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This series combines aerial cinematography with science storytelling to reveal both the natural phenomena and human forces shaping the planet. Scientists, rangers, farmers, and artists share stories about agriculture, engineering, and the environment.

Bird's eye view of dense forests full of leafy tree canopies that border either side of a paved and curved two-lane road on which one car is traveling.
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Season 1 / Ep 1
6 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 10
Black and white frame shows a man wearing personal protective equipment bending over while wielding an axe near a tree in a field as a tall fire burns in the background.
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Season 1 / Ep 2
7 minutes 51 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Landscape view of a sand dune dotted with grass and sea oats leading out onto the sandy beach and ocean, along which two people are walking alone.
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Season 1 / Ep 3
7 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Rural landscape with a red barn on a hill, in front of a vast forest of trees with bright fall colors, before a sloping mountain background. Scene begins to transition to a small town landscape embedded into an autumnal mountain valley.
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Season 1 / Ep 4
7 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Close-up of a section of sandstone rock from the Red River Gorge. The tan-colored rock is built up by thin layers of sediment, creating a rough, striated texture.
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Season 1 / Ep 5
8 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close-up side-angle view of a small three-ring binder full of pages of notes.
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Season 1 / Ep 6
7 minutes 19 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Five or six trucks gather around a herd of buffalo in a wide, dry field, appearing to corral the animals near a fence.
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Season 1 / Ep 7
8 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Split screen video. On the left, a man stands in a yard with a portable controller, operating a drone. On the right, a blurry view of mountains, pines, and rock captured by drone.
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Season 1 / Ep 8
7 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Overhead view of a tall, icy, snow-covered cliff, which a climber is rappelling down with a rope.
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Season 1 / Ep 9
7 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Drone-view of a cityscape showing multi-story buildings, high rises, tall trees, and other structures receding into the distance. In the foreground, a green courtyard surrounds a white steepled clocktower that towers over everything.
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Season 1 / Ep 10
9 minutes 45 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 10
Wide view of the side of a mountain almost entirely covered with snow with a few rocky areas emerging. Disappearing text reads, "Chapelco Resort, Argentina, 2012."
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Season 1 / Ep 11
8 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Blue recycling truck unloads mixed recyclables onto an already massive pile of items inside of a large industrial shelter.
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Season 1 / Ep 12
8 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Landscape view of a wind farm on a huge flat field. In the center foreground is a three-pronged wind turbine, while other wind turbines are interspersed behind it.
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Season 1 / Ep 13
9 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Still image from: Overview: What's Killing Florida's Corals?
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Season 1 / Ep 14
7 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest
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Season 1 / Ep 15
10 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: U.S. Streets Are Dangerous. We Can Fix Them!
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Season 1 / Ep 16
7 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: Are Roller Coasters Good for Your Brain?
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Season 1 / Ep 17
9 minutes 2 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: Why Are There 30 Million Horseshoe Crabs on This East Coast Beach?
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Season 1 / Ep 18
8 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: Why Earth's Newest Glacier Is Inside an Active Volcano?
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Season 1 / Ep 19
8 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: What Makes These Dunes Sing?
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Season 1 / Ep 20
11 minutes 15 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: What Are Wild Coyotes Doing in the Big City?
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Season 1 / Ep 21
9 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: Why the Fastest Place on Earth Is Disappearing
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Season 1 / Ep 22
7 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to Beavers!
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Season 1 / Ep 23
9 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Still image from: Overview: The Secret Islands of the Everglades
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Season 1 / Ep 24
9 minutes 46 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12