Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Completing the Planet Earth trilogy, Planet Earth III explores the greatest habitats on our planet and the extraordinary animals that live in them. Filled with wonder and insight, Planet Earth III celebrates places and animals beyond our imagination. From the depths of the ocean to the most remote jungle, discover the planet's last great wild places and the astonishing strategies animals have evolved to survive. Each episode focuses on a distinct...

Seven-part documentary television series, wherein scientists explain current theories about the formation of the Earth's continents, oceans and climate, and examine the Earth's relationship to the sun and other planets.

Bill Nye believes that "everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. In [this book, he] will help you find yours. With his call to arms, he wants you to examine every detail of the most difficult problems that look unsolvable"--Amazon.com.

Between the blue sky above us and the infinite blackness of space lies a frontier full of enigmas that scientists have only just begun to investigate. It takes viewers on an exploration to probe the earth-space boundary zone, which is home to some of nature's most puzzling and alluring phenomena: the shimmering aurora, streaking meteors, and fleeting flashes that shoot upwards from thunderclouds, known as sprites.

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by the National Geographic Society.

"In Computers, former Vice President Al Gore helps Bill trace the evolution of these amazing machines, from early models that took up entire rooms to the personal laptop that fits in your briefcase"--Container.

How did the human race populate the world? A group of geneticists have worked on the question for a decade, arriving at a startling conclusion: the "global family tree" can be traced to one African man who lived 60,000 years ago. Dr. Spencer Wells hosts this innovative series, featuring commentary by expert scientists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.

Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. Watch as David Pogue unlocks their secrets.

An introduction to horses that explores the history and varieties of horses, and the links between horses and humankind.

What do syrup, milkshakes, and air all have in common? In Fuids, you will discover that they are all fluids or stuff that can bend, squish, flow, move, dodge, or mosey along without breaking or separating.