How did your body become the complicated, quirky, amazing machine it is today? Anatomist Neil Shubin uncovers the answers in this 3-part science series that looks at human evolution. Using fossils, embryos and genes, he reveals how our bodies are the legacy of ancient fish, reptiles and primates — the ancestors you never knew were in your family tree.

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwi...

The documentary tells two very different human fates in the 1920s Soviet Union. Nikolai Vavilov was ...

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their yo...

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...

Why do migratory birds take on the hardships of a long flight year after year? The documentary accom...

A documentary film that takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that by cha...

This look behind the scenes shows how worldwide camera crews climbed, dived and froze to capture the...

Principles of Curiosity presents a general introduction to the foundations of scientific skepticism ...

An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one sing...

An epic story of adventure, starring some of the most magnificent and courageous creatures alive, aw...

Deep Blue is a major documentary feature film shot by the BBC Natural History Unit. An epic cinemati...

Although first glance reveals little more than stones and sand, the desert is alive. Witness moving ...

In 1973 Yorkshire public television made a short film of the Nobel laureate while he was there. The ...

Ashes and Snow, a film by Gregory Colbert, uses both still and movie cameras to explore extraordinar...

Travel alongside the astronauts as they deploy and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, soar above Ven...

This film shows how far we have come since the cold-war days of the 50s and 60s. Back then the Russi...