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Relive the globe's scariest weather events and hear gripping survival stories.

World's Deadliest Weather

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Investigation of discoveries showing that the dim-witted cave dwelling Neanderthals were smart and technologically savvy. So why did they disappear? 

Neanderthal Apocalypse

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This sweeping series shows how the Earth and its continents took shape through the eyes of geologists and other scientists.

Voyage of the Continents

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Learn about the shocking new weather phenomena that, thanks to climate change, are changing the world around us faster than we can keep up.

Mutant Weather

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The chaos of Mother Nature: tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and volcanoes! These dangerous can leave a trail of death and destruction.

The Extreme Weather Files

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Experience thrilling accounts of harsh meteorological events and how we can prepare for them, mitigate the damage, and predict these catastrophes. 

Fatal Forecast

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We investigate dust storm causes, why they occur frequently and severely in some places, and how to predict them and lessen their impact.

Dust Storm

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Ancient American landscapes come to life through profiles of paleontologists, modern-day excavations, and visualizations of long-extinct creatures.

Paleo Sleuths

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What are communities from Vancouver to Sacramento doing to prepare for the inevitable natural disaster expected to ravage the Pacific Northwest?

Shockwave: Surviving an Inescapable Disaster

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On June 30th, 1908, the largest explosion ever recorded reverberated with 2000 times the force of a nuclear bomb.

Big Bang in Tunguska

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They begin as harmless breezes, but as they gradually move over the ocean, they gather energy and build in strength to become full-blown hurricanes.

Hurricane: The Anatomy

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Genetics underpins the whole of human evolution, from our rise as a class of primates on the African plain to our spread across the Earth.

The Evolution of Us

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A team of experts sets out to explore the isle of Madre de Dios–a true terra incognita located in the heart of Patagonia and the Chilean Antarctic.

The Lost Island of Madre de Dios

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Covering more than 40 volcanoes across 6 continents, embark on a unique journey to the heart of this living, shifting, and changing planet.

Living with Volcanoes

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Violent storms flatten land; dams burst and devastate regions; they're living nightmares that destroy property, nature, and lives indiscriminately.

Destruction Decoded

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Can engineering really compete against worsening natural disasters, like tornadoes? It's a vital, ongoing contest that humans must win to survive.

Facing Forces of Nature

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What natural disasters could be in store? Experience their violent effects, from tsunamis and earthquakes to volcanic eruptions, even an asteroid.

Mega Disaster

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Witness history’s most devastating disasters in real-time accounts of floods, tornados, quakes, crashes, and more. What can be done to prevent these?

Desperate Hours

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A blue-chip journey that carries us over land and into the sea to meet creatures that possess a hidden superpower: fluorescence.

Fluorescence: Nature's Superpower

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Rain sustains life, but climate change disrupts it. As patterns shift, forecasting and adaptation become crucial for survival.

Rain: The Untold Story

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Extreme-weather survivors capture the intensity and magnitude of catastrophic forces of nature in these first-hand accounts of a planet gone rogue.

Rogue Earth

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Planet E takes a hard look at ecological issues, both emotional and exploratory, and focuses on the people who are trying to change the world. 

Planet E: Fixing Earth from your Backyard

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It was a time of severe droughts and record high temperatures. For six months, cameramen follow French firefighters as they confront the danger.

Firefighters: In the Heart of Danger

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Two intrepid explorers take us to Earth's most powerful volcanoes through a mix of history, science, ancient beliefs, and riveting footage.

Volcano Hunters

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Scientists uncover a mummified dinosaur body, then undertake a radiographic autopsy to discover its last meal and never-before-seen internal organs.

Secrets of the Dinosaur Mummy

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Extreme cyclones, explosive volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and endless heat waves. Is it possible for people in affected areas to prepare for them?

The Disaster Diaries

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This is the story of three small remote Pacific atolls that overcame their dependence on diesel to become the world's first 100% solar-powered nation.

The Solar Nation of Tokelau

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With the support of top engineers and a battery of scientific simulations, an entrepreneur plans to tow an iceberg from Canada to arid Africa.

Iceberg Project

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Duncan Stuart investigates Ireland's major environmental issues and why they are centrally important to public health around the world.

Eco-Eye with Duncan Stuart

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From the heart of the Amazon to European laboratories, climatologists, biologists and chemists are exploring the role of forests in cloud formation.

Flying Rivers

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Meet the "First Europeans," our long-extinct relation from the Ice Age. We're beginning to see just how close Neanderthals were to modern humans.

The Neanderthal in Us

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What happens when a series of huge waves set in motion by Earth's sub-surface energy rises up to crush everything in their path? How can we be ready?

Tsunami: Facing The Global Threat

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Temple Guiting is a very traditional village, allergic to change. Actor Robert Llewellyn attempts to steer them towards renewable energy sources.

The Great Village Green Crusade

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When a tiny, human-like skeleton is discovered on an Indonesian island, a scientific mystery begins. Is this creature a human or another species?

The Real Hobbit: Rethinking Human Origins

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Mount Edziza has been erupting under glacial ice for more than 8 million years. Learn more about this uncommon union of fire and ice.

Life From Ash & Ice

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Filmed in stunning aerial photography, this series flies over the most beautiful examples of Britain while storytelling its rich history.

Aerial Britain

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The sun has shaped the air we breathe, our relation to time, the birth of our religions, and the development of our sciences over thousands of years.

Sun and Man

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Catch a rare glimpse of Asia’s most treasured landmarks from busy cityscapes to natural wonders. Revel in the culture of this extraordinary continent.

Aerial Asia

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Eruptions so vast they changed our planet's history. Climate collapse. Mass extinction. These are Earth's most destructive Supervolcanoes.

Earth's Most Destructive SuperVolcanoes

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After Fukushima, Japanese authorities decided to build an anti-tsunami wall separating land from ocean. But what's the environmental and human impact?

The Great Wall of Japan

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Considering that science can anticipate floods and suggest protections, why do such disasters occur so often? Can they be avoided?

Floods: Challenging Our Future

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Climate change is more than a set of abstract projections and statistics. It is a daily reality. Watch people on the front lines combat this crisis. 

The Longest Day: Climate Change in Real Time

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After bicycling the coast of Africa, Riaan Manser faces his biggest challenge yet: circumnavigating the world’s fourth largest island, Madagascar.

Madagascar Maverick

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On December 9th, 2019, 47 people were on or near White Island, New Zealand, when its volcano erupted. This is the story of that tragic day.

The Eruption: Stories of Survival

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Scientists in Peru explore the mysteries surrounding some of the most remarkable traces from pre-Columbian heritage ever found.

The Hidden Secrets of Lake Titicaca

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The documentary Magical Iceland explores the challenges and extraordinary life strategies of some of Iceland’s most remarkable native creatures. 

Magical Iceland

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Uncontrolled human interventions on the environment are pushing what was once a harmonious balance between people and nature to a tipping point.

Tipping Point: Climate in Crisis

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In the Southeastern-most part of Germany, you'll find Mount Watzman and Lake Königssee, both created by ice-age glaciers.

Echoes of the Ice Age

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Step into unique classrooms all around the world. Experience the lessons and teaching concepts, as well as the feelings and thoughts of the pupils.

Planet School

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Scientists search for clues to understand why the 2008 earthquake in China caused so much damage. What can be done to prevent future disasters?

China Quake

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The clipper Royal Charter sunk in a storm. Loss of life was immense, but so was its hoard of gold; $130 million worth. Can it be retrieved?