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16 this season · 1035 totals33e01 Mystery of the Megaflood 2005-09-21 01:00
Mystery of the Megaflood
What unleashed a catastrophic flood that scarred thousands of square miles in the American Northwest?
s33e02 Sinking the Supership 2005-10-05 01:00
Sinking the Supership
The tragic WWII story of the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built.
s33e03 Einstein's Big Idea 2005-10-12 01:00
Einstein's Big Idea
The story behind the world's most famous equation, E = mc2
s33e04 Volcano Under the City 2005-11-02 02:00
Volcano Under the City
Is the Vinland Map a priceless depiction of the New World made before Columbus's voyage or a 20th-century fake
s33e05 Hitler's Sunken Secret 2005-11-09 02:00
Hitler's Sunken Secret
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s33e06 Newton's Dark Secrets 2005-11-16 02:00
Newton's Dark Secrets
Sir Isaac Newton, the eccentric genius who helped define modern science, was also an obsessive alchemist.
s33e07 Storm That Drowned a City 2005-11-23 02:00
Storm That Drowned a City
Experts and eyewitnesses reconstruct the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans.
s33e08 The Mummy Who Would Be King 2006-01-04 02:00
The Mummy Who Would Be King
Could a mummy exhibited for 140 years at an obscure museum in Niagara Falls be the remains of a long-lost Egyptian pharaoh?
s33e09 Deadly Ascent 2006-01-18 02:00
Deadly Ascent
Can medical science forecast why some people get sick climbing at high altitude while others don't? A team of doctors and climbers on Denali test the body's response to extreme cold.
s33e10 The Perfect Corpse 2006-02-08 02:00
The Perfect Corpse
Forensic investigators tease secrets from the well-preserved bodies of people buried long ago in peat bogs.
s33e11 Jewel of the Earth 2006-02-15 02:00
Jewel of the Earth
David Attenborough probes the mysteries of ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber.
s33e12 The Ghost Particle 2006-02-22 02:00
The Ghost Particle
A 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new understanding of matter itself.
s33e13 Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice 2006-03-01 02:00
Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice
Relive two legendary expeditions—one tragic, one triumphant—to pioneer a route through the Northwest Passage.
s33e14 The Great Robot Race 2006-03-29 02:00
The Great Robot Race
Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Mojave Desert.
s33e15 Voyage to the Mystery Moon 2006-04-05 01:00
Voyage to the Mystery Moon
NASA and the European Space Agency dispatch a two-part mission to study Saturn and its enigmatic satellite, Titan.
s33e16 Dimming the Sun 2006-04-19 01:00
Dimming the Sun
New evidence that air pollution has masked the full impact of global warming suggests the world may soon face a heightened climate crisis.