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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.

The classical learning and science of the Byzantine Empire gives rise to the Renaissance.

The power, strength and ingenuity of Carthage.

The architecture and infrastructure behind Aztec society; host Peter Weller.

Architecture and infrastructure enable the rise and fall of the ancient Mayan civilization.

Engineering feats of the Persian Empire.

The Greek Empire's architecture and infrastructure; host Peter Weller.

The architecture and infrastructure the ancient Greeks engineered during the time of Alexander the Great.

History's greatest engineering and architectural achievements.

The classical learning and science of the Byzantine Empire gives rise to the Renaissance.

The power, strength and ingenuity of Carthage.

The architecture and infrastructure behind Aztec society; host Peter Weller.

Architecture and infrastructure enable the rise and fall of the ancient Mayan civilization.

Engineering feats of the Persian Empire.

The Greek Empire's architecture and infrastructure; host Peter Weller.

The architecture and infrastructure the ancient Greeks engineered during the time of Alexander the Great.

History's greatest engineering and architectural achievements.

The classical learning and science of the Byzantine Empire gives rise to the Renaissance.