Earth 2100 • 2009

33:28

Graham visits ancient mounds in North America and wonders if they contain astronomical significance — or even warnings of an apocalyptic climate event.

S1E6 • Ancient Apocalypse • 2022 • Environment

58:55

Last century, earthquakes killed over one million, and it is predicted that this century might see ten times as many deaths. Yet when an earthquake strikes, it always takes people by surprise. So why hasn't science worked out how to predict when and where the next big quake is going to happen? This is the story of the men and women who chase earthquakes and try to understand this mysterious force of nature. Journeying to China's Sichuan Province, which still lies devastated by the earthquake that struck in May 2008, as well as the notorious San Andreas Fault in California, Horizon asks why science has so far fallen short of answering this fundamental question.

Horizon • 2009 • Environment

59:14

Why do animals perfectly adapted to island life give up the ghost when new species arrive?

S1E5 • South Pacific • Environment

30:50

Few scholars have investigated the Bimini rock formation off the coast of Miami, once fabled to be the road to Atlantis — but Graham dives right in.

S1E4 • Ancient Apocalypse • 2022 • Environment

44:34

The evidence, structure, history and potential threat of the Yellowstone super volcano are described.

S1E8 • How the Earth Was Made • 2009 • Environment

44:54

Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest, oldest and deadest desert on earth. Yet it's plays host to living creatures and penguins even thrive nearby. It may provide clues to where to look for life on other, seemingly barren, planets.

S1E6 • How the Earth Was Made • 2009 • Environment