The whole story of the Costa Concordia ship disaster, the worst cruise accident since the Titanic.
Today, banks may be failing — but economic crisis is nothing new. In 1637 Holland, tulip mania resulted in the first big bust in the history of booms.
They are the most common beings on earth. They have possibly been around as long as biological life has existed. They are considered dangerous and deadly – but they are much more than that. They are everywhere. Viruses.
A two season series with 12 episodes that tell the in-depth story of high-profile catastrophic events while explaining the engineering failures that reveal what went wrong.
Leonardo da Vinci: the most famous, most admired of all painters. Yet, the man himself remains elusive. Old accounts describe someone too handsome, too strong, too perfect to be accurate. Then, a chance discovery takes the art world by storm. Could it be an unknown self-portrait by da Vinci?
Photographer Martin Dorhn has rigged special cameras in order to capture the hectic and complex world of Bristol -- in his backyard! Watch as he slows down the almost imperceptible movements of the insects that populate his garden from fascinating bee species to active spiders and more.
"Humpback Whales", sigue el recorrido que las ballenas jorobadas llevan a cabo en diversos oceános con el fin de proseguir con lo que comúnmente se define como "el círculo de la vida". Un círculo que, en este caso, nos lleva a paisajes maravillosos de Hawaii, Alaska y las islas de Tonga, donde nos encontramos con varios ejemplares de estos mamíferos cuidando de sus crías, enseñándolas a comer y a sobrevivir en un mundo lleno de peligros.
El espacio va en camino de convertirse en un basurero: satélites inservibles, partes de cohetes e incluso herramientas perdidas por los astronautas. Según fuentes de la NASA, hay más de medio millón de objetos clasificados como basura espacial orbitando alrededor de nuestro planeta. ¿Es peligrosa esta chatarra espacial? ¿Puede caer en la Tierra? ¿Es posible retirarla?Incluso las pequeñas partículas pueden tener, debido a la velocidad que circulan, un efecto negativo y ser peligrosas para satélites, estaciones espaciales y cohetes.
In this prequel to Ancient Earth, travel back in time to the first two of the most powerful extinction periods in history.
Twin sisters Tena and Tama Lundquist take to the streets to combat the stray dog epidemic in Houston, TX, and show that it just takes one person caring to make a difference. With catastrophic numbers of stray dogs roaming the streets of Houston TX, twin sisters Tena and Tama Lundquist take matters into their own hands to save the animals they love.
Humans may one day need to leave planet Earth to survive. One possibility is Mars. Examine advances and developments that have brought us this far, and how much more needs to be done to make Mars a habitable reality.
The US National Parks have some of the most iconic landscapes in the U.S. But there is also an underwater side to explore!
The whole story of the world’s most famous monument is told for the first time, from its ancient beginnings to the groundbreaking renovation underway amid a storm of controversy.
En 2015, la NASA y el equipo de la misión New Horizons culminaron un viaje épico de nueve años al último planeta inexplorado de nuestro sistema solar: Plutón. Este hito marcó un momento histórico en la exploración espacial, revelando por primera vez los misterios de este lejano mundo.
An unvarnished perspective of the intensity and paradoxes of war. This documentary is composed of footage the Corps did not intend for you to see.
What if you could get behind the wheel and race through space? We scale down the Solar System to the continental United States and place the planets along the way to better appreciate the immense scale of the Universe. See space as never before, with Mars looming over the Freedom Tower and Jupiter towering above the Lincoln Memorial. Join former astronaut Chris Hadfield - a YouTube sensation for his performance of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” aboard the International Space Station - and his interstellar hitchhikers Michio Kaku and astronomers Derrick Pitts and Laura Danly. It’s a joyride from coast to coast - and from the sun to Pluto.
Nikita Khrushchev was a devoted supporter of Stalin, but eventually put an end to his predecessor's regime of terror. In this documentary his family members, along with historians, bring to life his story and a piece of Soviet history.
Documentary about the Battle of Jutland, a naval battle during World War I between the British and German fleets, which took place on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea, off the west coast of Denmark. It re-creates the events of the battle and examines why the number of British warships that sank was so much higher than the number of German ships that were lost. Shown to commemorate the 100-year anniversary of the battle.
Una onda de choque comenzó cuando la hija de Stalin, Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva, huyó a Occidente. Durante su infancia, permaneció en el centro del poder y era la hija favorita de su padre. Sin embargo, su vida se vio ensombrecida por la muerte y la violencia. Su madre y su hermano murieron, sus familiares fueron asesinados y su pareja fue exiliada por Stalin. El Telón de Acero fue un obstáculo en su sueño familiar. Este documental muestra por primera vez entrevistas con amigos y familiares, fotografías y documentación exclusivas, así como la última y nunca difundida entrevista con Alliloejeva.
Meet three rescued meerkat families (mobs) who are learning the way of life in the wild for the very first time.
Los druidas siempre han fascinado al mundo. Su herencia ha sido esquiva durante mucho tiempo, ya que solo han transmitido su conocimiento secreto de forma oral. Finalmente, nuevos hallazgos arqueológicos pintan una imagen detallada de sus vidas y sus obras.
With Artificial Intelligence evolving so rapidly, will it surpass human intelligence? Could this lead to our replacement—or, worse, our extinction? Top experts provide a clear understanding of the immense benefits and potential dangers of AI.
Tribute artists make a living from the one-time fame of artists like Elvis, Jackie Wilson and Jerry Lee Lewis. Documentary.
Host Brendan Moar dives into the process of what it takes to bring down some of the biggest structures from around the world.