Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Planet Earth is a complex engineering marvel, an "Earth Machine" driven by a core as hot as the surface of the sun and as massive as the moon. While we inhabit the dry land of the continents, three-quarters of our world remains hidden beneath the waves, a vast, uncharted territory of 17-kilometer-high volcanoes, canyons that dwarf the Grand Canyon, and a 65,000-kilometer undersea mountain range that is the most active geological structure in the solar system. From the high-stakes repair of fiber-optic cables that power our global internet to the discovery of "alien" life-forms that build armor out of solid metal, this documentary uses cutting-edge satellite and sonar data to virtually drain the oceans. Discover how the violent cycle of destruction and renewal on the seafloor not only shapes our geography through tsunamis and earthquakes but also provides the vital minerals and thermal balance necessary for all life to exist.
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Planet Earth is a complex engineering marvel, an "Earth Machine" driven by a core as hot as the surface of the sun and as massive as the moon. While we inhabit the dry land of the continents, three-quarters of our world remains hidden beneath the waves, a vast, uncharted territory of 17-kilometer-high volcanoes, canyons that dwarf the Grand Canyon, and a 65,000-kilometer undersea mountain range that is the most active geological structure in the solar system. From the high-stakes repair of fiber-optic cables that power our global internet to the discovery of "alien" life-forms that build armor out of solid metal, this documentary uses cutting-edge satellite and sonar data to virtually drain the oceans. Discover how the violent cycle of destruction and renewal on the seafloor not only shapes our geography through tsunamis and earthquakes but also provides the vital minerals and thermal balance necessary for all life to exist.
Welcome to Progress - the home of engineering marvels, space exploration and history's greatest inventions. From rockets that took us to the stars to the world's most advanced military vessels, we'll be bringing you world-class documentaries every week.
You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like Dan Snow, Eleanor Janega, Tristan Hughes, Mary Beard, Matt Lewis and more.
Get an exclusive release every week by signing up here: bit.ly/4pyExyn
Progress is part of the History Hit Network. For any queries, please contact owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com.
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