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Ride along with the NTSB and its inter-agency partners as they work together towards determining the probable cause of aircraft accidents. These NTSB...

Journey to Zambia's Luangwa Valley, a landscape abundant with prey. In the spectacular wilderness, two neighboring lion prides lay claim to prime...

A chronicle of the daily challenges of the airport staff who manage to keep the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) open, freight...

Enter a world of mummies, witches, zombies, and shamans as we explore Britain's mysterious sites and mystic past.

A half-hour documentary series set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure that provides a front-row seat for some of the closest...

A look at some of the most important, innovative and powerful weapons of all time. Through unique experiments run by weapons specialists, explore how...

The ocean floor is home to centuries' worth of sunken vessels integrated into marine habitats. Explore extraordinary wrecks around the world and...

Join host Adam Mastrelli as he brings us face-to-face with the puzzling treasures of remarkable relics that are full of secrets, written in stone,...

It was an archaeological find that became global news. An extraordinary mega-tomb, filled with the largest concentration of coffins ever unearthed in...

Join us as we tell the tales of history's most iconic female fighters, from the legendary Amazons of Central Asia to the gladiators of the Roman...

Author and medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris uses science, tests, and demonstrations to shed new light on famous deaths, ranging from drug...

The untold human stories behind some of the world’s greatest disasters.

Modern historians, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and newly discovered evidence, rewrite the nation's most iconic stories.

Witness iconic assaults, intense battles, and intimate moments of the Pacific War, in color.

Aerial Africa reveals the fascinating stories you'd never find if you weren't in the air.

Around the world, a group of scientists are risking their lives to come face-to-face with the most fearsome sharks in the ocean. From researchers in...

This documentary series brings to life Egypt’s great pyramid builders and traces one remarkable century of epic construction at Giza, shining a...

Enter the battlefields of Africa, arenas bathed in a history of savagery and blood, where big cats and big crocs have reigned supreme for centuries....

The stories of the men and women who made America's mission to the Moon possible are told through archival film, oral histories taken directly from...

Aerial Australia takes viewers on a breathtaking airborne odyssey across this diverse continent unveiling a tapestry of awe-inspiring landscapes that...