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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…
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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…
In 1972, surfers Mike Cooke, Mace Stanley and their high school buddy are sailing down the west coast of Mexico looking for adventure. Seduced by an offer of $10,000 each, they get involved in a doomed venture to transport more than a ton of weed back to the states by yacht with two smugglers. After…
Mark you calendars for May 20th at 2 p.m. EST! Conrad conquered Everest, Buzz walked on the moon, and now they’re looking at Mars… and beyond. Now is your chance to have a conversation with men who have risked everything to accomplish some of humankind’s most stunning feats as they talk the business of risk-taking…
Last Sunday marked the series premiere of Ultimate Survival Alaska, featuring some of the toughest, most extreme survivalists that Alaska has to offer. So we’re not surprised that they would turn a typically-tame cake-cutting into something a little more extreme. Check out how the cast of Ultimate Survival Alaska celebrated premiere night… chainsaw included. Don’t…
Posted by For over a decade, the National Geographic Channel has captured the world we live in, sharing spectacular photography and video of nearly every crevasse on the planet. From the competitive world of Bluefin tuna fishing, to deep inside the bunkers and mindsets of doomsday preppers, to survivalists who are taking on the frozen tundras of…
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Bet you could explain something as basic as how a zipper works? Or correctly draw something as simple as a bicycle? If you said yes, you likely bet wrong… but don’t worry it’s not just you! When you stop and think about it, you’re probably not that aware of all of the things you don’t…
They are some the toughest, most extreme survivalists that Alaska has to offer. Going head to head, eight men of a rare breed are about to take the ultimate test of survival in Arctic conditions that only National Geographic could inspire. No tent, phone, watch or GPS. Three thousand miles across Alaska’s wild. This is…
With only three days left in the North Atlantic Bluefin Tuna season, the captains of Gloucester race against each other – and an oncoming storm – in the battle to land their final fish of the season… and the captains are feeling the pressure. Some have had great success while others have struggled to stay afloat – financially…
Tonight is the series premiere of Mountain Movers, and we’re following the elite Snow Park Technologies team as they build some of the most epic winter sports courses around the country. But first, we want you to get to know the boss himself—SPT owner, founder, and creator, Chris “Gunny” Gunnarson. Growing up in San Diego,…
By: Norman So, Associate Producer Few cameras have been allowed into the secluded community of Centennial Park. Old-fashioned, yet also modern, the residents of this community strive to be the best they can in the eyes of God. Holding true to their faith and roots of plural marriage, many go the route by way of…
On Brain Games Jason Silva looks at an amazing array of brain functions and the undeniably bizarre way our minds work. While the exercises and revelations on the show may sometimes border on unbelievable, they are all real and understanding them may help your mind function more efficiently. Even better, scientists are constantly discovering new…
“Although I loved the movie ARGO and found it kept me on the edge of my seat, Locked Up Abroad gave us the opportunity to tell the true story of what happened to us.” CORA AMBURN-LIJEK About Cora: Cora was 25 and working as a consular assistant in the visa unit of the U.S. embassy…
If you tuned in to Roy Hallum’s harrowing story on Locked Up Abroad: Buried Alive, I’m sure you have questions. We checked in with Roy to get answers and see what life is like for him today and here’s what he had to say: How long had you been working in Iraq before you were…
If you tuned in to Shaun Attwood’s incredible story on Locked Up Abroad: Raving Arizona, I’m sure you have questions. We checked in with Shaun to get answers and see what life is like for him today and here’s what he had to say: What was going through your mind as you drove to Los…
While there may be one more week until the next new episodes of Brain Games, you don’t have to wait until then for some more mind-bending fun. Each Tuesday, we’re releasing a new Brain Challenge that corresponds with the next new episode of Brain Games. So get ready for some Motion Commotion. This is a…
In case you missed today’s AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Brain Games host Jason Silva on Reddit, we wanted to share some highlights. Did you miss your chance to ask Jason anything? Well don’t worry, Jason will be live-tweeting tonight’s season premiere of Brain Games tonight from 9-10P EST. Follow @jasonsilva on Twitter and tune…
You’re pretty sharp and there isn’t a whole lot that gets by you. You are focused and pride yourself on your attention to details. While others are lost in their own head, you are noticing exactly what is going on around you. Or are you? In Brain Games: Focus Pocus host, Jason Silva explores the…
Brain Games returns this season with twelve new episodes that reveal the inner-workings of your brain. You will be astounded by the way your mind works… and sometimes doesn’t work. The brain is incredibly complicated and despite the fact that it has fascinated scientists for as long as there have been scientists, there is still…
If you tuned in to Ernie Brace’s harrowing story on Locked Up Abroad: Vietnam POWs: McCain & Brace, I’m sure you have questions. We checked in with Ernie to get answers and see what life is like for him today and here’s what he had to say. “My four-and-a-half years of solitary confinement, two and…
Sculptural, architectural and stunningly beautiful. The world’s glaciers are one of nature’s most impressive and enduring backdrops — epic in size and grandeur. They are also a massive, undeniable casualty of climate change. Now, internationally acclaimed photographer James Balog has captured hundreds of thousands of majestic glacier images that serve as unprecedented visual evidence —…
As the longest Civilian POW in Vietnam history, Ernie Brace likely endured more than any other POW during the war. Held for almost eight years — from May 1965 to March 1973 — he faced capture, starvation, sickness, torture, solitude, desperation and more. Call him resilient and impressive. A survivor and true American hero. So says Sen.…
How closely do you pay attention? Test yourself on your ability to focus (or not!). Every Tuesday, we’ll release a new brain challenge. Complete all 12 episode challenges to reveal your total brain profile. Here’s a little sneak peek at one of the questions… there’s only three, so don’t linger too long! The idea is…
Simple video games have been around since 1947, but it was in the 1980s that video games truly arrived on the market. When you think of 80s arcade video games, Pac-Man is probably the first game that comes to mind. Pac-Man fever swept the nation, partially because it was a video game that girls loved…
