40, 000 years ago the steppes of Eurasia were home to our closest human relative, the Neanderthals. Recent genetic and archaeological discoveries have proven that they were not the dim-witted cave dwellers we long thought they were. In fact, they were cultured, technologically savvy and more like us than we ever imagined! So why did they disappear? We accompany scientists on an exciting search for an answer to this question and come to a startling conclusion …
What life was like in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii moments before it was devastated by the erup...
Face of the Earth explores the origin of our planet's outer layer, the why-and-how of its mobility. ...
Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there,...
A mind-bending, thrilling journey exploring the fragility and wonder of planet Earth, one of the mos...
Looking at whether the history of early human evolution should be rewritten. For decades, most exper...
Filmmaker Werner Herzog combs through the film archives of volcanologists Katia and Maurice Krafft t...
Ring of Fire is about the immense natural force of the great circle of volcanoes and seismic activit...
Celebrates 30 years of televised specials by The National Geographic Society.
For centuries the inhabitants of the Icelandic village Vík í Mýrdal maintained a mystique relationsh...
Discovering that sharks are being hunted to extinction, and with them the destruction of our life su...
Documentaries by Katia and Maurice Krafft feature some of the amazing footage shot by the renowned v...
Earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and extreme weather. Has Earth always been this way? Feat...
Go to the Big Island and hover above erupting craters at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, watch flowi...
The cutting edge group known as transhumanists see a beautiful future brought about by artificial in...
A feature documentary about the journey of mankind to discover our true force and who we truly are. ...
Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Join scientists as they d...
The passenger pigeon, the most abundant bird species in North America for thousands of years, became...
Immortality and eternal life: Will this great human dream come true? In any case, cryonics is making...