
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.

Examining nature through advances in telescopes, microscopes and computer cameras.

Delaware Bay salt marsh; Pamlico Sound; tide pools in Hawaii; the Bore tide in Alaska.

New Hampshire; why leaves turn colors in the fall; Acadia National Park; Napatree Point.

Renewable sources of energy to replace fossil fuels and clean up the atmosphere: solar panels, wind turbines, hydropower, algae biofuel.