremely useful to science. As pollen is almost indestructible, it can also be used to see how people lived thousands of years ago.

The Virtues of Pollen

A look at innovative green energy solutions around the world: Geothermal waters in Iceland, wind power and hydropower in Madeira, community-owned wind turbines on the Danish island of Samso and wave power is being harnessed on Orkney.

Good News From Our Planet

A look at innovative green energy solutions around the world: Geothermal waters in Iceland, wind power and hydropower on Madeira and wave power on Orkney.

How Green Energy Can Work

Mount Kachkanar in the Urals is home to the only Buddhist monastery in the area, but it's going to be forced to close to make way for an iron mine. Multinational mining firm Evraz is the largest steel producer in the world, so the closure seems like a foregone conclusion: but the monks vow to fight as much as they can. 

ARTE Reportage

This Buddhist monastery is going to be forced to close to make way for an iron mine

Buddha Versus Mining

Lithium is crucial for use in batteries, and as Europe tried to go green and switch to electric cars, demand for this white gold is skyrocketing. The EU imports most of its lithium, but its demand keeps increasing. Mining companies are tempted by the possibility of finding and exploiting reserves right here in Europe. But that would mean sacificing small rural  communities, for 'the greater good'.

Rural mountains in Portugal have vital reserves of lithium. But villagers vow they'll stop any development

The Dirty Truth Behind Green Cars

Saype is a graffiti artist with a difference. He doesn't spray his works on walls but in fields and on grass, using his own biodegradable paint. His huge works of art are best appreciated by drone, where the true scale is revealed. 

Gymnastics

Saype, Green-Fingered Graffitti Artist

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Where does the Moon come from? Mythology and science have each come to their own conclusions.

The Moon and Us (5/5)

Making Sense of the Moon

Lunar eclipses, super moons or pink moons, our lunar satellite offers us an array of surprising spectacles.

The Moon and Us (4/5)

Admiring the Moon

Humans like to observe and examine the Moon, down to its smallest features. Its seas and craters have all been mapped out and even its mysterious dark side should soon reveal its secrets.

The Moon and Us (3/5)

Observing the Moon

We attribute all sorts of powers to the Moon... And while its influence on our life on Earth is undeniable, its powers are not necessarily the ones we think.

The Moon and Us (2/5)

Living with the Moon

Fifty years after man's first small step, the promise of colonisation and tourist trips to the Moon seem almost within reach. But is the moon ready for us?

The Moon and Us

Living on the Moon

One issue, three perspectives. Today: car recycling.

One issue, three perspectives. Today: car recycling

Three for One: Car Recycling

How can we preserve the natural environment whilst still benefiting from natural resources? In the Republic of the Congo a logging company is committed to sustainable resource management in order to preserve the biodiverse tropical rainforest, home to gorillas and other primates.

Drinking Water in Danger

Methane - Xenius

The Virtues of Pollen - Xenius

How Green Energy Can Work - Good News From Our Planet

Buddha Versus Mining - ARTE Reportage

The Dirty Truth Behind Green Cars - ARTE Reportage

Saype, Green-Fingered Graffitti Artist - Gymnastics

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Drinking Water in Danger

Making Sense of the Moon - The Moon and Us (5/5)

Admiring the Moon - The Moon and Us (4/5)

Observing the Moon - The Moon and Us (3/5)

Living with the Moon - The Moon and Us (2/5)

Living on the Moon - The Moon and Us

Three for One: Car Recycling

Methane - Xenius

The Virtues of Pollen - Xenius

How to Preserve Nature - Good News From Our Planet

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Drinking Water in Danger

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Drinking Water in Danger

Making Sense of the Moon - The Moon and Us (5/5)

Admiring the Moon - The Moon and Us (4/5)

Observing the Moon - The Moon and Us (3/5)

Living with the Moon - The Moon and Us (2/5)

Living on the Moon - The Moon and Us

Three for One: Car Recycling

Methane - Xenius

The Virtues of Pollen - Xenius

How to Preserve Nature - Good News From Our Planet

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