From: National Geographic Channel on Thu, Nov 12 2009 5:16 PM

To understand the deadly release of energy caused by an asteroid striking Earth, scientists study the blast of a 5,000-pound bomb.

From: National Geographic Channel on Thu, Nov 12 2009 5:16 PM

Experts deconstruct how Franz uses multiple muscle groups to hold back forces that could split an average man in two.

From: National Geographic Channel on Thu, Nov 12 2009 5:16 PM

What keeps Trever McGhee’s feet from burning to a crisp as he walks on burning coals?

From: National Geographic Channel on Fri, Nov 06 2009 5:11 PM

Seeing double is normal in Cândido Godói, Brazil, where the rate of twin births is nearly a thousand percent above the global average. One theory is that the Nazi doctor, Josef Mengele, may be behind the phenomenon.

From: National Geographic Channel on Fri, Nov 06 2009 5:11 PM

Seeing double is normal in Cândido Godói, Brazil, where the rate of twin births is nearly a thousand percent above the global average. One theory is that the Nazi doctor, Josef Mengele, may be behind the phenomenon.

From: National Geographic Channel on Fri, Nov 06 2009 5:11 PM

With infrared imaging, Bud creates an inventory of the Canyonlands' priceless rock art — and his images reveal more than what can be seen with the naked eye.

From: National Geographic Channel on Fri, Nov 06 2009 5:11 PM

Workers install the floors, AC units, doors and windows in a new R160 New York City subway car.

From: National Geographic Channel on Fri, Nov 06 2009 5:10 PM

Technicians in Lapa, Brazil, assemble the body shell of a NYC subway car.

From: National Geographic Channel on Sun, Nov 01 2009 4:52 PM

Ever wonder how gold is extracted from a pile of rocks? Learn how at the Superpit in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

From: National Geographic Channel on Sun, Nov 01 2009 4:52 PM

The iron content of the rock at Durupinar has believers convinced that Noah’s Ark is buried there. But geologists disagree.

From: National Geographic Channel on Sun, Nov 01 2009 4:52 PM

Jerry Bowen searches for physical evidence of the biblical story of Noah’s Ark.

From: National Geographic Channel on Sun, Nov 01 2009 4:52 PM

In the Bermuda Triangle, 75 planes and hundreds of yachts have disappeared without a trace. Why?

From: National Geographic Channel on Sun, Nov 01 2009 4:52 PM

In the Bermuda Triangle, 75 planes and hundreds of yachts have disappeared without a trace. Why?

From: National Geographic Channel on Wed, Oct 28 2009 5:37 PM

Examining the croc’s vital organs helps Sereno visualize the life and movements of this ancient animal.

From: National Geographic Channel on Wed, Oct 28 2009 5:37 PM

Could global warming, a problem here on Earth, be the solution to making Mars a habitable planet?

From: National Geographic Channel on Wed, Oct 28 2009 5:36 PM

Even if we can transform Mars into a home for humans, should we?

From: National Geographic Channel on Wed, Oct 28 2009 5:36 PM

IKEA’s factory in Poland produces the Selma chair, an innovation in functional art.

From: National Geographic Channel on Wed, Oct 28 2009 5:36 PM

There’s a secret to what makes IKEA's Lack coffee table both light and durable — the honeycomb.

From: National Geographic Channel on Wed, Oct 28 2009 5:36 PM

Paul Sereno and his team of scientists and artists show us what the world looked like in an age when crocs ate dinosaurs.

From: National Geographic Channel on Wed, Oct 28 2009 5:36 PM

A three-foot-tall stone tablet from the first century B.C. may speak of an early Messiah and his resurrection.