This is the story of studying Mars on Earth at Devon Island, the largest uninhabited island in the world located 500 kilometres southwest of the Magnetic North Pole. Devon Island is an analogue to Mars which has made it extremely interesting to NASA. Mars on Earth follows the largest scientific mission on Earth known as the NASA/Haughton-Mars Project. With exclusive access, we follow Dr. Pascal Lee and his team of 60 scientists in their exploration of Mars on Earth.
Producers: Summerhill Entertainment
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Mysteries in the Ice
From the high Arctic, to the Columbia ice fields, from the Yukon’s Mount Logan, to the Pacific coast, the glaciers of Canada are the planet’s most diverse frozen repository of secrets, telling the tale of our past, present and future in magnificent detail.
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Polar Safari
In the winter of 2001, a team of high altitude balloonists embarked on a rare and dangerous expedition over the world’s largest in-land sea – the Hudson Bay. Polar Safari is an adventure across virtually uncharted territory, rarely seen at this time of year and never traversed before by balloon. Along the way, the team encounters the unique people that inhabit the surrounding land and observe spectacular wonders. The expedition’s success put these fearless adventurers into the record books.
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Secrets of the Coast Wolf
In the towering rain forests along the northern shores of the Pacific, scientists recently discovered a new subspecies of the gray wolf. Unlike its genetic kin anywhere else in the world, this wolf swims, fishes for salmon and roams great distances from island to inlet across both water and rough terrain. Secrets of the Coast Wolf blends modern science and traditional knowledge to create a fascinating portrait of a unique wolf subspecies and the pristine, fragile world they inhabit.
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Eating Wild
Three teams, one goal: create a nutritious three-course meal using only wild foods found in the woods. At the end of the show, the three teams gather at a northern resort where they prepare and enjoy their wild meal outside. Eating Wild is ‘Survivor’ meets ‘Emerald’. Who knew nature tasted so good?
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Ghosts of the Rainforest
Wandering along a misty creek bed in northwestern British Columbia, appears a pure white bear the Tsimshian First Nation calls, the ‘Ghost Of The Rain Forest’. But this ghost is real; one of the rarest animals on earth, and one of the rarest experiences in nature.
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Searching for a Monster
Featuring exclusive footage of a species never before filmed in the wild, Searching For A Monster chronicles an incredible four year scientific quest to find and explore one of nature’s most reclusive, little-known creatures; the Greenland Shark.
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Horizontal Everest
450 miles from the North Pole stands Horizontal Everest, the mountainous jewel of the remote north. It boasts the highest peaks of the Western Hemisphere, east of the Rockies. While many have climbed vertical Everest, only explorer Jerry Kobalenko has climbed Horizontal Everest. Using exclusive photography, Kobalenko shares this world of enchanted beauty as we travel over the frozen ocean for 50 hours under the midnight sun, uncovering the mysteries of the north.
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Animal House
Animal House Secrets looks at an average suburban home owner from the perspective of the pet, among the other creatures who share, visit and borrow our kitchen, bedrooms and the spaces in between. From the roof to the basement, Animal House Secrets blends animal behaviour and environmental science with a sense of humour as we discover the biodiversity that thrives in our homes.
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Arctic Diamond Fever
This is the story behind the multibillion dollar fever that has led internationally renown geologists to the most unlikely place on earth – a land package the size of Texas in the empty, remote and vast barren lands of the Artic. Fueled by the fever of the hunt for that rare and precious find and in spite of deathly obstacles, geologists began what has become the biggest staking rush in world history. This is the search for the oldest, hardest, and most valuable gem in the world.