
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.

How entrepreneurs are turning to Mother Nature for inspiration to design cutting-edge technology.

Mount Washington, N.H. -- "the home of the world's worst weather"; Florida's "Wall of Wind," where scientists simulate hurricane-force winds; a scientific research team pursues a tornado; destruction of debris thrown by tornadoes.

The Poconos of Pennsylvania; plants that eat insects; edible forest plants; how plants communicate.

Dinosaur bones and footprints; how the Hawaiian islands evolved from volcanoes; an old coal mine; how fossil fuels were formed.