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Episodes

  • Ultimate Crash Test: Impact: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ultimate Crash Test: Impact

    S52 Ep11 |
    Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.
  • Hagia Sophia: Istanbul's Ancient Mystery: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hagia Sophia: Istanbul's Ancient Mystery

    S42 Ep4 |
    How has this unique structure, built on a seismic fault, survived centuries of quakes?
  • Petra: Lost City of Stone: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Petra: Lost City of Stone

    S42 Ep5 |
    How did early engineers carve tombs into rock cliffs and funnel water to this desert city?
  • Colosseum: Roman Death Trap: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Colosseum: Roman Death Trap

    S42 Ep6 |
    1500 years ago, how did the Romans engineer bloody spectacles and reenact sea battles?
  • Sinkholes—Buried Alive: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Sinkholes—Buried Alive

    S42 Ep3 |
    The catastrophic collapse of the ground beneath our feet is a growing worldwide hazard.
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    Sunken Ship Rescue

    S42 Ep2 |
    A team of 500 engineers and divers struggle to raise the Costa Concordia cruise ship.
  • Big Bang Machine: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Big Bang Machine

    S42 Ep1 |
    Explore the deepest mysteries of the early universe and the quest to find the Higgs Boson.
  • First Man on the Moon: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    First Man on the Moon

    S41 Ep22 |
    He risked his life for the nation and became a world icon, but who was Neil Armstrong?
  • Killer Landslides: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Killer Landslides

    S41 Ep21 |
    Explore the forces behind deadly landslides—and the danger zones for the next big one.

Specials

  • Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version

    Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.

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Extras