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The New Threat. If an asteroid collides with the earth it could end life on our planet as we know it. Experts reveal just how close we are to an apocalypse.

The Rosetta mission was a ground-breaking expedition to land on a comet for the very first time. What did this cutting-edge journey uncover about life on Earth.

Danny Forster is in Kuwait where the world's tallest twisting structure, the Al Hamra tower, is built. Clad in limestone, it is capped by a 17-story open restaurant.

Danny is in New Orleans where they are building the world's strongest hurricane protection system which includes the largest storm surge barrier ever.

Discovers which of America's founding fathers used sex as an instrument of diplomacy and which one secretly scoffed at the divinity of Jesus.

Whether its religious fire-and-brimstone, Armageddon, or visitors from outer space, the US has no shortage of people coming together to get swept up in the fervour.

An Asteroid Day Special. A closer look at the Asteroid Day Foundation and their mission to protect the world from dangerous asteroids through early detection.

The mysterious dark matter is thought to be the cosmic glue that holds the universe together, yet the search for it continues to puzzle scientists.

Conflicting results make determining the age of the universe difficult. Finding the answer could be the key to many mysteries of the cosmos.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including water jet fountains, pneumatic punching machines and wooden surfboards made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including vibrating mining screens, roller conveyors, whoopie pies and wood utility poles made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including exercise bikes, pasta makers, Cornish pasties and slate products made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including channel signs and wetsuits made? What's the construction behind aluminium aircraft.

Ever wondered how a Morgan Aero Coupe was made? Join the How It's Made crew as they go to its birthplace, explore the inner workings and its gorgeous exterior.

Ever wondered how a Porsche 911 was made? Join the How It's Made crew as they go to its birthplace, explore the inner workings and its gorgeous exterior.

Deep in the Peruvian jungle, dozens of mummies have been found in cliffside tombs. Archaeologist Ramy Romany searches for evidence of who these people were.

The mummies of three Incan children are discovered in the Andes at a notorious UFO hotspot. Ramy examines why they trekked 1,000 miles to their death.

Treasure hunter Darrell Miklos dives the waters of Campeche, Mexico in search of shipwrecks first located by astronaut Gordon Cooper from space in 1963.