Planet Earth was born out of chaos and disaster -- and completely by chance. Travel back into the violent past to discover how the fragile conditions of life were created.
Eyewitness: Reptile
The cold-blooded world comes alive in a zoological journey with Martin Sheen.
Eyewitness: Bird
From the moment a flapping bouquet of brightly colored macaws bursts out of a single egg, Bird earns the full attention of its audience. Martin Sheen narrates the brisk look at this creature, whose different species number around 8,500.
Bill Nye: Pseudoscience
In "Pseudoscience," Bill shows how the cold, hard facts of science can be used to test ideas, myths, and inexplicable happenings.
Bill Nye: Do It Yourself Science
Who knows better than Bill Nye the Science Guy that you can demonstrate big scientific ideas with small experiments? Get a lesson in "Do-it-Yourself Science" from Bill himself and learn how you, too, can conduct scientific experiments
Bill Nye: Cells
The science guy explores cells and cell function, using a variety of examples to reveal how cells make up all living things. Examines cell physiology and the molecular structure of DNA. Looks at single-cell organisms, such as amoebas and paramecium, and defines the process of cell reproduction, osmosis, and metamorphosis.
Bill Nye: Cells
The science guy explores cells and cell function, using a variety of examples to reveal how cells make up all living things. Examines cell physiology and the molecular structure of DNA. Looks at single-cell organisms, such as amoebas and paramecium, and defines the process of cell reproduction, osmosis, and metamorphosis.
Waterworld
The movie itself, a flawed but enjoyable post-apocalypse thriller, deserves better. Waterworld stars Kevin Costner as the Mariner, a lone maverick with gills and webbed feet who navigates the endless seas of Earth after the complete melting of the polar ice caps.
Trials of Life: Fighting
t may be a strange comment to say fighting is beautiful but when you see animals fighting for survival they do have an aesthetics all their own. Narrator David Attenbourough presents those aesthetics wonderfully as he shows various species in combat. Everything from sea erchants to zebras fights over territory, food and mating.
2000 and Beyond: Confronting the Microbe Menance
Describes the latest advances in understanding how pathogens invade the body and how this knowledge is leading to the development of new therapies. They also explain how new infectious diseases are recognized and how epidemics arise.
Bill Nye: Populations
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Bill Nye: Force of Motion
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Bill Nye: Light Optics
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, knows how to provide easy access to hard science. What's his secret? A fast paced approach blending humorous hijinks with hands-on activities. Bill encourages kids to ask interesting questions, then shows them how to discover fascinating answers.
Stephen Hawking: Big Bang Theory
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Bill Nye: Sound
Bill Nye explores the science of sound and presents a variety of experiments to illustrate the properties of sound. The science guy explains how vibrations create sound and examines the anatomy of the human ear to reveal how sound is heard. Uses an oscilloscope to show how sound travels in waves and demonstrates how air molecules generate these sound-waves. Also defines audio frequency, echo, and resonance. Visits a recording studio to talk with sound engineers, features a segment on ultrasound, and goes inside a student radio station to show how sound can be broadcast using transmitters.
Bill Nye: Plants
The diverse world of plants is the topic of this episode in the award-winning series Bill Nye the Science Guy. Despite the fact that plants are rooted to the ground, they are able to manufacture their own food, and some have interesting adaptations to keep from being eaten. Bill Nye introduces these plants and others, including ones that trap and eat insects. He brings his usual humorous touches to the program to keep the science information entertaining, including kid-pleasing graphics and odd camera angles.
Eyes of Nye: Global Change
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Deep Blue
DEEP BLUE is an epic underwater exploration into the secret lives of sea creatures! You'll be led on a fascinating voyage through awesome aquatic realms where humans have rarely dared to go. You'll waddle with playful penguins, dart with lightning speed through schools of sharks, ride over stormy waves with massive whales, encounter families of polar bears and seals.
The Elements
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Planet Earth Deserts
As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific geographical region