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Mummies Unwrapped

Mummy expert Ramy Romany investigates a mysterious underwater grave believed to be guarded by a Mayan serpent deity; when Ramy dives in, he uncovers evidence of biological warfare.

Tutankhamun: Life, Death And Legacy

The remains of Tutankhamun's parents.

Egyptian tomb Hunting

Mummies Unwrapped

Mummy expert Ramy Romany investigates a mysterious underwater grave believed to be guarded by a Mayan serpent deity; when Ramy dives in, he uncovers evidence of biological warfare.

Tutankhamun: Life, Death And Legacy

The remains of Tutankhamun's parents.

Egyptian tomb Hunting

Mummies Unwrapped

Mummy expert Ramy Romany investigates a mysterious underwater grave believed to be guarded by a Mayan serpent deity; when Ramy dives in, he uncovers evidence of biological warfare.

Tutankhamun: Life, Death And Legacy

The remains of Tutankhamun's parents.

How Did They Fix That?

In Philadelphia, Mike is on streets, in tunnels, on tracks and in trolley restoration garages; he is working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team that keeps one of America's largest and oldest mass transit systems running smoothly and on time.

World's Most Scenic River Journeys

Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Māori elder of the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō.

Mysteries From Above

Witness animal spectacles from high above the Earth; watch a whirling herd of northern nomads; see undersea behemoths show off in the Pacific shallows; track a U.S. porcine stampede; confront top ocean predators on the Florida coast.

Extreme Weather Salvage

Jeremy Birch takes on a salvage to raise a vessel with a concrete hull; it's been in the Fraser River for a month, collecting silt and mud, adding 30 tons to its deadweight.

World's Most Scenic River Journeys

Tackling the grade 6 rapids and untamed waters of the Buller River on the west coast of New Zealand's South Island, blessed by a Māori elder of the Ngāti Apa ki te Rā Tō.

Mysteries From Above

Witness animal spectacles from high above the Earth; watch a whirling herd of northern nomads; see undersea behemoths show off in the Pacific shallows; track a U.S. porcine stampede; confront top ocean predators on the Florida coast.

Extreme Weather Salvage

Jeremy Birch takes on a salvage to raise a vessel with a concrete hull; it's been in the Fraser River for a month, collecting silt and mud, adding 30 tons to its deadweight.

How Did They Build That?

Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.

How Did They Fix That?

Mike helps fix the vessels that the U.S. Coast Guard use to keep the oceans safe; he replaces key parts of ship engines, removes a large crane from a buoy tender, and fixes a helicopter for a critical exercise.

Planes That Changed History

The Hawker Harrier flies as fast as a jet and hovers like a helicopter; uncover the groundbreaking technology behind this unique ability and how the Harrier became crucial for Britain in the Falklands War.

Ice Airport Alaska

Customs agents intercept a grenade launcher smuggled into the U.S.; a blizzard threatens to cut off a remote island airport; warm winter weather turns a village runway to mud.

Aerial Mexico

In Mexico's North, ancient runners defy impossible distances and living fossils reveal Earth's secrets; from Monterrey's industrial city to Guanajuato's revolutionary past, discover how mighty mountains forge unbreakable spirit.

Mummies Unwrapped

Mummy expert Ramy Romany investigates a mysterious underwater grave believed to be guarded by a Mayan serpent deity; when Ramy dives in, he uncovers evidence of biological warfare.

Tutankhamun: Life, Death And Legacy

The remains of Tutankhamun's parents.

Egyptian tomb Hunting

Scanning History

Dig into a groundbreaking medieval silver mine revealed by a German sinkhole.

Treasures Decoded

The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.

Buried Evidence

Open burial sites filled with secrets. Find powerful artifacts in a French rulers tomb, see what a tomb adorned with conch shells says about sacred ceremonies, and expose complex beliefs about animals and the afterlife in an Egyptian zoo graveyard.

Scanning History

Dig into a groundbreaking medieval silver mine revealed by a German sinkhole.

Treasures Decoded

The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.

Buried Evidence

Open burial sites filled with secrets. Find powerful artifacts in a French rulers tomb, see what a tomb adorned with conch shells says about sacred ceremonies, and expose complex beliefs about animals and the afterlife in an Egyptian zoo graveyard.

Scanning History

Dig into a groundbreaking medieval silver mine revealed by a German sinkhole.

Treasures Decoded

The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.

How Did They Build That?

Visiting Australia's One Central Park, the Oslo Opera House and the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco to reveal their architectural secrets.

How Did They Fix That?

Mike helps fix the vessels that the U.S. Coast Guard use to keep the oceans safe; he replaces key parts of ship engines, removes a large crane from a buoy tender, and fixes a helicopter for a critical exercise.

World's Most Scenic River Journeys

The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal.

Mysteries From Above

Get a bird's-eye view of a mysterious explosion in China and a quickly melting glacier on Earth's iciest continent; investigate an orange haze enveloping the Big Apple, then float over a toxic, too-hot-to-handle lake in New Zealand.

Extreme Weather Salvage

Chris Ward sets out with Josh Moreira and Ward's younger brother to salvage a light aircraft that's sitting on the seabed; Jeremy Birch braves the arctic conditions to salvage two vessels that have fallen prey to the crushing ice conditions.

World's Most Scenic River Journeys

The St. Lawrence River is one that forged North America, allowing ships to traverse the continent; the adventure begins in Canada's first capital city of Kingston and near Canada's second-largest city of Montreal.

Mysteries From Above

Get a bird's-eye view of a mysterious explosion in China and a quickly melting glacier on Earth's iciest continent; investigate an orange haze enveloping the Big Apple, then float over a toxic, too-hot-to-handle lake in New Zealand.

Extreme Weather Salvage

Chris Ward sets out with Josh Moreira and Ward's younger brother to salvage a light aircraft that's sitting on the seabed; Jeremy Birch braves the arctic conditions to salvage two vessels that have fallen prey to the crushing ice conditions.

How Did They Build That?

Exploring the design and engineering stories behind D.C.'s Museum of African American History, the Montreal Tower and the Equinor building in Oslo.

How Did They Fix That?

Mike helps fix the machines that keep one of the United States' biggest ports moving; he assists a team in moving a 3-million pound crane.

Mummies Unwrapped

Mummy expert Ramy Romany investigates a mysterious underwater grave believed to be guarded by a Mayan serpent deity; when Ramy dives in, he uncovers evidence of biological warfare.

Tutankhamun: Life, Death And Legacy

The remains of Tutankhamun's parents.

Egyptian tomb Hunting

Scanning History

Dig into a groundbreaking medieval silver mine revealed by a German sinkhole.

Treasures Decoded

The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.

Buried Evidence

Open burial sites filled with secrets. Find powerful artifacts in a French rulers tomb, see what a tomb adorned with conch shells says about sacred ceremonies, and expose complex beliefs about animals and the afterlife in an Egyptian zoo graveyard.

Untold Arctic Wars

The technological race intensifies as superpowers use imported German scientists for rockets and nukes; high-stakes intelligence relies on spy balloons and planes over the North Pole.