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Technology leads from the submarine to hand-held sonar devices to help tourists catch big fish; carbon-fiber technology; radar now helps to locate people trapped in the rubble of collapsed buildings.

Aircraft carriers; supertankers; container vessels; armored vehicles; flight-simulation technology. Host: Hunter Ellis.

Building teamwork; portable power and electronics; operating in extreme cold conditions. Host: Hunter Ellis.

The 10th Mountain Division, trained for winter warfare; gun-sights; high-altitude military and NASA craft based on glider technology.

Technology born in the military that found civilian applications.

This 2-hour special crisscrosses billions of years of time and space to show how everyone, and everything, is linked in one universal story. It weaves together science and history.

Volcanic spots around the world made infamous in history; the volcanic islands of Greece; the mountains of Italy; the long ridges of Iceland; the volcanoes of Indonesia.

Seismologists race to prevent earthshaking disasters.

Cutting-edge technology attempts to measure the unmeasurable to help U.S. meteorologists track, study and predict tornadoes.

Avalanches have taken a deadly toll throughout history, ranging from Hannibal's army to snowmobilers, skiers and motorists.

A warmer climate may cause oceans to rise and may eventually lead to an increase in hurricanes.

This 2-hour special crisscrosses billions of years of time and space to show how everyone, and everything, is linked in one universal story. It weaves together science and history.

Volcanic spots around the world made infamous in history; the volcanic islands of Greece; the mountains of Italy; the long ridges of Iceland; the volcanoes of Indonesia.

Seismologists race to prevent earthshaking disasters.

Cutting-edge technology attempts to measure the unmeasurable to help U.S. meteorologists track, study and predict tornadoes.

Avalanches have taken a deadly toll throughout history, ranging from Hannibal's army to snowmobilers, skiers and motorists.

A warmer climate may cause oceans to rise and may eventually lead to an increase in hurricanes.

This 2-hour special crisscrosses billions of years of time and space to show how everyone, and everything, is linked in one universal story. It weaves together science and history.