Is building our own starship Enterprise possible? Will we ever travel between the stars as easily as they do in Star Trek? JJ Abrams' new feature, Star Trek Into Darkness, hits the screen in a golden age of scientific discoveries. HISTORY is there, giving viewers a deep look behind the scenes, on the set, and into the science–amazing new exoplanets, the physics of Warp drive, and the ideas behind how we might one day live in a Star Trek Universe.

Using 4-D technology, the early stages of a Golden Retriever puppy, a dolphin, and an elephant are e...
A self described "documediamentary" about the reactions to the release of the then final Star Wars f...

The deadliest weapon on the battlefield is neither the bullet nor the gun-it's the lone sniper. Thro...

An EPIX Original documentary directed by William Shatner, based on his hugely popular book, in which...

The biggest tech revolution of the 21st century isn’t digital, it’s biological. A breakthrough calle...

A cross country exploration into the forces that attracts so many to the Star Wars mythos.

Without us noticing, modern life has been taken over. Algorithms run everything from search engines ...

Conceived as an electronic road movie, this documentary investigates cutting edge technologies and t...

Orson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines the...

An inside look at the making of the movie Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), featuri...

Thirty distinguished astronomers are visited at their observatories throughout the world in this com...

In this high definition video essay, Kevin McCauley explores the arguments for and against this vita...

A psychedelic documentary of the body electric, with music by Pink Floyd. The film was directed and ...

Follow leading scientists around the world and to the edge of the universe on their quest to solve o...

This short animation transports us from the farthest conceivable point of the universe to the tinies...

Prof. Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all, the universe. Through a series of critical ...
A young man brings scientists to his grandfather's house-turned-museum, purportedly showing evidence...

Cannabis is the world's favourite drug, but also one of the least understood. Can cannabis cause sch...

This documentary examines theories behind the creation of gamma ray bursts, destructive explosions i...

A group of renowned cosmologists and astrophysicist are in search of a realistic picture of the univ...