A manned space flight to Mars would mean the crew being isolated from Earth for an unprecedented 18 months. To understand the true nature of this...
Category - Science & Nature
Short documentaries on international research projects, technological innovations, nature and discovery
Robots are learning to become more human. But what are the goals and boundaries of such progress? Meet Erica and Borka. Erica – 29 years old – lives...
The Alps are known as “Europe’s water tower”. Their glaciers provide 40 percent of Europe’s fresh water. Pure and abundant, alpine streams fill major...
Francisco Muñoz Tierno is 89 years old. A few months ago he retired from his farm to live in the calm and quiet of a care home in Soria, a Spanish...
Every day, hundreds of workers dismantle large vessels at Aliağa, Turkey, in the heart of ancient Aeolia. Ships are pulled ashore and cut, piece by...
It’s a September morning off the coast of northern Sicily in Italy. A boat owned by environmentalists is carrying Laura Abbriano and her associates...
Six volunteers spent 105 days in an isolation module as part of an international experiment in preparation for a manned space mission to Mars. Under...
For a long time, many imagined conditions on Venus to be similar to Earth. But space probes have since discovered a burning hell instead of a...
Hydrogen is the most abundant gas in the Universe, and hydrogen-powered cars only emit water vapor. In principle, therefore, hydrogen could be a...
The “world’s toughest bacterium” seems to have superpowers that can survive even the deadly gamma radiation that comes from a nuclear explosion. An...
About the author
Denis Loctier is the anchor and producer of “Ocean”, Euronews’ monthly show specialised in the blue economy and marine life. In this role, Denis travels around the world exploring the effects of climate change and human activities on ocean health, talking directly with fishers, business owners, port authorities and policy-makers. “Ocean” has taken Denis and his team to places such as Greenland, Caribbean Islands, Seychelles, Svalbard, Cabo Verde and Thailand.
A Euronews journalist since 2001, Denis has produced short TV documentaries on more than 200 international research projects and covered a variety of other topics, from economy and tourism to international politics and military conflicts.
Denis holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences and is certified to operate in hostile environments. He can also fly paragliders, pilot drones, navigate vessels, and dive to depths of 60 meters.
