Curiosity Channel

Few things are more wondrous than the gift of flight, but some birds have chosen to give it up - the question is, why? Whether it is to save energy?

To many, the wolverine is the stuff of movie superheroes, but they are some of the toughest, strongest, and most mysterious animals around.

Europe, a continent of 50 countries, famed for cities and ancient civilizations, home to some 700 million people, and yet with a staggering diversity of natural wilderne

Half of all bird species undertake annual migrations, everything from heavy-bodied swans to delicate hummingbirds.

Migration is one of the great phenomena of the natural world. Migrants we know best are found in the awe-inspiring herds running across our planet.

'S1/E3 - Fighting For Life'. All animals fit into a food chain, feeding on those below, but there is nearly always another link in the chain, something that wants to eat them.

'S1/E2 - Fighting For Food'. All animals, no matter how big or small must face a daily struggle to find food.

If Australia makes you think of beaches and BBQs, cricket, and cork hats, you haven't seen anything yet.

Europe, a continent of 50 countries, famed for cities and ancient civilizations, home to some 700 million people, and yet with a staggering diversity of natural wilderne

Half of all bird species undertake annual migrations, everything from heavy-bodied swans to delicate hummingbirds.

Migration is one of the great phenomena of the natural world. Migrants we know best are found in the awe-inspiring herds running across our planet.

'S1/E3 - Fighting For Life'. All animals fit into a food chain, feeding on those below, but there is nearly always another link in the chain, something that wants to eat them.

'S1/E2 - Fighting For Food'. All animals, no matter how big or small must face a daily struggle to find food.

If Australia makes you think of beaches and BBQs, cricket, and cork hats, you haven't seen anything yet.

'S1/E4 - The Vikings: Weapons of the Vikings'. The Vikings were fighting machines. They plundered lands from central Asia to North America and defeated the armies of the greatest empires. What was their secret?

'S1/E2'. What happened when the army of Robert Bruce invaded Ireland in order to unite the Celtic nations against English oppression?

'S1/E1 - The Salazar Era in Portugal'. Portugal is the scene of Europe's longest right-wing dictatorship. Until 1974, the Estado Novo, the 'New State' ruled the country for over four decades.

Follow us into the lost empires of Turkmenistan.

Gjellestad, Norway. Archaeologists made the discovery of a lifetime: a 20-meter-long, 1200-year-old Viking funeral ship. Who is hiding in the grave?

'S1/E3 - The Vikings: The Ships of the Vikings'. The Vikings were great explorers and sailors. They exceeded all others in that area. Speedy, lightweight ships carried Nordic warriors all the way from their Scandinavia.

'S1/E1 - Alexander The Great'. What if Alexander had not died at the age of 32? What if he had listened to advisors and returned to Macedonia instead of going on his worldwide conquest?

'S1/E2 - Race To The Moon'. What is the future of the human presence in space? How might things be different if there had not been a Cold War and a Space Race?

'S1/E1 - The Salazar Era in Portugal'. Portugal is the scene of Europe's longest right-wing dictatorship. Until 1974, the Estado Novo, the 'New State' ruled the country for over four decades.

'S1/E2 - The Regime of the Colonels in Greece'. Under the command of Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos, the military forces arbitrarily implement a NATO coup plan developed for Greece in the event of a Communist overthrow.

150 years ago, Japan opened up to the world and took giant steps towards modernity.

Follow us into the lost empires of Turkmenistan.

'S1/E4 - The Vikings: Weapons of the Vikings'. The Vikings were fighting machines. They plundered lands from central Asia to North America and defeated the armies of the greatest empires. What was their secret?

'S1/E3 - Martin Luther King, Jr.'. What would the Civil Rights movement in the USA have been like if Martin Luther King, Jr. had not been motivating change?

'S1/E4 - King Philippe of France and Richard The Lionheart of England'. What might have happened if Richard the Lionheart had not been wounded? Or Philippe Auguste of France had fled the battlefield?

'S1/E2 - The Regime of the Colonels in Greece'. Under the command of Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos, the military forces arbitrarily implement a NATO coup plan developed for Greece in the event of a Communist overthrow.

'S1 - The Rise Of Civilization'. About 8,000 BC, in a few select places some people begin to experiment with a new way of harvesting energy. They're growing their own crops.

'S1/E1 - Part 1: Rise of Civilization'. In the region that includes the Mediterranean, the Aegean, Mesopotamia and Egypt, the Bronze Age arrived about 3000 BC and lasted nearly 2000 years. What singled out this period?

'S1/E2 - Part 2: Masters Of Trade'. Trade, and in particular trade in luxury goods, drove the commerce economies of the Bronze Age.

'S1/E3 - Part 3: Conquest And Collapse'. The Bronze Age had the first large urban centers, powerful kingdoms and armies, writing, and trade routes across vast areas. What led to the end of the Bronze Age?

150 years ago, Japan opened up to the world and took giant steps towards modernity.

'S1/E1 - Alexander The Great'. What if Alexander had not died at the age of 32? What if he had listened to advisors and returned to Macedonia instead of going on his worldwide conquest?

'S1/E2 - Race To The Moon'. What is the future of the human presence in space? How might things be different if there had not been a Cold War and a Space Race?