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Life & Death On The Red Planet. Once there was life on Mars - but scientists believe a series of devastating mass extinctions transformed a watery planet into a desert.

Countdown of NASAs top six the deadliest stars - 'vampire' stars that drain their neighbours, supernovas and white dwarfs that destroy planets.

Despite Pluto's appearance as a dark and frozen world, scientists are investigating whether there might be warm liquid water beneath the surface.

Adam wants to build his own version of King Arthur's legendary sword - Excalibur. Using the iron found in a meteorite, he attempts to make an indestructible weapon.

Adam and a demolition expert stage a series of daring experiments on one of the world's most dangerous and explosive substances: Nitroglycerin.

When an infamous pirate city sunk into the sea, a huge treasure may have gone with it. Could cutting edge technology reveal its resting place.

Quest For The Gold Rush Fortune. In California Rob and Stefan explore a cave, rumoured to house 100 pounds of gold stashed away during the Gold Rush. Can their tech end the mystery.

Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars. New discoveries reveal how these events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe.

Black holes aren't simply violent monsters. New discoveries reveal their importance in creating stars, giving light, and building the universe itself.

Nebulas are the strange structures of cosmic gas and dust where stars are born and die. New discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how objects such as lace and unicycle wheel hubs are made.

More everyday items go the microscope. How are external hard drives, Thai rice boxes and paper towels made.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how objects such as tea, artificial flowers and alloy wheels are made.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how objects from gel caps to frozen pancakes are made.

More everyday items are put under the microscope as we discover how paper umbrellas, coal, aircraft seats and urns are made.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how objects including aluminium canoes, wood bowls and marimbas are made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including Marseille soap and Laguiole pocket knives made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including bamboo ceramic lights and asphalt compactors made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including asphalt pavers, and Basque espadrilles made.

More everyday items go under the microscope. What are the production processes behind common objects including wood panel canvases and shoelaces.

How do they produce a million tonnes of stainless steel? How do they keep cash safe with an uncrackable lock? How do they make traditional Indian sugar.

How do they harvest three thousand tonnes a year of the world's weirdest seafood delicacy? Plus, how do they protect water polo players from injury.

How do they build one of the world's most exclusive luxury cars? How do they make a referee's whistle that can be heard above 50,000 screaming fans.

How do they turn English willow into cricket bats for India's finest cricketers? And, how do they construct the foundations for tall buildings.

Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars. New discoveries reveal how these events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe.

Black holes aren't simply violent monsters. New discoveries reveal their importance in creating stars, giving light, and building the universe itself.

Nebulas are the strange structures of cosmic gas and dust where stars are born and die. New discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places.

Rob Nelson hunts for a mass grave that could expose a dark secret. Plus, a giant lake is mysteriously disappearing and Rob set off to find out why.

Rob examines bizarre markings that suggest a violent clash between prehistoric beasts. In California, he explores if a strange lake is a home to alien life.

Dark matter is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe facing scientists today. Could it be the cause of supermassive black holes and mass extinctions.

Astronomers have discovered bizarre planets very different to Earth out in the galaxy, but will we ever locate a planet similar to our own.

Dwarf planets are some of the solar system's most active places, from oceans of liquid water on Pluto to vanishing volcanoes on icy Ceres.

Adam teams up with actor Gary Oldman to build one of Hollywood's deadliest weapons: the ZF1 multi-artillery gun from sci-fi film, The Fifth Element.

Adam stages an epic food fight with his MythBusters pal, Tory Belleci. They build a rapid-fire weapon that turns hot dogs into destructive projectiles.

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

Darrell visits the Atocha, a valuable shipwreck Cooper recorded 50 years ago. Experts send Darrell to an archive in Spain to hunt down an ancient manifest.

Interstellar space is the space between the universe's stars. New discoveries reveal that it's not empty and unremarkable as previously thought.

Did The Big Bang Really Happen? New discoveries lead scientists to question if the Big Bang really happened. They investigate if it was the start of many multiverses.

Dark matter and energy battle for the cosmos and the winner will determine the universe's fate. New discoveries may reveal which force will win.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how indie car seats, paper flowers and stand-by generators are made.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how objects including knee replacements are made.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how objects such as cast iron stoves are made.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how objects such as sewage pumps are made.

More everyday items go under the microscope with a look at how objects including car tyres, scuba tanks and silk are manufactured.

More everyday items go under the microscope. How are rock crushers, cake sprinkles and steam irons made.

Clayton and his team prepare to flip a 20,000-lb carnivore fossil from the earth. Mike hunts for a duckbill skull and Jared uncovers an ancient reptile.

Clayton must haul his 20,000-lb dinosaur fossil to a lab for analysis. The Harris-Bolan clan chases poachers off their land and Jared makes a final bid to make money.

After Aron's successful test of his Death Ray, Jack focuses on Tesla's potential murder. The first suspect takes him overseas to Serbia to look for clues.

The team travels to Serbia, Tesla's homeland, and discovers unseen documents drawn by Tesla himself. Meanwhile, the Death Ray build moves ahead.

Interstellar space is the space between the universe's stars. New discoveries reveal that it's not empty and unremarkable as previously thought.

Did The Big Bang Really Happen? New discoveries lead scientists to question if the Big Bang really happened. They investigate if it was the start of many multiverses.

Dark matter and energy battle for the cosmos and the winner will determine the universe's fate. New discoveries may reveal which force will win.

Rob heads to California to investigate a network for major fault lines that could set off a mega-quake. Plus, he explores a mysterious sinkhole.

Secret History of the New World. Rob Nelson investigates a cluster of ancient ruins in New England that suggest Europeans arrived in the Americas almost 1,000 years before Columbus.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the world's original Seven Wonders. Experts investigate its many secrets - did it hold a superweapon.

The Dark Truth. The Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel are the oldest biblical texts. New discoveries might finally reveal the hidden meaning behind these manuscripts.

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.

How do they make the tank piercing super bullet? Plus, how do they forge the infamous torture weapon, the dentist's drill.

How do they make giant floating power stations that provide power around the world? Plus, how do they fabricate the world's smallest aircraft.

How do they create coloured crayons used by children and artists around the world? Plus, how do artisans and craftsmen create treasured mirrors in India.

How do they build the steam-powered paddleboats that cruise the Mississippi River? And, how did they create the defence system called 'the waterwall'.

Confidential CIA files reveal a secret war for space between America and the Soviets. And, experts investigate American espionage during the Apollo programme.

Experts investigate the Lunar Landing Research Vehicle that nearly killed Neil Armstrong during training. Some believe this proves why the moon landing is fake.

When a Chinese moon rover breaks down, a NASA scientist points to a mysterious material that seemed to sabotage the Apollo missions, decades earlier.

Newly discovered documents reveal NASA's secret plan B for failure of the first moon landing. And NASA's Cassini mission unravels a 300-year-old mystery.

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.

Paul looks for answers in a 60-year-old string of unsolved cattle mutilations across the US. He heads to a remote Nebraska farm to uncover the truth.

Paul searches for evidence that extra-terrestrials are among us. He unearths long-buried files that could lead to an alien cover-up all the way to the White House.

Experts investigate the disappearance of people who have gone missing while swimming in the Triangle. Some locals believe a sea monster is responsible.