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Philippe Cousteau Jr. is no stranger to exploration. The grandson of legendary underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, Philippe hosts and serves as executive producer of this half-hour earth science series that examines the planet. He visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth's burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.
S3, EP12 "Natural Disasters"
Science helps people prepare for natural disasters: simulating a category 5 hurricane; avalanche safety; studying floods; designing buildings to hold up against earthquakes.
S3, EP15 "Taking Flight"
Catching and tagging bats in Congaree National Park; flight patterns of wood storks; the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.
S3, EP14 "Microscopic World"
The microscopic world of sand; fire ants; soil; some of the smallest known organisms in the ocean.
S4, EP1 "Dramatic Landscape"
How Yellowstone Park wildlife copes with the harsh winter environment; the top of Zion National Park's most famous peak; some of the tallest sea cliffs in the world, on a Pacific island; a crystal-clear nighttime sky in the Canadian wilderness.
S4, EP4 "New Zealand"
In New Zealand, Cousteau explores Auckland's volcanic field and sees one of the largest insects on the planet.
