Curiosity

We trace our epic journey from the first spark of life billions of years ago up to our present status as the most successful species on the planet.

With cameras, crash-test dummies and a controlled 727 crash, leading experts attempt to capture a plane crash as it unfolds to help improve airline safety.

Researchers turn to science to explain the mysteries surrounding the Bermuda Triangle. They explore whether methane bubbles, rogue waves or lightning might be responsible and put all three theories to the ultimate test.

One scientist is on a quest to learn how Egyptians perfectly preserved mummies, a terminally ill man offers up his body and researchers practice the art of mummification.

A group of leading experts and researchers embark on an audacious experiment to see if ordinary people can be brainwashed and turned into assassins.

In partnership with the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University, Discovery Channel conducts exclusive research and experiments that explore what Americans are really up to in bed.

Footage and accounts from those who experienced Hurricane Sandy shed light on how distinct phenomena combined to create the perfect storm and how people can prepare for the next one.

Using CGI and the latest technologies, experts go into the heart of a volcano to show how they work and reveal the latest methods that might help predict the next eruption.

There are dozens of theories about how Hindenburg blew in May 1937. Now, a team of aeronautical engineers will build three 50-foot replicas and put leading theories to the test to find what really destroyed Hindenburg.

Using new imaging technologies and observing events as they unfold, researchers in Yellowstone National Park are able to expose the hidden wonders of this park and get answers to many of their questions.

Earth's star is entering a new phase of violent activity, but what do humans really know about the sun and its inner workings? In a visual first, the world's solar scientists set out on an expedition through a virtual sun.