Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman return in this ninth installment of the popular television series Mythbusters. Using modern day science to test everyday myths and urban legends, the special effects experts determine which myths are busted and which are plausible. In this collection, more of life's burning questions are answered including: Can bees lift a laptop? What's the most hygienic sneeze technique? and Can a hair weave really stop a speeding bullet?...

Ten acclaimed documentary filmmakers present ten pivotal moments in American history and the often unexpected changes brought about by these events.

Tom Oar, Eustace Conway and Marty Meierotto are three men who think that maybe they've had it with modern life as they know it. They like the thought of taking to the wilderness as mountain men, and reality TV producers are going to help them do it, or at least they are going to capture all of their mistakes on film for posterity. These men must venture to some of the most unforgiving climates in the United States in order to test themselves against...

Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by the National Geographic Society.

" ... the fascinating development of the international space station. With state-of-the-art computer generated images ..."--Container.

A documentary chronicling the struggle for women's rights in Post-Taliban Afghanistan. Award-winning journalist and UNICEF representative Sally Armstrong witnesses heroic women fighting for the cause, and the powerful forces that threaten their freedom.

Documents the dangerous and potentially lucrative job of crab fishing in the Bering Sea.

Follows the life of Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, who overcame problems in school and obstacles in life to become a world-renowned neurosurgeon. His lifelong journey led him to become director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children's Center, a bestselling author, and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Includes behind-the-scenes, and featurettes.

Dr. Scott Tinker embarks on a spectacular global adventure, exploring the world's leading sites for all energy types, coal to solar, oil to biofuels, most of them highly restricted.

North America: where civilization collides with untamed wilderness. Just feet beyond our own back yards rages a spectacle we rarely see. Join us as we step into this hidden world teeming with life, across impossible mountains and endless deserts. Dive into unexplored forests and crash into rugged coasts. Unforgiving, brutal, yet achingly beautiful, this vast continent offers boundless rewards for those brave enough to take on this land and call her...