One of the world's strongest umbrellas faces off against a hurricane-strength wind turbine. An impenetrable safe tries to withstand a beating from a two-story pneumatic jackhammer.
National Geographic Channel today announced that celebrated journalist, producer and television host Soledad O'Brien ( @soledadobrien) has joined the network's global television event LIVE FROM SPACE as host and co-executive producer.
Imagine hiking upwards of 30 miles a day; paddling through white water rapids; crossing turbulent rivers on foot; or rappelling down (or climbing up) icy cliffs - all while carrying on your back every bit of gear you need to survive. Then imagine ... it's a race ... with no prize ... only your pride. That's what competitors on National Geographic Channel's Ultimate Survival Alaska face each week in the epic arctic competition. And now those viewers at home who've wondered, 'Hey, I think I could do that,' will get their chance to prove it with an open casting call that could earn them a spot on the next season of the series.
Just two days before George Clooney brings the drama and action of one of the greatest treasure hunts in history to life in 'The Monuments Men,' the National Geographic Channel (NGC) is proud to present the documentary companion to the feature film.
Explorers and history buffs Tim 'Ringy' Saylor and George 'KG' Wyant are hitting the road again, metal detectors in hand, as they continue their search for lost pieces of American history.
Just two days before George Clooney brings the drama and action of one of the greatest treasure hunts in history to life in 'The Monuments Men,' the National Geographic Channel (NGC) is proud to present the documentary companion to the feature film.
Brain Games is back for an all-new season of interactive illusions, challenges and experiments that showcase the extraordinary nature of the human brain, beginning tonight, January 13 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel.
Produce a live television event from a $100 billion studio that's 250 miles above the Earth's surface and traveling at 4.9 miles per second? That will be the task at hand this spring for National Geographic Channel (NGC) Worldwide with a television event that will literally take viewers beyond the stratosphere.
Life happens fast. And in an instant, disaster could strike. A poisonous snakebite, a rushing tsunami, a skydiving mishap or a brake failure. When the choices you make mean the difference between life and death, what would you do?
Brain Games is back for an all-new season of interactive illusions, challenges and experiments that showcase the extraordinary nature of the human brain, beginning Monday, January 13 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on the National Geographic Channel.
Life happens fast. And in an instant, disaster could strike. A poisonous snakebite, a rushing tsunami, a skydiving mishap or a brake failure. When the choices you make mean the difference between life and death, what would you do?
They are some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists from across the nation. Four teams - woodsmen, mountaineers, military veterans and endurance athletes - go head-to-head in an epic arctic competition that only National Geographic could inspire. Eleven legs across 1,500 miles of Alaska's wild. Only the gear on their backs.
New DNA research collected by Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading British geneticist, reveals a unique genetic link the may answer the centuries-old mystery - what is Bigfoot? The results are featured in a new two-hour special, Bigfoot: Revealed [wt], produced for Channel 4 in the U.K. and premiering in the U.S. Today, November 17, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on National Geographic Channel.
