Supersized Earth • 1 episode •
A Place to Live
This documentary explores how we've conquered the skies as we build astonishing places to live.
This documentary explores how we've conquered the skies as we build astonishing places to live.
This documentary explores how we've conquered the skies as we build astonishing places to live.
How long does it take for life to rebound after a major mass extinction? Scientists in Svalbard dig through fossil clues for surprising revelations about our Earth's history.
Breakthrough • 2019 • Environment
The enduring luster of gold, the conductivity of copper, the strength of steel—the special properties of metals have reshaped societies and defined eras; they have such an important role in human history that entire ages have been named after them. But what gives metals their astounding characteristics? From the perfect ring of a bronze bell to the awe-striking steel construction of Beijing’s “Bird’s Nest” stadium, how have humans perfected metalworking? And how have metals enabled our modern hi-tech world? Explore the science of metals with chemists and engineers as they literally test the mettle of metals and investigate how these remarkable materials have ushered humanity from the Stone Age to the stars.
Part 2 • Treasures of the Earth • 2016 • Environment
Four and a half billion years ago, the young Earth was a hellish place—a seething chaos of meteorite impacts, volcanoes belching noxious gases, and lightning flashing through a thin, torrid atmosphere. Then, in a process that has puzzled scientists for decades, life emerged. But how? NOVA joins mineralogist Robert Hazen as he journeys around the globe. From an ancient Moroccan market to the Australian Outback, he advances a startling and counterintuitive idea—that the rocks beneath our feet were not only essential to jump-starting life, but that microbial life helped give birth to hundreds of minerals we know and depend on today. It's a theory of the co-evolution of Earth and life that is reshaping the grand-narrative of our planet’s story.
NOVA PBS • 2016 • Environment
The city is built to keep untamed nature out, but nature cannot be pushed away.
8/8 • Human Planet • Environment
A look at one of the most exclusive holiday destinations in the world - Necker Island. This reveals how the rich take a holiday, and what it's like for the staff who serve them.
