Shorts
Through our short videos, we touch on a wide range of scientific stories in a condensed format, highlighting fascinating topics in a engaging and accessible way.
Designed for social media, these videos serve as complementary tools to bring science to a broader audience. Featuring excerpts from our documentaries, original content, and behind-the-scenes glimpses, they take you to the heart of scientific discoveries, fieldwork, and human stories, in just a few minutes.
A dynamic format to spark curiosity, share knowledge, and inspire further exploration.
Decoded Climate | When the mountains become inaccessible
Above Saas-Fee, at 3,030 meters, stands the Britannia Hut of the Swiss Alpine Club. A place where the mountains are changing faster than anyone expected.
The glaciers that once made these slopes easy to navigate are disappearing. Every year, warmer temperatures open new crevasses and trigger rockfalls, turning familiar paths into danger zones.
The hut warden remembers when access was simple. Now, every season is a battle.
Decoded Climate | Geneva under 1km of ice
Did you know that 20,000 years ago, Switzerland was buried under a massive glacier?
The entire plateau was covered. Only the very tops of the highest mountains poked through. Lake Geneva isn't just beautiful. It's a scar left by that ancient ice, a hollow carved by the sheer weight of a glacier as it moved across the land. Today, scientists like Sébastien Castelltort study the valleys, sediments, and carved rock to reconstruct what this vanished world looked like.
Every landscape around us is a memory. We just need to learn how to read it.
The guardians of Menjez’s past | The megaliths
Did you know that more than 100 megalithic tombs are scattered across this small plateau in northern lebanon?
Built 6,000 years ago, these "houses of the dead" were crafted entirely from dark, volcanic basalt. How did a prehistoric community organize such a massive construction project? While the stones remain silent, their precise arrangement enables archaeologists to reconstruct the methods used by ancient builders.
The journey continues. Our brand-new video formats is here to help you (re)discover our documentaries.
The guardians of Menjez’s past | The snake
Inside the 6,000-year-old tombs of Menjez, Lebanon, a singular detail stands out: a snake, carefully carved into the volcanic rock.
Is it a symbol of rebirth or a guardian of the dead? While the exact meaning remains a mystery. This is just the beginning.
The first of our brand-new video formats is here to help you (re)discover our documentaries. Stay tuned—there’s much more to come!