Xploration Awesome Planet

2 seasons available

Geologists visit the program and share knowledge of spectacular places on, within and above Earth.
Dramatic Landscape
S4 E1

How Yellowstone Park wildlife copes with the harsh winter environment; the top of Zion National Park's most famous peak; some of the tallest sea cliffs in the world, on a Pacific island; a crystal-clear nighttime sky in the Canadian wilderness.

South Carolina
S3 E7

South Carolina: tagging tiger sharks; wild Venus fly traps; examining ecosystem indicators through three different species of crab; Congaree National Park.

Natural Disasters
S3 E12

Science helps people prepare for natural disasters: simulating a category 5 hurricane; avalanche safety; studying floods; designing buildings to hold up against earthquakes.

Microscopic World
S3 E14

The microscopic world of sand; fire ants; soil; some of the smallest known organisms in the ocean.

Taking Flight
S3 E15

Catching and tagging bats in Congaree National Park; flight patterns of wood storks; the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.