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More than 400 years ago on a remote pacific island,a marooned island faced an apocalypse with no chance to escape. This is the story of Easter Island. Their civilization evolved in total isolation until the first European landed there on Easter Sunday in 1722. Islanders used its timber to erect their 80-ton statues and sustain…
The Captains and mates are reaching their breaking points on this week’s episode of Wicked Tuna. With six weeks left before the Bluefin tuna fishing season comes to an end, the pressure is on to catch a giant especially for Dave Marciano with Hard Merchandise. Last week we saw his boat break down and get…
Academics have long believed that this dramatic change of evolutionary pace is the result of discovering how to domesticate plants and animals. Farming allowed us to settle down, which in turn gave us time to think, to create and to invent. That led to the first civilizations and eventually to who we are today. Now,…
There are so many plants and animals to explore under the sea and none of them are boring. Life on the sand and in the waves has forced species to evolve in beautiful and bizarre ways to ensure their survival. Their natural history and alien shapes are never dull and sometimes even astonishing. In the…
This week on Lords of War, Sean and the guys are in Fort Myers, Florida in the search for the best military items and collectibles for their auction. Tonight Jim meets a man with one of the most rare British sub-machine guns: the Vickers. These are an iconic military item used throughout WWI and WWII.…
It’s week seven for the Mudcat gang and sabotage is the name of the game. With last week’s loss, Scooter is heading to more familiar territory to see if it will pay off. Who does he see? “Young Gun” Teddy. Having both men in the same spot sparked a bet that neither can afford to…
It’s the most famous military installation in the world, yet it doesn’t officially exist. Area 51 has been a magnet for conspiracy theorists and the overly curious for many years. The government has been up to something for decades and now the secret is out as insiders prove that there is a kernel of truth…
The guys are in Tombstone, Arizona at the O.K. Corral this week where one of the most famous gunfights in American History took place. The year was 1881 when the legendary gunfight took place when a band of outlaws that called themselves The Cowboys came into a confrontation between Wyatt Earp, his brothers, and Doc…
On a remote outpost in south central Afghanistan, a fire base called COBRA brought together 23 Americans that stood in the breach between the rule of law and the rule of terror. They are the U.S. Special Forces. Often referred to as “the thinking man’s ninja”, they navigate an unforgiving landscape and are never certain…
It’s week five for the fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts and a new challenge has presented itself: the great white shark! On this season of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, a single Bluefin can be worth up to $20,000…making it hard for any of the captains to stay out of the water. Let’s check to see how…
KG and Ringy are back again this week in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It’s the site of the bloodiest battle in American History and President Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. The boys are digging for “civ” – bullets, buttons and bombs from the Civil War. Their mission: to find artifacts from 1863, the year that put Gettsyburg on the…
2012 DA14 and The Devastating Russian Meteor: Are They Related?
Posted by Rebecca O'Connor on February 15, 2013 
In the Ural Mountains of Russia at 9:20 a.m. local time this morning, a fiery ball with a long tail streaked across the sky and then over Chelyabinsk, a city of 1.1 million people. Just before what appeared to be a meteor hit the earth, there was a bright flash of light and then the…
On Friday February 15, 2013 an asteroid designated as 2012 DA14, a space rock that is approximately 150 feet (45 meters) across will pass by earth just close enough to make astronomers cringe. While scientists are confident that 2012 DA14 will not strike the planet, the asteroid will pass within the orbits of several communications…
Sean and the guys head to Colorado on tonight’s episode of Lords of Wars where they fire everything from a 4-barrel swivel breech pistol from the mid 1700s to a rare piece of World War II memorabilia known as a Cushman Scooter. Only 300 Cushman scooters survived the war and Shooter thinks they can fetch…
Ahoy there, mate! Tonight we have a special episode o’ Diggers, where the boys be on th’ hunt for actual pirate treasure! Out in the swamps off Louisiana, KG and Ringy be at it again with the hopes o’ find’n legendary caches o’ doubloon, treasure pieces of eight that pirate Jean Lafitte may have buried…
It’s week four of the Okie Invitational and the five teams face spies, poachers, curses, razor-sharp rusted metal and nocturnal beasts. Coming in from a big win week three, Scooter Bivins and his new partner, Nate, head to one of Scooter’s most secret honey holes. But they are not alone. Someone is following them to…
Put your glasses on and your ear plugs in because Sean Rich and the guys are in Colorado Springs this week doing what they do best: finding the best military items and weapons for their auction. The new episode of Lords of War airs tonight at 9P and follows Sean as he shoots and examines…
This week in our doomsday blog round up we explore near misses and possibilities, take a look at the deadliest earthquake in history, a closer look at flu pandemics and the nuclear threats of North Korea. Disaster possibilities always loom whether you are a hardcore prepper or simply prepared for the unexpected. Some disasters, though,…
This week in doomsday news has been pretty quiet, but there is one thing that everyone is buzzing about and that is the flu. A quick check of your Facebook page might reveal a good portion of your friends sipping Nyquil and complaining about coughing and sniffling. Fortunately, you can’t catch the flu from your…
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To everyone’s major disappointment, Felix Baumgartner’s epic spacedive scheduled for today has been aborted due to gusty wind conditions in Roswell, New Mexico. According to mission control, the launch is the second-most dangerous part of this mission (second only to Baumgartner’s actual jump), and even slight winds could be disastrous. The team will try again…
In the wee hours of Tuesday, Felix Baumgartner is predicted to become the world-record holder for the highest free fall. Specifically, he’ll be climbing 23 miles up into the sky—to what is essentially the edge of space—and jumping. While he’s at it, Baumgartner will become the first person to free fall through the sound barrier.…
Just a year and a half after President Obama ordered the raid that ended the longest manhunt in American history and took down al-Qaeda’s notorious leader, Americans can now see for the first time in a full-length feature film how it all went down in SEAL TEAM SIX: THE RAID ON OSAMA BIN LADEN. When…
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Written By Katie Rolnick, Associate Producer Gold mining in Alaska is all about scale. You’re surrounded by vistas larger and grander than any you’ve seen before. Land stretches far out in every direction, bound only by sky-scraping mountains and giant rivers. Compare that with the itty-bitty flecks of gold these miners hope to uncover. Sure,…
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Tonight is an all-new episode of Doomsday Preppers at 9P e/p. But it’s also Valentine’s Day. What better way to show your loved one you care than to prep for survival in the event of a natural disaster or societal collapse? But what if the world as we know it really was coming to an…
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How Hard Can It Be…to fly a house with balloons, send a rocket to space, or dive the deep ocean floor? Welcome to the one place on TV where you can find out. Three ultra-ambitious hosts tackle fascinating engineering tasks with nothing more than ordinary materials and their infectious, boundless enthusiasm. Vin, Paul and Eric…
