National Geographic Specials

Get insiders' perspectives of one of the world's most powerful men.

Follow archaeologists as they find startling evidence of a forgotten Mayan society in the Yucatan.

Witness in-depth stories from passengers and staff on board the disasterous Italian cruise ship.

Dr. Mark Aldenderfer and a team of technical climbers search for burial caves in the Himalya.

Did the military really recover dead aliens and their spaceship, as some people claim?

Hear the devasting stories of the children who are engaged in child labor, including sex trafficking.

Hear first-hand accounts of how al Queda continues to inspire a global jihadist movement.

See how insatiable demand for counterfeit merchandise has given birth to a vast criminal system.

Discover a land of precious and threatened life forms in Hawaii: Strangers in Paradise.

One man seeks to be the first to fly across the English Channel with a single, jet-propelled wing.

Follow four families who are fulfilling their dreams of living off the land in the Alaskan bush.

Experience what life will be like on earth after humans vanish from existence.