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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.
S1, EP5 "Plants"
The Poconos of Pennsylvania; plants that eat insects; edible forest plants; how plants communicate.
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.
S1, EP8 "Ocean Exploration"
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute makes discoveries under the deep sea; coral reefs off the Florida coast; the power of Maui's massive waves.
S4, EP8 "Pennsylvania"
A hidden wonder beneath the Appalachian Mountains; measuring air quality; rocks that make a ringing sound; mushroom farm.
