science television programs

Naturalist, writer, and filmmaker David Attenborough hosts a study of mammal species found throughout the world, describing their lifestyles, habitats, physical characteristics, and distribution.

Explores and compares aspects of behavior in bird species around the world, including flight, communication, courtship, and parenting, as well as birds' varied diets and habitats.

Documents the efforts of a team of wildlife veterinarians from the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California as they fight to save their animal patients as well as to uncover the cause of a mysterious neurological illness plaguing marine mammals like California sea lions and harbor seal pups.

Follows researchers on an exploration of several of the world's caves open only to them, including Mexico's Cueva deVilla Luz, New Mexico's Lechuguilla, the off-limits corners of Carlsbad Caverns, and others.

Uses computer-generated imagery to bring information gained from robotic probes and manned missions in space to life, illustrating black holes, comets, the births and deaths of solar systems and galaxies, and other aspects.

Did you know that 1% of the white noise you see on your television is actually background radiation from The Big Bang? This landmark television special cuts 13.7 billion years of history down to size just in two hours. It's an epic story that will give surprising connections to our daily lives. From the formation of the earth and the emergence of life, to the advance of man and the growth of civilization, it's a rapid-fire view of our unforgettable story.

Takes viewers on a journey through Earth's evolution, revealing the geological processes that have shaped the planet from the Great Lakes to Iceland, the San Andreas Fault to Krakatoa.

Jeff Corwin explores the habitats of Morocco in North Africa, discussing such animals as the bald ibis, Montpellier snake, cobras, the African hedgehog, the desert horned viper, sand fish, the desert monitor lizard, and camels, and providing an introduction to the nomadic Berber people.

Jeff Corwin describes some of the bizarre wildlife of Tasmania including egg-laying mammals, an ancient spider, kangaroos, and the Tasmanian Devil.

Jeff Corwin explores a secluded beach in Costa Rica hoping to witness thousands of sea turtles that come ashore to lay their eggs. Jeff encounters a troop of capuchin monkeys, a venomous bushmaster serpent, and a silky anteater.