How The Earth Was Made

The San Andreas Fault runs roughly 800 miles through some of the most valuable real estate in the world.

The Marianas Trench is the deepest place on earth, deeper than Mt. Everest is high. The trench is where the ocean floor disappears into the center of the earth.

On August 27th, 1883 a series of blasts on the island of Krakatoa culminated in a colossal explosion that blew the island apart in one of the largest eruptions in recorded history.

4.5 billion years ago, dust in space became a molten ball of rock orbiting the sun. Travel back in time to investigate how the fledgling planet survived a cataclysmic cosmic collision to become the Earth we know.

Explore Earth's 4.5-billion-year history of unimaginable timescales, incredible life forms, radical climates, and mass extinctions.

Home to the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, this lake holds more water than any other lake in Britain. It's only 10,000 years old, but billions of years in the making.

From a case of hiccups to the sensation of deja vu, learn how quirks of the human body and mind offer keys to understanding Earth's physical transformations.

It is one of the most man-made spaces on the planet, but everything in New York is governed by the extraordinary forces.

The Earth is stacked with valuable riches, from timber to cattle to gold, that have built our greatest civilizations. What would the price tag of our planet read? And how much of these resources are left?

The Atacama desert is considered the driest place on Earth. Since human records of the area began, some places have never received rain.

The Great Lakes of North America are the largest expanse of fresh water on the planet.

Yellowstone National Park is one of the most dangerous geological features on Earth.

Tsunamis are one of the most terrifying forces of nature, destroying all in their path.

These giant mountain-sized boulders from space have wrought death and destruction throughout the millennia.

It is the largest and most fearsome volcanic island on the planet. We'll scour the island for clues, to address the mystery of what powerful forces are ripping Iceland apart and lighting its fiery volcanoes.

The Hawaiian Islands are the most remote island chain on the planet. Emerging in the center of the Pacific, their origins have remained a puzzle for generations.

The jagged backbone of Europe, spanning seven countries and providing essential water to millions, the Alps is Europe's most important geographic landmark. But how did marine fossils get here, seven thousand feet above sea level?