For 20.000 år siden var en ny istid på vej og alle vegne forsøger dyr at flygte fra denne trussel. Da et menneskebarn er blevet væk fra sin far, slår dovendyret Sid, mammutten Manny, tigeren Diego og egern Scrat pjalterne sammen og trods naturens rasende elementer for at bringe dem sammen igen.
George Taylor nødlander på en fremmed planet under en rummission. Han erfarer hurtigt, at planeten regeres af intelligente aber, der skabt deres egen veludviklede civilisation. Menneskene på denne planet er til gengæld primitive, dyriske væsener, der ikke evner at tale. Da aberne opdager, at Taylor faktisk er intelligent, er reaktionerne forskellige. Lederen Dr. Zaius ønsker at slå Taylor ihjel, mens to forskere, Cornelius og Zira, forsøger at beskytte ham.
Globale temperaturstigninger har smeltet polernes indlandsis og der findes ikke længere en tør plet på jorden. Befolkningen lever i maritime samfund i flydende byer konstant truet af omstrejfende pirater på plyndringstogt. Civilisationen flyder uden mål og med, og de overlevende må sætte deres lid til en enkelt mand, kendt under navnet Mariner, der tager kampen op mod piraterne og deres skånselsløse leder.
Menneskeheden er begyndt at tilpasse sig en fuldstændig syntetisk tilværelse, og menneskekroppen gennemgår nye mutationer. Sammen med sin partner Caprice fremviser berømtheden og performancekunstneren Saul Tenser metamorfoserne af sine egne organer gennem avantgarde live-kirurgi. Timlin, en efterforsker med National Organ Registry, følger dem tæt.
Denne dokumentar dykker ned i mysterierne omkring neandertalerne, og hvad deres fossiler fortæller os om deres liv og forsvinden.
An amnesiac, happy go lucky youth named Shoichi Tsugami uses the power of Agito to unravel his mysterious past and battle beings known as Unknowns. In response to the Unknown threat, the police unleashed their newest weapon, the G3 powersuit primarily used by Makoto Hikawa. More mysteries unfold with the appearance of Ryo Ashihara, who transforms into a pre-Agito known as Gills. He seeks the truth about his father's suicide. These mysteries and others collide, as the true nature of Agito would ultimately determine the fate of humanity.
The history of mankind from prehistoric times to the 20th century.
Mankind The Story of All of Us is an epic 12-hour television event about the greatest adventure of all time—the history of the human race. It takes 10 billion years for the ideal planet to form and 3 billion more for the right conditions to emerge before it finally happens: mankind begins. From there unfolds a fast-paced story told here through key turning points—stepping stones in our journey from hunter-gatherer to global citizen. It’s a tale of connections—why some ideas take hold and spread around the globe, and how the lives of people in one part of the world are shaped by events in another.
A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.
Professor Robert Winston meets Lucy, the first upright ape, and follows her ancestors on the three-million-year journey to civilisation.
Hosted by Jason Silva, Origins: The Journey of Humankind rewinds all the way back to the beginning and traces the innovations that made us modern.
Mankind Decoded is the intriguing story of how 12 timeless forces have shaped human history in extraordinary ways. Find out how the implacable forces of nature have compelled us to adapt or die; how new technologies have transformed our existence; how our need for food brought forth civilization; and the desire for luxuries changed our world.
Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals humanity's incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution – and how the story is stranger and more surprising than ever imagined.
With the 00s now firmly in our rear view mirror, the decade is ripe for re-evaluation. From 9/11 to the financial crisis, the decade shows not only a period of turmoil in the United States but its also a golden age when the Internet hadnt been colonized by corporations, when social media was still young and fresh and when it was easy to make money.
Which of the great primates of 25 million years ago is our common ancestor? Is it pierolapithecus? Follow the journey of primates developing into Homo erectus and then to Homo sapiens through the millions of years of evolution and the thousands of miles of migrations.
