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Engineering Connections

Richard Hammond reveals how engineers made one of the longest bridges in the world earthquake-proof. The Gulf of Corinth slices deep into mainland Greece.

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Engineering Connections

Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections in NASA’s Space Shuttle – the world’s first reusable spacecraft.

Engineering Connections

Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections behind the glamorous appearances of the Formula 1 car.

Ancient Engineering

Throughout history, ancestors have always strived to go higher, bigger, deeper, further.

Ancient Engineering

Exploring some of history's most ingenious, yet lesser-known engineering solutions.

Ancient Engineering

Building structures and machines to harness water.

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Ancient Engineering

Migration, travel and trade are all key components of human life.

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Naked Science

There is a theory that scientists once dismissed as absurd - that long ago the Earth became so cold every inch of it was entombed in ice.

Naked Science

We breathe it every day, it protects us from solar radiation, controls our weather – it’s the atmosphere. Naked Science takes a trip from the earth to near space to understand how the earth’s atmosphere affects all life on the planet.

Naked Science

Mars our closest neighbor now a lifeless planet – but it may once have had water and therefore life. Naked Science investigates the red planet to learn how it was formed, how it became barren, and ask whether it ever will be possible to colonize it?

Space: The New Frontier: Living Planet

We have been observing Earth for 40 years now, in the last 20 we have focus with intensity on the planet with new technologies and capabilities, we have accumulated a mass of data that is now revealing a complex and ever changing living planet.

Space: The New Frontier: Cosmic Collisions

Space is vast, yet it is full of collisions. Gas and dust electrostatically flock together, and gravity takes over coalescing grains into rocks. Those rocks become boulders, then asteroids colliding again and again, striking planets and each other.

Space: The New Frontier: Gravity

Gravity keeps us on the ground and the planets in their orbits, yet we only notice it when it's not there. In space we cheat gravity; falling just as fast but missing the ground. Now this fundamental universal force is slowly giving up its secrets.

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Space: The New Frontier: Interface

The interface between Earth and space is the Ionosphere, a region of rarified gas and charged particles. It is very important for radio communications, radar, satellite signals and global positioning. Yet we know so little about it.

Space: The New Frontier: From There to Here

The sky above is studded with stars and countless galaxies. In them, we can read not only our origin, but also our final destination. Technology is on the brink of taking us to places we have only dreamed of.

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Space: The New Frontier: Return to the Moon

The moon is our closest celestial companion. It lights our night sky and gently tugs at our shores. Few have walked on her surface, but her allure remains strong.

Space: The New Frontier: The Inner Worlds

They orbit between our planet and our star. Mercury and Venus make up half of our terrestrial planets, but we still know very little about them. As we take a closer look at our companions, we find more questions than answers.

Space: The New Frontier: Next Stop Mars

Mars has fired our imagination for thousands of years. The tantilizing possibility of life has made it the most inviting planet in our solar system. It is the only other place that man may one day call home.

Volcanic Odysseys

Volcanic folklore is reflected in Mexican history. One of their ancient legends tells the story of the Aztec warrior Popocatépetl - a giant active volcano - who erupts to wake his sleeping princess Iztaccíhuatl, a neighboring extinct ice capped volcano.

Volcanic Odysseys

In Indonesia we find regions where the air is so toxic that it's 40 times above human safe levels and sulphuric acid vents from the ground in dense yellowish clouds. Elsewhere, small volcanoes are so active, they are said to erupt every 15 minutes!

Volcanic Odysseys

Japan is going through a seismic crisis after the devastating Tsunami of 2011. We look closely at two very dangerous volcanoes; both are considered to be in the top 5 most dangerous on the planet.

Volcanic Odysseys

For people who live on active volcanoes, life has an element of impermanence to it. There is always the fear that one day their turn will come, and their home will be in the path of the volcano.

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