SCIENCE VIDEOS

  • Automatic Bell Ringer show

    Automatic Bell Ringer

    With the advent of the automatic ringer, parishioners were summoned to mass at the proper times.

    (02:59)
  • Confederate Gunpowder Mine show

    Confederate Gunpowder Mine

    During the Civil War, Confederates mined for saltpeter, a key ingredient in gunpowder.

    (03:00)
  • From Automaton to Robot show

    From Automaton to Robot

    Automata, mechanical toys driven by clockwork, were the predecessors to modern robots.

    (02:36)
  • Alien Baby Farm Teaser show

    Alien Baby Farm Teaser

    Are spacecraft monitoring a volcano in Mexico city?

    (01:08)
  • UFOs or Oil Rigs? show

    UFOs or Oil Rigs?

    Ryder, Ben, and James test out the theory that a possible sighting in Mexico was merely oil rigs from a distance.

    (03:50)
  • Alien Cattle Mutilation show

    Alien Cattle Mutilation

    Is an extraterrestrial responsible for a rash of mysterious cattle deaths?

    (02:23)
  • A Hurricane is Born show

    A Hurricane is Born

    Look down on Earth as a hurricane begins to develop in the Gulf Coast.

    (03:07)
  • A New Pandemic show

    A New Pandemic

    If a powerful mutated virus hit the general population, humans would be in serious trouble.

    (02:16)
  • The Orion Project show

    The Orion Project

    Continuing experimentation with nuclear bombs could be the solution to traveling at the speed of light.

    (03:02)
  • Not So Frosty Permafrost show

    Not So Frosty Permafrost

    Things get scary as a scientist rappels down a Siberian permafrost cliff to collect samples.

    (16:24:00)
  • Memory Champion show

    Memory Champion

    Memory maps are this man’s secret to memorizing long series of numbers.

    (03:04)
  • I Didn't Know That show

    I Didn't Know That

    British scientists Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips return with a new series of this fun-but-informative show that explains t...

    (00:50)
  • Machine Gun show

    Machine Gun

    The evolution of the machine gun from its use in WWI to the GAU-8 Avenger, one of the deadliest machine guns in the world.

    (00:34)
  • The Nostradamus Effect show

    The Nostradamus Effect

    Experts and modern seers examine the work of Nostradamus to see whether the future really can be predicted.

    (01:17)
  • Six Degrees Could Change the World 1 show

    Six Degrees Could Change the World 1

    Climate experts examine what effect each rise of 1ºC could have on the world.

    (03:22)
  • Jet show

    Jet

    The jet engine led to revolutionary changes in aerial combat but huge risks were taken by designers, pilots and air crews in or...

    (00:52)
  • Fight Masters show

    Fight Masters

    (01:40)
  • Earthquake show

    Earthquake

    Half the world's population lives in striking distance of a major fault line. Ultimate Disaster examines key earthquakes of our...

    (00:55)
  • Tornado show

    Tornado

    Discover the science behind these natural phenomena, and experience the effect an F5 tornado would have on a major city.

    (00:55)
  • Dirty Secrets show

    Dirty Secrets

    Scientists and citizens across the world are scrambling to solve a set of disturbing mysteries unfolding along the shores of ri...

    (01:23)