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- StarsBasil SingerNancy KiangRandall Lee RoseIt is a fascinating six-part series where physicist and host Dr. Basil Singer eagerly plays the role of human guinea pig in his quest to find answers. Follow him as he investigates whether humans could possibly call Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn's moon Titan, and Jupiter's moons Callisto and Gliese 581c their home in the future. In the name of science, Dr. Singer subjects himself to extreme temperatures, tests new survival technologies designed to keep humans alive in harsh environments, suffers the rigors of travel in zero gravity, explores ideas for new human habitats in the sky, and much more.
- DirectorThierry BerrodMike FullerQuincy RussellThis documentary looks into the mini world of membracidae insects, also known as Treehoppers, living in Amazonia. A team of bug scientists take a look at these little creatures, many smaller than 6 mm, to reveal the complex relationships between these species and their environments. These tiny evolutionary marvels have existed for approximately 40 million years and continue to survive by mimicking the ecosystem around them. Taking on forms well beyond our imagination, and looking like something from a science fiction world, the treehoppers are captured through the camera's lens and through special audio recording, revealing a few unexplained mysteries of nature.
- StarsPascual RomeroJeremy SistoThree sets of beauty spa owners compete to see who offers the best value for money. They visit each others establishments and experience each others USP and treatments.
- StarsBrooks Moore
- StarsCraig SechlerTake a look inside of the world's smartest, biggest and most cutting-edge factories and the unique products they manufacture at baffling speeds with astonishing efficiency and precision.
- StarsJohn BeachFrancis FrenchScientists examine natural and man-made disasters using eyewitness accounts and footage.
- StarsSarah HunterThomas WillefordEdgar OliverOdd Folks Home steps into the lives of the intriguing customers that frequent Obscura Antiques & Oddities. These oddball customers are taking us into uncharted territories, as they tour their own home, showing off their unusual collections. These odd characters have a passion and expertise for their collections of scientific artifacts. Our guides will recount tales of their favorite collections, from antique automatrons to taxidermied beasts. In this show no two collections are the same! After years of careful hunting, these collections have shocking monetary and scientific value.
- StarsJon SarkinRex Lewis-ClackTemple GrandinGenius can be both a blessing and a curse. This real-life exploration into the world of exceptional yet troubled individuals will ask the question, "How do they do it?" and through cutting-edge neuroscience attempt to find the answers. Individuals such as Temple Grandin, George Widener and Alonzo Clemens inspire the world with their unique abilities, but sometimes at the cost of their own personal happiness. Scientists will embark on a journey towards understanding the underlying brain mechanisms that can give rise to their remarkable gifts despite significant neurological dysfunction. Each episode we will meet a uniquely talented individual living with some chronic disability whose daily life can either be awe-inspiring or crippling at any given moment.
- StarsWassim HawatLeo DomiganDan EadyDeadly Intelligence explores the suspicious deaths of scientific geniuses to determine if their demises were unfortunate coincidences or if these gifted minds were murdered for knowing too much.
- StarsStephen GazardDominic SmithAlexandre SpeiserIt looks at some of the most common everyday items around us and the surprising ways they got their start. How we make and use many items reveals fascinating stories.
- A one million dollar cryptocurrency funded limited docuseries, featuring the epic journey of the rise "and perhaps also the fall" of US based blockchain innovations.
- StarsMatan MallingerBIBLICAL CONSPIRACIES is an unceasing pursuit of stories hiding in the codes and symbols left behind by those with a secret to keep. Two nails discovered believed to be used to crucify Jesus, written evidence that allegedly proves Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, and a sculpture attributed to Michelangelo are among some of the mysteries explored.
- DirectorScott ColthorpStarsJules UrbachJ.J. AbramsIndira AddingtonThe son of the creator of "Star Trek" explores his father's famous creation and how it has affected people.
- StarsGraham PowellSamantha IlesScott ZeissBill Nye "The Science Guy" hosts a new series that highlights the greatest scientific discoveries of all time, from the earliest time to the present day. The series features nine episodes: Evolution, Earth Sciences, Medicine, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Genetics and Biology, plus a wrap up episode featuring the top 10 discoveries of all time. This is a fun and instructive series, with a lot of historical re-creations, archival footage, visits to interesting scientific research facilities and interviews with present-day scientists including several Nobel laureates - all presented with the flair and humor associated with television's "Science Guy" Bill Nye.
- StarsMichio KakuZorikh LequidreLuke CroweWhat first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind a hypothetical alien invasion are explained. With the help of scientists and engineers from NASA, JPL, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army, a major special effects studio, and various universities, the Sci-Fi Science crew explores force fields, lasers, lightning guns, rail guns, extrasolar planets and other "science fiction" concepts that are in fact, quite real. A campy, animation-rich alien invasion of Los Angeles provides the jumping-off point for real science demonstrations.
- StarsBob DalyMichael S. HeiserDan DebenhamDiscussion with architects, historians, engineers, and builders to find out if we could use modern day innovations to recreate these iconic masterpieces, or if fundamental techniques have been lost to time.
- DirectorBella FalkStarsIndira VarmaDavid WaltonLucas CantúUtilizing CGI imagery and cutting-edge archaeological technology, the doc will follow "an extraordinary experiment" to build a replica Aztec pyramid, as investigators seek to solve the mysteries of who the Aztecs were and how they built their empire. Lost Pyramids of The Aztecs will seek to answer various long-standing queries including where this group of nomadic people originated, how they undertook building pyramids and other ambitious engineering feats, and how the Aztec empire was destroyed.
- StarsJeff TeravainenAnthony CantorAmma WakefieldMysterious frozen lakes filled with bones, mummified bodies hanging from inside a glacier, and a 30,000-year-old virus frozen in ice brought back to life in a laboratory. In an all new Science Channel series, SECRETS IN THE ICE, experts and scientists are exposing dark secrets, forgotten treasures and lost relics from some of the coldest places on Earth. Using state of the art archaeological technologies and cutting-edge CGI animation, SECRETS IN THE ICE spotlights the mysteries that have been locked away in icy tombs all over the world for centuries. At the base of a massive glacier in Southern Greenland, Danish archeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient stone hut. Was this site the home to a Viking seer practicing black magic? In Siberia, archeologists have excavated a mummy with fantastical tattoos against the many warnings of locals. Have they uncovered buried treasure, or unleashed an ancient curse?
- StarsGeoffrey NotkinSteve ArnoldCraig SechlerWorld-famous meteorite hunter Steve Arnold and science writer and owner of Aerolite Meteorites Geoff Notkin team up to hunt for the Earth's most elusive treasure which, incidentally, is not from our world - meteorites.
- StarsDavid O'BrienMichelle ThallerHakeem OluseyiThe stories of the men and women who pushed their ingenuity and curiosity beyond the limits to uncover some of the most groundbreaking findings in the history of space exploration.
- StarsSteven MackintoshChuck ZukowskiRichard F. HainesLooking at raw footage and firsthand accounts of unexplained phenomena, join renowned scientists and eyewitnesses.
- StarsPeter StormareElroy BalgaardScott WolterActor Peter Stormare's personal and often humorous journey through Minnesota to learn the truth about the Kensington Runestone, a disputed proof that vikings discovered America, through meetings with scholars, skeptics and sensationalists.
- StarsMorgan FreemanSean CarrollMichio KakuHosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? Is there a creator? These questions have been pondered by the most exquisite minds of the human race.
- StarsBrooks MooreTony HirstLynne AdamsTelevision series that documents how various everyday products are made.
- CreatorPeter ReesStarsRobert LeeJamie HynemanAdam SavageA weekly documentary in which two Hollywood special effects experts attempt to debunk urban legends by directly testing them.