2024-10-03
The human species has long admired strength and power. While we push beyond our own physical capabilities, using science and technology, the animal kingdom has evolved their bodies to achieve incredible things that humans simply dream of. Meet some of nature's toughest! (Repeat).
Buddhism focuses on the understanding that to live is to suffer and through Buddhist practices we can transcend this state of suffering and achieve true understanding. Traverse sacred sites and learn about ancient practices that guide followers on the path to inner peace and wisdom. (Repeat).
A magnificent manor is stripped of its former glory under the curse of the world's most expensive necklace. A baronial mansion carries a bloody history and a hex of the weeping stones. An ethereal French Abbey shatters all hope for captives contained within. (Repeat).
An eSports and gaming culture show presented by gamers. (Repeat).
They are massive digging toys on a scale nearly impossible to visualize. (Repeat).
Egyptian royals in the Valley of Kings promise turmoil for anyone who dare disturb their eternal rest. A devilish figure at the Mississippi crossroads grants great musical talents in exchange for a bluesman's soul. A pantheon of gods possess the power to punish any accursed name that's carved into dark tablets of ancient lead. (Repeat).
A group of Canadian doctors' travel to Haiti on a humanitarian mission. But their day on the job changes as the group finds itself in a violent protest, threatening their lives and keeping them from helping those in need. (Repeat).
Although modern medicine is capable of incredible feats, the ability to treat the human body follows hundreds of years of experimentation, at times with deadly results. When an epidemic of yellow fever strikes American soldiers in Cuba, Jesse Lazear journeys to the front. In a race against time, he puts himself in harm's way to uncover the source of the epidemic and prevent its spread. (Repeat).
The most destructive earthquake in Tokyo's history and the strongest one in history are apart by 89 years. Down under in Australia, we track the isolated northern outpost of Darwin to understand how they learned from cyclones that devastated their town in 1897 and again in 2011. (Repeat).
Human kind has always looked to the heavens to dream of the universe beyond our world, today that dream is within reach. Scientists may have conquered our atmosphere decades ago, but modern desires to make space travel accessible for the masses means rethinking the way we design our rockets. (Repeat).
Six Horsa gliders dropped from the skies near Cabourg in a surprise attack to take Pegasus Bridge over the One River. (Repeat).
On this gripping episode of Mapping Disasters a team of experts break down some of the most significant natural and man-made disasters in history. From the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami to the Suez Canal blockage, California Wildfires of 2020, 1970 Yungay, Peru Avalanche, and the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima, the series highlights the science behind these events, the challenges faced by the survivors,
A look at the case of Crystal, an active young woman that suddenly started losing all her energy with symptoms piling up on top of each other. (Repeat).
A group of Canadian doctors' travel to Haiti on a humanitarian mission. But their day on the job changes as the group finds itself in a violent protest, threatening their lives and keeping them from helping those in need. (Repeat).
Although modern medicine is capable of incredible feats, the ability to treat the human body follows hundreds of years of experimentation, at times with deadly results. When an epidemic of yellow fever strikes American soldiers in Cuba, Jesse Lazear journeys to the front. In a race against time, he puts himself in harm's way to uncover the source of the epidemic and prevent its spread. (Repeat).
The most destructive earthquake in Tokyo's history and the strongest one in history are apart by 89 years. Down under in Australia, we track the isolated northern outpost of Darwin to understand how they learned from cyclones that devastated their town in 1897 and again in 2011. (Repeat).
Human kind has always looked to the heavens to dream of the universe beyond our world, today that dream is within reach. Scientists may have conquered our atmosphere decades ago, but modern desires to make space travel accessible for the masses means rethinking the way we design our rockets. (Repeat).
Six Horsa gliders dropped from the skies near Cabourg in a surprise attack to take Pegasus Bridge over the One River. (Repeat).
On this gripping episode of Mapping Disasters a team of experts break down some of the most significant natural and man-made disasters in history. From the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami to the Suez Canal blockage, California Wildfires of 2020, 1970 Yungay, Peru Avalanche, and the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima, the series highlights the science behind these events, the challenges faced by the survivors,
A look at the case of Crystal, an active young woman that suddenly started losing all her energy with symptoms piling up on top of each other. (Repeat).
A group of Canadian doctors' travel to Haiti on a humanitarian mission. But their day on the job changes as the group finds itself in a violent protest, threatening their lives and keeping them from helping those in need. (Repeat).
Although modern medicine is capable of incredible feats, the ability to treat the human body follows hundreds of years of experimentation, at times with deadly results. When an epidemic of yellow fever strikes American soldiers in Cuba, Jesse Lazear journeys to the front. In a race against time, he puts himself in harm's way to uncover the source of the epidemic and prevent its spread. (Repeat).
The most destructive earthquake in Tokyo's history and the strongest one in history are apart by 89 years. Down under in Australia, we track the isolated northern outpost of Darwin to understand how they learned from cyclones that devastated their town in 1897 and again in 2011. (Repeat).
Human kind has always looked to the heavens to dream of the universe beyond our world, today that dream is within reach. Scientists may have conquered our atmosphere decades ago, but modern desires to make space travel accessible for the masses means rethinking the way we design our rockets. (Repeat).
Six Horsa gliders dropped from the skies near Cabourg in a surprise attack to take Pegasus Bridge over the One River. (Repeat).
On this gripping episode of Mapping Disasters a team of experts break down some of the most significant natural and man-made disasters in history. From the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami to the Suez Canal blockage, California Wildfires of 2020, 1970 Yungay, Peru Avalanche, and the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima, the series highlights the science behind these events, the challenges faced by the survivors,
A look at the case of Crystal, an active young woman that suddenly started losing all her energy with symptoms piling up on top of each other. (Repeat).