The Great San Francisco Earthquake

A look at the state of the global environment including visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's ecosystems. Featuring ongoing...

The life of President James Garfield, including his rise to power and the aftermath of his assassination.

Doomed attempt to get to California in 1846. More than just a riveting tale of death, endurance and survival. The Donner Party's nightmarish journey...

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens leveled 230 square miles, sent 540 million tons of ash and volcanic rock twelve miles into the air, and...

As co-created by environmentalists Stephan Poulle and Nicolas Koutsikas, the documentary Gulf Stream and the Next Ice Age argues and provides...

In 1910, the Pennsylvania Railroad successfully accomplished the enormous engineering feat of building tunnels under New York City's Hudson and East...

An innovative documentary that illustrates how weather works by performing brave, ambitious (even unlikely) experiments that show how nature...

Re-examines the dramatic events of Boxing Day 2004, and investigates the new science of Tsunami forecasting.

It starts with a live radio broadcast from the Bikini Atoll a few days before it is annihilated by a nuclear test. Shows great footage from these...

Exploring one of the most devastating but little-known disasters in London's history, this documentary reveals the shocking events that unfolded...

A compilation of various accidents, disasters, executions, and other acts of mayhem and human feats caught on film.

Discover the fascinating story of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the groundbreaking cryptanalyst who helped bring down gangsters and break up a Nazi spy...