It's the deadliest migrant route in the world. From Niamey to Agadez, through the Sahel and Libya's Sahara desert and on across the Mediterranean, meet the smugglers, and also the women and men who risk their lives to reach European shores. By...
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Today's information-processing methods are revolutionizing police investigations. Predictive policing software is being used by police forces worldwide. From Zurich to Los Angeles, Cleveland to Milan, the results are spectacular. But they also raise...
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After 30 years of steady growth, humanitarian aid has become a multibillion-dollar industry, with some of the tens of thousands of NGOs active in the field operating like multinationals. But increasingly frequent crises have also led to dysfunctions...
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Through the unique experience of a World Champion in Snake Handling, we travel bewildered into the heart of rainforest in Malaysia, Langkawi, where, not only snakes, but the utmost wild creatures and exuberant jungle, share life and planet earth...
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In the Arctic wilderness of Spitsbergen in Norway, the mining town of Barenstburg is a Russian enclave built by the former Soviet Union to showcase socialism and pay homage to the miner. Today the mine’s coal seam will soon be exhausted, but Russia...
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The secret story of the relationship between Nazi Germany and the Franco regime has come to light as a result of the declassification of a series of documents in the USA, Great Britain and Germany. The battle for wolfram began when the Nazis started...
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Descubrir transports the viewers to the most famous destinations and to all those off-the-beaten-track routes, enjoying different landscapes, meeting other people, tasting different food, and experimenting other ways of living from a sustainable and...
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Are we alone in the universe? In 2021 the James Webb telescope will arrive, one which will revolutionise astronomy. Among scientists there is the certainty that life extends throughout the Cosmos. Astrophysicists, geologists, engineers,...
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Why would the world's big oil companies traffic in dirty oil in Africa? Taking advantage of extremely lax anti-pollution standards, major Swiss traders mix low-grade oil products to flood West Africa with fuel containing more than 300 times the...
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How do horses live in the wild? The Pottokas are one of the most ancient horse breeds in the world and are in danger of extinction. A group of them lives in an isolated environment in Spain. The equine ethologist Lucy Rees unveils the secrets of how...
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The Arctic fox, the only autochthonous land mammal in Iceland, is one of the species that has been able to adapt to the hard living conditions on this island. A territory that was born from the fire in the heart of the Earth where life has sprouted...
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In the heart of the Mediterranean there is a special world where bears and eagles live free among the vestiges of a distant past. It is a veritable treasure trove of biodiversity that, from the Alps to the islands facing Africa, is home to riches of...
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A million years ago, Italy was a battlefield where enormous, violent volcanoes raised mountains and erased valleys, in a world with no room for plants or animals. Then, a hundred thousand years ago, the craters turned into lakes and wildlife...
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Northern Norway, Nils enters his 58th Spring migration in the worst conditions. On their way to the coast where they will spend the summer, his reindeers suffer from the climatic upheaval of the Arctic. The ancestral territory of the Sami (so-called...
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Pushed by Beijing to expand abroad, Chinese companies invest heavily in Europe, Switzerland included. Their goal? Multiplying the acquisition of prestigious brands with a know-how they can then reuse as part of their strategy.Some of the flagship of...
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How to limit the negative impact of ultra-violent video games on teens? First-person shooter games whose only goal is to annihilate others are ever more realistic and immersive. They have now become the leading new addictions treated in...
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