Washoe County Library System

Twelve lectures by Edward J. Larson on human evolution.

"Captures rare action, impossible locations, and intimate moments with our planet's best-loved, wildest, and most elusive creatures. From the highest mountains to the deepest rivers, [the program] takes you to places you've never been to experience sights and sounds never before captured on film. Prepare to be overwhelmed by the beauty and majesty of 'Planet Earth'"--Container.

Of all continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of its origins than Australia. With help from high-energy host and geologist Richard Smith, we meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids. Epic in scope, intimate in nature, this is the untold story of the Land Down Under, the one island continent that has got it all. A look at the natural history...

Features profiles of some of the wildlife in Alaska and shows how animals make use of the daylight when winter breaks.

Examines how plants and animals adapt to their physical surroundings in a variety of environments.

Television specials exploring the wildlife found throughout North America.

Explores natural wonders on six continents and the impact those places have on their inhabitants.

Explores the unspoiled wilderness of Tierra del Fuego, an island at the southern tip of Patagonia in South America.

Discover the haunting spectacles that have sealed under water from man's view for thousands of years.

Examines the natural forces that formed the continent of North American. Recounts ways in which the continent's unique geology affected indigenous biology, human evolution, and civilizaton.