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Can We Cheat Death? Scientists are learning the mechanisms of aging and getting closer to a world where death is curable. Are humans about to enter a new age of immortality.

The city of Thebes was the religious centre of Egypt's New Kingdom. How did workers construct the largest religious site in the ancient world.

A pioneering experiment shows how ancient Egyptians built the giant obelisks of Thebes. New findings suggest how they prompted the downfall of the pharaohs.

More everyday items go under the microscope. What are the production processes behind common objects such as recycled skateboard guitars.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are common objects including racing pulley systems and medicine balls made.

A recent creature sighting outside the infamous Skinwalker Ranch brings Chuck and the team to Utah to investigate. Evidence indicates it might be an alien.

An ongoing series of UFO sightings off the Southern California coastline leads Chuck and the team to examine the link between UFOs, the military and the ocean.

A recent UFO sighting in Phoenix leads Chuck and the team to Sedona, AZ. They explore whether the area's energy vortexes act as portals for otherworldly visitors.

Alexis combines Mother Nature and science in an attempt to beat a champion angler. Plus, He comes up with an ingenious plan to hopefully outsmart a Spelling Bee champion.

Alex feels the pressure of a penalty shootout against the English Premier League's greatest-ever penalty taker. Later, he takes on a polygraph machine and tries to beat it.

Thermopylae was the site of an iconic ancient battle. Legend says that in 480BC, 300 Spartan warriors died there - experts reconstruct the lost battlefield.

The New Secrets. Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate one of the wonders of the modern world. They reveal mysteries hidden in its foundation.

Can We Hack The Planet? Scientists are unlocking the secrets of nature in order to tame the elements, harness energy, and even control life. Can we save humanity in time.

Apollo 12 astronauts bring back something alive from the moon and NASA track an asteroid heading towards Earth only to make a shocking discovery.

An Apollo 17 photo seems to show a US military outpost on the Moon and is life in the oceans of Jupiter's moons? Plus Neil Armstrong faces real danger.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are common objects including Montreal smoked meats and motorised scooters made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are common objects including cactus pear puree and lab reactors made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are common objects including digital paintings, sundae cups and badminton rackets made.

How do the islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave world-famous Harris tweed? And, in Iceland, how do they prepare fermented shark.

How do they make the world's most expensive and luxurious beds? And, how do they deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.

How do they make the distinctive Borsalino hat worn by Indiana Jones? And, how do they make a bicycle which can fold up to a tenth the size of a regular bike.

Andy braves the Louisiana swamp, a deadly place packed with alligators, snakes, and dangerous predators. He rigs his bag of tech to escape back to civilisation.

Andy braves a remote forest in Alaska, a terrain that's rugged, wet, and cold. To return to civilisation, he must use his tech to stay warm, dry, and alive.

Paramedics Jeremy and Steve help a farm worker who has been crushed by a bale of hay. And, a 32-year-old horse rider suffers a painful fall.

The Cornwall Air Ambulance team race to help a man who was set on fire by a deep fat fryer. And, a 42-year-old woman has fallen from a horse.

Is Gun Crime A Virus? Every 17 minutes, someone is killed with a gun. Is this an epidemic that scientists can cure.

Can We All Become Geniuses? Genius lies somewhere in the human mind. Might we augment our biology with technology to unlock the genius inside us all.

Is The Force With Us? New research is revealing a hidden force in the universe instantly linking every place in the world and joining the future with the past.

New discoveries at a strange prehistoric site reveal the dark secrets and rituals of the mysterious people who built the world's largest stone circle.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is the lost city of Tikal, once home to over 100,000 people. How did this small village rise to become a Maya superpower.

Once thought to be an inevitable disaster, scientists now have the technology to prevent asteroids from hitting the Earth. How are they working to do this.

Chasing Bigfoot's origin story, Phil and Jessica uncover a rash of recent sightings and bone-chilling new evidence in the Pacific Northwest.

Responding to recent UFO sightings, Josh Gates sends his team to New Mexico for a new investigation into the infamous, unsolved Socorro Landing Incident.

Find out how coconut charcoal, dial indicators, wet downdraft tables, and bassoon reeds are made.

Find out how pasta dyes, blueberries, composting toilets, and surge arresters are made.

Find out how angle grinders, berry baskets, and omnidirectional speakers are made.

Find out how cartridge blades, chocolate banana loaves, vending machines, and dive computers are made.

Workers turn millions of tons of cedar trees into perfect planks of wood siding. Plus, how are world-famous Spanish tiles handcrafted.

How is the most advanced heavy-lift airplane in the world built? What is the secret behind making sure bananas are ripe when they hit the shelves.

How do they build a monorail above the world's most crowded streets? Plus, how do they craft Copenhagen's famous Flora Danica porcelain.

How do they build heavy duty road rollers? How do they bake bread in a can? And, how do they make a mobile phone with the care and precision of a Swiss watch.

NASA and SpaceX launch the first crewed mission from U.S. soil in almost ten years. Behind the scenes coverage of the SpaceX Dragon Capsule water landing.

Once thought to be an inevitable disaster, scientists now have the technology to prevent asteroids from hitting the Earth. How are they working to do this.

For four years, the Messenger space probe sent images of Mercury, the solar system's smallest planet, closest to the Sun. Could it threaten life on Earth.

Find out how CNC assembly machines, lemon tarts, and miniature war figures are made.

Find out how chemical tank pressure vents, candy wafers, food trucks and traditional ropes are made.

Find out how graphene, the world's smallest car, force testers, and composite cars are made.

Find out how LED tubes, chocolate peanut butter bars, and robotic medication dispensers are made.

Explore the universe in breathtaking ultra-high-definition. For the past several years, space agencies have been capturing the wonders of the cosmos with unprecedented resolution.

A professional authenticator investigates whether a newly discovered photograph could be the final image of President Abraham Lincoln following his fatal shooting in 1865.