Name: Xploration Awesome Planet
Uploaded: 2021-01-20T00:14:10.000Z
Description: Philippe Cousteau Jr, grandson of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, explores the most spectacular places on the Earth, inside the Earth, and above the Earth - in this riveting Earth science series.

Philippe Cousteau Jr, grandson of the legendary Jacques Cousteau, explores the most spectacular places on the Earth, inside the Earth, and above the Earth - in this riveting Earth science series.

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Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Tsunamis. Join host Phillipe Cousteau Jr. as we explore our rumbling Earth on Xploration Awesome Planet.

Rumbling Earth

In this episode there are warning signs, potential disasters, and evidence of previous catastrophes. Join Philippe Cousteau as we explore the possibilities of extinction Earth, here on Xploration Awesome Planet!

Extinction Earth

In this episode, prehistoric reptiles lurk below and giant beasts roam the open plains. Join Phillipe Cousteu as we explore diverse ecosystems on Xploration Awesome Planet.

Ecosystems

In this episode, tornadoes twist in open plaines, and hurricanes wreak havoc on coastal communities. Join Phillipe Cousteu as we explore extreme weather on Awesome Planet.

Extreme Weather

This week we will be looking at a fascinating subject that most of us take for granted. To do so, I'll be hiking through forests, kayaking on lakes, and even venturing through scientific laboratories, all to explore the Amazing World of Plants.

Plants

Our planet is a land of extremes, from raging forest fires, to frigid fields of ice. Join Philippe Cousteau as we explore nature's power of Fire and Ice, here on Awesome Planet.

Fire and Ice

The oceans cover 71 percent of our planet and contain countless species, but what's most incredible is that human beings have explored less than 5 percent of the oceans leading one to wonder what kinds of incredible discoveries are yet to be made.

Ocean Exploration

Over millions of years, plants animals, even humans have had to adapt to an Evolving Earth. Travel 1350 ft into the Earth. Follow Dinosaur tracks. Gain insight into our planet's past and reveal how much our landscape has changed.

Evolving Earth

We've come to Iceland to explore volcanoes, geisers, waterfalls, and glaciers that will take your breath away. Philippe takes a drink of water that dates back to the middle ages. It's next on Xploration Awesome Planet!

Awesome Iceland

We will take you around the World, exploring some incredible and unexpected colors. Bubbling hot springs produce a rainbow of colors, and in Hawaii there are red, black and even green beaches. Join this week to discover the dazzling colors of our World.

Colors of the Earth

This week on Awesome Planet, join Philippe on an incredible underwater adventure where we swim with Eagle Rays and explore caves that reveal the secrets of Ancient Hawaii!

Awesome Hawaii

Visit the amazing country of Croatia and explore cascading waterfalls, enormous caves, and discover how they turned blocks of limestone into incredible art. Join Philippe Cousteau to learn more!

Croatia

Imagine a World where all our energy needs are met without polluting our atmosphere. Science and technology are inching closer to making this a possibility. Join Philippe Cousteau to see what's being done to ensure a safe and healthy future!

Future Energy

Visit one of most magnificent places in the World with towering waterfalls and giant sequoias. Join Philippe Cousteau as we explore Yosemite National Park!

Yosemite National Park

Desolate landscapes as far as the eye can see, temperatures ranging from below freezing to 130 degrees and more. These are some of the most extreme environments in the entire Planet. This week, we head in to the desert.

Into the Desert

They can be hundreds of miles long and thousands of feet deep, and hiding some of the most mysterious creatures on Earth. Above, around, and into the World's most spectacular canyons, this week on Awesome Planet!

World's Most Spectacular Canyons

Philippe visits an estuary in North Carolina and catches blue crabs, which have adapted to both saltwater and freshwater. Then Philippe goes to Curacao and takes a submersible 500 feet below the surface to look at sea life. Later, a trip to NASA.

Water

Philippe explores the various ways our planet is always in motion. Visit the volcanic Mt. Saint Helens in Washington, where the movement of the earth's crust caused this mountain to erupt and create devastation in 1980. Plus, a look at oceans and waterways.

Earth in Motion

Host Philippe Cousteau explores the natural beauty of the Canadian Rockies. Philippe canoes on the famous, glacier-fed Lake Louise at Banff National Park. We hike up a glacier at Jasper National Park and discover much more.

Canadian Rockies

Visit NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and learn how a fleet of satellites is monitoring our planet. Philippe flies in a DC3 aircraft over Arizona as part of NASA's efforts to take soil moisture readings. Also, interviews with numerous Astronauts!

Earth's Views

Host Philippe Cousteau explores the wild frontier of Alaska. He takes a trip deep into bear country and witnesses a brown bear hunting for salmon. We fly through the Denali National Park and land on a glacier near the tallest mountain in North America.

Alaska

Every once in a while, we stumble upon a landscape that stands out from the rest. Join us this week as we explore just some of the many curiosities of our strange planet.

Our Strange Planet

Our planet is always evolving in ways we can hardly imagine. Take a look at the Earth's fascinating history, this week on Xploration Awesome Planet.

Earth's Fascinating History

A careless accident that may take mere moments can cause environmental damage that lasts decades, even longer. So what can we do to limit the long term ramifications?

Environmental Concerns

Gravity determines how much the waves rise and fall during the day. We explore the extroadinary science of tides, how they rise, how they vary, and their effect on the ecosystems of our planet.

Tides

From spectacular rocky coast lines, to natural barrier islands full of wildlife, we're going on an adventure that will thrill your senses. New England and its unique beauty, on Xploration Awesome Planet.

New England

Our rivers and lakes are a major source of water and recreation. This week, we'll explore some of the World's most exciting waterways, from the midwest, to the upper east coast, on Xploration Awesome Planet.

Exciting Waterways

Honeybees are small and humble, but can engineer amazing things. Spiders can weave incredibly intricate webs. We look at the remarkable world of animal engineering, this week, on Xploration Awesome Planet.

Animal Engineering

We head to a winter wonderland in Banff, Alberta, Canada. Philippe joins the avalanche safety team at Ski Lake Louise as they show a few different ways of avalanche control including dynamite blasts on the mountain. We then head to the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise for a snowshoeing expedition. And finally we look at the dynamics of ice while climbing a frozen waterfall.

Winter Wonderland

We look at different examples of cultural science. Starting off in Hawaii, Philippe paddles out on a 6-man canoe during a lesson in early Hawaiian navigation. Then it's off to Florida to join members of the Seminole tribe who show us different uses of plants as tools and food in the harsh terrain of the everglades. We wrap things up in the Pacific Northwest looking at the Suquamish tribe.

Cultural Science

This week we head to the bright sunshine and clear waters of the Bahamas. Philippe will start off getting up close underwater with Great Hammerhead sharks. Then we join a professional freediver to get a look at the world's deepest saltwater blue hole. After that it's into the mangroves to see how local researchers have been tracking baby lemon sharks for decades.

Bahamas

This week we look to debunk a few predatory myths from our oceans to deserts. We join the shark research team at the University of Miami for two days of shark studies--first right by the city skyline and then further out to sea. We then head to Florida where Philippe will visit an antivenom lab home to hundreds of venomous snakes. We also see how venomous snakes use defense mechanisms to scare.

Predatory Myths

The week from oceans to mountains we follow the paths of animal migrations. We start in Hawaii as Philippe joins a humpback whale research team to get up close and in the water with these majestic animals that swim thousands of miles each year to and from Alaska. Then it's into the rocky mountains to see how Jackson, Wyoming accommodates thousands of elk that migrate to this area each winter.

Animal Migrations

See how we can save our planet. We start at the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation center in North Carolina as Philippe gets a tour of this incredible facility. We then head to the beach where dozens of sea turtles are released back into the wild. In the Pacific Ocean, Trilogy Excursions leads regular coral reef cleaning to preserve the ecosystems there.

Planet Rescue

This week we visit South Carolina. Philippe joins the Department of Natural Resources to tag tiger sharks in Port Royal Sound. Then we head inland for a hike to find wild venus fly traps. From there it's back to the shoreline of Port Royal Sound to examine ecosystem indicators through three different species of crab. Finally Congaree National Park is home to the largest hardwood forest in the US.

South Carolina

Host Philippe Cousteau looks at new ways of cultivating fresh, nutritious food.  He visits a farm in Los Angeles where they grow food on a parking lot, just to show that fresh food can be grown in an urban environment.  We also look into what distinguishes fruits from vegetables.  The results can be surprising.  And then we look at the amount of food that is wasted world wide.

Food

Host Philippe Cousteau looks at ways scientists are measuring the health of our forests.  In New England, Philippe visits a white pine forest that is being threatened by invasive plants.  At the University of California - Santa Cruz, students use sonic-tomography to look inside trees in order to detect any signs of disease.  At the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, we learn about the pitch pine tree.

Forest

This week we look at the wonderful world of insects. Philippe heads to the University of Texas to see how research helping to control invasive fire ant populations. Then we go to Penn State University to look at the complex societies ants create. We stay at PSU to look at the importance of pollinators and then end at the University of Pennsylvania to see how researchers study disease transmission.

Insects

This week we head to the beautiful landscape of Glacier National Park. Philippe heads out to uncover insect fossils dating back 45 million years.  Then we look at the intricate geology of the park itself.  From there we track one of the most important food sources of the park - wild huckleberries.  And then we join a group of students participating in a citizen science expedition. 

Glacier National Park

This week we see how nature can sometimes be the best classroom.  Philippe heads to Key Largo to join a high school class getting up close with local sea grass habitats. Then we head to the streams of Pennsylvania to go on a 'Bio-Blitz' surveying aquatic insects.  From there it's up to the Pacific Northwest to see how volunteers use camera traps to keep tabs on elusive animals.

Nature's Classroom

This week we see how science helps us prepare for natural disasters.  Philippe heads to the University of Miami to see their incredible SUSTAIN lab that can simulate a category 5 hurricane.  Then it's off to the mountains of Alberta to learn about avalanche safety.  From there's we head to South Carolina to follow researchers that study floods.

Natural Disasters

This week we take flight within the animal kingdom.  Philippe joins a researcher to go into Congaree National Park in South Carolina to catch and tag local bats.  We then look at the flight patterns and tendencies of wood storks.  And finally from caterpillar to butterfly we examine the transformation from crawling to flying.

Taking Flight

This week we look at our microscopic world. Philippe heads to the University of Texas to break down the microscopic world of sand.  He'll stay on campus to then look at how microscopic science plays a role in researching fire ants.  From there it's off to the University of Pennsylvania to get deeper look into soil.  And finally researchers at USC study some of the smallest organisms in the ocean.

Microscopic World

In this episode, Cousteau takes us to the American mid-West to see how wildlife in Yellowstone National Park cope with the harsh winter environment. We then climb to the top of Zion National Park's most famous peak before heading to a Pacific island.

Dramatic Landscape

In this episode, Cousteau explores the different ways an environmental painter, sculptor, photographer and craftsman blend nature with art.

Artists of the Environment

In this episode, Cousteau dives off the coast of Australia to explore the Great Barrier Reef. He then heads to James Cook University to get an up-close look at some of the country's deadliest creatures.

Science on the Great Barrier Reef

In this episode, Cousteau travels to New Zealand, where he explores Auckland's volcanic field and comes face-to-face with one of the largest insects on the planet.

New Zealand

In this episode, Cousteau heads to Hawaii to see an incredibly rare waterfall of lava pouring into the ocean. Antelope Canyon of Arizona, walk atop a unique frozen lake in Alberta, and take a magical scuba dive into a cenote in Mexico.

Natural Wonders

In this episode, we reveal the winner of our first ever

Student Explorer

In this episode, we unearth some of the ways scientists, students and regular citizens are working to save our Earth. From creating 'safe havens' for New Zealand's endangered species, to breeding clownfish in Australia.

Guardians of the Environment

In this episode, Philippe travels to Pennsylvania to explore a hidden wonder beneath the Appalachian Mountains and see how researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are using cutting-edge science to measure air quality in Pittsburgh.

Pennsylvania

In this episode, we'll travel to Yellowstone National Park to learn how rescue dogs can find people caught in an avalanche and how rangers manage trails in harsh winter conditions. From there trips to Hawaii and Utah.

Rangers

We visit Pennsylvania to see how engineers are using new technology to fast-track the replacement of more than 500 bridges. Then it's off to New Orleans for an inside look at the city's newly constructed $1.1 billion dollar hurricane protection facility.

Environmental Engineers

Travel to Australia to catch the world's deadliest jellyfish. We'll also visit California to see how after years on the brink of extinction that California Condor continues to slowly recover. And finally, a visit to Maui.

Animal Coexistence

Examine the different methods of farming. We'll join an oyster farmer as he pulls in a harvest off the coast of southeastern Louisiana, and then visit an aquaponics farm in Los Angeles.

Farmers

In this episode, we venture into the remote wildness of British Columbia, and get up close and personal with its animal inhabitants.

Grizzlies of British Columbia

We dive with dozens of bull sharks in Fiji to see how a protected marine reserve is helping local sharks to thrive. We then head to South Florida to plant native mangroves. We head down to a nearby beach to remove invasive plants that affect Miami's coastlines in a negative way. The journey ends with a trip to Maui where local volunteers help to keep endangered seals safe when they come ashore.

Helping Hands

In this episode, Cousteau explores some of our planets most incredible natural formations. We'll look at different types of corals in Fiji, visit a remote glacier in the Canadian Rockies, and marvel at the arches of the Utah desert.

Marvels of Nature

We start in the Rocky Mountains where an Olympic snowboarder aims to keep our mountains protected. Then it's off to Hawaii where a professional surfer is teaching kids the importance of keeping our oceans and beaches clean. Then it's on to California as a world champion boxer fights for water rights. And finally a professional football team leads the way with renewable energy in their stadium.

Athletes

In this episode, we reveal the winner of our second ever Student Explorer Contest. Philippe and the lucky student then head to Fiji for dolphins, diving, and to take part in a coral reef restoration project.

Student Explorer Contest

We'll start at the national finals of the Stockhom Junior Water Prize where students are presenting solutions to some of our biggest challenges. Then we see how one student teaches younger kids about climate change in a creative way. We'll wrap up with a team of college students in Pennsylvania who help the local community by monitoring local sinkholes.

Students Lead

In this episode, we visit a few examples of threatened places. We'll start in North Carolina looking at the effects of sea level rise on barrier islands. Then we see how innovative tools are helping to protect against future oil spills. We'll head to Utah to learn why over a million acres of pristine land is now under threat of development.

Threatened Places

Philippe Cousteau explores the side of nature you don't always see.

Hidden Nature

Philippe Cousteau explores the incredible science taking place in remote locations across our planet.

Remote Research

Philippe Cousteau meets the science communicators making science more relatable for everyone.

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