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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 16 hours 49 minutes
Giving the virus a face
Whether it’s COVID-19, HIV or Ebola, viruses can be invisible killers. You can’t see, smell or touch them. Even under the microscope they’re not easy to identify. But scientific illustrator and animator Thomas Splettstößer shows what they look like.
Just ask! Our orbiting space station
Tomorrow Today viewer Dave Mazzeo wants to know: After so long in space, why doesn’t the ISS fall down to Earth?
A floating dam against plastic trash
Indonesia's Citarum River is one of the most polluted waterways in the world. But by 2025, it should have potable water - according to a government plan. A military-led initiative is helping to collect plastic waste in the river with the help of a floating barrier.
Save the insects!
In Morocco, researchers are helping local farmers protect insect populations and boost their yields. The project called Farming with Alternative Pollinators encourages farmers to grow a variety of insect-attracting plants alongside their main crop.
Waste management in Brasília
Brazil still has hundreds of open landfill sites full of garbage. Now a university in the capital Brasília is helping to implement a new, sustainable waste management system. The program aims to increase the proportion of waste that is recycled.
Antibiotic medicines from mangrove swamps
The rise in antibiotic-resistant bacteria is an urgent medical problem. At Germany's Helmholtz Center for Infection Research, a researcher from Indonesia is hoping to find potent antimicrobial substances in soil samples from mangrove swamps.
What causes ocean currents?
This week's viewer question was sent in by Arnulfo Quintanilla from El Salvador.