catalogue
Why are women shorter than men ?
Women are smaller than men, or, depending on your viewpoint, men are bigger than women. That is a given. So why aren’t men and women the same size? We will investigate a scientific enigma and overturn some basic assumptions about the male and female bodies. The story taps into a rich seam of...
Why Do I Study Physics?
I decided to study Physics in college because, since childhood I have been enchanted by the idea of perfection. However, while seeking a rational world, irrationality shadows every step of my journey. Is this a pursuit destined to end in a dilemma?
Wild Blue Yonder (The)
Unknowingly, we have decades of visitors from space, a planet submerged in water: the Wild Blue Yonder. Their attempts to create a new community on earth have so far failed. One of these strange visitors - Brad Dourif - tells this incredible adventure. A tale of science fi ction of...
Windows of Life (The)
In the underwater world colours disappear quickly as we descend to deeper water.Most sea creatures have eyes… But what can they see? Fish, crustaceans, cephalopods… They all have very different eyes. But what do they see? Can they perceive colours? The eyes are a very important organ to all...
Wings of the sun (The)
On July 7, 2010, the solar airplane leaves the ground like a dancer in a deafening silence... A wild dream come true. If our world has become dependent on fossil fuels, man also has the ability to bring change, and to prove that there is an alternative to dark clouds. A few years ago, facing the...
Winning For Zeus
Who will win the laurel crown? You will find out watching the games taking place in the Olympia's sacred stadium under the hue and cry of 2.000 spectators all dressed up in period costume roars. Take a seat and feel the crowd as if you were travelling back in time and geography, being like a...
Wonders of the Solar System:Dead or alive
Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most dramatic locations on Earth to explain how the laws of nature create astonishing natural wonders across the Solar System.The worlds that surround our planet are made of rock, but there the similarity ends. Some have a beating geological heart, others are...
World according to Christophe Colomb (The)
From 1492 to 1504, in twelve short years and four fantastic voyages, Christopher Columbus forever altered the image of the world. Through his maps and with the help of experts, we see just how this incredible transformation came about, laying down the foundations for the world as we know it...
World Without Bees (A)
Investigation of a global ecological disaster that could jeopardize the entiere humanity... Today, one third of our food is directly depending on the bee, the most important agricultural pollinator of our planet. However, the last years, millions of bees have been mysteriously disappearing. Why?...
X:enius
French version of the film What are the limits of space missions ? Will it be possible, one day, to go to Mars? X: enius examines issues that engineers and researchers must resolve before a trip to the Red Planet could become reality.
X:enius - Quels sont les enjeux de la médecine personalisée?
Personalised medicine promises made to measure diagnoses adapted to each patient’s needs. This has obviously sparked hope. But is this practice really justified? In Berlin, Dörthe Eickelberg and Pierre Girad investigate.
X:enius : Bionics
Bionics
Young Explorers in Africa
Léa is 10. She lives in the country and shares her spare time between her passion for nature and her love of animals. She's going to Congo on the trail of the western lowland gorillas, to stay with Rosette who lives in the heart of the primary forest. Rosette's father, the warden of the park,...
Your Hairness
All over the Earth, living things breathe, touch, move, reproduce, defend themselves, listen, stay warm and keep cool. In each of these essential life situations, we find - whether plainly visible on top of a head, evenly spaced along the stem of a plant, or hidden deep in viscera - hair. This...
Zooville: the beaver
Zooville is a children’s nature series that explores the fascinating world of wildlife living in cities and suburbs. Each episode, the series host, Mark Krupa and his loyal assistants, go on an adventure to explore and discover amazing creatures living in their own communities. With the help of...
Zooville: the fox
Zooville is a children’s nature series that explores the fascinating world of wildlife living in cities and suburbs. Each episode, the series host, Mark Krupa and his loyal assistants, go on an adventure to explore and discover amazing creatures living in their own communities. With the help of...
Zooville: the raccoon
Zooville is a children’s nature series that explores the fascinating world of wildlife living in cities and suburbs. Each episode, the series host, Mark Krupa and his loyal assistants, go on an adventure to explore and discover amazing creatures living in their own communities. With the help of...