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Tornados are one of the most destructive forces of the planets with winds at 300 miles an hour. They can destroy buildings and hurl cars hundreds of feet through the air.

The Rockies. Magnificent and awe-inspiring mysterious, the Rockies are one of the longest mountain ranges in the world. Naked Science investigates the geological processes that build these massive mountains.

Air, water, food, electricity and fuel all the essentials to explore the solar system, this episode explores the innovative plans for astronauts to grow their own food and extract water and fuel at their destinations.

NASA and others are developing new innovative propulsion systems, Ion thrusters, solar sails and the science fiction 'Warp drive' is not as far away as once thought.

The threat of an asteroid strike is a very real danger in our solar system, mankind is now in a position to defend the planet from such an eventuality.

The Hubble Telescope is nearing its end, the replacements are ready to go, ready to peer further back in time and space than can be imagined.

The life cycle of stars reveal to us the past and the future of Earth and ourselves.

In terms of the Universe, we know we don't know much, especially when it comes to dark matter and dark energy. Scientists are devoting so much of their time to discovering as much as the possibly can about this mysterious matter.

Astronauts and Cosmonauts train and study for years to work and live aboard the International Space Station. With this wealth of experience and insight behind them what do they think when they return to Earth?

Our atmosphere is an unbelievably complex machine that protects us from the vacuum of space, shelters us from harmful radiation and allows us and the biosphere to breath; we need to learn much more about it so we can better it.

Volcanic folklore is reflected in Mexican history. One of their ancient legends tells the story of the Aztec warrior Popocatépetl - a giant active volcano - who erupts to wake his sleeping princess Iztaccíhuatl, a neighboring extinct ice capped volcano.

In Indonesia we find regions where the air is so toxic that it's 40 times above human safe levels and sulphuric acid vents from the ground in dense yellowish clouds. Elsewhere, small volcanoes are so active, they are said to erupt every 15 minutes!

Japan is going through a seismic crisis after the devastating Tsunami of 2011. We look closely at two very dangerous volcanoes; both are considered to be in the top 5 most dangerous on the planet.

For people who live on active volcanoes, life has an element of impermanence to it. There is always the fear that one day their turn will come, and their home will be in the path of the volcano.

In this episode, Philippe takes us inside one of the most powerful forces on Earth - wind.

In this episode, we reveal the winner of our third ever #StudentExplorer Contest.

In this episode, we'll visit a facility in Reno that makes biofuel for United Airlines aircraft.

In this episode, we travel to the country of Slovenia.

In this episode, we will visit a few different animal rescues centers starting with the marine mammal centre in Vancouver as they tend to orphaned harbor seals.

In this episode, we see a few different ways researchers are fighting invasive plants, animals, and materials in native habitats.

In this episode, we'll see ways that water is the backbone of energy and resources in different areas across the planet.

In this episode, we'll meet teens that are working to make the planet a better place with innovative ideas and lots of hard work.

People aren't the only ones that need to travel. Our way of life has always relied on the transportation of cargo, freight and raw materials. Transport has needed to evolve to keep up with the demand.

Mankind has proved time and time again that they are more than capable of dreaming big. Ferocious ambition has produced both world-renowned monuments and monumental gaffs.

Explore the tallest towers, the biggest palaces, the grandest tombs and ancient temples that were forgotten for centuries. This episode shows how technique, technology, and ambition have developed some of the most magnificent structures in the world.

The human race is constantly looking for a better way to get from point A to point B. From tall ships to the invention of the automobile, travel has always been a necessity.

Discovering the transport networks of the past.

Examining the history of the Great Wall of China.

Exploring how ancient Egyptian engineers built the monumental Great Pyramid at Giza.

In the Middle Ages, the technology of the castle evolved by leaps and bounds.

Throughout history, the earth has been bombarded from space. Asteroid impacts have caused mass extinctions – including the dinosaur wipe out.

Naked Science investigates the violent cosmological forces that create planets and discover what it is that makes a planet a planet.

There is a theory that scientists once dismissed as absurd - that long ago the Earth became so cold every inch of it was entombed in ice.

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