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- Aloha. Mahalo. Hang loose. From Japans temples to Brazils beaches to Hawaiis epic North Shore waves, embark on a global quest to unravel the mystery of the Shaka gesture. Discover its origin, meanings and why its the secret to paradise.
- In this National Geographic special, we look at what most call "The Final Frontier". Using the newest data gathered from scientists all over the world and the latest advancements in computer generated imaging, we are able to explore some of the most dramatic landscapes the Earth has to offer. From the tallest mountain to fissures that would engulf entire countries, the ocean floor is truly a sight to behold.
- Scientists Dr. Laurent Vigliola and Dr. Will Robbins catc and relocate several bull sharks from Nouméa, New Caledonia, to a pristine coral reef in hopes they will adapt to a new home away from people and learn to feed away from the harbor and lagoon.
- The agnostic teenage daughter of a U.S. Army chaplain learns to accept change when her refusal to cooperate with her family's latest relocation from Oahu to North Carolina causes her to alienate her loved ones.
- Thomas Pesquet spent 196 days in orbit around Earth. A daily routine filled with a multitude of scientific experiments intended to prepare for future missions farther afield. The French astronaut dreams of one day setting foot on Mars (2040 is the target), but innumerable scientific problems remain to be solved.
- Gravity plays a crucial role in both the birth and death of stars in this detailed review. Various types of stellar collisions are simulated.
- Our planet is unique within the solar system. Four-and-a-half billion years ago it had a 'twin' named Theia which was absorbed into the Earth, increasing its gravity and allowing it to form an atmosphere. Iain travels to Meteor Crater in Arizona to explore the atmosphere's role in protecting us from bombardment by meteorites, and finds that life on earth only prospers because it is provided with right amount of heat from the sun.
- They are the one-stop-shopping places for learning all about the nature and variety of stars in the Universe. They're unique, because in clusters, all the stars were born at about the same time.
- They sort of sound like the same phenomenon, but Pulsars and Quasars are very different. Pulsars are tiny--only a few miles across--but they spin as fast as a kitchen blender.
- Since the dawn of civilization, humanity has been fixated on predicting our own demise. Perhaps it will be asteroids, black holes, or something even more mysterious that will wipe us out. But is there anything we can do to predict the future and protect ourselves from apocalypse? Will our civilization end-or will we find a way to evolve and endure?
- Draining Hawaii reveals Japan's secret weapons, from mini subs to fighter planes, with the wreck of USS Arizona serving as a reminder of the forces unleashed.
- Explore a world never seen before, a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the Atlantic sea bed. From the seabed in the Bermuda Triangle, the debris field of ships sunk by German U-boats in World War 2 to the wreckage of the Titantic, all will be exposed and examined.