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New! Mysteries of the Deep: Ever Wondered? (Series 2)
Item# 53252
© 2012
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-785-1
What lurks in our vast oceans that’s yet to be discovered? How many sea creatures are out there, and what secrets and potential benefits do some of them have? In this episode, host John Watt tries to...
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New to Our Collection! The Big Bloom: Tara Oceans
Item# 52087
© 2010
52 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-551-2
In this program, the Tara takes on a new group of researchers in Abu Dhabi, then sets sail for the Indian Ocean—home to at least a third of the world’s oil reserves—to search for algal blooms. Describ...
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New to Our Collection! Man and the Oceans: Tara Oceans
Item# 52088
© 2010
53 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-552-9
With no obvious predators to curb the population, humans are experiencing a growth in numbers that stands outside the laws of nature. What role does man play in the decreasing biodiversity of the eart...
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New to Our Collection! The Sacred Pact: Tara Oceans
Item# 52086
© 2010
52 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-550-5
The long-held belief that different life forms compete with each other for domination has been giving way to a more nuanced view-that in certain environments, species may instead cooperate, maintainin...
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New to Our Collection! The Secret World: Tara Oceans
Item# 52085
© 2010
52 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-549-9
The Tara Oceans research team came together to better understand the marine world, arguably the most important ecosystem on Earth. This program lays the groundwork for their three-year expedition, int...
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New to Our Collection! Tara Oceans: A Scientific Odyssey
Item# 52084
© 2010
209 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-548-2
In 2009, Tara Oceans, an international collaboration of oceanographers, ecologists, physicists, biologists, and geneticists, began a global study of marine plankton-a form of life key to the monitorin...
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New to Our Collection! Crucible of Life
Item# 52308
© 2010
52 Min.
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The Celebes Sea—cradled by the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia—plunges over 5000 metres into a dark, cold, timeless abyss. Using state-of-the-art technology, photographer Emory Kristof and a team...
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Plankton Planet: Harmed by Humans
Item# 47370
© 2010
52 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-223-7
Plankton fills an essential niche in Earth's food chain and a vital role in the health of the planetary ecosystem. For several decades, however, a growing level of human impact on the biosphere has be...
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CarboOcean: Why the Sea Can't Protect Us Against Climate Change
Item# 49281
© 2009
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-576-8
Here’s the good news: if we stop our carbon emissions now, the Earth’s oceans can still render them harmless through absorption. The bad news? It will take 100,000 years. That and other stark realitie...
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Arctic Meltdown
Item# 48983
© 2009
136 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-015-2
Global warming is opening a wealth of business opportunities in the Arctic, but can the region handle the strain of massive industries? Who will control the Arctic’s future—if it even has one? Narrate...
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