6 – The Last Frontier

Original air date: 30 November 2011

The first part of this episode deals with human involvement in the Arctic followed by the Antarctic. Since there is no human habitation in the south it concentrates on the physical sciences (geology, chemistry, and astronomy). Biological sciences are treated in the following one.

A graphical overview of what happens in the episode can be seen below

A more detailed view is available in the table below

More episodes

1 - To the Ends of the Earth
2 - Spring
3 - Summer
4 - Autumn
5 - Winter
7 - On Thin Ice
8 - Science at the end of the earth
9 - The Epic Journey
Series in retrospect