National Geographic Television & Film

Data scientist Jake Porway tackles life's most daunting topics revealing the surprising science behind them. Through hilarious experiments and interactive game play, National Geograpic delivers the answers to life's mysteries and gives you the tools to help take charge of your destiny and change your life forever.

Investigates the science behind the dangers of a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP).

Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades. Secrets of the Sun reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star, one that might help keep our planet from going dark.

A trip back in time explores the evolution of human skin and the rainbow diversity of skin color today. Cutting-edge research unveils the role skin plays in human sexual attraction. Go beyond biology to trace the influence of skin on our perceptions of race, our skittishness about nudity, and the intriguing riddle of personal identity.

"In Hawaii, there is an ancient species fighting for its life. The monk seal is the oldest species of seal on the planet and now after millions of years, it may face extinction"--Container.

Cesar returns for a second season to help desperate relatives, friends, neighbors and co-workers of people whose four-legged menaces have turned their lives upside down.

A team of geologists have identified a crater in Italy which they believe was produced by the impact of a previously unrecorded meteorite. The finding could explain not only the story of Constantine, but might also provide an explanation for a local legend which recounts how members of a pagan cult were overwhelmed by a light in the sky as bright as a second sun. The cult too immediately converted to Christianity. A team of international experts set...

Drawing on present day experts and historical records, this program catapults viewers back to the tumult and high drama of the Tudor period to depict an astounding story of sexual intrigue and royal politicking.

Viewers get a front row seat as photographers reveal the hard work, perseverence, dedication, and some times sheer luck, that goes into getting the perfect shot.

"Takes viewers around the world on the arduous journeys millions of animals undertake to ensure the survival of their species. Shot from land and air, in trees and cliff-blinds, on ice floes and underwater, this collection tells the formidable, powerful stories of many of the planet's species and their movements, while revealing new scientific insights with breathtaking high-definition clarity."--Container.