S2016 E1 • Viruses: Destruction and Creation

What is a virus? How does it affect humans and how does it spread? Doctors, virologists and scientists examine the spread of the Zika virus, what effect this growing epidemic may have on large populations, and possible next steps to stop the illness.

S2016 E2 • Chambord: The Castle, The King and The Architect

The Royal Chambord Castle is the most renowned Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley in France. Despite its fame and distinctive features this monument hides many secrets related to its conception, architecture and history. For instance, could da Vinci have been the architect?

S2016 E3 • Stephen Hawking's Favorite Places

Commander Stephen Hawking pilots his space ship the SS Hawking on the journey of a lifetime, zooming from black holes to the Big Bang, Saturn to Santa Barbara. After all, why should astronauts have all the fun?

S2016 E4 • Hubble’s Imager

How do scientists put together the many photos taken by the Hubble Space Telescope to obtain the beautiful and amazing pictures we see? What goes into producing the final images from Hubble? Zolt Levay, Senior Image Processing Specialist at the Space Telescope Science Institute dissects and explains the Hubble image of 30 Doradus, a "star forming" region in space.

S2016 E5 • Solar Superstorms

Solar Superstorms is a major new production that takes viewers into the tangle of magnetic fields and superhot plasma that vent the Sun’s rage in dramatic flares, violent solar tornadoes, and the largest eruptions in the solar system: Coronal Mass Ejections. What’s driving these strange phenomena? How will they affect planet Earth? Find the answers as we venture into the seething interior of our star. "Solar Superstorms," is a science documentary showing off the latest computation-enabled research about solar dynamics. Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch, the 24-minute documentary illustrates what can happen when our closest star erupts. Stunning visualizations from Donna Cox's team at the US National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Advanced Visualization Laboratory tell the story. The National Science Foundation (NSF) helped fund the Centrality of Advanced Digitally Enabled Science (CADENS) project to show off the gains supercomputing and data analysis offer to science and the world. "The 'Solar Superstorms' dome show is a direct result of scientific research dependent on extremely powerful computer simulations and visualizations," says Rudolf Eigenmann, a program director at the NSF. Too complex for a single computer, producing the simulations required supercomputers from across the US: · The NCSA's Blue Waters supercomputer simulated the early universe to show how the first generations of stars formed. · Pleiades at Michigan State University illustrated the magnetized convection deep in the body of the sun and the gas encircling the outer two percent of the solar mass. · The Kraken system at the National Institute for Computational Sciences visualized the convection cells across the face of the sun - each as large as a continent. · The Yellowstone supercomputer at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the Discover supercomputer at NASA's Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) simulated the solar corona. "The resulting representations of the high-resolution, complex numeric simulations convey the beauty, the power, and the human relevance of solar storms," says Eigenmann. The spectacle's North American debut was in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (US) on 30 June. The European premier was at the Planétarium Gallilée at Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole in France on 4 July. It will now feature at a dozen science museums around the world, including Planetarium Hamburg (Germany), the State Museum of Pennsylvania (Harrisburg), Tellus Science Museum (Cartersville, Georgia), and the Eugenides Planetarium (Athens).

S2016 E6 • Tricky Memory

Memory is not a photo album where your images of the past are faithfully recorded. The latest neuroscience discoveries show that memory can be affected in many ways and with surprising results: false memories, distortions, modifications and déjà vu. To what extent can we rely on our memories ?

S2016 E7 • Destination: Pluto Beyond The Flyby

Join the New Horizons team to examine the latest findings and imagery from Pluto and the fringes of our solar system. They reveal a world unlike any other we've seen yet!

Première diffusion : 14 juillet 2016

S2016 E8 • JFK: Fact and Fable

Television made Jack Kennedy the ultimate celebrity during his presidency. However, the JFK we remember is the one his wife, Jackie, created after his death. From Air Force One to the Oval Office to the Rose Garden, Jackie Kennedy designed the symbols of presidential power still used today.

S2016 E9 • Top Science Stories Of 2016

From the detection of gravitational waves generated in space over a billion years ago, to discoveries in genetics here on Earth, we've collected the most compelling science breakthroughs and advances of 2016. Thanks to magnificent, hard-working scientists and researchers around the world, science keeps marching ever forward. And this year saw some discoveries that are absolutely brimming with the promise of greater discoveries, breakthroughs and quality of life in the future.

S2016 E10 • The Health Of Our Oceans

S2016 E11 • Follow Your Nose: Cracking Smell's Code

"Follow Your Nose" seeks to unlock the secrets of olfaction. How do we perceive smells? What messages do they contain? How do they alter and influence our brain and behavior?

S2016 E12 • Hergé in the shadow of Tintin

A complex and complicated artist, Georges Remi created one of the most famous characters in the world, Tintin, for young readers. With exceptional access to the archives of Studios Herge and Moulinsart, this program looks at Remi's life and the way he changed the art of comic strips.

Première diffusion : 28 septembre 2016

S2016 E13 • Expedition Antarctica: Living On The Edge

Following extreme diver and biologists Laurent Ballesta and acclaimed photographer Vincent Munier, exploring for the first time sub-glacial lakes deep under the ice pack and decoding the secret weapons of wildlife and micro-organic life thriving under such extreme conditions.

S2016 E14 • Expedition Antarctica: Antarctica's Secrets

An expedition which will help viewers decipher Antarctica’s key role in climate regulation and see the challenges the iconic Emperor penguin faces in the light of climate change. Discover the secrets of these polar environments on the ice and underwater and get close and personal with the emperor.