Discovery频道真人秀节目,曾服役于英国特种部队的求生专家贝尔·格里尔斯每集被空降到一处环境恶劣、甚至有致命危险的无人地,如雨林、沙漠、丘陵、冰原等,浑身只携带一点简陋工具,由摄影小组全程记录他的整个逃生过程。他会利用各种求生技巧,包括判断方向、寻找水源、获取食物等等,我们可以惊异地看着贝尔大啖蛆、生肉、昆虫、爬虫,如何利用自己的尿液,如何用木棍击杀野兔,如何对抗烈日、寻找夜间藏身之所,最终成功在时限之内到达有人类活动的领域。从而教会观众在同等险境中该如何脱身。
What do the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Thirty Years’ War and the Renaissance have in common? For one, they were all starkly affected by extreme weather conditions. Indeed, if we take a fresh look at human history in the light of Earth’s volatile climate, we can expose hidden parallels, draw surprising conclusions and explain bizarre historical conundrums. This two-parter combines natural sciences and history, a journey from the Big Bang to Iceland’s volcanoes – a gripping narrative that explores little-known connections between the Earth’s climate and major historical events. Are these extremes of weather really a 21st-century phenomenon? Or has climate determined the fate of humanity ever since amphibians took their first steps on terra firma?
In trying to comprehend our universe, just how big is big? How far is far? This users guide to the cosmos will bring the incomprehensible down to a human scale such as Venus melting a tank, the density of a black hole compared to 1000 cars in a Coke can, and the comets in the Solar System equated to grains of sugar weighing half a ton.
冒险达人埃德·斯塔福德这次选择和妻子萝拉、2岁的儿子蓝恩一起冒险,他们将在印度尼西亚的一个荒岛上共度一个月,以寻求更健康的家庭生活。
在美国仍然有这么一群人,他们依靠在山中狩猎维持生计,他们就是山人。几百年来,山人凭借着古老的生存技能,度过了山中的风风雨雨,传承了一代又一代人。一年中最冷的月份即将来临,我们将前往阿巴拉契亚山脉、落基山脉、以及阿拉斯加,看看山人们如何争分夺秒地为最难度过的日子做准备。尤斯塔斯住在北卡罗来纳州的山上,他已经在这里居住了二十年之久。这些年来,他在这里建立了家庭,以狩猎、捕鱼和饲养动物存活。汤姆与他的妻子生活在蒙大拿州的山上,距离他最近的城镇也有100英里之远,他已经有十年没有出过山了。约翰是一个依靠捕兽做买卖营生的人,冬天就要来临,他必须赚到足够的钱以获得他所需要的用品。他们都是美国最真实的山人。