Xploration Awesome Planet

Xploration Awesome Planet - FOX

FOX

Reality Series

2014

TVPG

Science

Educational

The grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth’s burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.

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2014– Reality Series 12 Seasons 106 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Friday, April 3

Bahamas

Season 3 • Episode 3

The Bahamas; great hammerhead sharks; deep saltwater blue hole; tracking baby lemon sharks.

Friday, April 3

Predatory Myths

Season 3 • Episode 4

University of Miami shark research team; an antivenom lab is home to hundreds of venomous snakes.

Friday, April 3

Animal Migrations

Season 3 • Episode 5

The paths of animal migrations; humpback whale research; elk; horseshoe crabs migrate to lay eggs.

Friday, April 3

Planet Rescue

Season 3 • Episode 6

Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation; Trilogy Excursions; Olympic National Park.

Saturday, April 4

Natural Wonders

Season 4 • Episode 5

In Hawaii, an incredibly rare waterfall pours lava into the ocean; the Antelope Canyon of Arizona.

Friday, April 10

South Carolina

Season 3 • Episode 7

Tagging tiger sharks; wild venus fly traps; examining ecosystem indicators through crabs.

Friday, April 10

Insects

Season 3 • Episode 11

Controlling invasive fire ant populations; ant societies; pollinators; mosquitoes.

Friday, April 10

Glacier National Park

Season 3 • Episode 8

Insect fossils dating back 45 million years; geology of the park; huckleberries; citizen science.

Friday, April 10

Nature's Classroom

Season 3 • Episode 13

Nature can sometimes be the best classroom; sea grass in Key Largo; aquatic insects; camera traps.

Saturday, April 11

Student Explorer

Season 4 • Episode 6

The winner of the first Student Explorer contest; swimming with whale sharks.

Friday, April 17

Natural Disasters

Season 3 • Episode 12

Science helps people prepare for natural disasters: hurricanes, avalanches, floods and earthquakes.

Friday, April 17

Taking Flight

Season 3 • Episode 15

Bats; wood storks; the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.

Friday, April 17

Microscopic World

Season 3 • Episode 14

The microscopic world of sand; fire ants; soil; some of the smallest known organisms in the ocean.

Friday, April 17

Dramatic Landscape

Season 4 • Episode 1

How Yellowstone National Park wildlife copes with the harsh winter environment.

Saturday, April 18

Guardians of the Environment

Season 4 • Episode 9

Ways in which scientists, students and regular citizens are helping to save the Earth.