Vývoj člověka I. (1953)

George Taylor, um astronauta americano, viaja por séculos em estado de hibernação. Ao acordar, ele e seus companheiros se vêem em um planeta dominado por macacos, no qual os humanos são tratados como escravos e nem mesmo tem o dom da fala.

Vinte mil anos atrás, na era do gelo, três criaturas completamente diferentes se juntaram por obra do destino. Sid, uma cômica e falante preguiça, Manny, um peludo mamute ranzinza, e Diego, um sinistro tigre dente de sabre relutante em se juntar ao grupo para devolver um bebê humano a seu pai. Antes desta incrível jornada terminar, este diferente trio irá passar por lavas ferventes, escapar de traiçoeiros túneis de gelo e conhecer um pré-histórico esquilo chamado Scrat, uma criatura compulsiva por sua noz. Junte-se ao mais fantástico e engraçado grupo da história, na aventura mais legal de todos os tempos.

Puff (Rhys Ifans) nasceu e cresceu entre selvagens, desconhecendo qualquer forma de civilização. Descoberto pelo dr. Nathan Bronfman (Tim Robbins), ele é levado a um laboratório para ser estudado. Lá Nathan tenta domesticá-lo e, em especial, conter sua excitação sexual. Lila Jute (Patricia Arquette), a esposa de Nathan, tenta proteger o lado simples de Puff. Só que ela tem um problema hormonal que faz com que seu corpo seja coberto de pêlos, o que atrai a atenção de seu protegido.

À medida que o fim se aproxima inexoravelmente, os últimos seres humanos, vivendo milhões de anos no futuro, enviam uma mensagem à humanidade do presente que é tanto um pedido de ajuda e um aviso, mas também um conto épico de evolução, declínio e esperança.

40, 000 years ago the steppes of Eurasia were home to our closest human relative, the Neanderthals. Recent genetic and archaeological discoveries have proven that they were not the dim-witted cave dwellers we long thought they were. In fact, they were cultured, technologically savvy and more like us than we ever imagined! So why did they disappear? We accompany scientists on an exciting search for an answer to this question and come to a startling conclusion …

Acompanhamos uma das maiores descobertas de fósseis de todos os tempos, que estão reescrevendo a história das origens humanas. Este período cobre a transição do Australopithecus para os primeiros membros de nosso próprio gênero.

The main character is crazy about about depicting various anomalies in art. Accidentally he finds a cinematography archive which makes him advance a completely new theory on the reasons why humans became bipedal. Yufit proceeds with the plot by describing a scientist struggling against the epidemic wave of anomalies in the physical and mental world thematically started in his other films. This time the struggle takes place on the background of paleoanthropology, psychoanalysis and modern art. As materials of the Museum of Anthropology and other archives are included in the film, it oversteps the boundary between a feature film and documentary.

A feature documentary about the journey of mankind to discover our true force and who we truly are. It is a quest through science and consciousness, individual and planetary, exploring our relationships with ourselves, the world around us and the universe as a whole.

The cutting edge group known as transhumanists see a beautiful future brought about by artificial intelligence, life extension, and cybernetics. What one must realize before getting carried away with such utopian dreams is that transhumanism was born out of the elitist pseudo-science eugenics. This documentary provides vital information on the history of eugenics and its new cutting edge transformation.

Explores the story behind the discovery of an early primate fossil, Darwinius masillae, nicknamed Ida, in a shale quarry in Germany. The fossil is believed to be around 47 million years old, and is extraordinarily well-preserved. Originally unearthed in 1983, Ida lay in the hands of a private collector for 20 years before it was shown to a Norwegian paleontologist, Dr Jørn Hurum. Realising that Ida could turn out to be a significant missing link between modern primates, lemurs and lower mammals, he persuaded the Natural History Museum in Oslo to purchase the fossil and assembled an international team of experts to study it. Their findings were announced in a press conference and the online publication of a scientific paper on 19 May 2009.

Propelled by Claude Cloutier’s signature drawing style and absurdist humour, this animated short offers an overview of the evolution of life on Earth from rock to human, with some surprising twists in between.

NOVA's groundbreaking investigation explores how new discoveries are transforming views of our earliest ancestors. Becoming Human explores the origins of us -where modern humans and our capacities for art, invention, and survival came from, and how our social history led to 3-5% of our genetic heritage being Neanderthal. Featuring interviews with world-renowned scientists, footage shot in the trenches as fossils were unearthed, and stunning computer-generated animation, Becoming Human brings early hominids to life, examining how they lived and how we became the creative and adaptable modern humans of today. In gripping forensic detail, we meet: Selam, the amazingly complete remains of a 3 million year-old child, packed with clues to why we split from the apes, came down from the trees, and started walking upright; Turkana Boy -a tantalizing fossil of Homo erectus, the first ancestor to leave Africa and colonize the globe. What led to this first great African exodus?

The events and coincidences that led to rapid advances in human intelligence 50,000 years ago.

Looking at whether the history of early human evolution should be rewritten. For decades, most experts have been convinced that Africa is the cradle of mankind and many fossil finds from Kenya, Ethiopia, South Africa and Chad seemed to prove it.

Can Homo sapiens evolve into Homo spatius? For over 50 years now, we have been testing our human nature in our effort to conquer outer space, and still 30 years away from a possible human exploration of Mars, a question remains: Can our body take such travels? Will it ever adapt? Combining human adventure and the exploration of the human body, this film offers unique insights into the physical and psychological effects of space travel on the Astronauts and measures the impact on medical sciences.

Confira os impactos da descoberta de fósseis de homo sapiens que provaram que a espécie surgiu há muito mais tempo do que se imaginava e ocupava um território muito maior do que o previsto.

For Millions of years, our planet has been floating in space. Millions of creatures have lived on its surface. Many a quaint being was among them, but they affected only our, human imagination, for in the evolutionary struggle we are the only ones who have obtained the advantage of reason.

The story of the evolution of life on Earth in animated form.