Germany has some of Europe’s most famous and exciting cities, but that’s nothing compared to its natural wonders for those willing to step off the beaten track. Great lakes and rivers team with fish and birdlife, ancient and vast forests hide boars and lynx.

CERN and the University of California-Santa Barbara are collaborating in the search for the elusive substance that physicists and astronomers believe holds the universe together -- dark matter. Where is this search now in the realm of particle physics and what comes next?

Join astronaut Chris Hadfield - a YouTube sensation for his performance of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” aboard the International Space Station - along with hitchhikers Michio Kaku (and others) on a joyride across our Solar System, scaled down to the size of the continental United States.

Ex-CIA agent Ben Smith and a retired FBI officer journey through the Jungles of Burma in search of answers to a family mystery. They are searching for a crashed WWII plane that went down in this little-known, but important, theater of WWII, the perilous “Hump” - an airbridge over the Himalayas.

Equipped with a cutting-edge infrared drone, Doug Thron heads into disaster zones to save the cats and dogs that have been left behind.

Scientists have discovered that insects have remarkably sophisticated behaviors and even personalities quite similar to our own.

Join filmmaker Casey Anderson as he embeds in the Alaskan wilderness to follow the largest terrestrial carnivores in the world.

A new breed of visionaries are creating extraordinary machines to help the planet and humankind in the future.

Join us as we tour the most fabulous and luxurious homes in history.

Nature is red in tooth and claw, animals face daily battles to protect themselves and secure the resources they need.

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking takes a flight of epic proportions to visit his favorite places in the Universe.

Uncover the extraordinary origins of "ordinary" things – and the moments of inspiration that made them possible.

The story of humans is often driven by events from the prehistoric past. How did physics, geology, biology, chemistry shape our history?

The US National Parks have some of the most iconic landscapes in the U.S. But there is also an underwater side to explore!

Rare firsthand accounts bring us inside some of the most daring escape stories from the American Civil War.