The scientists-turned-gold prospectors continue their epic search for gold in the wilds of New Zealand's South Island.

Host Kate Humble struggles with the team as they battle to extract enough gold to make a souvenir by the end of the series. To add to the half gram they extracted in the first week, they adopt increasingly bizarre methods in their efforts to get rich and solve science puzzles.

"Rough Science" is the thinking person's reality show. The series takes a group of highly skilled scientists, drops them in a remote location and presents them with a series of challenges, all designed to test the practical side of their disciplines. In the engaging second season of the series, the tasks confronting the scientists revolve around a quest for gold in New Zealand and mastering space in the Arizona desert.

Note: This is part 2 of a series of 6 parts.