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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.
S2, EP12 "Tides"
Delaware Bay salt marsh; Pamlico Sound; tide pools in Hawaii; the Bore tide in Alaska.
S2, EP13 "New England"
New Hampshire; why leaves turn colors in the fall; Acadia National Park; Napatree Point.
S2, EP14 "Rivers and Lakes"
An exploration of the rivers and lakes that serve as a major source of recreation; featuring exciting waterways such as the canals of Chicago, Lake Seneca and more.
S2, EP15 "Animal Engineering"
Amazing feats of construction by animals; bees make precise honeycomb formations; the intricacies of a spider web; a Pennsylvania beaver builds dams all by itself; bird nests include one with a false entrance.
S1, EP6 "Fire and Ice"
The causes of forest-fires; lightning strikes; a glacier and an ice cave in Iceland; why glaciers are melting and how it will change the sea level.
S1, EP5 "Plants"
The Poconos of Pennsylvania; plants that eat insects; edible forest plants; how plants communicate.
