Videos

26 OctoberMonday

• 03:30 World·1 min read Night view from orbit: Mediterranean coasts aglow Footage from the space station shows city lights tracing the dark expanse of the sea.
• 01:53 World·1 min read Earth’s night side spins into view as city lights outline the continents An animation built from satellite data gathers the planet’s artificial lights into a single turning globe.
• 00:16 World·1 min read Moonlight on the ocean, city lights on land 4K footage from the space station follows a night-time pass from moon glint over the Pacific to the lights inland.

25 OctoberSunday

• 22:39 Business·1 min read Harvest season: rice pours into a waiting trailer Paddy streaming from a combine’s unloading auger quickly filled the trailer at the edge of the field.
• 21:02 Business·1 min read Forestry harvester at work in a winter woodland A timber machine working through a snowy birch wood stacks felled trunks by the track.
• 19:25 Business·1 min read Combines side by side in a wheat field: the harvest from above Drone footage shows two combine harvesters unloading grain into a moving tractor trailer.
• 17:48 Technology·1 min read Search-and-rescue robot tackles a stepped obstacle course A tracked robot used its cameras and lights to pick its way across a field of uneven wooden blocks.
• 16:11 Technology·1 min read A 3D model of a Mars rover, seen from every angle The animation shows the six-wheeled rover’s robotic arm, cameras and chassis in detail.
• 14:34 Technology·1 min read Night launch: a sounding rocket climbs through the clouds Fired from a pad ringed by trees, the rocket left a trail of flame before vanishing into cloud.
• 12:57 Sports·1 min read Paragliding at sunset: gliding over the mountains Launching from a hillside, the pilot made a long glide through golden light above the valley.
• 11:20 Sports·1 min read Kitesurfers make the most of a windy beach Under the late-afternoon sun, dozens of colourful kites caught the breeze above the waves.
• 09:43 Sports·1 min read Mountain biking down a sagebrush trail Weaving through the bends of a dirt track, the rider kept up speed across the dry scrubland.
• 08:06 Health·1 min read A day in the lab: samples examined with care Technicians in white coats work on blood and tissue samples inside biosafety cabinets.
• 06:29 Health·1 min read Hiking the ridge trail: health one step at a time Walkers on a path between rocky hills made their way past bright orange poppies.
• 04:52 Culture·1 min read Night show on the shore: fireworks bloom above the water Spectators lining the seafront watched coloured fireworks open in half-domes on the surface of the sea.
• 03:15 Culture·1 min read As the towers light up: a riverside skyline turns to night A timelapse turns a cloudy evening into night as towers and skyscrapers switch on their lights.
• 01:38 Culture·1 min read Ruins of a medieval stronghold seen from the air Drone footage shows stone walls on a green hill, a manor house and the small town around them.
• 01:01 Lifestyle·1 min read A waterfall tumbling step by step through the forest Water spilling from a high rock wall runs over mossy ledges in a series of small cascades.

24 OctoberSaturday

• 23:24 Lifestyle·1 min read A water bird hunts for food beneath a waterfall A small grey bird working the mossy rocks dived into the current in search of prey.
• 21:47 Lifestyle·1 min read Busy bees among purple blooms Bumblebees landing on asters in the autumn sun gathered nectar from flower to flower.