A cinematic experience bringing you the most amazing human stories in the world. Humans and wildlife surviving in the most extreme environments on Earth.
As an air-breathing animal, man is ill-suited to living in watery environments. Nonetheless, people in certain cultures have found ways to live an almost aquatic life in order to e…
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Deserts: Life in the Furnace
⭐ 8.5
Jan 20, 201149 min
While man can survive for weeks without food, he can survive mere days without water. Despite this, millions of people live in parched desert environments around the world. Discov…
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Arctic: Life in the Deep Freeze
⭐ 8.4
Jan 27, 201149 min
Welcome to the Arctic: months of darkness, frigid temperatures, little food to be found or grown. Despite this, four million people live their lives in this environment. Meet the…
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Jungles: People of the Trees
⭐ 6.8
Feb 3, 201149 min
The rainforest is home to more species of plants and animals than any other habitat on the planet. For the humans who call this environment home, life requires skill, ingenuity, an…
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Mountains: Life in Thin Air
⭐ 8.6
Feb 10, 201149 min
From lush cloud forests to bare summits, many people make their homes in the extreme altitudes of the world's mountain ranges. Explore the extraordinary ways life is sustained in …
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Grasslands: Roots of Power
⭐ 8.8
Feb 17, 201148 min
Grasslands feed the world. Over thousands of years, humans have learned to grow grains on the grasslands and domesticate the creatures that live there, propelling our population to…
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Rivers: Friend and Foe
⭐ 8.8
Feb 24, 201149 min
Rivers provide the essentials of life: fresh food and fresh water. They act as natural highways and enable humans to live in just about every environment on Earth. Rivers are not …
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Cities: Surviving the Urban Jungle
⭐ 8.5
Mar 3, 201148 min
A look at the man-made environment: the city. Over half of the world's population now lives in the urban jungle. The city is built to keep untamed nature out - but nature can't b…