NOVA: Life's Rocky Start

Millions of years scroll by in 10 minutes, illustrated by ingenious designers: this is the geological history of Canada.

What strange forces saved one isolated section along the Upper Mississippi River from the repeated crushing and scouring effects of glaciers during th...

The epic story of the life of a volcano, capable of both causing the extinction of all things and helping the evolution of species, over 60 million ye...

In this retrospective tribute, acclaimed filmmaker Jean Walkinshaw hails the 100th anniversary of Mount Rainier National Park in Washington by talking...

Ring of Fire is about the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activity that rings the Pacific Ocean and the varied peop...

Presenter Hannah Fry reveals how much our planet can change in just a single day and how these daily changes are essential to our existence.

Documentary telling the story of the shale oil industry and its lasting impact on the community of West Lothian. Presented by geologist Professor Iain...

Twelve talented young mountaineers, five geologists from the University of Lausanne and four mountain guides take an unprecedented risk in Patagonia....

An epic cinematic and musical collaboration between SHERPA filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and the Australian Chamber Orchestra, that explores humankind's f...

Sparkling diamonds. Exquisite emeralds. Brilliant rubies. Shimmering pearls. For centuries, these precious gems have captured humankind, leading men a...

The Channeled Scablands in Washington state defied conventional explanations for their formation for decades. Little by little evidence mounted for an...

For the first time ever, scientists have plunged into the mystical waters of Lake Titicaca in Peru. This team of fifteen international scientists and...