Our homeworld is extreme: exploding volcanoes, icy glaciers, raging floods, shattering earthquakes, scorching heat. In Extreme Lands we discover how science has allowed mankind to survive and thrive on this harsh world. Through extraordinary encounters with local researchers, and spectacular imagery of the brutal landscape we discover how human science has allowed us to understand and overcome the worst nature can throw at us. We see how our resourcefulness and inventions have actually captured the colossal forces at play, turning them to our advantage. On every continent humans have reaped the benefits of living life at the extremes.