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The Incubator of Life
54:22
Journey beneath the ice to discover hidden worlds and clues to life beyond Earth.
Polar Seas
54:25
As polar oceans warm and sea ice disappears, is the balance of our entire planet at risk?
The Frozen Heart
54:20
Venture into Earth’s most extreme ice fields to unlock the hidden history of our climate.
Arctic Noise Pollution
2:18
Dr. Melanie Lancaster is a marine mammal specialist and advocate for quiet Arctic oceans.
Life Inside a Glacier
3:39
Could life beyond Earth hide in ice? Dr. Birgit Sattler finds tardigrades thriving inside a glacier.
Antarctica's Air-Eating Microbes
3:54
No sunlight, no soil to eat. In Antarctica, Dr. Ry Holland finds microbes surviving on thin air.
Extended Series Preview
1:27
Discover epic science in the most extreme places on Earth.
Skiing Greenland for Science
4:48
Five strangers, 220-pound sleds, 30 days on Greenland's ice, all to map what lies beneath.
Refreezing Arctic Sea Ice
3:58
Pumping seawater onto frozen ocean, Real Ice and Inuit guides test whether sea ice can grow thicker.
Why Scientists Brave the Poles
3:59
At -40°, your eyelashes freeze with every blink. So why do these scientists keep coming back?
The Making of “Ages of Ice”
4:54
Go behind the scenes of the epic three-year journey to film “Ages of Ice.”
Greenland's Hidden Methane
4:58
Is Greenland's ice leaking methane? Glaciologist Alun Hubbard descends into a moulin to find out.
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