This week's NOVA episode is excellent! "Earth From Space"
Video: Earth from Space | Watch NOVA Online | PBS Video
A friend gave my family the DVD set of "Wonders of the Solar System" and "Wonders of the Universe" hosted by Brian Cox. It is a BBC series, and I don't think it is available online. If you get a chance, watch it.
This is all the tectonic plate movements since Pangaea and then projected out to 100 million years from now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=uGcDed4xVD4
What science gives you a kick? Neanderthal DNA is kewl... So is a dinosaur with FOUR wings. Why is water the only material to expand when it freezes? Do you know where elements heavier than iron come from?