Xploration Earth 2050

Billions are flocking to cities, needing a place to live. Futuristic apartments being built like cars on assembly lines. The furniture of the future plays hide and seek. Limited space even comes to the country side. Homes of the future, on Earth 2050!

In the approach to 2050, high tech and high fashion are coming together like never before. Our clothing is not what it used to be. The future of what we are wearing in this weeks edition of Earth 2050.

On the road to 2050, farms are coming to a city near you. Mobile farmland is going straight up in the skyscrapers, and the sky is the limit in the farms of the future. It's all about urban farming, this week on Earth 2050.

Money has changed more in the last ten years than it has in the last thousand. Join host Chuck Pell as he goes to outer space with Canada's new plastic money. Local communities print their own money, and it works just like the real thing.

Mother Nature - the ultimate design innovator. Host Chuck Pell sees how humpback whales are showing designers how to save millions in energy costs. In the Florida Keys scientists are using the birds and the bees to wipe out killer mosquitos.

Military planners are turning to technology to win battles of the future. Host Chuck Pell plays videos games that are shaping modern battle plans. He'll fly drones that are carrying a lot more than weapons. And, can scientists create an invisible army?

Human beings have been able to survive in practically every environment on Earth-from deserts to the frozen reaches of the Arctic. But what about living under the sea? Host Chuck Pell tries out a underwater 'tent' that could have the answers.

Drones. They're the piece of future tech that everyone's talking about. Host Chuck Pell discovers how drone technology is saving the lives of thousands in disaster sites around the world. The sky is the limit.

Chuck Pell experiences a forger's nightmare when his handwriting is analyzed with the latest computer software. He'll visit scientists who can tell police what a victim or suspect looks like simply by analyzing their DNA. Plus, forensic anthropology.

Future tech is allowing us to look into the ancient past like never before. Host Chuck Pell sees how archeologists are using satellite imaging and 3D sensing to map ancient native American cities. Plus, new techniques by archaeologists.

This week's episode, we explore the fascinating future of growing food. By the year 2050, the planet will likely have over 9 billion people to feed. In order to survive, we have to change how we produce our food.

Water - it's the key to life, and not as ready available as it used to be. In drought striken California, brown is the new green. Scientists invent a weird way to save water this week on Earth 2050.

Robot technology is moving so fast, its hard to determine where it's going. From robot co-workers, robot companions, and robotic teachers for kids, we explore the robot revolution, this week on Earth 2050.

Robots are clearly part of our present, but what will become of them in the future? Will they help us? Or replace us? Will they be loyal to us and teach them values? All this and more on Xploration Earth 2050.

A designer creates a novel invention for a pooch with a problem. Thousands of abandoned dogs in Detroit get help from "above". And this humble fish gets a robotic alter ego. This week, we explore animals and future tech on Earth 2050.