( intro music ) ( applause ) Kobie Boykins: Tonight what we are going to try to do… we are going to take an exploration, an exploration of the planet surface of Mars. And we are going to look at that planet through the eyes of Rovers. And the first Rovers we’re going to talk […]
With 95% of the ocean floor unexplored, the deep sea is Earth’s last frontier. Its pioneers are scientists leveraging the latest technology to cast light on the massive and incomprehensibly dark environment that extends more than 35,000 feet down. Until recently, this world was known only to our planet’s most unearthly species. This is the […]
![[KOR CC] Clean Up Mekong with Hanwha Solar Boat](https://lakehardingassociation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/79096/kor-cc-clean-up-mekong-with-hanwha-solar-boat.jpg)
Here retreat is no longer an option. The Mekong River, it’s the last stand before 2,000 tons of trash flow into the Pacific Ocean each day. 730,000 tons of trash a year that flow straight into the Pacific Ocean, must be stopped. The key is how. This trash collecting barge emits even more carbon into […]
We had been looking at the bottoms of trees, as foresters, for over a century, and nobody ever knew the top was so different from the bottom. Located hundreds of feet above the ground in the canopies of forests is a unique ecosystem that is home to a potential cure for some of the world’s […]
– [Narrator] On average, wildfires burn up to five million acres of land in the United States each year. While they can start naturally, wildfires are often caused by humans with devastating consequences. Wildfires are large, uncontrolled infernos that burn and quickly spread through wild landscapes. Types of wildfires may include forest, brush, and peatland […]
The animals who are filmed for “Hostile Planet” have to survive in incredibly tough conditions. But they’re adapted to it. The crew, on the other hand, that’s a whole different ball game. RENEE GODFREY: Making a series like “Hostile Planet” wasn’t simple. We filmed on every continent on Earth with over 270 people on our […]
These are our polar oceans, a part of the world that is more foreign to scientists than the moon or Mars. But we are getting closer to discovering more about these crucial environments with advanced robotic technology. Dr. Alex Forrest is at the forefront of that work. His robots are built to access underneath ice […]
( intro music ) ( applause ) All right, so I’m going to take you on a journey back in time to the Cretaceous Period. Now, you might say, “Well, I know what life was like in the Cretaceous. That’s when T. rex was roaming North America.” Well, I’ll take you to a very different […]
(birds tweeting) – [Announcer] Rapidly growing, consuming, adapting, they conquer. Jeopardizing local economies, threatening human health, and devastating entire ecosystems. – [Man] As whole rows of cherished landmarks are condemned brought home to town-dwelling citizens are the rigid precautions being taken by the Department of Agriculture to save this tree from extinction. – [Announcer] Invasive […]
(birds chirping) – [Narrator] Shrouded in a blanket of clouds they awaken. Their canopies of green glitter in the sun. Their wildlife start to slither. (snake hissing) – Chirp. (birds chirping) – And growl. (growling) – And one of the planets richest ecosystems comes to life. (crickets chirping) Rainforests are the oldest living ecosystems on […]
Recent Comments