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The Frozen Heart

Season 2026 Episode 1

Venture into our planet’s most extreme ice fields alongside scientists uncovering the history of our climate. From scaling jagged peaks to descending deep into the ice sheet, track how the polar world is transforming.

Aired: 09/15/26
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Austrian scientist Dr. Birgit Sattler studies the microbial life that exists in ice.
On Antarctica’s barren nunatuks, Dr. Ry Holland searches for microbial life.
Dr. Melanie Lancaster is a marine mammal specialist and advocate for quiet Arctic oceans.
The team from Real Ice work with the Inuit community on a radical plan to refreeze sea ice.
Discover epic science in the most extreme places on Earth.
Professor Alun Hubbard is studying the cause of meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet.
Dr. Adrian McCallum and his team traverse the Greenland ice sheet on a 350 mile journey.
Go behind the scenes of the epic three-year journey to film “Ages of Ice.”
Discover epic science in the most extreme places on Earth.
The polar regions are places of wonder and profound connection for the scientists who work there.
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