An uncompromising show of power, the military coup is an age-old method to violently and often secretly topple governments and take control by force. This episode goes behind the scenes of some of the greatest coups in recent history.
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Steve Spangler shows you how to take your recycled junk and turn it into the coolest do-it-yourself science.
One group of fourth grade students faces “The DIY SCI Challenge.” Steve Spangler challenges them to invent a contraption that will keep an egg from breaking when it's dropped from a ladder.
Steve Spangler creates science toys, tricks and experiments that you can make using simple things you can find in your kitchen.
Fast-paced, pop-science show that will test your science I.Q. How smart is the modern-day robot? How come Earth has a protective atmosphere? Why does the U.S. have more tornadoes than anywhere else in the world?
Fast-paced, pop-science show that will test your science I.Q. Do flying squirrels really fly? What caused the extinction of the dinosaur? How old are the fossils found at the bottom of the Grand Canyon?
Fast-paced, pop-science show that will test your science I.Q. Where's the hottest place on earth? Where's the coldest place? Is it true that a jellyfish has neither a heart nor brain? And what exactly is a Supernova?
Fast-paced, pop-science show that will test your science I.Q. Do you know what causes an avalanche? What is the lightest element in the universe, hydrogen or helium? What was the main purpose of the Space Shuttle Program?
As the battle distance continued to grow with each new weapon, humans put their best minds to work refining and evolving their designs over the millenia to gain the upper hand.
Join us as we dig deep in this episode to uncover how gold was mined and transformed into everyday objects like jewellery and currency, and even to adorn holy temples and statues.
Since their earliest existence in ancient Greek and Roman civilizations, stadiums have been regarded as achitectural masterpieces and focal poins in their surrounding cities, but none more so than the Colosseum in Rome.
How do they extract iron ore from one of the most remote mines on the planet? And how do they make chandeliers that are fit for a queen?
How do they blend science and destruction at crash test centres? And how do they piece together the complex mechanism of a pocket sized umbrella?
How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a forgery?
In this episode, we reveal the winner of our third ever #StudentExplorer Contest.
In this episode, Philippe takes us inside one of the most powerful forces on Earth - wind.
In this episode, we observe two of the ocean's apex predators in the wild.
The “Angry Planet” team hopes to film the natural wonders and extreme phenomena of this fascinating Central Asian country, including a spectacularly burning crater of natural gas, underground lakes, sandstorms and remnants of the dinosaurs.
The “Angry Planet” team will be tracking storms through the 2009 Hurricane season, and plan to film george as he heads into a big one.
A remarkable find was made in Chihuahua, Mexico, of a spectacular cave filled with giant crystals. George leads an Explorers Club Flag Expedition into the cave, wearing special refrigerated suits and respirators to battle the extreme environment
Reya El-Salahi explores how the northern lights can disrupt technology and visits EISCAT 3D, a new radar studying solar particle impacts.
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