Author David Quammen predicted the coronavirus pandemic nearly a decade ago in his best-selling book, "Spillover" now, he shows us how the same remote Montana lab that spawned his work, is on the front-line to combat COVID-19.

The history and wildlife of Lake Okeechobee, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the United States, and the source of life for South Florida's magnificent Everglades.

Astrobiologist and author Lewis Dartnell explores what it would take to stay alive following a global cataclysm, and what knowledge would be needed to rebuild civilization.

Scientists and citizens armed with cutting-edge technology battle swarms of locusts devouring everything in their path from Africa to India.

Scientists and conservationists make efforts to save the Iberian Lynx, widely regarded as the world's most endangered cat.

A team of maritime archaeologists descend 700 feet off the coast of North Carolina in search of the U-576, a German submarine that went down in a historic 1942 battle.

Examining human survival mechanisms that modern science is only beginning to understand.

In 1938, an American researcher captures 500 macque monkeys and brings them to an uninhabited Caribbean island to study the primate population roaming free in a giant open-air laboratory.

Modern-day balloonists re-create the first crossing of the English Channel, which took place Jan. 7, 1785.

Today, 24-hour forecasts are 95% reliable and 3-day forecasts are 80% reliable. How do scientists predict the weather and, each year, improve their predictions? It's a race against time using the latest technologies.

A mysterious World War II wreck discovered off the coast of Italy by archeologists could be the wreck of the U-455, the last missing German U-boat.

The ambitious projects under development to save Tokyo, the most populated urban zone on the planet that is built on a fault line, and threatened by flooding and several active volcanoes.

The forgotten ships that made possible the liberation of France during World War II.

A glimpse at what happens at zoos and aquariums behind closed doors.

Nearly a century after having disappeared from its natural habitat, the German wolf is making a comeback in its native ecosystem. The reason for their return and expansion could be thanks to an unlikely ally… the military.

It all began in Florida in the 80’s when exotic fish aficionados decided to released their lionfish into the nearby ocean waters below… In ten years, the lionfish has conquered a massive territory at a horrifying speed. Scientists call him the worst invader of the planet.

The fire ant strikes fear in all those who cross its path, and with good reason: this ant is taking over the world. A colony can contain up to 40 million individuals. It exterminates all other species, confiscates food for its own use, and ferociously defends its territory.

People try to save the unique Cuban crocodile from extinction.

On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 13, Cmdr. Jim Lovell and NASA engineers recall the ingenuity and superhuman efforts that turned a potential space flight disaster into an extraordinary fight for survival.

An exploration into the sharks of the icy North and their fascinating survival strategies.

La Antártida es un continente misterioso y inexplorado. Gracias al Instituto Antártico Chileno y al Centro de Investigación Dinámica de los Ecosistemas Marinos, un grupo de científicos sufren temperaturas extremas para estudiar el cambio climático y las corrientes oceánicas de la tierra.