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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, EP1 "Winter Wonderland"
Banff, Alberta; avalanche control at Ski Lake Louise; snowshoeing at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise; climbing a frozen waterfall.
S3, EP2 "Cultural Science"
Cultural science; early Hawaiian navigation; members of the Seminole tribe show uses of plants as tools and food in the Everglades; the Suquamish tribe teaches youth the importance of salmon conservation.
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, EP7 "Evolving Earth"
Dinosaur bones and footprints; how the Hawaiian islands evolved from volcanoes; an old coal mine; how fossil fuels were formed.
