Drones. They're the piece of future tech that everyone's talking about. Host Chuck Pell discovers how drone technology is saving the lives of thousands in disaster sites around the world. The sky is the limit.

Billions are flocking to cities, needing a place to live. Futuristic apartments are being built on assembly lines and the furniture of the future plays hide and seek.

The materials in our modern world are undergoing a revolution. Check out new materials, industrial diamonds and concrete that heals itself like skin.

A designer creates a novel invention for a pooch with a problem. Thousands of abandoned dogs in Detroit get help from 'above'. And a humble fish gets a robotic alter ego.

Robot technology is moving so fast, its hard to determine where it's going. From robot co-workers, robot companions, and robotic teachers for kids, we explore the robot revolution.

Future tech is allowing us to look into the ancient past like never before, archeologists are using satellite imaging to map ancient native American cities.

Water - it's the key to life, and not as readily available as it used to be. In drought stricken California, brown is the new green. Scientists have invented a weird way to save water.

Human beings have been able to survive in practically every environment on Earth - from deserts to the frozen reaches of the Arctic. But what about living under the sea?

Is space truly the final frontier? Is there a place even closer that we know less about? The oceans of the Earth are vast and deep and what lies beneath the surface remains largely unchartered territory.

3D printing is/will forever change how we make things. Manufacturing worldwide is getting a makeover, affecting industries from healthcare to education. It's in homes, kitchens, and it's even in space.

Cars. We have trouble living with them but we can't live without them, and they are changing more than ever before. How will the car change in 2050? Could we be driving on roads that glow in the dark? Will your car be driving you?

In the future, home sweet home will see some big changes, and not only in cities, how about caves on the moon? You think a lunar cave sounds strange? Try a living space out of a parking space.

New devices are combining with the human body to change our world. Meet a man who hears in colour, thanks to an antenna implanted in his skull and Joe puts on a powerful headset showcasing brain power.

New gadgets are giving police extra sensory perception. Can your brain shfow when you're lying? The future of crime fighting on this episode of Earth 2050.

Robots using the power of the sun to nuke viruses, mechanical hands taking surgeons deep inside the human body. What is the future of medicine?

What's the future bringing to your dinner table? There's fast food, slow food, but how about future food? Future farmers are manipulating light for indoor farms.

Meet a robot designed to look like a man but act like a tank. Firefighters get superpowers with high tech eyes and ears. Man and machine, the ultimate combination.

By 2050, robots in all shapes and sizes will be doing all types of jobs. We explore working robots and how they are changing the World.

Mechanical birds, aluminum snakes, remote controlled manta rays. They may look like toys, but they are incredible robots that may change the world. Joe Penna explores Mechanimals!

Money has changed more in the last ten years than it has in the last thousand. Join host Chuck Pell as he goes to outer space with Canada's new plastic money.

On the road to 2050, farms are coming to a city near you. Mobile farmland is going straight up in the skyscrapers, and the sky is the limit in the farms of the future. It's all about urban farming, in this episode.

Andy Day sees how coatis follow mum's tail to safety in the forest. Eider ducks keep a wolf busy while their ducklings find a safe spot. The big mouthed hap is strangest of all - the young fish hide in its mouth.

In Africa, young meerkats learn to look out for their mob. Emperor penguins work together to keep their chicks fed and warm. The fry of convict fish stick together in a shoal to fool bigger fish.

Andy Day sees how lions aren't born with a loud roar. In Antarctica, a penguin chick can be heard by his mum despite 150,000 others. A baby macaque must learn the value of funny faces if she is to fit in.

David Attenborough tells the revealing story of this Caribbean island's exotic but vulnerable wildlife. We see how Puerto Rican parrots, manatees and turtles are now making a comeback.

The sengi is one of the fastest small mammals on earth - it even has a racetrack. In the Arctic, guillemot chicks leap from clifftop nests. Chacma baboons walk upright to reach the best food.

In Antarctica, a wandering albatross chick masters the largest wings of any bird. Swinging through the rainforest, lar gibbons seem to be flying. Great grey owl chicks leap from the top of huge trees.

Andy Day loves the tricks young animals learn. Californian ground squirrels use an old snakeskin to confuse a hungry rattler, and the coconut octopus rolls away from trouble in an old shell.

Cricket Pitch Whole stretches of the Lower Darling are so dry you could hold a cricket match in the river bed. So residents from around Tilpa decided to do just that. It helped take their mind off the drought as well as drawing attention to their plight. Essential Oils More than 90 percent of essential oil produced in Australia is being sold overseas. As demand grows, so do opportunities for our farmers. Rare Beef A 100-strong herd of distinctive long-haired, long-horned cattle are thriving on a farm in Tasmania's Derwent Valley.

Andy Day knows young animals learn by playing. Polar bear cubs in the Arctic and langur monkeys in India all love to play. But gorillas are playtime masters - they climb trees, roll around and try to beat their chests.

Swimming lessons for young animals with Andy Day. In New Zealand, baby fur seals choose a safe pool in a river. In Antarctica, Adelie penguin chicks have to learn how to sink.

Finding breakfast takes practice. Andy Day presents a young sea otter watching mum cracking shellfish open. Capuchin monkeys must learn how to break into yummy nuts, and an elephant calf learns how to use its trunk.

Andy Day sees how young animals get a ride. In Madagascar, ring-tailed lemurs get a piggyback from mum. Kangaroos have a special pouch to hold their babies, while tiny poison dart frogs carry their tadpoles up into the trees.

People Power Regional communities are leading the way when it comes to the supply of fair-priced, sustainable, reliable electricity - by funding their own wind and solar projects. Around 70 community energy projects have started up around the country in the seven years. Tassie Bubbles Sparkling wines from Tasmania are taking on the world's best.

Fishing lessons for young animals. Mum finds it easy, but fish slip away from young grizzly bears in Canada. Oriental darters practice with twigs. River otter pups watch mum's sat nav guide her to the fish in North America.

Andy looks at baby animals as they learn how to get around. Wildebeest can learn to stand just minutes after they are born. Adelie Penguin chicks must race to catch a parent for food, caiman need to be dug out of their nest.

Andy Day looks at baby animals as they learn jumping skills. Springbok don't just jump, they pronk, the odd-looking jerboa jumps to avoid danger, and the Arctic fox pups jump to help them burst through the snow to find food.

Andy Day looks at a selection of baby animals as they learn how to warm up and cool down. When king penguins are too cold they huddle together, but when they're too warm they cool down with a mud bath.

Black bears make excellent climbers, but that doesn't mean the young don't have to practise this vital skill needed for food, safety and somewhere to rest.

Andy Day looks at baby animals' tricky first steps. Polar bear cubs slip on the arctic snow. In Africa, a baby elephant needs mum's help to stand up. Mandarin ducklings face a huge leap from their tree trunk nest in Russia.

The Emu Effect In the early 1990s emus were billed as the 'next big thing' in Australian agriculture. At its peak the industry had an estimated 500 emu farmers nationwide. For the dozen farmers who remain, the benefits are starting to flow - thanks to emu oil. Water Wars Some farmers and residents fear their most precious resource, groundwater, is being squandered for bottling. Truck Safety A transport company is leading the way in road health and safety by using a 'fatigue and inattention' system to monitor driver performance.

Staying Power Roly Lennox started hawking fruit and veggies to housewives as a teenager in the 1940s, but after 70 years and millions of kilometres, he has completed his final delivery at the age of 86. Field of Dreams A pioneering family on Tasmania's iconic north coast took a chance on tulips to ensure their farm business blooms into the future. Golden Future A world-class integrated oilseed crushing and refining plant in the heart of the Riverina region is the brainchild of an Indian-Australian entrepreneur.

A Country Practice A midwife who counts herself 'aunty' to hundreds of children has travelled over 500,000km during her career to help isolated women have their babies at home. Past and Future A luxury European fabric producer has urged super-fine Australian wool growers to concede to changing animal welfare demands. Their message to farmers is listen to the market and stop the controversial practice of mulesing before buyers look to other countries for their wool. Just Add Water The owner of a Pilbara cattle station has tapped into the water from a river running underneath his property - transforming the dry, marginal grazing country into what looks like a lush green dairy farm.

Invisible Farmer: Steph Today we meet Steph, a woman who'd never even set foot on a farm until she took a job on one. It was a challenging and character-building move ... and it changed her life. Family Grit When a Tasmanian dairy farming family was up against the wall, two generations worked together to pull off a remarkable turnaround. They took the brave step to move away from conventional farming and pursue a better price for their milk by converting to organics. Sterile Flies Factory bred fruit flies will soon be released into the wild to 'mate'. It's part of a program to help fight Queensland fruit fly, a major destructive pest in the horticultural industry.

Invisible Farmer In an overwhelmingly male-dominated industry, only around 3 percent of Australia's shearers are female. Nicki Guttler first picked up a handpiece just two-and-a-half years ago, she's now forging a career on the boards and encouraging other women in the sheds to step up beside her. Outback Chefs A couple of retired fine dining chefs fulfil their long-held dream to cook for the hungry crew of an outback cattle station. But for staff used to plenty of plain food, there might be a few changes needed to the menu. Full Circle Almost all of the donated fresh produce comes from rural Australia - broadacre farmers, fruit and vegetable growers and even meat processing companies. But in an ironic twist, a disproportionate amount of relief ends up back in the country.

The incredible story of the first mission to look for life on another world - told by the engineers charged with safely landing a spacecraft on the surface of Mars and creating a miniaturised laboratory to search for life on the Red Planet.