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Frontiers explores new ideas in science, meeting the researchers who聽see the world through fresh eyes and challenge existing theories - as well as聽hearing from聽their critics. Many聽such developments create new ethical and moral questions and Frontiers is not afraid to consider these.
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LISTEN AGAIN 30 min |
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"Frontiers has taken me to some extraordinary places - physically and intellectually. We've hunted fundamental particles in a Canadian nickel mine, heard how all Chinese folk have perfect pitch and seen how the New World was once populated by Monster Wombats and Mega-Wolves. What fascinates me about this series, though, is the scientists themselves creatively reaching into the mists of unexplored fields, sometimes coming up with some frankly wacky ideas that turn out to be sensible and revolutionary. It's sharp end science at the very apex."
Peter Evans
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Super Volcano
Deep beneath the Earth's surface lies one of the most destructive and yet least understood of the planet's natural forces - the 'super volcano'. Only a handful exist in the world but when one erupts, it will be unlike any volcano we have ever witnessed. The explosion will be heard around the world. The sky will darken, black rain will fall, and the Earth will be plunged into a long dark winter.
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Lying underneath one of America's areas of outstanding natural beauty, Yellowstone National Park, is one of the largest supervolcanoes in the world. It last erupted 640,000 years ago and scientists are now predicting that the next eruption may not be far off. To discover more, a new volcanic observatory has been built in the park to monitor the extreme volcanic activity going on beneath the surface of this much visited tourist destination. Peter Evans travels to Yellowstone to talk to the scientists who are investigating this potentially devastating natural phenomenon.
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Peter with Yellowstone Geologist
Hank Heastler
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