This is a story of what would happen to our planet as the sun turns into a red giant.
(01:13)Welcome to a world when our planet stops spinning, when each night is six months old...
(01:10)Welcome to a brand new world. A world where the Earth doesn’t spin. And every night is six mont...
It’s the backbone of modern life. It’s in the food we eat, the houses we live in, the cars w...
Over billions of years, our planet has developed into an intricate ecosystem, capable of sustaining life. But what would the outcome be if we were confronted by scenarios of apocalyptic proportions? Aftermath examines how we would cope in the event of various natural and man-made happenings on an epic scale. Imagining extreme scenarios, this four-part series looks at how the entire world would prepare for the end of time.
When The Earth Stops Spinning
If the Earth was to suddenly stop our seas and the atmosphere would change so drastically that it would no longer be able to support human life. Looking to a future where one side of the planet is dark and cold for six months at a time, and the other is bathed in deadly solar radiation, this episode explores how long human and animal life might survive in a cruel new, stationary world.
World Without Oil
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