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Voyage to Europe's Carpathian mountains, where vast primeval forests, steep gorges, and isolated peaks offer a vital refuge to some of the...

Take in the sights and sounds of Italy from the sky and learn about Europe's boot from heel to toe.

Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek takes apart some of the world's mightiest machines and uncovers their secrets.

The European Union has been beset by a series of comings and goings over the last few years, each triggering its own brand of crisis. The civil war...

There's no better way to take in Greece's great diversity, natural beauty, and mythic grandeur than to experience it from a god's-eye-view. This...

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The inside stories of how the unknown engineers of NASA created such superior machines as the Saturn V moon rocket, the Space Shuttle, and the Hubble...

How did the world we call home come to be? Combining the latest scientific discoveries and theories with CGI, we journey through eons of fire and ice...

The evolutionary journey of life on Earth spans millions of years - and the results are as diverse as they are jaw-dropping. Travel through time as...

The ocean floor is home to centuries' worth of sunken vessels integrated into marine habitats. Explore extraordinary wrecks around the world and...

Across the planet, every animal--predator or prey--has survival advantages honed by millions of years of evolution. Watch some of nature's most...

Smithsonian Channel's Sound Revolution is a documentary television series hosted by award-winning actor Morgan Freeman. Documentary footage, expert...

Enter the battlefields of Africa, arenas bathed in a history of savagery and blood, where big cats and big crocs have reigned supreme for centuries....

Journey to Zambia's Luangwa Valley, a landscape abundant with prey. In the spectacular wilderness, two neighboring lion prides lay claim to prime...

Some of the most coveted and valuable treasures from history's greatest games and players are missing or misidentified. It's up to the Sports...

Primates, like lemurs, baboons, and monkeys, are our closest living relatives, making them a source of endless human fascination. See their...

The parched and barren landscape of the Arabian Peninsula offers a vivid backdrop for life in the harsh desert. Water is scarce and death due to the...

Journey to four regions of Britain, discovering the historical significance of the island from breathtaking heights.

Take a soaring tour of America from above.

Africa's spectacular biodiversity extends across a vast, numerous network of ecosystems. Explore the continent's incredible landscape and the unique...