Each species has undergone eons of beta testing: animal vs animal, animal vs element, and even animal vs human. Take a peek under the 'hood' of these incredible critters. What does it take to make them top performers?
Explore the people and history behind the world's largest and most influential religions, and delve into the rich tapestry of traditions, rituals, and customs to paint an understanding of how believers across the globe live their lives.
Around the globe, imposing structures stand tall against time. They remain silent sentinels; guardians of ancient lives lived, mysteries, and secret. From dungeon to turret, when we shift the dust what tales are revealed in Castle Secrets?
In Charmed to Death, love is a weapon. Each episode follows the trail of a con artist who uses romance to lie, cheat, steal, and murder. Told through the voices of surviving victims, their friends and family, and investigators...
At the outset of the Cold War, the USSR launched a secret surveillance mission on a scale the world had never seen. 30 years later, many strange missions are coming to light. Could this be the key to uncovering old plans of world domination?
Unravelling the histories and legends that unleashed a wave of misfortune into the world, these tales of intrigue, heartbreak, and deception are so tragic people still speak of the sinsiter forces surrounding the cursed...
The Day My Job Tried to Kill Me examines instances where survivors detail the day that their workplace turned into a living hell, discussing some of the world's most infamous workplace disasters...
Throughout time, humanity has looked to innovate, explore, reach new heights, and exceed our abilities. These are the Innovators, explorers, and incredible minds that pursue progress... at any price. Theirs was a Deadly Science.
History repeats itself in Disaster Deja vu, an action-packed series that showcases cities that have been hit by the craziest disasters, not once but twice! Using GFX, original footage, and archival photos, step inside each of these disasters...
Engineering Evolved takes you on a captivating ride through the evolution of transportation. From high-speed trains to submarines, each episode uncovers the engineering marvels that shape our world.
Mike and Justin are commercial fisherman who after discovering magnet fishing on YouTube, are convinced they can do it better, so they take off across North America in search of places to dunk their magnets.
The stories of the Allied victory defined the greatest generation, but it's not the whole story. Conspiracies to covert ops, some pieces of the narrative fell through the cracks. Forgotten Frontlines brings to life these unheard of war efforts.
Ghosts Off Grid dives deep into the idea that everything around us is made of energy, even our own bodies. When we die, where does that energy go? Johnny Wiebe and Jordyn Penner search for electrical impulses away from the built infrastructure.
Murderers do more than just kill their targets. A killer's kin, his wife, sons or daughters, are the unrecognized victims of their violent crimes. I Lived With a Killer tells their compelling stories...
When desire, jealousy and obsession drive everyday people to murder, Love You to Death reveals the shocking details behind these twisted stories. With insights from family, friends and investigators, each episode focuses on a real-life homicide.
Without warning, disaster is set in motion. At the centre of the storm, chaos seems inescapable. But what can be learned in the aftermath? Building a step-by-step playbook, could we conquer catastrophe by Mapping Disaster?
Each hour-long episode of My Misdiagnosis features two factual stories told by patients and survivors about how they were misdiagnosed by a medical professional and thankfully sought out a second opinion that ultimately saved their life.
Death... What happens after? This question has plagued humanity since the very beginning. Now, we investigate the secrets of ancient civilizations using their approach to death and the hereafter to shed new light...
Three crime experts; a criminologist, a psychologist, and a seasoned detective, dissect real-life interrogations. Analyzing every move, they break down each moment, providing expert commentary until the case is cracked wide open.
Enter PlanetCoolStuff and explore the worlds of video games, movies, tv, toys, cartoons and more as host Rob McCallum showcases everything, anywhere and anyone expertly cool in these pop culture communities.
'Royal Mob' was the term Queen Victoria used to describe her huge, extended family. Through the eyes of her four favourite granddaughters, Royal Mob reveals the family rivalries that led to the outbreak of the First World War...
WWII. The Nazis create an elite team of scientists to scour the globe and mount expeditions to extreme and harsh locations. Their mission: rewrite history and collect ancient artifacts in the name of the thousand-year Reich.
When the war ends in 1945, the Allies and Soviets sweep across former Nazi territory, freeing Europe from the clutches of the Axis. As the threat of the Nazis recedes, it leaves behind artefacts of a dark science geared towards world domination.
Secret rituals. Blood oaths. Dark ceremonies. Fraternal orders. Around the world, and throughout history, secret societies have bubbled under the surface. Do they pull the levers of power or set out to destroy the ones in charge?
These are the stories of the future big data is bringing to our doorsteps. The real impact of predictions and surveillance. The power of artificial intelligence and autonomous machines. For better or worse, these are the Secrets of Big Data.
Secrets Lies & DNA Ties is a documentary series that follows DNA detectives Ali and Carla, and the family mysteries they solve using DNA as their secret weapon. It's all in a days work for these two DNA divas and their team!
Sex, Lies & Murder details true cases of relationships in which broken intimacy has lead to murder... All episodes feature shocking stories of sex, lies and murder.
What happens when a trip to paradise turns into a bloody nightmare? Exotic vacations can be turned upside down in a moment by violence. Sunshine Slayings details real murders that take place while the victim should be enjoying a getaway.
Targeted for Murder is a true crime series that explores murder committed using the world's deadliest weapons: guns. Each episode presents one story of murder by way of the gun, using gripping interviews, re-enactments and archival footage.
Arturo "Thunder" Gatti's life spanned from the Italian neighborhoods of Montreal to the boxing gyms of New Jersey, where he became a world champion. Tragically, his rise to fame is only eclipsed by his mysterious and controversial death...
Assassinations, even of the most treacherous dictator, can shake a nation's confidence, launch wars, or end them. Now, we go behind closed doors to meet the rebels, revolutionaries, and intelligence operatives tasked with these takedowns...
Did you know high heels date back to Ancient Egypt? What do chocolate bars have to do with the invention of the microwave? Each episode examines the sometimes shocking, irreverent, and always entertaining unknown history of the everyday items...
Balancing Act follows Canada's Cirque du Soleil as it opens its first permanent show in China. Acrobats from over a dozen countries converge on the city of Hangzhou to stage a spectacle designed to bridge the cultural gap between East and West.
Bending Light tells the story of an incredible 1922 expedition to prove Einstein's theory of general relativity, as we approach the journey's 100 year anniversary.
'Breaking Olympia' unveils the extraordinary life story of 7-time Mr. Olympia, Phil Heath, as he rises through the ranks, battles the media and takes on body building's scariest foes in an attempt to reclaim the throne of Mr. Olympia...
Man has found a new best friend: Tora, Pickles, Lucky, Zulu, Toodles, Flame and GoalKitty. These are just some of the lovable feline stars of director Mye Hoang's debut documentary film CAT DADDIES.
A Cedar Is Life explores how one critical species, the cedar tree, is central to the cultural life of West Coast First Nations, weaving together interviews with elders, artists, and other hands-on practitioners...
John Murry was on the cusp of greatness after releasing a his highly acclaimed album, The Graceless Age, when his world fell apart. Addicted to heroin, creatively exhausted, he washed up on the shores of Ireland a broken man...
Ice Breaker follows the extraordinary story of former diplomat Gary Smith and the role he played during the Cold War hockey series between Canada and the Soviet Union in 1972.
With stirring songs of faith, love, and hope, Jesus music rose from America's 1960s counterculture movement to become a worldwide phenomenon. This fascinating documentary reveals the music's uplifting and untold story...
This moving documentary, rooted in Cash's faith, tells the story of a man who knew tragedy from the earliest age, stared down the demons of addiction... and never lost sight of the light.
In a world of progress, an air traffic controller turned activist, challenges aviation's gender bias in the documentary 'Only Up,' showing women breaking barriers and shaping a brighter future.
Shadow Man: William Stephenson and the Art of Political Warfare tells the story of Stephenson's clandestine endeavors that have had a profound impact on history. Interviews with a world class group of experts, including Timothy Naftali.
A compelling call for justice, Stolen Time follows charismatic elder rights lawyer Melissa Miller as she takes on the corporate for-profit nursing-home industry, an industry notorious for its lack of transparency and accountability.
At a camp in rural Alberta, queer, non-binary, and trans teens get to just be kids in a supportive space, surrounded by counselors who can relate to their experience.
Tramps! focuses on the iconic fashion and musical movement, The New Romantics, from London, England. The film recounts the tale of how these outsiders helped reinvent London's infamous underground art community, gaining them worldwide notoriety.
The life and career of comedian Rose Marie is documented through interviews with friends and colleagues as well as never-before-seen home movies shot by the actress herself.
When Calls the Heart: The First Decade. A look back at some of your favorite scenes from Season 1-10. Join Tiffany Wallach in a 2 hour journey to recap the moments of friendship and community in the #1 destination for families for over 10 years.
Director Alan Zweig tries to answer a question that's intrigued him since childhood... Why were all the comedians he watched on TV in the fifties and sixties, Jewish?
