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Buddhists, Hindus, and hundreds of thousands of travelers from around the globe flock to Cambodia every year to experience the grandeur of Angkor....

Former NASA rocket engineer Chad Zdenek takes apart some of the world's mightiest machines and uncovers their secrets.

A half-hour documentary series set in a unique Arctic town with true northern exposure that provides a front-row seat for some of the closest...

Across the planet, every animal--predator or prey--has survival advantages honed by millions of years of evolution. Watch some of nature's most...

Tasmanian devils are the bruisers of the animal kingdom: feisty, fearless, and always up for a fight. But despite being at the top of the food chain,...

History buff Paul Shull is on a mission to find some of the world's rarest weapons from military history. This series chronicles his journey as he...

To many, the legacy of King Henry VIII begins and ends with his six wives. But remarkable though his marital history is, it is not what defines him....

Sprawling estates and magnificent castles dot Britain's landscape, passed down from one aristocratic heir or heiress to the next. But life in a...

From the shipyard to the battlefield, see what makes U.S. supercarriers the cornerstone of America's naval might.

Recent findings in the Middle East have radically changed our understanding of the birth of mankind and the spread of civilization across the globe....

Embark on a journey into the world's most unforgiving arctic zones, where land and ice are inseparably joined. Swim through the mammoth Mackenzie...

The stories of the men and women who made America's mission to the Moon possible are told through archival film, oral histories taken directly from...

A deep dive into the underbelly of the Prohibition era, which was characterized as much by jazz, illegal booze and female liberation as it was by...

A tribute to the bold men and women who put their lives on the line in order to get a foothold in space, sometimes with disastrous results.

There's no better way to take in Greece's great diversity, natural beauty, and mythic grandeur than to experience it from a god's-eye-view. This...

Once completed, HMS Queen Elizabeth will be the United Kingdom's largest warship, longer than three football fields and taller than Niagara Falls....

Dive into the secret and surprising lives of some of Australia's signature wildlife. From mini marsupials to flying foxes, join these extraordinary...

Journey to four regions of Britain, discovering the historical significance of the island from breathtaking heights.

Taking viewers back to the Atomic Age of the mid-20th century by going on a mission to identify the endless possibilities of atoms as an energy...

Enter a world filled with the most spectacular freaks of nature on the planet. Here you will find a weird and wonderful collection of leaping...