Surfing huge waves can be deadly - and exhilarating. Same goes for the wipe outs. One of the sport's most extreme surfers talks James Williams through the experience.
Professor Erle Ellis is proposing a new way to map the Earth's biomes, taking into account the effect humans have had on the planet. Jorge Ribas reports.
Discovery's Matt Danzico investigates vertical farming, an agricultural concept aimed at growing food and raising animals in skyscrapers in city centers.
What lives 1,800-feet underwater, spews molton rock and sounds like a rumbling tractor trailer? The erupting Brimstone Pit in the North Pacific, recently recorded by NOAA.
Sea levels are rising and oceanographer Eric Leuliette is busy using satellite data to learn more about it. Jorge Ribas gets him to sit down for three questions.
For backcountry trekkers in Alaska, avalanches come with the territory. The Alaska Avalanche School teaches them how to spot, avoid and provide rescue after one. Jorge Ribas goes to class.
Greenland's Petermann Glacier is poised to lose a Manhattan-sized chunk, and the Nares Strait was ice-free all year for the first time, according to Greenpeace. Jorge Ribas reports.
Tropical cyclone season usually means massive storms, widespread flooding and damage, and unfortunately, high death tolls. James Williams discovers how the grisly estimates are attained.
Could a single virus destroy humankind as seen in films like Zombieland or shows like The Colony? Why or why not? And if they could, what would such a virus look like? James Williams gets the answers from a virus expert.
Biologist J. Craig Venter helped crack the human genome. His next goal: create life. Jorge Ribas talks to him about the promise and perils of synthetic biology.
Avalanches are fast, powerful and just plain scary; and Alaska Avalanche School director Blaine Smith knows all about them. Jorge Ribas asks him three questions.
Orangutans are clever - using their hands and leaves they can make intimidating kissing sounds causing listeners to think they're bigger than they actually are.
Orangutans are clever - using their hands and leaves they can make intimidating kissing sounds causing listeners to think they're bigger than they actually are.
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