Violent Earth

The story of humans is often driven by events from the prehistoric past. How did physics, geology, biology, chemistry shape our history?

Our Sun could erupt at any moment, spewing a vast wave of charged particles toward Earth that could leave millions of people without power for up to a year. Learn about the latest missions to protect our planet from this potentially devastating threat.

Lift the Ice follows the adventures of six uniquely skilled experts as they investigate the remarkable mysteries emerging from our ice.

This 5-part documentary series reconstructs major events that shaped our world and shows how life evolved—despite apocalyptic catastrophes.

Nature adapts to Earth's changes over millions of years, but how will the animal kingdom fare in our uncertain, rapidly changing world?

Discover the kind of life that existed in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods beginning 250 million years ago.

A journey across the planet to discover the currents of energy that rule our lives and make our weather—in air, water, lava and ice.

The risk of another serious eruption is high and could even have consequences that would be felt globally. Now scientists are looking for a thus far unknown tectonic disturbance: what is the crack which suddenly winds its way through the center of the volcano?

Disasters cost billions, destroying property, nature and lives. This series re-visits the earth-shattering events that devastate our world.

Government policies and bureaucracy may be the REAL fire starters in the U.S. What brought us to this point? Are there innovative solutions?

When a sudden summer storm unleashes chaos across Central Europe, every creature’s survival instincts are tested. From foxes and raccoons to insects and birds, witness incredible animal adaptations and strategies in the face of lightning, hail and downpours intensified by a changing climate.