Current Affairs Documentaries

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Colonizing Space

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A look at the efforts underway to establish permanent human colonies on the Moon and Mars; how food will be grown and waste recycled and eventually the plans to terraform Mars to make it more habitable for humans.

Space colonization is no longer the fodder of science fiction, it is becoming a reality. Examine the efforts underway to establish a human colony on Mars, including how they plan to grow food, recycle wastewater and introduce greenhouse gases to revive the red planet and make it more habitable for humans. Cutting-edge computer graphics are used to bring the universe down to earth to show what life would be like on Mars, and to imagine what kind of life forms might evolve in alien atmospheres.

 

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Mars - The Red Planet

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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second smallest planet in the Solar System. Named after the Roman god of war, it is often described as the "Red Planet", as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin atmosphere, having surface features reminiscent both of the impact craters of the Moon and the volcanoes, valleys, deserts, and polar ice caps of Earth.

 

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The Universe - Beyond the Big Bang

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A look back in time billions and billions of years to the origin of the Big Bang. Leading physicists and historians theorize what happened before the bang occurred, how the physical nature of the universe unfolded as energy became matter forming stars and galaxies, and how the universe continues to expand outward at an ever-accelerating rate.

 

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Wild Attack of The Big Cats - National Geographic

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There may be nearly 40 different species of wild cat running around, but only a few make it into the big cat club, including the lion, tiger, leopard, and jaguar. They're armed with an arsenal of weapons and bulk to back up one hell of an attitude. In their world, nothing is small and many things are surprising. So get ready for a vicious lesson on what makes a big cat a big cat. Is it the roar? The teeth? We'll take a look at their size, speed, claws and hunting capabilities, among so much more. HD.

 

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Wild Brutal Killers - National Geographic

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Successful lions need to be brutal and use any means to quash would-be kings. These are not random acts of violence, but vital behavior to secure their own genetic future.

 

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Wild Russia, Siberia - National Geographic

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Wild Russia, Kamchatka - National Geographic

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Kamchatka, in Russia's far east, is a land cloaked in secrecy. The Soviets banned travel to this region for military reasons but even today, with the borders open, it is so remote, only the most adventurous venture to this faraway land. Wild Russia: Kamchatka journeys into the heart of this extraordinary wilderness, bringing you face to face with the world's largest brown bears and the rarest eagle on earth. Here, volcanic eruptions light up the night, magnificent geysers spew boiling water sixty feet into the air and wildlife remains untouched by the 21st century. This is Kamchatka: land of fire and ice.

 

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Wild Russia, The Arctic - National Geographic

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Above the Arctic Circle, the Taimyr Peninsula and the waters that surround it - the Karsk and Laptev Seas - are so remote that vast expanses of wilderness remain virtually untouched by human beings. This realm of tundra and arctic desert is home to polar bear and reindeer, walrus and beluga. The brief summers are crucial nesting times for many migratory birds that winter in warmer climates. Since 1993, these and other animals have received official protection in Russia's largest protected area, Bolshoi Arktichesky ("Great Arctic") Zapovednik.

 

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Wild Russia, The Great Divide - National Geographic

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From high snowy peaks to baking deserts, the Caucasus is much more than a simple mountain range. With habitats including forests, alpine meadows and arid salt flats, like the rest of Russia it boasts a dazzling array of wildlife. Home to wild boars, Eurasian lynx, long-eared hedgehogs, bezoar ibex, rare highland European bison and the truly bizarre glass lizard, this area is another jewel in Russias wilderness crown. The Caucasian Mountains are a link between Europe and Asia, the highest peaks of this rugged range are well over 5000 metres.

 

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Wild Russia, The secret forest - National Geographic

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Finding Atlantis - National Geographic

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Follows an investigative team that is pursuing the well-known legend of the lost city of Atlantis. One of the more obscure theories of where the city's originally stood is that Atlantis was located in Southwestern Spain. There are a number of exciting discoveries, tantalizing clues, and even a surprising connection to ancient Egyptian civilization.

 

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Angkor Wat- National Geographic

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Angkor Wat - This full length National Geographic documentary film which is produced by Maija Leivo, covers the in depth details on one of the most important archaeological sites in South East Asia, that stretches over on the large area of Cambodia . It also includes the forested area present there. History is also highlighted in the film for the increment in knowledge of the viewers. This is directed by Kelly MccLughan, Sally Aitken, James Wilkes and written by Maija Leivo and Gilbert Reid.

Historically, it has been told in this National Geographic documentary film that, the city of Angkor was home to about 1 million people. The ancients built the magnificent masterpieces after some intense episodes of violence. They were so determined to build the heaven on the earth. The temple of the Angkor Wat survived the previous violence along with the modern invasions as well. It has also been told in the documentary film that this ancient and one of the most greatest temples on the planet once used to be a Hindu Temple but later on it began to be considered as the most spectacular temple in entire Cambodia and the world. It is the masterpiece for the Modern age.

Name wise Angkor means city and Wat stands for temple. Its engineering is considered as one of the most honorable assets from the ancient history. This enormous temple covers the area that could have been covered by more than 100,000 aircrafts. The centre of the buildings heightens up to twice the size of the London tower. Angkor Wat is also respected across the globe for the fact that it is supported by the water lying underneath it. From the inside this place is extremely Mysterious and captivating that has ample amount of statues and variable cravings on the walls.

The cravings represent the King of ancient time, called Suryavarman who was a muscular man and a military leader. According to the archaeologists he built this mesmerizing temple for his own insecurities.

 

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Down To The Earths Core - National Geographic

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What is Space? : The Fabric of the Cosmos - Nova

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Space. It separates you from me, one galaxy from the next, and atoms from one another. It is everywhere in the universe. But to most of us, space is nothing, an empty void. Well, it turns out space is not what it seems. From the passenger seat of a New York cab driving near the speed of light, to a pool hall where billiard tables do fantastical things, Brian Greene reveals space as a dynamic fabric that can stretch, twist, warp, and ripple under the influence of gravity. Stranger still is a newly discovered ingredient of space that actually makes up 70 percent of the universe. Physicists call it dark energy, because while they know it's out there, driving space to expand ever more quickly, they have no idea what it is.

Probing space on the smallest scales only makes the mysteries multiply. Down there, things are going on that physicists today can barely fathom—forces powerful enough to generate whole universes. To top it off, some of the strangest places in space, black holes, have led scientists to propose that like the hologram on your credit card, space may just be a projection of a deeper two-dimensional reality taking place on a distant surface that surrounds us. Space, far from being empty, is filled with some of the deepest mysteries of our time.

 

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The Illusion of Time : The Fabric of the Cosmos - Nova

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Time. We waste it, save it, kill it, make it. The world runs on it. Yet ask physicists what time actually is, and the answer might shock you: They have no idea. Even more surprising, the deep sense we have of time passing from present to past may be nothing more than an illusion. How can our understanding of something so familiar be so wrong? In search of answers, Brian Greene takes us on the ultimate time-traveling adventure, hurtling 50 years into the future before stepping into a wormhole to travel back to the past. Along the way, he will reveal a new way of thinking about time in which moments past, present, and future—from the reign of T. rex to the birth of your great-great-grandchildren—exist all at once. This journey will bring us all the way back to the Big Bang, where physicists think the ultimate secrets of time may be hidden. You'll never look at your wristwatch the same way again.

 

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Quantum Leap : The Fabric of the Cosmos - Nova

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Join Brian Greene on a wild ride into the weird realm of quantum physics, which governs the universe on the tiniest of scales. Greene brings quantum mechanics to life in a nightclub like no other, where objects pop in and out of existence, and things over here can affect others over there, instantaneously and without anything crossing the space between them. A century ago, during the initial shots in the quantum revolution, the best minds of a generation—including Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr—squared off in a battle for the soul of physics. How could the rules of the quantum world, which work so well to describe the behavior of individual atoms and their components, conflict so dramatically with the everyday rules that govern people, planets, and galaxies?

Quantum mechanics may be counterintuitive, but it's one of the most successful theories in the history of science, making predictions that have been confirmed to better than one part in a billion, while also launching the technological advances at the heart of modern life, like computers and cell phones. But even today, even with such profound successes, the debate still rages over what quantum mechanics implies for the true nature of reality.

Notes on the DVD: The DVD version of the program stated that one entangled photon is sent from the island of La Palma to the island of Tenerife by laser. The photon is sent via laser-guided telescope. In the DVD version of the program, it appears that the research team led by Anton Zeilinger has successfully teleported photons from La Palma to Tenerife. Although the Zeilinger team has used the method described to teleport photons shorter distances in other locations, as of November 2011, photons have not yet been teleported between La Palma andTenerife. The team plans to continue experiments in the Canary Islands, which attempt to complete the teleportation process there.

 

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Universe or Multiverse? : The Fabric of the Cosmos - Nova

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Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead, it may be just one of an infinite number of universes that make up the "multiverse." In this show, Brian Greene takes us on a tour of this brave new theory at the frontier of physics, showing what some of these alternate realities might be like. Some universes may be almost indistinguishable from our own; others may contain variations of all of us, where we exist but with different families, careers, and life stories. In still others, reality may be so radically different from ours as to be unrecognizable. Brian Greene reveals why this radical new picture of the cosmos is getting serious attention from scientists. It won't be easy to prove, but if it's right, our understanding of space, time, and our place in the universe will never be the same.

 

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Thanks for the links ....great documentaries.

 

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The Mars Underground - Pioneers for the Next World

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"This film captures the spirit of Mars pioneers who refuse to let their dreams be put on hold by a slumbering space program. Their passionate urge to walk the soil of an alien world is infectious and inspirational. This film is the manifesto of the new space revolution." James Cameron

Leading aerospace engineer and Mars Society President Dr. Robert Zubrin has a dream. He wants to get humans to the planet Mars in the next ten years.

Now, with the advent of a revolutionary plan, Mars Direct, Dr. Zubrin shows how we can use present day technology and natural resources on Mars to make human settlement possible. But can he win over the skeptics at NASA and the wider world?

The Mars Underground is a landmark documentary that follows Dr. Zubrin and his team as they try to bring this incredible dream to life. Through spellbinding animation, the film takes us on a daring first journey to the Red Planet and envisions a future Mars teeming with life and terraformed into a blue world.