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22 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Thu, Jan 28, 201044 mins
Glimpse what life would have been like in ancient Alaska through the bones of a young man in his prime who was mauled and killed by prehistoric bears.
Episode 2
Thu, Feb 4, 201044 mins
The Moon is a stabilising force for Earth, enabling life to exist here. But it is receding and moving away faster each year. When it recedes 10% more, life as we know it will be wiped out.

Episode 3
Thu, Feb 11, 201044 mins
From Hawaii's volcanoes to Greenland's glaciers to meteorites in Australia, teams of international scientists race to solve the mystery of how life first formed on Earth.

Episode 4
Sun, Feb 14, 201050 mins
Episode 5
Thu, Feb 18, 201044 mins
Episode 6
Thu, Apr 1, 201044 mins
Scientists reveal evidence of the existence of alien life. Detailed imaging of an underground ocean on a planetary moon and newly discovered extrasolar planets reveal what contacting alien life will be like. This is a serious scientific look at how will we meet ET.
Episode 7
Thu, Apr 8, 201044 mins
In 1908 something felled millions of trees over 1000 square miles in Siberia, without leaving a trace. Many believe an asteroid was responsible. New evidence could at last solve the Tunguska mystery.
Episode 8
Thu, Apr 22, 201044 mins
NASA satellite data and footage give new insight into the ecosystem of the Amazon rainforest, the plant life of the oceans as a barometer of the health of the seas, and the nature of violent storms.
Episode 9
Thu, Apr 29, 201050 mins
Episode 10
Thu, Apr 29, 201044 mins
Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted April 14, 2010, spewing aircraft-harming ash over most of Europe. It could cause Katla, its neighboring, larger volcano to erupt. NGC looks at Eyjafjallajokull before, during and after, explaining the science behind the chaos and the biggest disruption of air traffic since 9/11.
Episode 11
Thu, Jun 10, 201050 mins
Episode 12
Thu, Jun 17, 201050 mins
Episode 13
Thu, Jun 24, 201050 mins
Episode 14
Sun, Jul 11, 201050 mins
This program looks at the remarkable occurrence of the total solar eclipse over Easter Island on July 11, 2010. The program looks at the science of the sun as it is revealed via the eclipse phenomenon and then takes us "near live" to the actual event as the film will be aired domestically only a few hours after it takes place there.
Episode 15
Thu, Jul 22, 201050 mins
Episode 16
Thu, Jul 29, 201050 mins
Episode 17
Thu, Aug 5, 201050 mins
Episode 18
Mon, Nov 1, 201050 mins

Episode 19
Thu, Nov 11, 201050 mins

Episode 20
Thu, Nov 18, 201050 mins
Episode 21
Thu, Dec 2, 201050 mins
Episode 22
Wed, Feb 11, 202650 mins