Cottage Life

An Australian family washed out of their off-grid home by flash floods; a woman crashes through the ice trying to save her dog; a golf course tornado; an adventurer injured in a freak rainstorm in British Columbia.

A devastating river of mud and rocks threatens a sleepy mountain valley; bizarre patterns beneath a frozen river may be strange morphing creatures; a jellyfish-shaped cloud may be a sign of dangerous weather to come.

Scattered across the United States are abandoned structures, forgotten ruins of the past and monuments to a bygone era that reveal the secrets of a hidden America.

Decoding the secrets of long-lost human settlements; scrutinizing a mysterious Norwegian mound, a prehistoric stone circle on the banks of the Tagus River, a lost city in the cradle of civilization and bizarre rock shapes.

A brain-busting series of questions on the film "Batman vs. Superman;" an art history student strikes out in her chosen category, then bets it all on a food-and-drink challenge that leaves the last contestant hungry for a jackpot win.

Uncover how a royal imprisoned two princes and took the British throne; ponder how the Irish crown jewels were stolen from a locked safe inside Dublin Castle, then see if the death of Amy Robsart at Elizabeth I's court was an accident or murder.

Zoom in on some otherworldly sights; spot a giant glacier on the Red Planet, let the milky seas off the coast of Java bathe your vision, ponder a huge hexagon floating above Saturn and take a spin around a doughnut-shaped lake in Saskatchewan.

Exploring an ancient Egyptian cemetery filled with everyday people and find links to historic weaponry in a horseshoe-shaped French monument; puzzle over a lost South Asian society, then see if human remains found in Wales hint at coastal rituals.

In the summer of 1952, stories of U.S. Air Force jets chasing UFOs over the White House knock the Korean War off the front pages of newspapers; as rumors spread, President Harry S. Truman demands to know what was flying over his house.

Budding entrepreneurs get three minutes to pitch their business ideas to five multimillionaires who are willing to invest their own cash to kick-start the businesses in the original "Shark Tank." After each pitch, the Dragons have the opportunity to ask questions about the venture. The entrepreneurs don't always have to answer, but of course what they choose not to address could very well affect t

A brain-busting series of questions on the film "Batman vs. Superman;" an art history student strikes out in her chosen category, then bets it all on a food-and-drink challenge that leaves the last contestant hungry for a jackpot win.

Zoom in on some otherworldly sights; spot a giant glacier on the Red Planet, let the milky seas off the coast of Java bathe your vision, ponder a huge hexagon floating above Saturn and take a spin around a doughnut-shaped lake in Saskatchewan.

Discover 10 preserved Byzantine-era crocodiles on the banks of the Nile; untangle the puzzle of the Namib Desert's grass circles; locate the remnants of a lost foreign-ruled city in Egypt and solve the riddle of Peru's Band of Holes.

Wind-fuelled blazes in a snow-blanketed Colorado town; stranded restaurant workers in frigid temperatures; a flash flood rages beneath a family's truck; over 40 twisters over two days in Alabama.

Visiting a controversial natural oasis in upstate New York; spying on the classified remains of a cutting-edge government vehicle project in Colorado; exploring a doomed monument to hope in Memphis and a strange Pacific Northwest town with a secret.

Exploring an ancient Egyptian cemetery filled with everyday people and find links to historic weaponry in a horseshoe-shaped French monument; puzzle over a lost South Asian society, then see if human remains found in Wales hint at coastal rituals.

Flammable snow could be an international danger; black smoke with a mind of its own; a giant red dome that appears to defy the laws of physics.

Visiting a controversial natural oasis in upstate New York; spying on the classified remains of a cutting-edge government vehicle project in Colorado; exploring a doomed monument to hope in Memphis and a strange Pacific Northwest town with a secret.

A ship is found abandoned but undamaged in the middle of the ocean; a mysterious glowing orb chases locals down a railway track in Arkansas; aviator Amelia Earhart vanishes on her pioneering round-the-world trip.

A mysterious tunnel, colonial ruins and warrior cemeteries are exposed.

Visiting a controversial natural oasis in upstate New York; spying on the classified remains of a cutting-edge government vehicle project in Colorado; exploring a doomed monument to hope in Memphis and a strange Pacific Northwest town with a secret.

Investigate an abandoned village in the shifting sands on Dubai's outskirts and a collection of inexplicable stone circles in Colombia; wing your way over a mysterious hilltop tower in Iran and a puzzling purple phenomenon in Chile's Atacama Desert.

A mysterious tunnel, colonial ruins and warrior cemeteries are exposed.