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Archive footage and cutting-edge CGI is used to explore global disasters, illustrating the full toll these events can take and giving an understanding on how and why they occur.

Earthquakes occur when tectonic plates suddenly shift and shock waves shake the Earth's surface; they occur along fault lines -- the most active being the Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean and the San Andreas Fault on the American West Coast.

As floodwaters unleash havoc in Venice, Italy, experts use the latest technology and modern-day science to explore the feasibility of rebuilding it.

Bridges and tunnels revolutionized transportation-but when they fail, tragedy follows. This episode explores the world's worst collapses and fires, including a tunnel blaze in the Alps so intense it fused 20 cars together. While bridge failures send vehicles plummeting into water or ground below, tunnel fires turn confined spaces into infernos. Why do these disasters happen, and what can be done t

Apollo 12 astronauts bring back something alive from the moon; NASA tracks an asteroid heading towards Earth but make an incredible discovery.

Cosmonauts are trapped in a capsule in a frozen lake; a NASA scientist investigates the Hindenburg; the full moon affects experiments.

Life may have been found on Mars; mysterious Moon Pigeons.

The evolution of life on Mars before a series of cataclysmic events transformed the planet from a watery world to a hostile one; scientists believe life will find a way to continue despite the setbacks.

The first close-up images of Pluto reveal secrets; scientists investigate if Pluto is home to a warm ocean of liquid water beneath its surface and whether this underground ocean could harbor life.

A nuclear submarine goes missing while spying on Soviet maneuvers, and its wreckage is found on the ocean floor.

Beneath Yellowstone National Park is one of the world's largest active volcanoes, and it's poised to erupt at any moment; experts use seismic technology and visual imaging to reveal its catastrophic threat.

Brand-new evidence reveals the secrets of a Nazi program to build a nuclear bomb; using cutting-edge science and technology, experts uncover classified files that reveal how close Hitler came to this terrifying super weapon.

Adolph Hitler disappears from the world in an apparent suicide at the end of World War II, but theories of his possible escape continue to circulate; experts use forensic science to examine remains that could finally solve the mystery of his fate.

The Shroud of Turin is alleged to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ; forensic analysis is used to determine the truth.

Three inmates are said to have escaped from Alcatraz prison, but even today, it's never been proven; new evidence might finally crack this notorious cold case, as experts use forensic science and cutting-edge technology to investigate fresh leads.

The ruins of an abandoned prison are evidence of a chaotic riot that put the prisoners in charge; special access to its burnt-out interior reveals how inmates took over Ireland's Alcatraz and why it is deserted today.

Tunnels filled with human bones lie beneath the streets of Paris, and this horrifying engineering marvel points to a dark secret; new discoveries reveal why this grisly underground death maze was built and why it was abandoned.

Near the destroyed city of Pompeii, an eerie complex of underground tunnels snakes beneath a volcano, and some believe these passages were intended as a gateway to hell; new discoveries reveal exactly why they were built and why they were abandoned.

A strange complex of tunnels on the grounds of a mansion are under lock and key for a century; since its rediscovery, some believe its mysterious place is a gate to hell; new discoveries reveal its secret purpose and why it was abandoned.

On a strange island off the coast of Croatia, the mysterious ruins of a long-abandoned hideout look like they once belonged to a James Bond super-villain, and new discoveries reveal why it was built and why they were abandoned.

The ruins of a once-palatial compound contain the secrets of one of history's most notorious criminals, and new discoveries reveal why this high-security estate was built and why it was abandoned.

A ghost town in the American West was once a Gold Rush hotspot and one of the most violent places in America; today, there are legends of a secret treasure buried in the surrounding hills, and new discoveries might finally reveal its true location.

On a strange island off the coast of Croatia, the mysterious ruins of a long-abandoned hideout look like they once belonged to a James Bond super-villain, and new discoveries reveal why it was built and why they were abandoned.