National Geographic

The Burmese python, one of the largest, most powerful snakes in the world, has established a breeding population in Florida's Everglades and soon, the snakes will be poised to spread to other areas...

The Burmese python, one of the largest, most powerful snakes in the world, has established a breeding population in Florida's Everglades and soon, the snakes will be poised to spread to other areas in the United States. How far will they get? Biologists are plotting a counteroffensive, even as they're still making discoveries about the basic biology of these massive serpents. The scientists waging this "python war" have one objective: to preserve the ecological balance of the Everglades. Can...

Off the coast of San Francisco, an unexpected killing challenged the great white shark's supremacy as the ultimate predator when one became prey to a killer whale. Whale-watchers witnessed a...

Off the coast of San Francisco, an unexpected killing challenged the great white shark's supremacy as the ultimate predator when one became prey to a killer whale. Whale-watchers witnessed a stunning act of nature as a killer whale rose to the water's surface with a great white in its mouth and held it there for 15 minutes. Even more amazing, biologist Peter Pyle was nearby and able to get underwater footage of two whales feeding on the shark. They ate the liver and then departed the scene,...

The same year the Berlin Wall came down David Hasselhoff release a song titled, "Looking For Freedom". Twenty-five years later, David revisits Berlin to explore what is left of the wall and what it...

The same year the Berlin Wall came down David Hasselhoff release a song titled, "Looking For Freedom". Twenty-five years later, David revisits Berlin to explore what is left of the wall and what it meant in context of the Cold War.

Follow a pride in Botswana to discover the brutal realities of family life for lions. As few as one in five cubs live to two years old and it takes them years to develop the abilities needed to...

Follow a pride in Botswana to discover the brutal realities of family life for lions. As few as one in five cubs live to two years old and it takes them years to develop the abilities needed to become an apex predator. Watch as the cubs learn from their family, mastering the expert skills needed to stay on top and practicing their killer tactics on prey. Find out who will become a lion king.

Deep in the heart of Africa, an elusive man-sized predator known as the tiger fish prowls the waters of one of the most powerful rivers. While locals believe this ravenous relative of the piranha is...

Deep in the heart of Africa, an elusive man-sized predator known as the tiger fish prowls the waters of one of the most powerful rivers. While locals believe this ravenous relative of the piranha is cursed, scientists believe the fearsome fish may hold the key to understanding the evolution of an extraordinary array of bizarre creatures found throughout the Congo. Journey into Africa's Congo River Basin as National Geographic embarks on a treacherous expedition to find out what powerful...

Ancient human grave sites speak volumes to those who listen. These haunting human "time capsules" have been uncovered all over the world. Some even reach a certain level of fame: The Ampato maiden...

Ancient human grave sites speak volumes to those who listen. These haunting human "time capsules" have been uncovered all over the world. Some even reach a certain level of fame: The Ampato maiden sacrificed on an Andes peak. The Alpine Ice Man, the oldest frozen mummy ever found. England's 9,000yearold Cheddar Man. Others' stories are known only to the ages, like a cache of elaborately adorned 7,000yearold mummies unearthed in Chile, and the thousands of Egyptian mummies actually burned as...

Meet Tatiana and Krista Hogan, a set of 2-year-old twins conjoined at the head. Like most conjoined twins, they share bone, veins and arteries, and in this sense, they share a brain. But their...

Meet Tatiana and Krista Hogan, a set of 2-year-old twins conjoined at the head. Like most conjoined twins, they share bone, veins and arteries, and in this sense, they share a brain. But their mother believes that because they share a thalamus, each girl can actually see and feel what the other is doing. National Geographic follows these little medical marvels to get an intimate look into their lives. Watch the Hogan family attempt to live as normal a life as possible.

Do we really know who our co-workers, loved ones and friends are? Maybe not as well as we think. Each hour-long episode of Taboo examines a topic from a variety of cultures and perspectives,...

Do we really know who our co-workers, loved ones and friends are? Maybe not as well as we think. Each hour-long episode of Taboo examines a topic from a variety of cultures and perspectives, venturing into closed worlds rarely seen.

The USS Eisenhower is the pinnacle of aircraft carrier technology. The 97,000-ton steel monster boasts next-generation radar and combat capabilities and is run by 6,000 personnel. See it in action...

The USS Eisenhower is the pinnacle of aircraft carrier technology. The 97,000-ton steel monster boasts next-generation radar and combat capabilities and is run by 6,000 personnel. See it in action during her final trials before combat.

With a host of problems threatening the earth's surface, is underwater living a viable alternative? Meet the scientists who believe that permanently submerged colonies are not just possible, but...

With a host of problems threatening the earth's surface, is underwater living a viable alternative? Meet the scientists who believe that permanently submerged colonies are not just possible, but imminent. National Geographic follows the scientists as they tackle the hypothetical challenge of housing 100 families below the ocean's surface and race to overcome obstacles such as bone-crushing pressures, ravaging storms and scalding volcanic fluids to create self-sufficient underwater communities. ...

Go inside the one-of-a-kind party thrown each year for Brutus, naturalist Casey Anderson's grizzly companion, as they celebrate their unique relationship and reflect on the bond they have formed...

Go inside the one-of-a-kind party thrown each year for Brutus, naturalist Casey Anderson's grizzly companion, as they celebrate their unique relationship and reflect on the bond they have formed over the years. Trace Brutus's growth from a cub with no home to a true movie star and ambassador for grizzlies. And, take a day-in-the-life look inside Montana Grizzly Encounter, the sanctuary where Brutus has lived since he was a cub. The sanctuary provides a home for rescued grizzlies, including...

With whitish hair and skin, as well as pale, light-sensitive eyes, people with albinism usually suffer more from social stigma than from their actual physical disabilities. And while this condition...

With whitish hair and skin, as well as pale, light-sensitive eyes, people with albinism usually suffer more from social stigma than from their actual physical disabilities. And while this condition is found in all races around the globe, nowhere is it more dangerous to be an albino than in Tanzania. Here, it's deadly. In the last year alone, more than 50 albinos have been murdered, some as young as six months old. Many more have been attacked with machetes, their limbs cut off while alive....

Archaeologist Jeff Rose is on a journey to understand how the filling of the Persian Gulf basin might have become the inspiration for one of the greatest stories - the story of Noah's Ark and the...

Archaeologist Jeff Rose is on a journey to understand how the filling of the Persian Gulf basin might have become the inspiration for one of the greatest stories - the story of Noah's Ark and the Biblical flood.

The Incredible Dr. Pol is back with another season as Dr. Pol and his staff wrangle animals and tackle cases at their clinic in rural Michigan. This season, they are busy as they dash from emergency...

The Incredible Dr. Pol is back with another season as Dr. Pol and his staff wrangle animals and tackle cases at their clinic in rural Michigan. This season, they are busy as they dash from emergency farm calls to clinic visits. From performing critical surgeries on pets to delivering calves on local farms, the team will stop at nothing to make sure their clients and animals are happy and healthy.

Spotting a jaguar in South America's Pantanal is like finding a needle in a haystack -- filming one is even harder. Follow Christian Baumeister's journey in search of the majestic cat.

Spotting a jaguar in South America's Pantanal is like finding a needle in a haystack -- filming one is even harder. Follow Christian Baumeister's journey in search of the majestic cat.

Acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and award-winning producer Jane Root present a cinematic event series hosted by Will Smith, and featuring the only people who have left Earth behind astronauts....

Acclaimed filmmaker Darren Aronofsky and award-winning producer Jane Root present a cinematic event series hosted by Will Smith, and featuring the only people who have left Earth behind astronauts. Experience an epic tour-de-force around the globe and into space, revealing the extraordinary forces that make our planet function and allow life to thrive on One Strange Rock.

Hidden beneath the surface of the sea is a phenomenon we know almost nothing about. On land, scientists have long studied the great animal migrations, but in the ocean some of the most spectacular...

Hidden beneath the surface of the sea is a phenomenon we know almost nothing about. On land, scientists have long studied the great animal migrations, but in the ocean some of the most spectacular events go almost unnoticed. Now, with an international team of scientists, National Geographic examines the movements of hammerhead sharks. How do they navigate? Do they possess an internal compass? What prompts them to seek out distant destinations? In a world threatened by overfishing and declining...

Three undercover police officers in New York City are tasked with solving a 1985 multimillion-dollar jewelry heist. At first they think it's little more than an inside job, but as they go undercover...

Three undercover police officers in New York City are tasked with solving a 1985 multimillion-dollar jewelry heist. At first they think it's little more than an inside job, but as they go undercover to follow the trail of clues, they encounter a world of murder and violence that involves all five Mafia families and leads right back to the police. In the annals of New York police corruption, one New York Times reporter swears there has never been anything like this. Now, these detectives have...

America's Doomsday plan. It's the government's ultimate playbook, with a strategy for even the darkest hours - developed when Cold War tensions were high, but never used until 9/11. We'll fly an...

America's Doomsday plan. It's the government's ultimate playbook, with a strategy for even the darkest hours - developed when Cold War tensions were high, but never used until 9/11. We'll fly an E4-B - the president's command, control and communications center for times of national catastrophe; go inside the secret bunker used by government officials on September 11; and witness how the luxurious Greenbrier Resort became a critical, top secret congressional bunker.

Enter the mysterious, unchartable wilderness of Okefenokee, 700 square miles of swampland on the Georgia-Florida border. Eerie, forbidding, and darkly beautiful - Okefenokee is ruled by a descendant...

Enter the mysterious, unchartable wilderness of Okefenokee, 700 square miles of swampland on the Georgia-Florida border. Eerie, forbidding, and darkly beautiful - Okefenokee is ruled by a descendant of the dinosaur, the fearsome alligator. Day and night the alligator glides silently through its steamy realm, stony eyes just above the waterline, mouth held in a seemingly perpetual smile. Join scientists as they study the behavior of these huge and powerful reptiles in Realm of the Alligator.

According to traditional accounts, the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Spanish conquistadors. But new evidence has been unearthed that supports a different version of the...

According to traditional accounts, the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Spanish conquistadors. But new evidence has been unearthed that supports a different version of the story. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands ofIndian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire. Brought to life through CGI reconstruction and reenactments, the...

Some of New England's best bluefin tuna fishermen venture south to North Carolina's treacherous fishing grounds, the Outer Banks, where they will battle the local fleet for one of the ocean's most...

Some of New England's best bluefin tuna fishermen venture south to North Carolina's treacherous fishing grounds, the Outer Banks, where they will battle the local fleet for one of the ocean's most lucrative prizes. A single giant bluefin can be worth more than $10,000, but the dangerous waters, small quota and explosive rivalries make North Carolina's Outer Banks, nicknamed "The Graveyard of the Atlantic," one of the most challenging places in the world to catch these fish.

In the summer of 2006, as many as 18 conspirators planned to simultaneously blow up almost 10 airplanes by bringing hydrogen peroxide-injected soda-bottles-turned-bombs onto flights bound from...

In the summer of 2006, as many as 18 conspirators planned to simultaneously blow up almost 10 airplanes by bringing hydrogen peroxide-injected soda-bottles-turned-bombs onto flights bound from London to the U.S. and Canada. With unprecedented access to undercover agents and top officials from British Counter-Terror Command, the CIA and Homeland Security, National Geographic goes inside the true story behind the largest and most sophisticated terrorism plot since September 11, 2001, which...

The USS Freedom and USS Independence are the pioneering warships changing the face of battle on the sea with cutting edge design. Go inside the rigid testing that these ships must face to become...

The USS Freedom and USS Independence are the pioneering warships changing the face of battle on the sea with cutting edge design. Go inside the rigid testing that these ships must face to become part of the Navy.