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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
As the sun is dying out, people all around the world build giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500-year journey comes with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth fight hard for the survival of humankind.
Language
English
Formats
Description
An international team of adventurers, researchers, and Ocean ambassadors go on a mission around the globe to uncover the shocking truth about what is truly lurking beneath the surface our seemingly pristine ocean. The result will astound viewers, just as it did our adventurers, who captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
As the sun is dying out, people all around the world build giant planet thrusters to move Earth out of its orbit and sail Earth to a new star system. Yet the 2500-year journey comes with unexpected dangers, and in order to save humanity, a group of young people in this age of a wandering Earth fight hard for the survival of humankind.
Series
Criterion collection volume 54
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Examines the historic first landing of men on the moon, with official film taken by the Apollo crew and backup film on the space program.
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Do we as a society have the capacity to live up to Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision for humanity's future? That is the central question in The Truth is in the Stars, a feature documentary in which the original Captain Kirk, William Shatner, examines the impact of Star Trek on popular culture, human innovation, discovery and creativity. The film's narrative is driven by exclusive one-on-one interviews that Shatner conducts himself with famous...
10) Project Nim
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The story of Nim, the chimpanzee who became the focus of a landmark 1970s experiment to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. But as Nim's natural instincts take over and the humans trusted with his well-being fail to protect him, Project Nim uncovers the unflinching and extraordinary journey of one animal thrust into human society.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When Apollo astronaut Gene Cernan stepped on the moon in December 1972, he left his footprints and his daughter's initials in the lunar dust. Only now, over forty years later, is he ready to share his epic, deeply personal story of fulfillment, love, and loss.
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Explores the extraordinary hidden world of insects where a leaf weighs more than a car and a blade of grass soars like a skyscraper. The Borneo rainforest brings the beautiful and dangerous universe of its tiny stars up close and personal. Cutting-edge technology magnifies the bugs up to 250,000 times their normal size.
15) Journey to space
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A sweeping overview of past space accomplishments, current activities and future plans. Using the most spectacular space footage; including unique views of Earth and operations in space; such as deploying and repairing the Hubble Space Telescope. Then goes on to show how the Shuttle launched and assembled the International Space Station (ISS).
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Every year, 100 million monarch butterflies set off on an incredible journey across North America. These beautiful creatures fly 2,000 miles to reach their remote destination in a tiny area high in the mountains of Mexico. Scientists still puzzle over how the butterflies achieve this tremendous feat of endurance, and how, year after year, the monarchs navigate with such hair's breadth precision. Visit the spectacular locations they call home and meet...
17) Cool it
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Examines the global debate over climate change, suggesting that many expensive green initiatives are not effective or practical.
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