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Written by: Liz Hyde, Associate Producer With a grand event like the Winter X Games, it only makes sense to have a very action-packed production, which we sure experienced. The stakes are higher than ever and these guys were trying day after day to not let the pressure get to them. Once I laid eyes…
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Yesterday, National Geographic celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Geo Bee and bid farewell to Alex Trebek as he hosted the Bee for the last time by heading to a new venue, the historic National Theatre in downtown Washington, DC. Typically, the event is hosted in our very own auditorium at National Geographic headquarters, but…
By Katie Smithson, Writer/Producer Ever wonder what it’s like to shoot in the morgue of an abandoned military base on Long Island? Yeah, us too! So that’s why we put this little video together to share. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the Locked Up Abroad promo shoot. It was a long cold day, but we…
Another week, another brain challenge. Do you believe your eyes? Or really, should you believe them? In the eighth challenge, we’re going to find out! We’re inching closer and closer to unlocking your total brain profile… complete all twelve challenges to reveal your results. Complete all 12 episode challenges to reveal your total brain profile..…
In the polygamous community of Centennial Park, on the Utah-Arizona border, everything is about growth – children, families, even the town itself. But, with growth, comes plenty of growing pains. The town itself was born only about twenty years ago and can barely keep up with its expanding numbers. As families grow with more wives…
Every aspect of human behavior is governed by our instincts and shaped by our evolutionary past. But surely, when it comes to sex and attraction, we can’t have much in common with these hairy, naked, and altogether unashamed animals, can we? After all, we have had four million years of evolution and hundreds of centuries…
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Men and women are wired differently and on this week’s episode of Brain Games, Jason Silva explores the differences between men and women when there is a meeting of minds. Some scientists theorize that the male and female minds are inherently different not to make life more difficult, but in order to allow genders to…
Isolated. Dark. Cold. Combating minus 60-degree days. Your only neighbors are bears, wolves and foxes. For many, living in these conditions would be a nightmare, but for some residents of the remote corners of Alaska, it’s a preferred way of life. All-new series Life Below Zero, premiering this Sunday, May 19, at 10 p.m., takes…
If you tuned in to Mike Cooke’s heart-pounding story on Locked Up Abroad: Mexican Prison Escape, I’m sure you have questions. We checked in with Mike to get answers and see what life is like for him today and here’s what he had to say: Before you took off for Mexico with your buddies, how…
If you tuned in to Frank Sayre’s heart-pounding story on Locked Up Abroad: Mexican Prison Escape, I’m sure you have questions. We checked in with Frank to get answers and see what life is like for him today and here’s what he had to say: When did you first learn how to sail? I was…
