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Xploration Awesome Planet
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, EP7 "Evolving Earth"
Dinosaur bones and footprints; how the Hawaiian islands evolved from volcanoes; an old coal mine; how fossil fuels were formed.
S1, EP2 "Extinction Earth"
Yellowstone National Park, the site of a potential supervolcano; Meteor Crater, in Arizona; powerful telescopes on Maui search the universe for meteors that might be headed Earth's way.
S2, EP17 "Forest"
Scientists measure the health of forests; invasive plants; using sonic-tomography to look inside trees; why the pitch pine tree can withstand occasional wildfires; an urban forest in Los Angeles.
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.
S4, EP16 "Environmental Engineers"
Engineers use technology to replace more than 500 bridges; a facility offers protection from hurricanes; migrating salmon; Mayan ruins.
S4, EP12 "Grizzlies of British Columbia"
Philippe Cousteau Jr. journeys to the remote wilderness of British Columbia and comes face to face with some of the animal inhabitants.
S4, EP11 "Animal Coexistence"
Cousteau travels to Australia to catch the world's deadliest jellyfish; the California condor slowly rebounds from near extinction; the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.
S4, EP10 "Farmers"
An oyster farmer pulls in a harvest; an aquaponics farmer grows sustainable foods; training future farmers.
