Top Documentary Films» Science http://topdocumentaryfilms.com Watch stunning, eyeopening, interesting, free, streaming, full, online documentary films and movies. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:47:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Last Extinctionhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/last-extinction/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/last-extinction/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:23:15 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8442 Last ExtinctionApproximately 13,000 years after the mighty mammoth and 35 other groups of mammals vanished from North America, some scientists pose the controversial theory that a massive impact from space may have heralded their demise. For the past four decades, experts have been at odds over what causes

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/origins-of-us/feed/ 0 How To Build A Dinosaurhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-to-build-a-dinosaur/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-to-build-a-dinosaur/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:05:31 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8417 How To Build A DinosaurDinosaurs died out 65 million years ago and we have hardly ever found a complete skeleton. So how do we turn a pile of broken bones into a dinosaur exhibit? Dr Alice Roberts finds out how the experts put skeletons back together, with muscles, accurate postures, and

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/how-to-build-a-dinosaur/feed/ 0 Curiosityhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/curiosity/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/curiosity/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:00:19 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8326 CuriosityHave you ever wondered what it would be like if you could live forever? What would happen if aliens attacked? Why sex is fun? Welcome to Curiosity. More than just a landmark television series, Curiosity is an adventure of discovery, an expedition to uncover the truths behind

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/curiosity/feed/ 99 Why Birds Singhttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-birds-sing/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-birds-sing/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:22:56 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8324 Why Birds SingInspired by musician and eco-philosopher David Rothenberg’s book of the same title, this documentary explores the intriguing, charming, complex and often conflicting theories on why birds sing like they do and why humans are so attracted to the sound. The film features contributions from musicians including Laurie

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/time-machine/feed/ 62 The Fabric of the Cosmoshttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-fabric-of-the-cosmos/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-fabric-of-the-cosmos/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:44:19 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8269 The Fabric of the CosmosThe Fabric of the Cosmos, a four-hour series based on the book by renowned physicist and author Brian Greene, takes us to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time, and the universe. With each step,

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/the-fabric-of-the-cosmos/feed/ 104 Why Reading Mattershttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-reading-matters/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/why-reading-matters/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:44:44 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8257 Why Reading MattersScience writer Rita Carter tells the story of how modern neuroscience has revealed that reading, something most of us take for granted, unlocks remarkable powers. Carter explains how the classic novel Wuthering Heights allows us to step inside other minds and understand the world from different points

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/planet-of-the-apemen-battle-for-earth/feed/ 57 Clash of the Dinosaurshttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/clash-of-the-dinosaurs/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/clash-of-the-dinosaurs/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:00:07 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8238 Clash of the DinosaursThis show explores dinosaurs inside and out to reveal their structures and the lives they lived. Extreme Survivors: 120 million years of evolution made dinosaur bodies better adapted to their environment than any mammal today. The latest science reveals the anatomical secrets that made them such incredible

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/clash-of-the-dinosaurs/feed/ 13 Cracking the Colour Codehttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/cracking-the-colour-code/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/cracking-the-colour-code/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:08:50 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8236 Cracking the Colour CodeAn unprecedented global journey to explore the frontiers of how we view colour, make colour and use the power of colour to communicate meaning. Colour is a fundamental part of our world. Landscapes, animals, fashion, painting, movies, food – everything around us resonates with the language of

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/cracking-the-colour-code/feed/ 21 Earth: Making of a Planethttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/earth-making-of-a-planet/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/earth-making-of-a-planet/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:21:25 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8232 Earth: Making of a PlanetImagine cameras have been around since the creation of Earth to record every major event. Take a photographic journey thorough time from the violent birth of our planet four and a half billion years ago, through ice-ages, massive volcanic eruptions and the dinosaurs’ reign to the first

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/earth-making-of-a-planet/feed/ 47 Weirdest Planetshttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/weirdest-planets/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/weirdest-planets/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:00:45 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8226 Weirdest PlanetsWith temperatures ranging from 1000 to 2000°C, gravity 15 times stronger than Earth’s, and a year that lasts just 5.6 of our days, HAT-P-2b is not a planet you’d want to visit for vacation. The unusual gas giant—located 440 light-years away in the constellation Hercules – turns

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/weirdest-planets/feed/ 21 David Attenborough’s First Lifehttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/david-attenboroughs-first-life/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/david-attenboroughs-first-life/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:00:53 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8183 David Attenborough's First LifeIn fifty years of broadcasting, Sir David Attenborough has traveled the globe to document the living world in all its wonder. Now, in the landmark series, David Attenborough’s First Life, he completes his journey by going back in time to the roots of the tree of life,

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]]> http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/david-attenboroughs-first-life/feed/ 33 Brave New World with Stephen Hawkinghttp://topdocumentaryfilms.com/brave-new-world-with-stephen-hawking/ http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/brave-new-world-with-stephen-hawking/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:31:35 +0000 Vlatko http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/?p=8178 Brave New World with Stephen HawkingProfessor Stephen Hawking presents a global exploration of the scientific breakthroughs that are transforming our lives in the 21st century. With the help of some of the world’s leading scientific figures – including Sir David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins, Aarathi Prasad, Lord Winston and Maggie Aderin-Pocock – this

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