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Earth: The Biography : Volcanoes

Join Dr. Iain Stewart on his journey to observe one of nature's most awesome and destructive forces, the volcano. It can raise up great mountains and create new land, or it can level cities and destroy entire civilizations.

Earth: The Biography: Volcanoes Activity Guide
Human Footprint

Using science and revelatory visual events, NGC delivers an extraordinary personal audit of how much of the world's resources each of us consumes, illustrating the average American's human footprint.

Human Footprint Activity Guide

Naked Science : Who Built Stonehenge?

Who built Stonehenge and why? Using computer modeling, anthropologists reveal the face of a man who may have contributed to the construction of this ancient structure 4,300 years ago.

Naked Science: Who Built Stonehenge? Activity Guide

Kingdom of the Blue Whale

Blue whales are the largest creatures to ever inhabit the earth - yet despite their size, we know little about them. A team of scientists set out on an expedition to unlock the secrets of the blue whale and investigate why they are dying.

Kingdom of the Blue Whale Activity Guide

Wild Spaces : Secret Yellowstone

Life-changing encounters with the natural world await you off-road and beyond the tourist spots in a Yellowstone you've never seen. Get into the two million untouched acres where the bison and bears roam free.

Wild Spaces : Secret Yellowstone Activity Guide

Titanic: How It Really Sank

Drawing on the latest forensic evidence, historical records and eyewitness testimonies, NGC reconstructs the story from the point of view of those involved, and debunks the many myths surrounding the sinking of the Titanic.

Titanic: How It Really Sank Activity Guide

Man-Made: Solar Quest

Explore the world’s ‘hot spots’ for solar power, from the deserts of Spain and Nevada to cutting edge technology centers around Europe - all racing to put solar at the front of the renewable energy pack.

Man-Made: Solar Quest Activity Guide

Earth: The Biography : Rare Planet

It has taken 4.6 billion years for the Earth to evolve from a barren rock into the world we know today. And now the remarkable planet is facing a new challenge: humankind. The question is, how will it survive?

Earth: The Biography : Rare Planet Activity Guide

Naked Science: Polar Apocalypse

Melting ice caps, rising sea levels, more and stronger hurricanes indicate Earth is getting hotter. Are we to blame? Discover the real science behind climate change.

Naked Science: Polar Apocalypse Activity Guide

The Pirate Code

Treasure hunter Barry Clifford finally finds pirate "Black Sam" Bellamy's ship, the Whydah Galley, that sank 300 years ago with 4.5 tons of loot.

The Pirate Code Activity Guide

Explorer China's Secret Mummies
In China, archaeologists unearth ancient mummies with European facial features, blond hair and blue eyes. Where did these Caucasians come from thousands of years ago.

Explorer China's Secret Mummies Activity Guide

Galapagos
Explore the unique geology of the Galapagos islands and how they were formed, from the simmering summits to the bustling shores.

Galapagos Activity Guide

Earth: The Biography : Ice
Join Dr. Iain Stewart as he investigates ice crevasse's, uses satellites to discover hidden worlds, looks into ice shaping the earth's topography and shows you ice is melting so fast that this world is likely to change.

Earth: The Biography : Ice Activity Guide

Explorer : T. rex Walks Again
Explorer takes viewers on an epic journey, digging deep into the fossil record for the tiniest of clues to re-create the worlds most accurate, fully skinned, mechanical replica of a walking juvenile T. rex.

Explorer : T. rex Walks Again Activity Guide

Naked Science: Grand Canyon
It's one of the world's most famous natural wonders, yet little is known about its formation. Unearth its secrets, and relive the first expedition to its floor.

Naked Science: Grand Canyon Activity Guide

Naked Science: Five Years on Mars
They were sent to Mars on a 90-day mission, but almost five years later the rovers Spirit and Opportunity have traveled farther, seen more, and survived longer than anyone imagined possible, earning a place among the most prolific explorers in history.

Naked Science: Five Years on Mars Activity Guide

Naked Science: Supercontinent
Many geographers are predicting that the earth will one day become a vast supercontinent. Last time that happened it caused mass extinctions. Now, Naked Science meets with top scientists to explore this theory.

Naked Science: Supercontinent Activity Guide

Egypt Unwrapped : Alexander the Great’s Lost Tomb
Alexander the Great is one of history’s greatest warrior kings, and was the leader of the most powerful nation in the ancient world. The location of his tomb has eluded archaeologists for nearly 2,000 years but new theories may help reveal its location.

Egypt Unwrapped : Alexander the Great’s Lost Tomb Activity Guide

Naked Science: Direct from the Moon
With stunning footage from the Kaguya lunar orbiter, NGC reveals images of the moon and Earth like never seen before, and unlocks the secrets of 4.5 billion years of Earth, moon and solar system history.

Naked Science: Direct from the Moon

Earth: The Biography : Atmosphere
The atmosphere is Earth’s protective layer, cloaking us in a warm, oxygen-rich embrace and shielding us from the cold hostility of space. It’s immensely powerful but at the same time highly sensitive. It’s destructive, yet it shelters us.

Earth: The Biography : Atmosphere Activity Guide

Naked Science: The Deep
If we drain the sea water that covers two-thirds of the Earth's surface, an astonishing landscape appears. Join the journey from the ocean's surface to its farthest depth to discover what lies at the bottom of the sea.

Naked Science: The Deep Activity Guide

Wild Spaces : Secret Yosemite
Scale the largest granite monolith on Earth, see the tallest waterfall in North America, and touch a giant sequoia, the largest living thing in existence.

Wild Spaces : Secret Yosemite Activity Guide

Amazing Planet: Ocean Realm
Trace the origins of Earth's nascent oceans, which were acidic, dense and corrosive, and see how global warming is turning today's oceans into a great repository of extra heat -- creating more and more monstrous storms.

Amazing Planet: Ocean Realm Activity Guide

Naked Science: Hubble's Amazing Universe
Go on a journey to the edges of the universe seen through the eyes of the amazing Hubble Space Telescope, one of the greatest scientific and technological achievements of all time.

Naked Science: Hubble's Amazing Universe Activity Guide

Earth: The Biography : Oceans
Earth’s oceans help make our planet different from every other planet in the solar system. As far as we know, no other place is the right temp for liquid water, the most essential ingredient for life to exist and oceans are the primary stabilizing force.
Earth: The Biography : Oceans Activity Guide
Naked Science: Extinctions
NGC examines three mass extinctions on Earth to see what caused them and if they could happen again. Would humans fare any better than the victims of these previous disasters? Worse, are we now in the middle of a mass extinction we brought on ourselves?

Naked Science: Extinctions Activity Guide

Extreme Alaska: Denali National Park
Grizzlies, wolves and moose roam this terrain just 200 miles from the Artic Circle, but it is the altitude here that defines which wild conditions -- and creatures -- dominate.

Extreme Alaska: Denali National Park Activity Guide

Aqua Power
Follow three teams of engineers as they attempt to solve the world's energy problems by harnessing one of the most powerful forms of green energy: wave energy.

Aqua Power Activity Guide

Egypt Unwrapped : Secrets of the Sphinx
Was the Sphinx originally built with a lion's head and later remodeled? Dr. Zahi Hawass presents the latest theories and evidence in the mystery of the Sphinx.

Egypt Unwrapped : Secrets of the Sphinx Activity Guide

Naked Science: The Rockies
Did the American Rockies rise faster than their Canadian counterpart? New evidence from fossilized leaves and pollen suggest just that. Explore the mysteries of these ancient mountains.

Naked Science: The Rockies Activity Guide

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