Mountain ranges usually don't form in the middle of continents. Except for the Rocky Mountains. We'll go into the baffling Laramide Orogeny and a few possible reasons why the Rockies might be in the wrong place.

We traveled to Bozeman, Montana to meet with Dr. Ellen-Therese Lamm who explores ancient life by studying it at the cellular level. Kallie and Dr. Lamm discuss how she does this, and what she's learned by putting dinosaur bones under a...

We're back in Bozeman, Montana this week talking to Amy Atwater, Collections Manager at the Museum of the Rockies. MOR has among the largest collections of North American dinosaurs in the United States. We talk to Amy about her job and...

In this video Paul Andersen explains how society influences the natural world through increasing science, engineering and technology. As the world population increases it will require more natural resources and it will impact the global...

Dr. Forrester explores information and locations of the following major mountain ranges of the world: the Andes, Rockies, Himalayas, Atlas, and Alps.

Mountains of North America locates major mountain ranges found in North America by using a map or globe.

How do humans fit in to the long history of our natural world? Robert Moberg examines the history of First Nation people in Chilcotin and the blessing nature provides to human populations. Filmed over a two year period in the rare...

This program explores the geography, history, and some important cultural features of the Mountain Region of the United States. The individual states of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are presented in detail.

American explorers and pioneers the first Europeans explored the valleys, rivers and mountains of America. Many set up home there and forced Native Americans out of their original homeland. American Explorers & Pioneers. The Clark and...

Federal funding cuts have meant less food coming in, and as the shutdown drags on, there could be a big spike in demand. (Scripps News Group)

A mountaineer who knew three climbers missing and presumed dead in the Canadian Rockies breaks down the route the trio attempted to climb.

With the Kinder Morgan pipeline approved, a reporter walked the line to speak with the people living along the route

Researcher Kate Hanly talks about how climate change is impacting what brings people to the Rocky Mountains

For decades, mountaineers have trekked to Abbot Pass, just beyond Lake Louise. Many would stop for a rest at the stone hut along the route, logging their experiences in the hut's registers. Now, researchers have used those entries to...

Cheddar Weather: NYE Weekend Outlook

Grande Cache, Alta., has long benefitted from its location next to the Rocky Mountains, first as a coal mining town and now as an ecotourism hub. But with a proposed new coal mine comes questions about how to balance the environment with...

A new study finds that as rising temperatures shrink ice caps and glaciers, the impact will be felt on the communities that rely on that runoff water and could lead to a crisis.

In a video pitch for Edmonton to become an NHL hub city, Alberta took the unusual route of not showing Edmonton.

Banff National Park is seeing regular reports of both naturally-occurring and human-triggered avalanches in the region. The cause is recent heavy snowfall, which is putting a massive strain on an already weak snowpack.

Climbers from New Brunswick and P.E.I. met for an outdoor adventure in Parlee Brook, near Sussex, where a frozen waterfall offered a rare chance to trade rocks for ice.

A British Columbia woman is one of two extreme athletes who became the first to ski the south face of Mount Robson, the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies.

A powerful polar vortex has plunged temperatures across the Rockies and Northern Plains, with wind chills hitting minus 51°C in North Dakota. Extreme cold warnings are in effect from Canada to Texas as Arctic air sweeps southward.

Experience the stunning beauty of Yoho National Park from above with this captivating drone footage. Soar over the emerald waters of Emerald Lake, the rushing rivers, and the rugged peaks of the Canadian Rockies. Marvel at the pristine...

Time-Lapse pan of clouds billowing over distant mountains