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More everyday items are put under the microscope as we discover how ceramic fireplaces and parking garage floor slabs are made

More everyday items are put under the microscope as we discover how oil pressure sensors are made and neck restraints are manufactured

Investigating whether people make their own luck or if luck makes them, discussing opinions of the laws of nature and the human brain

The actor examines the deepest mysteries of the ocean, which could have an immune system capable of annihilating all life on Earth

Scientific breakthroughs that are granting humans seemingly divine abilities, from figuring out ways to grow new life to using data to solve almost any problem

An insight into how a mega fish factory produced three million pounds of seafood a day. Plus, a flying ambulance operating 14,000 feet above Alaska's wilderness

An insight into how Alaska's airfields range from an airport made from nothing but water and ice, to a military instalment on stand-by to avert nuclear disaster

Beneath the densely populated city of Naples lies a looming threat. A super volcano may be on the verge of erupting and causing an apocalyptic catastrophe

New theories claim the sunken city of Atlantis may have been in the Americas. From the Bahamas to an ancient site in Louisiana, Rob and Stefan seek the evidence

Based on found alien instructions, scientists build a powerful quantum computer that can enhance the senses of the human/alien hybrid children

More hybrids connect to the quantum computer, and the combined brainpower is able to crunch unprecedented data and calculate the future - including weather and health

More humans try to join the hybrid network with hi-tech tools, and fearing the diminishment of its power, the US launches an attack on the quantum computer

A closer look at how slate tiles and hot dog carts are produced

More everyday items are put under the microscope, looking at how racing leathers are manufactured and wood rocking chairs are made

A chance to find out how mountain bikes are produced and lever action rifles are manufactured

A look at how saunas are produced and how wheelchair lifts are manufactured

Featuring a look at how upright pianos are manufactured and how flags are produced

A guide to the process behind making oil lamps and chocolate mints

Clayton and his team prepare to extract a 20,000lb carnivore fossil from the earth, while Mike hunts for a duckbill skull and Jared uncovers an ancient reptile

Clayton must haul his 20,000-lb dinosaur fossil to a lab for analysis. The Harris-Bolan clan chases poachers off their land and Jared makes a final bid to make money.

A woman who recently gave birth is in a critical condition. A young man feels excruciating pain and doctors discover something has invaded his brain

A boy is struck with a serious fever, a woman has bizarre symptoms that push her to the brink of madness, and a toddler falls into a trance-like state

Declassified files detail how three cosmonauts died in mysterious circumstances while re-entering Earth's atmosphere. Plus, a Nasa rover discovers clues that help solve a murder

Declassified files illustrate how two astronauts trapped in the vacuum of space faced an agonising death. Plus, close-up images of Pluto reveal a distinctly alien landscape

Sci-fi drama about how alien life might communicate with man. Ten years after the Mothership exploded, the military wants to turn the alien/human hybrids into soldiers

Josh Gates ventures into the ancient Maya city of El Mirador in search of the lost tombs of mysterious ruling dynasty, the Snake Kings

Josh Gates investigates how a group of Norse tribesmen gained power in medieval Europe. His quest for answers takes him from Denmark to Iceland

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