Underwater Worlds

This six-part series presents the definitive history of archaeology, a 250-year worldwide odyssey that began with the unearthing of the ruins of Pompeii buried beneath the ash of Mt. Vesuvius. In a short time, archaeologists started pursuing very different objectives: some were treasure-seekers hoping to plunder antiquities of the ancient world; others sought to prove theories about the origins of civilization or the historical accuracy of Homer or the Bible; still others focused on humans themselves, trying to determine the age of the species. The series also looks at how archaeology has been misused as an instrument of foreign policy and where the study is going in the future with new technologies and methods.

To understand the worst weather in the universe, Storm Worlds travels to the outer cosmos to investigate the worst weather ever, as scientists look at the most extreme weather here on Earth - from giant sand dunes in Africa to "underwater hurricanes" to a typhoon hot spot. Using cutting-edge CGI fantasy sequences witness the destructive power of these mind-blowing storms as they descend on San Francisco.