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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, EP7 "South Carolina"
South Carolina: tagging tiger sharks; wild Venus fly traps; examining ecosystem indicators through three different species of crab; Congaree National Park.
S3, EP11 "Insects"
Researchers at the University of Texas look for ways to control invasive fire ant populations; ant societies; pollinators; mosquitoes.
S3, EP8 "Glacier National Park"
Insect fossils dating back 45 million years; the geology of the park; wild huckleberries; citizen science expedition.
S3, EP13 "Nature's Classroom"
Nature can sometimes be the best classroom; seagrass in Key Largo; aquatic insects; camera traps; an urban citizen science project.
S1, EP12 "Croatia"
Croatia's waterfalls and caves; Plitvice Lakes National Park; stalactites and stalagmites; the island of Brač's limestone quarries; a stone masonry school.
S1, EP11 "Awesome Hawaii"
Hawaiian Islands: traditional methods of catching fish and collecting sea salt, sea creatures along the coral reef, a limestone cave where ancient artifacts are preserved.
