Part Three: Hive Minds
The evolution of super-colonies allowed social insects to dominate the planet. We show how they arose and why they're so important to our very survival.
The evolution of super-colonies allowed social insects to dominate the planet. We show how they arose and why they're so important to our very survival.
We discover all the ingenious ways that insects track down mates and how they give the next generation the best start in life.
Between 5 and 10 million different kinds, maybe ten quintillion individuals – there's absolutely no doubt that we're living on Planet Insect.
Thom Hunt challenges himself to fish for Cod in picturesque Norway in freezing conditions.
Thom Hunt challenges himself to fish wild Tuna in stunning Gran Canaria.
Thom Hunt challenges himself to locate a rare Mirror Carp in stunning Gran Canaria.
Thom Hunt challenges himself to locate and catch four UK species in one week.
Thom Hunt is challenged to hunt a record-breaking Barbel in Spain's striking Extremadura.
Thom Hunt is challenged to hunt the mighty Pike in the UK's Norfolk Broads.
December 7th, 1941 - a day that altered human history. Relive the attack on Pearl Harbor through survivor interviews and new underwater imagery of the USS Arizona.
The accidents behind the inventions of photography, the microwave, Scotchgard and Viagra.
The accidents behind vulcanized rubber, matches, pacemakers, and the discovery of Pulsars.
The accidents behind the inventions of plastic, DNA fingerprinting, Botox, and artificial indigo.
Dog drool leads to phone addiction, and the accidents behind Teflon, dynamite, and wifi.
The accidents behind the inventions and discoveries of Lithium, LSD, TNT, and the PB&J.
The accidents behind the inventions and discoveries of Kevlar, penicillin, saccharin and the LED.
The accidents behind the inventions of photography, the microwave, Scotchgard and Viagra.
The accidents behind the inventions of photography, the microwave, Scotchgard and Viagra.
The accidents behind vulcanized rubber, matches, pacemakers, and the discovery of Pulsars.
The accidents behind the inventions of plastic, DNA fingerprinting, Botox, and artificial indigo.