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Naked Science: Incinerator Earth
Available on VOD until November 25
65 million years ago an asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, but no one has ever known where the asteroid came from or how it killed off nearly three quarters of all life on Earth. This Naked Science episode uncovers alarming new evidence that the dinosaurs were doomed 100 million years before this catastrophic event. Following a group of maverick scientists, Incinerator Earth reveals what really happened; how life on Earth nearly came to an end; and what might happen if an 8-mile-diameter asteroid struck us again.
Naked Science: Killer Asteroid
Available on VOD until November 25
Meet the scientists who are actively trying to prevent a giant asteroid from slamming into the Earth. Can we avert a global disaster?
Dog Whisperer: Miles and Maxie & Booker
Available on VOD until November 25
Former Guns N' Roses and current Velvet Revolver drummer, Matt Sorum and his girlfriend live in Los Angeles with their tenacious ten month old French bulldog Miles. Miles goes crazy at the sight of another dog and the couple is worried they haven't properly socialized him. Will Cesar's help have Miles drumming to a different beat? Then, Jaime's two dogs, 2 year old pit bull Maxie and 2 year old American bulldog Booker, are therapy dogs that visit children in hospitals. But Maxie was kicked out of the program after killing Jaime's sister's 14 year old bichon frise named Easy. Will Cesar be able to help Maxie with her aggression issues, get her back into the therapy program and restore Marcela's faith in Maxie?
Great White Odyssey
Available on VOD until November 25
Follow a deep-sea expedition with world-renowned shark experts Michael Scholl & Ramon Bonfil as they tag a 12-foot great white, named for Nicole Kidman, on an epic journey across an ocean that threatens her survival.
Channel Tunnel
Available on VOD until November 25
It's the most expensive railway tunnel ever built -- a product of endless surveying, giant boring machines, and a massive gamble. The Channel Tunnel connecting England and France is huge success, but there was a time when it was the tunnel nobody wanted.
Explorer: Doomsday Volcano
Available on VOD until November 25
Volcanologists make a stunning discovery when they dive into one of the largest, yet most mysterious, natural calamities in human history: the eruption of Santorini.
2012: Countdown to Armageddon
Available on VOD until November 25
Are we three years from the end of the world? Based on an actual ancient Maya calendar that will end on December 21, 2012, NGC asks, "What truths lie behind the fears?"
Rescue Ink Unleashed: Bad Reputation
Available on VOD until November 25
Rescue Ink is a rag-tag group of bikers, tattoo fanatics and street guys, who came together in 2007 with the common goal of ending animal abuse. Theyre big, tough, and misunderstood, just like their logo the pit bull. And of all the animals they try to help, pit bulls are the animals they connect with most. The guys head to Philadelphia to help the local SPCA hunt down the killer of a pit bull found tortured and hung in an abandoned schoolyard in a neighborhood known for gang violence and dog fighting. Then Joe and G fly to Kentucky to airlift a badly injured pit bull, fresh from the fighting ring, back to New York. The dogs injuries are severe, and if his infections dont clear, he faces surgery and could lose his hearing for good. Big Ant needs to find a home for a frightened pit bull from a Queens car lot. Pit bulls make up 30% of the dog population in shelters across the US - will Big Ant be able to find a loving home for this pit bull despite her socialization issues?
Expedition Great White
Available on VOD until December 2
A hundred sixty miles off the coast of Baja California, a team of world-class anglers will land one of the most challenging fish imaginable: the great white shark. Unlike any other catch ever attempted, they'll lift an SUV-sized shark onto a platform, mount a long-lasting tracking tag by hand, take measurements and DNA samples, and release it unharmed. Marine biologist Dr. Michael Domeier helps uncover how this predator lives, with the ultimate goal of protecting this endangered species.
When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs
Available on VOD until December 2
For a long time, the Age of Reptiles seemed to belong only to its "stars," the dinosaurs -- but not anymore. Thanks to strange fossils coming out of the Sahara and other places, we now know that it was a world full of bizarre and terrifying crocodiles as well -- ones that not only rubbed shoulders with the dinosaurs -- they sometimes ate them. Welcome to the new crocodile Cretaceous...complete with tiny buck-toothed crocs, dog-like crocs, and terrifying triple-fanged nightmares that probably galloped after dinosaurs. Join paleontologist Paul Serenos intense scientific journey to breathe life into the these long extinct terrors -- and recreate a lost world few even imagined existed.
Naked Science: Ice Age Meltdown
Available on VOD until December 2
18,000 years ago there was a sudden change in climate which ends a global freeze which had lasted for several thousands of years. Melting ice caps drive up sea levels to create coastlines we recognise today and great glaciers thaw dramatically to re-sculpture the landscape. A mass extinction took place and as the human race adapted to these breath taking changes to their familiar environment, the seeds of our modern society were sown. The Worlds climate changed very quickly, with dramatic consequences for all life on the planet. Today our world is heating up at a similar rate what can the lessons of the past teach us about surviving our future?
Search for the Amazon Headshrinkers
Available on VOD until December 2
Terrifying legends from the Amazon tell of Indian headshrinkers who would shrink an enemy's head to render the vengeful soul powerless. Now, NGC has exclusive U.S. access to 45-year-old archive footage captured by explorer Edmundo Bielawski, purportedly the only known footage that shows the process of an actual - recently deceased - human head being shrunk. Author and explorer Piers Gibbon heads deep into the Amazon jungle in an attempt to trace Bielawskis 1960s journey and find the tribe.
America's Wild Spaces: Appalachian Trail
Available on VOD until December 2
Much of the Appalachian Trail is close to major populations - so how wild can it be? We will travel from South to North and explore the remotest corners of the A.T. and meet the scientists fighting to keep this wilderness wild. Join National Geographic on a rollercoaster ride of agonizing ascents and rewarding vistas -- all courtesy of mountains roughly 480 million years in the making.. Well explore this 5 million step journey through the five distinct regions of the AT landscape and learn what it takes to keep this ribbon of green safe, healthy, and totally wild.
Unlocking the Great Pyramid
Available on VOD until December 2
The Great Pyramid at Giza is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the World still standing and no one knows how it was built. For centuries archaeologists have been trying to figure out how ancient Egyptians moved huge stones to the top of the Pyramid.
Explorer: Inside LSD
Available on VOD until December 2
LSDs inventor Albert Hofmann called it "medicine for the soul." The Beatles wrote songs about it. Secret military mind control experiments exploited its hallucinogenic powers. Outlawed in 1966, LSD became a street drug and developed a reputation as the dangerous toy of the counterculture, capable of inspiring either moments of genius, or a descent into madness. Now science is taking a fresh look at LSD, including the first human trials in over 35 years. Using enhanced brain imaging, non-hallucinogenic versions of the drug and information from an underground network of test subjects who suffer from an agonizing condition for which there is no cure, researchers are finding that this "trippy" drug could become the pharmaceutical of the future. Can it enhance our brain power, expand our creativity and cure disease? To find out, Explorer puts LSD under the microscope.
National Geographic's Most Incredible Photos: Lava Hunter
Available on VOD until December 9
World-renowned photograph Bob Madden is on a quest to get the perfect photo of lava spewing from Kilauea volcano. A photo of Kilaueas lava launched his career 35 years ago and landed him his first National Geographic Magazine cover. Flash forward several decades. Once again, he wants to capture the red stuff. His quest will lead him to fly into, swim into, run from, and run headlong toward some of the hottest stuff the earth can produce. He cracks it open with scientists, discovers its secrets, and nearly gets himself killed in the process. All in the pursuit to get the perfect shot.
Nature's Greatest Defender
Available on VOD until December 9
Nature's Greatest Defender tells the story about one mans passionate fight to save our world. Its a film about his unwavering dedication to the incredible wildlife that we must continually struggle to protect. George Schaller returns to the sites of some of his iconic studies to see what has happened to some of these extraordinary animals and their habitats. Along the way, we will meet some of the people he influenced and see how they have managed to carry the torch Schaller lit.
Extreme Powerboats
Available on VOD until December 9
From Formula One to offshore to unlimited hydroplanes, legendary builders and drivers reveal the secrets behind the world's fastest boats, the most devastating crashes, and the most advanced technology.
Gold Town
Available on VOD until December 9
At the far end of the Earth, under the harshest conditions imaginable - only mankinds most advanced technology will get the worlds most precious metal out of the ground...Each year, hundreds flock to Kalgoorlie, the legendary frontier town in the Australian outback, to make their fortune seeking gold. Men have been digging here for over a hundred years and have found over 50 million ounces of gold.
