Documentary exploring the Russian village of Oymyakon, the world's coldest inhabited place, and contrasting it with Furnace Creek in California This is a journey to the hottest and coldest places on earth, where people go about their everyday lives under extreme conditions - and even enjoy it.
Follow the world's greatest scientists as they attempt to understand a phenomenon that Einstein believed could only exist on paper. We now know there are millions of black holes in our galaxy, and they are the scariest things we know least about.
Origins of violent explosions that blast through the universe baffle scientists.
The latest technologies are used to explore the mysteries of the Sun.
Scientists research hydrothermal vents on the mid-ocean ridge.
Boundless ambition and vast quantities of human labor transform rock into incredible monuments.
Architectural wonders distinguish Rome as an unsurpassed world power.
Time Limits uses a combination of dramatic computer animation, amazing real time images and the latest scientific advances to give a totally new view of our world and universe.
This documentary assesses the limits of human perception, taking us on a journey through time from the quasars, millions of light-years away from earth, to the depths of human genotype and the structure of a single atom.
A new species of miniature human is found on an Indonesian island.
This documentary follows the story of how satellite technology has changed from that first, homemade looking object (Sputnik).
Dark flow is the latest in a long line of phenomena that have threatened to re-write the textbooks. Does it herald a new era of understanding, or does it simply mean that everything we know about the universe is wrong?
Science Channel Documented the Five-Year Pursuit to Produce Life Synthetically for Creating Synthetic Life, premiering Thursday, June 3, 2010, at 8PM ET. Washington, D.C. - Today, world-renowned scientist Dr. J. Craig Venter announced that he and his team at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) became the first in history to synthetically create a living, self-replicating cell. The news holds groundbreaking potential for solutions to a host of global challenges, including generating new food sources, pharmaceuticals and vaccines; cleaning up pollution; creating new energy sources; producing clean water; and more. Now, Science Channel is exclusively bringing viewers inside Dr. Venter's pioneering quest to produce life synthetically in Creating Synthetic Life, premiering Thursday, June 3, 2010, at 8PM e/p. Over the course of five years, only Science Channel cameras captured the failures, successes and breakthrough moments of Dr. Venter, Nobel Laureate Hamilton Smith, Dr. Clyde Hutchison and JCVI researchers as they meticulously sought to create a synthetic single-celled organism. What exactly does today's news mean for the human race? Where exactly will it take us? Could the technology be used for negative purposes? What are the ethical concerns we must weigh before using it? Following the premiere of Creating Synthetic Life, Science Channel delves deeper into the ethical and scientific implications of this discovery in Creating Synthetic Life: Your Questions Answered, premiering Thursday, June 3, 2010, at 9 PM (ET). This one-hour special is an open forum discussion featuring Dr. Venter, leading bioethicists, top scientists and other members of the scientific community discussing the breakthrough's ramifications and how it may change our world and the future.
NASA scientists aren't the only ones who can play with rockets! Once a year, the most fearless and hardcore of all rocket builders from around the country come together at LDRS and go head-to-head to see who can build the meanest, baddest most powerful rocket around. For five days, more than 2,000 rockets burst into the sky with a billow of smoke, racing thousands of feet straight up in a matter of seconds. In fact, the FAA has no choice but to divert all air traffic around the entire event! This year, Science Channel brings the event to you on July 5 at 9PM and all of the fire and grit that goes with it! What does LDRS stand for? Quite simply, Large Dangerous Rocket Ships. Hey, why complicate a good thing? And who better to host this explosive event than Kari Byron from Mythbusters? This artist, science chick and working mom sees more explosions in a week on the Mythbusters set than most people see in a lifetime! She's right up in the action and takes viewers behind the red tape to find out more about these wacky contestants and their self-made rockets. To make things even more hectic, LDRS hosts four different categories of competitive rocketry: Drag Racing: A wild event where tons of rockets all launch into the sky at once. The first rocket to reach one thousand feet is declared the winner. Think traditional drag racing except, well, vertical and with a lot more fire. Race To 6,000 Feet: Powerful rockets launch in turns attempting to reach at least 6,000 ft. straight up as fast as possible. There are some situations where red tape is actually a good thing. This is one of those times. Stand back, people! Low Altitude: This is one of the craziest events we've ever seen. The competition opens up to rocket enthusiasts and their, let's just say "unconventional" rockets. We're talking things like port-a-potties and washer/dryers strapped to explosives and launching into the sky. The trick is, these crazy flying objects need to land safely, and without
Documentary from 2002 predicting what life will be like in 2025
Galileo, Newton, Einstein, Hawking: each man was a rebel in his own way, each conceived a radical new vision of the cosmos. This program explores their incredible achievements in the context of their tumultuous lives, weaving dramatic reenactments, paintings, photos, personal letters, diary excerpts, and commentary from historians and scientists including Stephen Hawking himself to see how these brilliant men uncovered fundamental principles of the universe. A Discovery Channel Production.
Daniel Tammet and other "Super Brain's" challenge themselves as scientists try to figure out what makes them so smart.
This program explores the history of shipping on the Great Lakes and chronicles the mysteries of ship disappearances along with the heartbreak of lost ships and their crews and passengers.
The documentary tells the story of Jane, a pristine dinosaur skeleton unearthed in Southeastern Montana by a group of mostly amateur fossil hunters from the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, where the dinosaur is now prominently displayed. Jane was built to kill. Twenty-two feet long and 7 1/2 feet high at the hip, the dinosaur during its day tipped the scales at about 1,500 pounds. It had 72 serrated teeth.
It has been more than 30 years since NASA put men on the moon and brought them back. Now, plans are underway to return astronauts to the lunar surface. And this time, it doesn’t appear they will be leaving anytime soon. 2007 CINE GOLDEN EAGLE WINNER for OUTSTANDING SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING
NASA has taken the lead in designing the new space exploration vehicle, Orion, with which man will go back to the Moon; go on to Mars, and beyond.
The European Alps are the most famous mountains on Earth. However, there are three other mountain ranges that owe their names to the first European Explorers, one in the Northern and two in the Southern Hemisphere. The European and Japanese Alps are almost identical worlds yet the Australian and the Southern Alps of New Zealand couldn't be more different. This film is a fast-paced roller coaster ride from the top to down-under. A co-production of ORF, Science Vision, ABC Australia, Natural History New Zealand, WDR and NDR Naturfilm
NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Imagine a world where disease could be eradicated by an injection of tiny robots the size of molecules. That is the hope offered by nanotechnology - the science of microscopically small machines. But others fear nanotechnology could lead to a non-biological cancer - where swarms of tiny nanobots come together and literally devour human flesh. Sounds like science fiction? It certainly did until a brilliant young scientist called Hendrik Schön seemed to bring it a step closer. Schön's great breakthrough was to make a computer transistor out of a single organic molecule. It was an achievement of almost incalculable brilliance. Some speculated this technology could spell the end of the entire silicon chip industry. Crucially, Schön's transistor was organic. Suddenly, this seemed to be the first step towards true nanotechnology, where minute computers could grow as living cells. Scientists speculated about how these tiny machines could be used to target diseases with astonishing precision. Others wondered - could the military use them as a new weapon? Others, including Prince Charles, were terrified. If these machines can grow by themselves, how do we stop them from growing? What happened next would destroy reputations and shatter lives - because there was more to Hendrik Schön's discovery than anyone knew.
The building blocks of the universe, from large-scale examples such as black holes to elements of the subatomic world.
String theory and supersymmetry in physics are used in the hopes of discovering a theory of everything.
Imagine if every time you saw someone called Derek you got a strong taste of earwax in your mouth. It happens to James Wannerton, who runs a pub. Derek is one of his regulars. Another regular's name gives him the taste of wet diapers. For some puzzling reason, James's sense of sound and taste are intermingled. Julian Asher can hear colors. Others can taste shapes, smell sounds, feel smells. It's called synesthesia, a truly bizarre condition in which our senses become intermingled, and has baffled scientists for decades.
British physicist Jim Al-Khalili takes us on a fascinating journey exploring the theories around the creation of the Universe and the Big Bang.
Every day we are required to make decisions about life, and according to some scientists, we generally make the wrong one. Luckily the same scientists that have identified the problem can also help with the solution. In this documentary, scientists, psychiatrists and mathematicians examine everyday issues and give their opinions of how we should successfully approach the decision making process. These members of academia claim that far too often our emotions cloud our ability to make the correct choice. By systematically working through the decision, identifying the factors and weighing out the options, you can come to a logical and often correct decision. Mathematician and author Garth Sundem believes that by using a few simple equations, problems can be solved easily and you can sail through life. Garth believes that by using numbers he can determine if it is time to see a psychiatrist, what recreational hobbies to take up and can even achieve the perfect divorce. His unique problem-solving method is put to the test when Garth hits the road in order to provide and demystify the answers to life's problems with a calculator in hand. Other scientists in the documentary demonstrate how decisions and outcomes can potentially be manipulated and reveal how we often post-rationalise an inconvenient or bad decision.
Professor Brian Cox takes a global journey in search of the energy source of the future. Called nuclear fusion, it is the process that fuels the sun and every other star in the universe. Yet despite over five decades of effort, scientists have been unable to get even a single watt of fusion electricity onto the grid. Brian returns to Horizon to find out why. Granted extraordinary access to the biggest and most ambitious fusion experiments on the planet, Brian travels to the USA to see a high security fusion bomb testing facility in action and is given a tour of the world's most powerful laser. In South Korea, he clambers inside the reaction chamber of K-Star, the world's first super-cooled, super-conducting fusion reactor where the fate of future fusion research will be decided.
Connected: The Power of Six Degrees (alternate title: How Kevin Bacon Cured Cancer[1]) is a 2008 documentary film by Annamaria Talas. It was first aired in 2009 on the Science Channel. The documentary introduces the audience to the main ideas of network science through the exploration of the concept of six degrees of separation.
Engineering experts and historians hope to discover new insights into the scientific mysteries of the Roman Coliseum, so they explore the ancient arena to learn the engineering techniques that were used to build it in ancient times. Buried in the foundations is a complex and ambitious drainage system that still works, over 2000 years later.
The experts create an artificial landslide, hoping to find out just how much shifting a pyramid can withstand without toppling.
Time. It runs, flows, bends, stretches and squeezes. It has a past, a present and a future. But the burning question remains: can we go backwards, forwards or even sideways in it? Discover how the seemingly impossible may become possible in Time Travel.
A team of scientists, historians and divers embark on a scientific journey to Bikini Atoll to see the effects of 23 atmospheric atomic test blasts. With the help of a high-tech submersible, the Pagoo, they explore Bikini's underwater ship graveyard.
In the crucible of World War II, Germany’s most brilliant scientists create terrifying new weapons of mass destruction: stealth-like trans-Atlantic bomber, first cruise missile, X-Ray cannon, even an atomic bomb. Before the war is over, Germany will produce many technological firsts that remain the basis for many air and spacecraft today. Now, seventy years later, secret Nazi files show the classified blueprints for these – and many other – devastating ‘Wonder Weapons’ Hitler should have won the war..he really threw it away.Especially against Britain.If he just said “to hell with the air war” and just marched across the channel, and used the Luftwaffe as support and not its own force, he would have conquered Britain.He also could have allied with Ireland (or atleast the ira ) This documentary reveals the circumstances scientists faced under Hitler‘s National Socialist party, and tracks amazing technological innovations from the beginning of the Third Reich through the modern postwar period. It highlights major scientific disciplines and designs, and the inventions of Wernher von Braun, Alexander Lippisch, Irene Bredt, Viktor Schauberger and Werner Heisenberg, among others.
We are the only species on earth that cooks its food - and we are also the most intelligent species on the planet. The question this documentary asks is: do we cook because we're clever and imaginative, or are we clever and imaginative because our ancestors discovered cooking?
Go behind the scenes to follow the 18 months of preparations for launch, close up. Hear personal testimonies of engineers, astronauts and others who have spent their lives working on the Shuttle Program. For them, this flight is loaded with mixed emotions as the clock ticks down to the last launch.
Research into the inner workings of human's senses opens up a new world.
What Is Reality? — an inquiry so deep and complex it has occupied the seemingly insufficient minds of brilliant scientists and philosophers for eons. "It’s one of the simplest yet most profound questions in science: The search to understand the nature of reality. But on this quest, common sense is no guide.” From the discovery of quarks, the fundamental building blocks of matter, to the story of the Large Hadron Collider, to the elusive Higgs boson, better-known as the God particle, the series takes an ambitious peer into the depths of intellectual inquiry and the outermost frontiers of human understanding. Perhaps most fascinatingly, the documentary bridges concepts familiar from science fiction — parallel universes, time travel, teleportation — with areas of rigorous scientific research, brimming with concepts and discoveries so mind-bending yet grounded in present scientific investigation that they leave you questioning the very nature of everything you’ve come to know and accept as real.
Take two anvils, add a pile of gunpowder and ignite. What might seem like a recipe for disaster is actually the formula for high-flying, explosive fun this Labor Day with the world-premiere special FLYING ANVILS. SCIENCE transforms a 200-year-old tradition into a 21st century extreme competition that tests the boundaries of physics-and good judgment. As the latest addition to the popular SCI SPORTS franchise, FLYING ANVILS joins the ranks of one-of-a-kind, extreme engineering events including PUNKIN CHUNKIN, LARGE DANGEROUS ROCKET SHIPS (LDRS) and most recently, KILLER ROBOTS: ROBOGAMES 2011. FLYING ANVILS premieres on SCIENCE on Monday, September 5, at 10 PM (ET/PT). Hosted by Tory Belleci of MYTHBUSTERS, FLYING ANVILS takes viewers to Farmington, Mo.- the Mecca of anvil launching-for the 2011 U.S. Anvil Shooting Championship. There, teams from around the country gather to compete in a pyrotechnics playground that seemingly defies both physics and common sense. The annual competition features a marquee event in which contestants fire a 100-pound anvil off another using one pound of gunpowder. In a second, super-modified event, teams use specially engineered anvils with two pounds of gunpowder to send anvils flying in excess of 500 feet in the air. "I've seen a lot of crazy things on MYTHBUSTERS, but hosting FLYING ANVILS was one of the most intense things I've ever experienced,: says Tory Belleci. "This sport is so raw, so explosive and so exciting-how did I not know about it before?!" "With FLYING ANVILS, SCIENCE continues its mission of celebrating everyday engineers and backyard geniuses, because not all science comes from men in white lab coats," said Debbie Adler Myers, general manager and executive vice president of SCIENCE. "FLYING ANVILS offers access into a unique American subculture that combines unconventional science with larger-than-life characters and, most important, mind-blowing explosions. It's a world that many may never have im
Countless mysterious objects have been caught by NASA's cameras. Many astronauts have even reported seeing unidentified flying objects. In this special, we'll reveal NASA's top ten unexplained encounters using original footage and groundbreaking interviews with astronauts and scientists. Can these phenomena be explained away through science and detective work? Or have NASA's cameras potentially captured the first traces of extraterrestrial life? NASA's Unexplained Files will feature in-depth commentary and interviews with top scientists and astronauts including Story Musgrave, Astronaut; Dr. Jack Kasher, Professor of Physics and Astronomy and ET researcher; Jim Oberg, space flight operations specialist; Alan Bean, the fourth man to visit the moon; Franklin Chang Diaz, Astronaut; Bruce Maccabee, Optical analyst and former Navy member; and Edgar Mitchell, Astronaut, who walked on the moon.
Science isn’t something that just happens overnight. It takes many measurements, oodles of analysis, re-testing and re-analysis before any groundbreaking announcement can be made. So, on the surface of Mars, inside Gale Crater on a plain called Aeolis Palus, our tenacious six-wheeled Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is doing cutting-edge laboratory work on an alien world and mission scientists are itching to announce a “historic” discovery.
The Romans were one of the most intriguing and powerful civilizations to have ever lived. Now, building on the extraordinary techniques used in Egypt: What Lies Beneath, Dr Sarah Parcak and her team re-harness space-archaeology to discover what the glory of the Roman Empire was really like. With satellite archaeology and high-tech remote-sensing tools at its heart, this epic film peels back the layers of history to literally see Rome in all its magnificence. Culminating in a visually mind-blowing series of CGI revelations, viewers will be able to walk the streets of legend and discover the history of Rome as never before.
Each year, fifty of America's most extraordinary minds go head-to-head in the US Memory Championships in hopes of becoming the next national memory champion. This is not your typical tournament-style event. It's not physical strength, but mental prowess that's on trial in this competition. Many contestants practice all year long to keep their gray matter in tip top shape. Each event is meant to test the participants' ability to remember different kinds of information in a number of ways. For example, the "Speed Cards" event measures the ability to recall numbers and patterns. On the other side of the spectrum, the "Three Strikes You're Out" event tests the ability to remember detailed information about other people - right down to things like their birthday and favorite foods!
Follow the story of Comet ISON — a sungrazer with a potentially deadly fate and on a trajectory to slingshot around the Sun. Premiering Saturday, December 7 at 10PM, the one-hour special presentation features the latest information about this icy rock's journey into the inner solar system. Watch expert analysis from leading scientists, astronomers and amateur stargazers and learn how Comet ISON could be the brightest comet to be observed from Earth - ever - when it approaches the Sun later this month. But one question remains: will it survive its epic journey around the Sun?
The use of embryonic stem cells has ignited fierce debate across the spiritual and political spectrum. But what if we could create man-made stem cells - or find super cells in adults that could forever replace embryonic cells and remove the controversy? Today, we are on the brink of a new era - an age where we may be able to cure our bodies of any illness. Stephen Hawking has spent his life exploring the mysteries of the cosmos, now there is another universe that fascinates him - the one hidden inside our bodies - our own personal galaxies of cells. Hawking takes us on a fascinating journey exploring what these wondrous and baffling mechanisms are capable of. He is joined by the scientists who are on the front lines of discovery in this field including Dr. Doris Taylor who is customizing a donor's heart with the recipient's stem cells - her goal is to revolutionize heart transplants, Dr. Paul Lu and Dr. Mark Tuszynski may have created a breakthrough that could cure paralysis, and Dr. Vincent Giampapa who believes that stem cells can be used to stem the tide of aging and create a fountain of youth. Narration by Michael C. Hall. Executive producer Morgan Freeman.
A 43 min documentary narrated by Mike Rowe about the prerequisites for an Earth-like planet elsewhere in the galaxy and the current planet searching efforts and results. Produced by Pioneer Productions for The Science Channel
The most dangerous idea in science might turn out to be true: we live in a multiverse of truly infinite proportions.
A killer asteroid is on its way to Earth -- what can we really do to stop it? Are we destined to go the way of the dinosaur?
Surviving Exodus hosted by Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul, delves into the natural world and explains the most mysterious stories of all time, that have been told for the last thousand years, of natural disasters sent by god: plagues of flies, frogs and locusts, furious storms and parting seas. With a crack team of explorers including Discovery Channel's Dave Salmoni they will embark on a crazy mission to experience those Biblical plagues first hand. In the Bible a plague means any sudden disaster, the first plague to be investigated is the tale of the Nile turning blood red. The world's longest river, the source of life for Ancient Egypt becomes an undrinkable current of rotting fish.
Earth is surrounded by millions of pieces of debris from old satellites and space missions; looking at efforts of the U.S. government and private companies to combat the threat of lethal space junk.
A showcase of the very first images of Pluto and first-hand accounts by the NASA scientists who planned the mission to capture them; the images could spark a debate over Pluto’s planetary status.
A spectacular journey to the birth of stars and matter a billion years after the big bang.
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of ILM, the studio that created everything from terrifying dinos to Death Stars. Raiders, Raptors, & Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM shows how the magic is made and how it has sometimes inspired real life science.
There's a massive amount of something dark lurking everywhere throughout the universe; scientists attempt to finally crack the mystery behind dark matter.
Making the James Webb Space Telescope.
Since Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, burying the city of Pompeii, it has been frozen in time. But now, more secrets behind the ancient Roman city are being revealed with the help of new technologies in Science Channel’s Lost World Of Pompeii Pompeii is a delicately conserved attraction that is under constant threat from the wears and tear of extensive tourism, the specter of landslides and the possibility of another devastating eruption from Mount Vesuvius. This all new one-hour special goes behind-the-scenes of Pompeii with a collection of scientists as they use new science to try to finish piecing together the relics of Pompeii’s past before time runs out. Lost World Of Pompeii merges technology with history to reveal a clearer picture of what exactly happened on that day, thousands of years ago when the volcano erupted. The special features a group of experts from around the world who are leading teams of archaeologists, volcanologists, architects and scientists to search for new evidence on what life was like before the day of Vesuvius’s deadly eruption. To bring the buried city back to life, all aspects of society are researched in Lost World Of Pompeii A team of archaeologists and anthropologists use X-ray technology on ancient body casts to gather information on the life that was lived by the persons inside. Not only do these scans reveal information about the subject’s age and their occupation, but they can also be used to digitally reconstruct the faces of those lost – with details accurate enough to determine their ethnic lineage. To revive their wisdom, a group led by Dr. Emmanuel Brun uses a synchrotron – an extremely powerful source of X-rays— to try to see inside a set of ancient scrolls that were scorched shut in the disaster. And to sculpt the structures that kept the civilization thriving, architects aim to create the first-ever complete 3D model of the city.
A team of experts using the latest in 3D scanning technology explore the hidden underground treasures that made Rome the powerhouse of the ancient world. The scientists uncover a subterranean world that helped build and run the world's first metropolis and its empire.
An investigation of the Bermuda Triangle, an area of the Atlantic Ocean between Miami, Bermuda and the Caribbean where planes and ships have mysteriously disappeared Examining if time-shifting fogs and underwater aliens are causing boats and planes to disappear in the Bermuda Triangle or if it’s giant waves, underwater gas explosions and the strongest hurricanes on Earth that contribute to the disasters.
A new particle may have been discovered and will revolutionize physics.
Following the journey of a comet from the outer reaches of the solar system.
The Rosetta spacecraft will crash on Comet 67P after completing its mission.
What would happen if the sun took out our electrical power grid for an entire year? It may sound like the plot of a sci-fi movie, but this doomsday scenario could actually happen. Despite its calm appearance, the sun is a violent place, constantly releasing huge masses of energy known as coronal mass ejections. These storms have hit the earth before. The last big one struck more than 150 years ago in the Victorian era taking out worldwide telegraph service. The impact of a similar storm would be far more destructive in our modern age of hyper-connected telecommunication and total reliance on electricity and electronics. Fortunately scientists and engineers are building the world's largest solar telescope and launching the first ever spacecraft to fly to the sun to help us predict these potentially devastating events - and prepare for them.
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma left a deadly trail of destruction throughout the American Southeast. But as these super storms are intensifying scientists are now realizing that the worst might be yet to come.
The Bermuda Triangle is the mysterious stretch of water that's home to some of the world's greatest mysteries, and using cutting-edge technology, experts investigate the truth behind this strange and deadly place.
The largest ocean archaeological expedition ever has discovered a fleet of ancient ships perfectly preserved in the Black Sea's mysterious depths. As experts investigate this holy grail of shipwrecks, they uncover hidden secrets and lost treasures.
New discoveries are helping archaeologists find hard evidence of the lost land of Atlantis. Using the latest science & cutting-edge technology, they investigate the ruins of mysterious sunken cities to get steps closer to finding this strange place.
New discoveries in a mysterious Siberian cave could bring woolly mammoths and other long-dead Ice Age beasts back to life. Using the latest tech, experts race to unearth precious DNA from their mummified remains in a cutting-edge cloning experiment.
Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking were revolutionary thinkers who changed everything we know about our universe. Explore the connections between these two great minds in our all-new two-part documentary ‘Monster Black Holes: Hawking’s Giants’
Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking were revolutionary thinkers who changed everything we know about the universe, and using the latest discoveries, experts explore the connections between these two great minds.
The new show invites audiences to learn about a scientific team using radio telescopes to peer past galactic clouds of dust and gas, and, how, by boosting their magnification through a network of dishes across the world, venture to deliver the first-ever photograph a black hole.
The world's greatest skyscrapers were built with ambitious engineering and cutting-edge technology, and experts go behind-the-scenes of these modern marvels to reveal the secrets of their inner workings and show how humans have conquered the skies.
Considered one of the most prolific tragedies in modern history, the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 remains riddled with mystery. The Titanic’s story is as iconic as the ship itself – Titanic was the largest and most luxurious of her era… and supposedly unsinkable. But the giant iceberg many believe led to her fateful end is only part of the story. Now, experts are looking at a series of other mishaps and mistakes that on their own were survivable, but together led to eventual disaster.
In the late 5th century, the fate of the Roman Empire, considered one of the world’s mightiest forces, hung in the balance as they faced a terrifying enemy – Attila, a brutal warrior king, and his violent tribe of nomad warriors known as The Huns. But who were the Huns and how did they come to take on the most powerful empire in history? Today, new discoveries are unlocking these secrets as scientists search for clues to discover where they came from and how they rose to power. As new archeological evidence is uncovered for the first time, scientists may perhaps unearth the greatest discovery of all – Attila’s lost tomb.
Uncover the source, process and people behind the production of copper.
Meet the team of elite engineers constructing SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
NASA's Mars Perseverance rover lands on the Red Planet.
A team looks into the reasons for the Maya abandoning their cities in the 9th century.
Archaeologists examine new evidence uncovered in Turkey that may reveal more about the notorious tale of the Trojans.
One of the most influential and infamous figures from history, Julius Caesar’s reign is full of stories, but there is also a lot of mystery behind it. Examining the Gallic wars gives us a deeper understanding of the Gauls and their origins.
will allow viewers to follow experts as they use cutting-edge technology to uncover a previously unknown subterranean ring. This new discovery starts to unravel the secrets of Stonehenge and completely change our understanding of the monument and the people who built it.
The Florida town of Surfside is hit with tragedy as a 13-story apartment building suddenly crumbles to the ground, taking nearly 100 lives with it. Using the latest technology, investigators search the debris to uncover the cause of this deadly disaster.
Archaeologists explore the secrets of a long-forgotten royal necropolis containing ancient Egypt's most powerful women, and using cutting-edge tech, they uncover lost tombs and confront the mysteries behind this enigmatic burial site.
Follow the mission behind the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope.
In April 1986, the cause of a catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is mysteriously shrouded in a veil of secrecy; now, experts examine declassified documents to uncover the true story behind the worst nuclear disaster in history.
The sprawling capital of Persepolis and the site of the epic battle of Sparta at Thermopylae hold new discoveries waiting to be revealed; experts using cutting-edge forensic archaeology to reveal secrets behind these lost cities of ancient Persia.
Archaeologists scan the uncharted jungles of Southeast Asia to uncover the rise and fall of the medieval Khmer Empire; using cutting-edge tech, experts decode engineering secrets and digitally reconstruct lost temples that could rewrite ancient history.
In 2011, a catastrophic nuclear disaster forced the immediate evacuation of Fukushima, Japan, and now, a team of scientists use hundreds of cameras to track and investigate the astonishing wildlife that now thrives in this deadly, radioactive environment.
1n 1587, more than 100 English colonists settle on Roanoke Island and soon vanish, baffling historians for centuries; now, experts use the latest forensic archaeology to investigate the true story behind America's oldest and most controversial mystery.
Discover the historic first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope, the world's most powerful observatory, and explore the construction, extensive testing, and the incredible cosmological mysteries that scientists believe it will soon reveal.
A team of astronomers and scientists try to pinpoint the location of a strange presence hidden deep in the core of the galaxy. What they find in this mysterious realm harbors clues to the origin of the world and a future course to the galaxy and universe.
An 85-minute documentary which shows the circles themselves for all to see and presents the top crop circle researchers. Investigating the over-all assumption of hoaxing, balls of light, sacred site connection, media and people's reaction to the phenomena, and outlining the basic understandings arrived at so far. Images of the major crop circles, interviews with top researchers and a narrative line dealing with the mystical aspects of the phenomenon. Many are now coming to believe these mysterious symbols, appearing all over the planet (more than 11,000 since 1980), are a communiqué to humankind allowing a greater human consciousness to emerge. They are here to offer humanity at this time, an opportunity for an expanded consciousness and an understanding of how the world works in the larger context of the inter-galactic community. Science and media have not given the phenomena its due consideration. Now is the time for a careful re-consideration based on the information and insights gained by the many researchers in the field. A feature length documentary by Robert L. Nichol.
Physicist Stephen Hawking explores the subject of stem cells and their capabilities, including body-part regeneration and anti-aging effects.
In this year-end special, Science Channel reviews the biggest science and technology stories from 2014.
Direct from Pluto: The First Encounter showcases the very first images of Pluto and first-hand accounts by the NASA scientists who planned the mission to capture them; these images could spark a debate over Pluto's planetary status
Scientists look for evidence of an extraordinary phenomenon known as the Cosmic Dawn, a dramatic moment in the history of the universe when the very first stars were created.
