Difficulty: Intermediate
New Zealand, USA
"Supalonely" ("Supa" is how some people pronounce the adjective "super") is a song by New Zealand singer Benee featuring American singer Gus Dapperton. Rolling Stone writes: "Benee may have written “Supalonely” about a toxic relationship, but it’s evolved into a perfect alt-pop quarantine anthem."
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
In a nearby nest, another pair of eagles have managed to raise two young. But with survival at stake, the younger chick must fend off a vicious assault from its older sibling. Eagle-owls are also nesting on the mountainside. Ducks, hares, rats, hedgehogs, and even ravens make up the diet of these fierce nighttime hunters.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
How can one brother travel into space and return younger than his twin? In just sixty seconds, a startling side effect of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is explained to us.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Irene (Uma Thurman) learns the truth about Vincent's (Ethan Hawke) identity.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Can planet Earth survive? Can we survive as a species? Changes in population growth could be a key factor to allowing us to prosper and live in harmony with nature once again.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
More than 800 million people around the world use the social media video platform TikTok. However, some governments around the world are concerned that the Chinese-owned app allows the Chinese government to access people's data.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The eagle chick is growing fast and the need for food is constant. The eagles' perfect prey is the marmot, or “groundhog,” whose large fat reserves make it a tasty and nourishing meal. But these cute little mammals are watchful and wary, and have no intention of being on the eagles’ menu today!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Today, planet Earth is in a new era, the Anthroprocene. Humankind has harnessed and exploited Earth’s resources, changing its surface, devastating populations of wild animals, cutting down trillions of trees and leaving very little of what was “wild.” The enormous loss of biodiversity is not sustainable. How can we create a future in which both people and nature can thrive?
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Before the global pandemic, activist Alison Teal set off to London to inspire students with her new book Alison's Adventures: Your Passport to the World. While she was there, she worked with local charities to clean up the Thames River!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Who is The Real Stig? There can be only one!
When they met Stig Hoefnagel, an upcoming kiteboarding talent, the directors immediately linked his name with the mysterious race-car persona in Top Gear. And so, the idea of a race was born that combines wheels and water with one common denominator: speed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Many of the world’s glaciers are melting away at an alarming rate due to the effects of global warming. There is little left to show of the once great alpine glacier, The Pasterze, that used to stretch for five kilometres on the slopes of the Grossglockner, Austria’s highest peak. But life goes in the Alps: An eagle chick is hatching from its egg. Small and vulnerable, it will depend entirely on its parents as it begins to grow and investigate its new environment.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Vincent (Ethan Hawke) and Irene's (Uma Thurman) date is interrupted by Detective Hugo (Alan Arkin), who is leading a team that is searching for an imposter. Since Vincent has been pretending to be Jerome, he and Irene have to leave quickly.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Due to the coronavirus, travel looks and feels very different to how it did at the start of 2020. Here is what you need to know if you have to get on a plane.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA New York
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo weighs in on a video showing police brutality in Buffalo, New York. It was an incident that occurred during the protests over the police killing of George Floyd.
Please be advised that this news report contains violent content.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
As the last of the winter snow melts, fresh mountain meadows are once again revealed, and the animals take their chance to feed. Glacial meltwater flows into torrents, forming streams and rivers. Brightened by rich sediment, they transport vast quantities of gravel downstream, carving new landscapes in their wake.
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