Located on the west coast of Greenland, 150 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Greenland’s Ilulissat Icefjord is the sea mouth of Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the few glaciers through which the Greenland ice cap reaches the sea. Moving at a rate of approximately 60 feet per day, Sermeq Kujalleq is one of the fastest and most active glaciers in the world. It annually calves more than 8 cubic miles of ice—10% of the production of all Greenland calf ice...

The final part of Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle looks at the effect of the Earth and its natural forces in the Bermuda Triangle. Ortis Deley finds out about powerful hurricanes which carve a deadly path through the triangle, and visits the only laboratory in the world capable of creating a Category 5 hurricane. He also goes in search of the lost city of Atlantis, thought to lie off the coastline of the Bahamas. Rick Edwards discovers why the Bermuda...

This animated epiosde of Did You Know? explore the Amazon Rainforest.

Native innovators lead a revolution in music, building, and space exploration. From the surface of Mars to the New York City hip hop scene to the Pine Ridge Reservation, Native traditions are transforming life on Earth and other worlds.

What happened when early humans ventured out of Africa and into Asia? Where did they go and whom did they meet along the way? The latest evidence suggests they left far earlier than previously thought and interbred with other types of ancient human such as Homo erectus, Neanderthals and also the Denisovans, whose existence was established only five years ago when geneticists extracted DNA from a tiny fragment of finger bone. Because these ancient...

North America is perpetually reinventing itself. The continent is also a wild world of rivers, plains and ice, where iridescent-colored deserts lie alongside luxuriant valleys and mountains holding many a secret. From the Far North to the Deserts of Utah, from the Rockies to Death Valley, the sites it features are on the scale of the continent itself. A Far North among the Earth's oldest; "Great Plains" born from the sea; a vast mountain in the middle...

Humans are an important part of the story of Colorado’s National Parks. Some used the abundant natural resources to make it home. Others used ingenious methods to adapt to the harsh environments. Still others recognized the wonder of these places and sought to preserve them for future generations. The common denominator for humans across cultures is the power the National Parks of Colorado.

"Offer[s] detailed information and advice specifically aimed at family historians interested in fleshing out their Native American family tree through DNA testing"--Back cover.

This book is an introduction to the unique people, plants, animals, geographical features, cultures, and today's tourism of North America.

Filmed over three years across ten Canadian UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites, Inhabited transports us to iconic national parks and introduces us to the species that the world has forgotten: human inhabitants.