National Geographic Specials

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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