Few animals have more complex societies and interactions than elephants. For these slow-growing, long-lived animals, survival is totally dependent on knowledge passed down from family members and from the constant support of the herd. It’s no wonder we find them so endearing.
It’s tough out in nature, but many creatures are forced or choose to leave it all behind and seek a new life in the urban jungle. For some, it is life on the breadline, while others find a land of opportunity.
Human and technical failures can lead to catastrophes that change the lives of thousands of people forever.
A whirlwind tour of 2023's biggest breakthroughs, from discovering the earliest human footprints and detecting distant gravitational waves, to unlocking the power of fusion.
Adama and Adja have a problem. Their country is running out of fish. This documentary shows the human impact of the global overfishing crisis.
Mobility is a concept that humans have pondered over for centuries, if not millennia. But how can we transport more people and freight? How do we make mobility as safe as possible? How do we make it environmentally friendly?
This is a fascinating journey through time to unearth some icy treasures. The glaciers of the Alps are melting down due to climate change, releasing invaluable treasures - artifacts, human beings, and other testimonies of the past preserved in the ice.
The area around our Earth is full of blind spots, unexpected visitors, hidden dangers and potential cosmic treasures. Follow this scientific quest to understand the origins of a mysterious asteroid—right in Earth’s backyard—that some have called our “other moon.”
At the end of WWII, the Allies were reeling from a battle with Germany and Japan, but they had to quickly retool for the Cold War. New advanced night fighters like the Javelin and Scorpion were desperately needed to keep Soviet nuclear bombers in check.
It was called the ultimate interceptor, an aircraft of such advanced design and promise that it captivated the US Air Force for over a decade. As one of the missing Century series fighters, the XF-103 represented a quantum leap forward in fighter design.
Nowadays, new high-tech trucks roam the highways boasting precise drivability, energy efficiency, and all-around safety. Our documentary addresses the safety issues of truck driving and shows the development and construction of a new truck.
Do we work too much? Should we be able to make our own work schedules? The documentary Time to Work poses these questions and more, featuring a discussion with leading thinkers, entrepreneurs, researchers and workers who offer a positive and creative vision on how we could work differently.
Take an unprecedented look inside the vibrant world of esports. As the fanbase grows, the competitions—and cash prizes—keep getting bigger.
NPR’s Peter Sagal takes us on an irreverent romp through American history to reveal how money makes the world go around.
Our universe reveals itself in ways we’ve never seen before, thanks to new discoveries in astrobiology.
In February 2019, after hurtling 300 million kilometers from Earth, the Japanese space probe Hayabusa 2 landed on the asteroid Ryugu. We follow the team behind the mission, as they sample parts of the asteroid and return it to our planet.
By 2100 over 1 billion people on Earth will live in low-lying coastal zones, 70% of which will live in Southeast Asia.
Few animals are more loved than penguins waddling on ice like clumsy people.
A cheetah raises her young family on the vast Serengeti.
Missions in 2023 took us far beyond our orbit with a package prep of Martian rocks, a search for life on Jupiter and an up-close look at an asteroid.
The remarkable story of the engineers behind the revolutionary technologies developed for the Apollo missions. In the face of epic challenges, and with a fraction of today’s technology, these are the people who navigated us to the moon and back.
An ongoing series where wine professionals meet to blind taste each other on wines.
2019 was a year filled with astonishing discoveries on Earth and beyond. We inched closer to immortality, recovered and restored our heritage, and science fiction became science fact when we saw the unseeable for the very first time.
Urban Explorers Josh and Cody discover amazing abandoned places and hidden treasures in beautiful and lively cities around the world.
