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An investigation into the people who built Machu Picchu, the Inca citadel located in southern Peru.
Two journalists traverse the Grand Canyon by foot, hoping this 750-mile walk will help them better
understand one of America's most revered landscapes and the threats poised to alter it forever.
Newly discovered skull carvings of Gobekli Tepe are revealing reveal even more about how and why civilised societies developed.
Archaeologist Pepi Papakosta is on a mission to find Alexander the Great's lost tomb. Excavating in a public garden in the centre of the city he founded 2300 years ago, Alexandria, Egypt.
Experience the journey of first ever crew of six women from the Indian Navy, who broke barriers and circumnavigated the world through extreme conditions.
Marine biologists use a hi-tech submersible to search for ocean giants in Antarctica’s
icy waters.
The journey of the Israeli SpaceIL spacecraft, Beresheet, as it attempts to become the first privately-funded vehicle to make a lunar landing. Interviews with the founders, engineers and space experts interwoven with actuality sequences and graphics, chart the science, passion and determination needed in this new moonshot.
This is the story of the epic struggle to get the rovers Spirit and Opportunity to Mars. When they landed in 2004 the rovers weren’t expected to last much more than 90 days but instead they repeatedly cheated death for years, with Opportunity still going today. Their unprecedented record of discovery and resilience opened the Martian frontier for good and launched the modern age of exploration.
Real-life stories of those on the front lines fighting against Ebola. Given the right conditions, the deadly virus spreads like wildfire, then retreats into an eerie void, lying low in a mysterious host. In 2014 the worst Ebola epidemic in history killed over 11,000 people. Now, in 2019, it's back. Are we prepared?
In the heart of the Jordanian desert, the ancient city of Petra is full of mysteries. How was this architectural wonder created over 2,000 years ago?
Treasure-seekers have searched for King Solomon's mines with little results. New evidence sheds light on this
century’s old mystery.
Archaeologists dive in underwater pyramids to find clues about an ancient Nubian kingdom.
National Geographic's Apollo: Missions to the Moon taps NASA's archival cache to present an immersive, riveting two-hour documentary about all 12 crewed missions. Relying only on images, videos and audio from the time to tell the story, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning director Tom Jennings has created a virtual time machine to the Apollo era.
Halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica the rugged Auckland Islands, are a haven of life in the southern ocean. Every summer a huge congregation of New Zealand sea lions arrives, and brawling males battle for mating rights, while females give birth. Beneath the waves, male giant spider crabs migrate from the depths to the coast to perform their bizarre breeding ritual, while yellow-eyed penguins must adapt if they are to survive the summer.
At 6:31am, on Saturday 21 December 1968, the world held its breath as NASA launched the first-ever manned mission to the moon. As astronauts William Anders, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell blasted into space, our own planet was in chaos. Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy had been assassinated, the Vietnam War had worsened dramatically, civil and student conflict was spreading throughout America and Soviet tanks had crushed the Prague Spring. What's more, NASA, fearful of losing the space race to the Russians, were risking everything on Apollo 8 - a sudden and controversial mission to the Moon.
For the first time ever, humans journeyed to another world, but amazingly what they actually discovered was the Earth. The mission captured the first-ever colour photograph of our planet form space to reshape how we viewed ourselves and unite mankind like never before.
Featuring a new and exclusive interview with Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who took the historic Earthrise photograph, this stunning, archive-driven documentary tells the incredible story of Apollo 8 and the environmental campaign that followed.
One famous day. Five heroes. Five key turning points that changed the course of World War II during the D-Day landings, told through the eyes of the people who made a difference. Using rarely seen archival footage dramatic reconstruction and written accounts from eye witnesses, and personal testimony from five heroes, this is D-Day as never seen before.
Explorer Piers Gibbon treks deep into the heart of Papua New Guinea’s rainforest to determine whether indigenous tribes still practice cannibalism today.
Maya legend tells us that there is a hidden underground cave below Chichen Itza, now high tech archaeologists are here to find the buried truth.
4500 planes are in the air over North America on the morning of September 11, 2001. After four horrifying crashes, no one knows if any other aircraft might be highjacked by terrorists, about to commit further acts of destruction. Where can 4500 planes, and thousands of passengers, safely land? And which might be Al-Qaeda missiles? At that very moment, 500 planes are westbound toward the US. 233 turn back to where they came.
The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is a scientific center specializing in space science and advanced technology contributing to the establishment of the space sector in the UAE and humankind’s quest for the planets and beyond.
Deep-sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard attempts to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart's disappearance in an effort to end speculation about what actually happened to her.
This film looks at the artifacts recovered from the Titanic wreck site, their archaeological and sentimental importance, and what might become of them as RMS Titanic Inc., the ship's salvor-in-possession, faces bankruptcy.
It has always been thought that all Viking warriors were men, but new discoveries are challenging everything we thought we knew. Scientist and National Geographic Explorer Ella Al-Shamahi takes on a quest, using cutting edge science and technology to reveal evidence that elite Viking Warrior Women lived and fought more than a thousand years ago.
National Geographic explores controversial claims about Rapa Nui or Easter Island, challenging decades of previous claims from ecocide to cannibalism.
Join staff at Europe's second busiest port. With 10,000 shipments entering every day, 2,000 customs officers work tirelessly to halt illegal activity at Germany's 'Gateway to the World'
The definitive story of how the Internet went from birth to bust to becoming the most powerful creation on the planet.
At the height of the Roman Empire, an eruption of Mount Vesuvius buries the town of Pompeii in volcanic ash, killing thousands. Now, for the very first time, forensic experts investigate a group of victims called "The Fugitives." X-rays reveal ages, injuries suffered, and even artifacts like sandals and jewelry; the investigation also reveals why the victims failed to escape.
One famous day. Five heroes. Five key turning points that changed the course of World War Two during the D Day landings, told through the eyes of the people who made a difference. Using rarely seen archive, dramatic reconstruction and written accounts from eye witnesses and personal testimony from our five heroes, this is D Day as never seen before.
