This is a selection of the original diary entries of German explorer Alfred Wegener’s last Greenland expedition in 1930 and is part of the virtual exhibition “The Wegener Diaries - Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice” authored by historian Christian Kehrt.
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Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, June 1912 – July 1913. DMA NL 001/008.
Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, June 1912 – July 1913. DMA NL 001/008.
Source: Alfred Wegener, Tagebücher, June 1912 – July 1913. DMA NL 001/008.
This drama captures how the inhabitants of Javé, a small village somewhere in Brazil, set out to secure a future for themselves in the face of plans for a hydropower dam that threaten to submerge their village.
This film investigates the hidden costs of smart and affordable clothes.
The film looks at how toxic substances, banned in Europe, pass through ports such as Hamburg in containers shipped from Asia, and how these toxins can be traced in the clothing and children’s toys transported.
From its polluted landscapes to its poisoned workers, India is paying a heavy price for Europe’s desire for cheap cotton.
This documentary examines the risks of farming transgenic salmon.
This fictional drama is inspired by Eric Schlosser’s nonfiction book of the same name. Both explore the complex realities behind that staple of American fast food, the burger—from the slaughterhouse, via the laboratory, to the shop counter.