Modern Marvels · SEASON 14
Ice
Episode 5 · 2007-02-11
- Documentary
Episode overview
The solid form of life's precious elixir has played a key role in fashioning our history and is making its mark as an unusual tool of technology. Explore how Earth's ice originated and recount how ice age glaciers sculpted North America. Take an inside look at Colorado's National Ice Core Repository to see how ice drilled from Antarctica and Greenland is an invaluable archive of past climate, and at a Canadian research lab experts demonstrate the dynamics and dangers of icebergs. See how Greenland's massive ice sheet may be sliding faster than ever toward the sea. Take a look at how scientists are using Antarctica's ice as a gigantic lens to probe the secrets of the universe.
44 minutes
Season 14 episodes
1. Balls2007-01-17
2. Environmental Tech2007-01-24
3. Canning2007-01-31
4. Pumps2007-02-07
5. Ice2007-02-11
6. More Ice2007-02-11
7. The Destroyer2007-02-13
8. Star Trek Tech2007-02-18
9. Weapons of Mass Destruction2007-02-21
10. Barbarian Battle Tech2007-03-07
11. Dams2007-03-28
12. Yard Tech2007-04-12
13. More Military Movers2007-04-18
14. Deep Sea Salvage2007-05-02
15. Welding2007-05-09
16. 60s Tech2007-05-16
17. It Came From Outer Space2007-05-16
18. World's Strongest II2007-05-23
19. Engineering Disasters of the '70s2007-05-30
20. 70s Tech2007-05-30
21. Truck Stops2007-06-13
22. Fertilizer2007-06-20
23. Cheese2007-06-27
24. Saws2007-07-18
25. Aluminum2007-07-25
26. Sticky Stuff2007-07-30
27. Chocolate2007-08-06
28. Bedroom Tech2007-08-13
29. Vacuums2007-08-23
30. Traps2007-08-27
31. Nature Tech: Volcanoes2007-08-29
32. Star Wars Tech2007-09-03
33. Extreme Aircraft II2007-09-20
34. Deep Freeze2007-09-25
35. Acid2007-10-01
36. World's Sharpest2007-10-11
37. Engineering Disasters 212007-10-25
38. Environmental Tech II2007-11-12
39. Corn2007-11-19
40. The Pig2007-11-27
41. Rocks2007-12-03
42. Most Shocking2007-12-10
43. Cold Cuts2007-12-17
44. Fast Food Tech2007-12-24
