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Life Lessons: A First Look

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:08:24 -0500

Get a first look at "Life," a new series from the makers of Planet Earth. The next chapter of life on earth begins March 2010.

Discovery Channel—Planet Earth—60 Second...

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:50:06 -0400

More than five years in the making, PLANET EARTH redefines blue-chip natural history film making and continues the Discovery Channel mission to provide the highest quality programming in the world. The 11-part series will amaze viewers with never-before-seen animal behaviors, startling views of locations captured by cameras for the first time, and unprecedented high-definition production techniques. Award-winning actress and conservationist Sigourney Weaver is the series' narrator.

Earth: Planet Earth, Extreme Life

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:35:10 -0500

From inside bubbling volcanos to the depths of the deep oceans, extremophilies can live in the harshest conditions on Earth - which is why scientists are studying them to learn more about space organisms. Discovery News reports.

Fearless Planet: Hawaii (Full Episode)

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:36:59 -0500

The story of Hawaii, perched on the edge of a tectonic plate, is precarious and violent. Hawaii’s big island is the youngest in the island chain, but bubbling deep in the earth under it is a new island, destined to emerge in a mere 10,000 years.

Fearless Planet: Sahara Desert (Full Episode)

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:02:19 -0500

A network of dry river beds lies beneath the Sahara Desert; one that science has only recently discovered. A team of geologists, sand boarders and adventurers cross the desert to look for clues on how a lush savanna became one of earth’s driest p ...

Fearless Planet: Grand Canyon (Full Episode)

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:17:47 -0500

The story of the Grand Canyon- from its birth to this massive and breathtaking scar into the earth.

Discovery Project Earth: Space Sunshield (Full Episode)

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 08:03:33 -0500

We know that blocking sunlight can counter global warming, so consider the notion of shading the planet with mirrors.

Fearless Planet: Alaska (Full Episode)

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:40:01 -0500

Alaska is a vast, frozen wilderness that for 125 million years has played silent witness to the greatest lightshow on earth. Her secrets are about to be revealed to those who dare to look.

'Planet Earth' - Firsts - Snow Leopard

Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:02:00 -0400

These may be the first intimate images filmed in the wild of the rare Himalayan snow leopard. (BBC/Discovery Channel Co-Production)

'Planet Earth': World’s Largest Glacier

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:33:00 -0400

The Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram mountains of Pakistan is 43 miles long. (BBC/Discovery Channel Co-Production)

'Planet Earth': Tundra and Taiga

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:04:00 -0400

Watch the seasons change on the taiga, which is home to one-third of the world’s trees. (BBC/Discovery Channel Co-Production)

'Planet Earth': Hurricanes and Sandstorms

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:19:00 -0400

See how the sun’s heat helps create hurricanes and monstrous sand storms. (BBC/Discovery Channel Co-Production)