A tiny fragment of papyrus worth more than its weight in gold is the beginning of the end for superstar Oxford don Dirk Obbink. Its the latest chapter in the pillage of Ancient Egypt, where looting is a way of life.
From delivery to dine-in, thick or thin crust, pizza is irresistible. Americans consume 350 slices per second, enough to cover Manhattan twice. Join host Bobby Bognar to unveil pizza's secrets, from bacteria to brick ovens.
The ability to react and move can mean the difference between life and death in the animal kingdom. Some animals have evolved into championship fliers, swimmers, and runners.
We reveal the mysteries of an area that has swallowed an untold number of ships, planes and lives.
Mother Nature unleashes a barrage of attacks around the globe. In San Francisco, an earthquake crushes commuters; a rolling avalanche devours climbers in the Himalayas; and in Nebraska, lightning strikes an unlucky storm chaser.
Etched into the driest desert in the world, the mysterious lines and figures of Nasca in Southern Peru are invisible from the ground. In fact, these huge drawings were not discovered until the 1930s. Ever since, they have intrigued the world.
The Marianas Trench is the deepest place on earth. Follow a mission into the abyss and explore the geology that has created this deep scar along the ocean floor.
Throughout history the same builders and engineers that paved man's path out of the caves also caused some of mankind's worst disasters. Often a huge calamity is traced back to a tiny cause, insignificant in itself, but triggering a domino effect.
A tiny fragment of papyrus worth more than its weight in gold is the beginning of the end for superstar Oxford don Dirk Obbink. Its the latest chapter in the pillage of Ancient Egypt, where looting is a way of life.
From delivery to dine-in, thick or thin crust, pizza is irresistible. Americans consume 350 slices per second, enough to cover Manhattan twice. Join host Bobby Bognar to unveil pizza's secrets, from bacteria to brick ovens.
The ability to react and move can mean the difference between life and death in the animal kingdom. Some animals have evolved into championship fliers, swimmers, and runners.
We reveal the mysteries of an area that has swallowed an untold number of ships, planes and lives.
Mother Nature unleashes a barrage of attacks around the globe. In San Francisco, an earthquake crushes commuters; a rolling avalanche devours climbers in the Himalayas; and in Nebraska, lightning strikes an unlucky storm chaser.
Etched into the driest desert in the world, the mysterious lines and figures of Nasca in Southern Peru are invisible from the ground. In fact, these huge drawings were not discovered until the 1930s. Ever since, they have intrigued the world.
The Marianas Trench is the deepest place on earth. Follow a mission into the abyss and explore the geology that has created this deep scar along the ocean floor.
From 1987 to the early 1990s, Florida was inundated with UFO sightings, while 90 miles away at Guantanamo Bay, USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects) were seen rising out of the ocean.
Investigate the ways in which ancient intelligence services passed messages over thousands of miles.
This series follows Kevin Dykstra, who has been on an eight-year quest to solve the mystery of what happened to the lost confederate gold of the Civil War.
Continuing this hit series, MonsterQuest uses the latest technology to search for legendary creatures. Worldwide, there have been hundreds of mysterious sightings spanning many centuries.
Rick Edwards and Beau Ouimette find out what the Romans ever did for Central Scotland, the answer being build forts, leave some interesting finds and, as a surprise to some, build a wall that wasnt called “Hadrian”.
Mixed Martial Arts is the world's youngest and fastest growing martial art. Fusing devastating strikes and jabs with merciless chokes and joint locks, MMA incorporates elements of Muay Thai, Judo, wrestling, boxing and Jujitsu.
Many years before modern air travel, the ancient Chinese had learned and were practising the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics in the kites they flew, the boats they sailed and the childrens toys they made.
In the 1950s, the tower block was born. But by the 1970s, these cities in the sky became slums. In 2017, missed warnings, vague regulations and corners cut in favour of financial return resulted in the deadliest tower block fire in British history.
From 1987 to the early 1990s, Florida was inundated with UFO sightings, while 90 miles away at Guantanamo Bay, USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects) were seen rising out of the ocean.
Investigate the ways in which ancient intelligence services passed messages over thousands of miles.
This series follows Kevin Dykstra, who has been on an eight-year quest to solve the mystery of what happened to the lost confederate gold of the Civil War.
Continuing this hit series, MonsterQuest uses the latest technology to search for legendary creatures. Worldwide, there have been hundreds of mysterious sightings spanning many centuries.
Rick Edwards and Beau Ouimette find out what the Romans ever did for Central Scotland, the answer being build forts, leave some interesting finds and, as a surprise to some, build a wall that wasnt called “Hadrian”.
Mixed Martial Arts is the world's youngest and fastest growing martial art. Fusing devastating strikes and jabs with merciless chokes and joint locks, MMA incorporates elements of Muay Thai, Judo, wrestling, boxing and Jujitsu.
Many years before modern air travel, the ancient Chinese had learned and were practising the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics in the kites they flew, the boats they sailed and the childrens toys they made.
In the 1950s, the tower block was born. But by the 1970s, these cities in the sky became slums. In 2017, missed warnings, vague regulations and corners cut in favour of financial return resulted in the deadliest tower block fire in British history.
From 1987 to the early 1990s, Florida was inundated with UFO sightings, while 90 miles away at Guantanamo Bay, USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects) were seen rising out of the ocean.
Investigate the ways in which ancient intelligence services passed messages over thousands of miles.
This series follows Kevin Dykstra, who has been on an eight-year quest to solve the mystery of what happened to the lost confederate gold of the Civil War.
Continuing this hit series, MonsterQuest uses the latest technology to search for legendary creatures. Worldwide, there have been hundreds of mysterious sightings spanning many centuries.
Rick Edwards and Beau Ouimette find out what the Romans ever did for Central Scotland, the answer being build forts, leave some interesting finds and, as a surprise to some, build a wall that wasnt called “Hadrian”.
Mixed Martial Arts is the world's youngest and fastest growing martial art. Fusing devastating strikes and jabs with merciless chokes and joint locks, MMA incorporates elements of Muay Thai, Judo, wrestling, boxing and Jujitsu.
Many years before modern air travel, the ancient Chinese had learned and were practising the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics in the kites they flew, the boats they sailed and the childrens toys they made.
In the 1950s, the tower block was born. But by the 1970s, these cities in the sky became slums. In 2017, missed warnings, vague regulations and corners cut in favour of financial return resulted in the deadliest tower block fire in British history.
From 1987 to the early 1990s, Florida was inundated with UFO sightings, while 90 miles away at Guantanamo Bay, USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects) were seen rising out of the ocean.
Investigate the ways in which ancient intelligence services passed messages over thousands of miles.
This series follows Kevin Dykstra, who has been on an eight-year quest to solve the mystery of what happened to the lost confederate gold of the Civil War.
Continuing this hit series, MonsterQuest uses the latest technology to search for legendary creatures. Worldwide, there have been hundreds of mysterious sightings spanning many centuries.
Rick Edwards and Beau Ouimette find out what the Romans ever did for Central Scotland, the answer being build forts, leave some interesting finds and, as a surprise to some, build a wall that wasnt called “Hadrian”.
Mixed Martial Arts is the world's youngest and fastest growing martial art. Fusing devastating strikes and jabs with merciless chokes and joint locks, MMA incorporates elements of Muay Thai, Judo, wrestling, boxing and Jujitsu.
Many years before modern air travel, the ancient Chinese had learned and were practising the complicated principles of fluid and aerodynamics in the kites they flew, the boats they sailed and the childrens toys they made.
In the 1950s, the tower block was born. But by the 1970s, these cities in the sky became slums. In 2017, missed warnings, vague regulations and corners cut in favour of financial return resulted in the deadliest tower block fire in British history.
Wolf-like beasts are the stuff of legends, but recently uncovered film footage may prove something frightening is out there. Head into the isolated forests of the Midwest to search for this creature and analyse evidence to finally end this mystery.
In 1947 an unknown object approaching US air space at great speed and a civilian craft out of El Paso were heading towards each other when they disappeared from radar.
Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate.
Could we ever travel faster than the speed of light?
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe the global practice of mummification is not a coincidence, but proof that highly advanced extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past.
If people disappeared from Earth, what would happen to metallic objects? Would bridges and buildings collapse? And what would become of the US's secret stash of gold?
Ross first takes on the largest wrecks in Scapa Flow: Germanys sunken WWI fleet. Ross tries to understand why the proud German fleet ended up at the bottom. The trail leads to an experimental British aircraft carrier submarine.
Few martial arts match the exoticism of their country like Silat. Beautiful, yet deadly, Silat was born in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Silat is one of the most intriguing and least understood fighting systems on the planet.
Wolf-like beasts are the stuff of legends, but recently uncovered film footage may prove something frightening is out there. Head into the isolated forests of the Midwest to search for this creature and analyse evidence to finally end this mystery.
In 1947 an unknown object approaching US air space at great speed and a civilian craft out of El Paso were heading towards each other when they disappeared from radar.
Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate.
Could we ever travel faster than the speed of light?
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe the global practice of mummification is not a coincidence, but proof that highly advanced extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past.
If people disappeared from Earth, what would happen to metallic objects? Would bridges and buildings collapse? And what would become of the US's secret stash of gold?
Ross first takes on the largest wrecks in Scapa Flow: Germanys sunken WWI fleet. Ross tries to understand why the proud German fleet ended up at the bottom. The trail leads to an experimental British aircraft carrier submarine.
Few martial arts match the exoticism of their country like Silat. Beautiful, yet deadly, Silat was born in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Silat is one of the most intriguing and least understood fighting systems on the planet.
Wolf-like beasts are the stuff of legends, but recently uncovered film footage may prove something frightening is out there. Head into the isolated forests of the Midwest to search for this creature and analyse evidence to finally end this mystery.
In 1947 an unknown object approaching US air space at great speed and a civilian craft out of El Paso were heading towards each other when they disappeared from radar.
Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate.
Could we ever travel faster than the speed of light?
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe the global practice of mummification is not a coincidence, but proof that highly advanced extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past.
If people disappeared from Earth, what would happen to metallic objects? Would bridges and buildings collapse? And what would become of the US's secret stash of gold?
Ross first takes on the largest wrecks in Scapa Flow: Germanys sunken WWI fleet. Ross tries to understand why the proud German fleet ended up at the bottom. The trail leads to an experimental British aircraft carrier submarine.
Ever since Canterburys Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral in 1170, religious pilgrims have flocked to the city to pay their respects. The team is on the lookout for trinkets and souvenirs dropped by visitors over the centuries.
Wolf-like beasts are the stuff of legends, but recently uncovered film footage may prove something frightening is out there. Head into the isolated forests of the Midwest to search for this creature and analyse evidence to finally end this mystery.
In 1947 an unknown object approaching US air space at great speed and a civilian craft out of El Paso were heading towards each other when they disappeared from radar.
Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost and stolen historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate.
Could we ever travel faster than the speed of light?
Ancient Astronaut theorists believe the global practice of mummification is not a coincidence, but proof that highly advanced extraterrestrials visited Earth in the distant past.
If people disappeared from Earth, what would happen to metallic objects? Would bridges and buildings collapse? And what would become of the US's secret stash of gold?
Ross first takes on the largest wrecks in Scapa Flow: Germanys sunken WWI fleet. Ross tries to understand why the proud German fleet ended up at the bottom. The trail leads to an experimental British aircraft carrier submarine.
Ever since Canterburys Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the Cathedral in 1170, religious pilgrims have flocked to the city to pay their respects. The team is on the lookout for trinkets and souvenirs dropped by visitors over the centuries.
Journey to Bangkok, home to one of the world's most distinctive martial arts, Muay Thai. After witnessing it in action at legendary Lumpinee Stadium, the hosts will travel across the country perfecting the moves of the Science of Eight Limbs.
The UFO Hunters travel to Stephenville, Texas, to investigate multiple reports of strange lights in the sky.
Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate. Including historic moon tapes that hold the clearest footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Discover how the extreme environments of space exploration might affect human reproduction.
There are those who believe that embedded in our most sacred religious texts, as well as in the design and location of ancient monuments, are secret messages that may reveal the purpose behind our very existence.
How did life evolve on Earth? What will life look like on other planets? These and other questions will be answered by a diverse group of scientists. Watch as experiments are done to see if life exists on earth-like planets beyond our solar system.
Deep in the Egyptian sand, Zahi make the extraordinary discovery of five intact burials and, just as he thinks things couldn't get any better, he unearths a brutally murdered mummy.
The Knights Templar were an unstoppable Crusader militia for nearly two centuries, their actions shrouded in secrecy. What happened to them?
Journey to Bangkok, home to one of the world's most distinctive martial arts, Muay Thai. After witnessing it in action at legendary Lumpinee Stadium, the hosts will travel across the country perfecting the moves of the Science of Eight Limbs.
The UFO Hunters travel to Stephenville, Texas, to investigate multiple reports of strange lights in the sky.
Brad Meltzer enlists America's help to find lost historical artifacts, which are going missing from museums and public collections at an alarming rate. Including historic moon tapes that hold the clearest footage from the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Discover how the extreme environments of space exploration might affect human reproduction.
There are those who believe that embedded in our most sacred religious texts, as well as in the design and location of ancient monuments, are secret messages that may reveal the purpose behind our very existence.
How did life evolve on Earth? What will life look like on other planets? These and other questions will be answered by a diverse group of scientists. Watch as experiments are done to see if life exists on earth-like planets beyond our solar system.
Deep in the Egyptian sand, Zahi make the extraordinary discovery of five intact burials and, just as he thinks things couldn't get any better, he unearths a brutally murdered mummy.
The Knights Templar were an unstoppable Crusader militia for nearly two centuries, their actions shrouded in secrecy. What happened to them?
Journey to Bangkok, home to one of the world's most distinctive martial arts, Muay Thai. After witnessing it in action at legendary Lumpinee Stadium, the hosts will travel across the country perfecting the moves of the Science of Eight Limbs.