In the age of technology, the world is getting smaller, and some people go to extreme lengths and places to escape. For a rare breed, homesteads are still far too close for comfort. For them, independence means re-defining “off the grid.”
Curt Doussett and Kinga Philipps are on a quest to find objects with unexpected value and incredible stories forgotten in America’s basements, barns, attics, and backyards. Some of our nation’s great treasures are waiting to be discovered... and might even be worth a small fortune!
There's probably one in your neighborhood, an amateur inventor or eccentric engineer trying to fabricate the next big gizmo. Host and jack-of-all-trades builder John Bowler travels across America to meet these "mad scientists" and to check out their outrageous projects, from a jet-powered motorbike and rock-crawling machine to a basketball-playing robot and a giant telephone pole seesaw.
Before the world's oceans became the center of global trade, Chinese fleets sailed west to exchange goods. Professor Sam Willis explores the golden age of maritime trade.
Interpol Investigates is an American docudrama television series which aired on National Geographic Channel. The program follows Interpol as its members search for the minute clues left behind by culprits.
The Link is a documentary on National Geographic Channel, hosted by Josh Klein, that examines the history and advances leading up to a given modern technology, on each episode.
Life-changing decisions are not easy, especially when consequences mean one's disassociation from one's culture. The 10-episode documentary "Amish: Out of Order" follows those who have chosen to leave their familiar life for more freedom and opportunity -- despite the decision to live among "the English" preventing them from further contact with the community. The series spotlights Mose Gingerich and his efforts to help former followers of the faith. At 22, Gingerich himself left and moved to Columbia, Mo., where his new life centers on welcoming and guiding others who share his experience.
Cameraman Andy Casagrande likes to get up close and personal with his subjects, even if they're some of the most unpredictable animals on the planet performing their most dangerous task: hunting.
Pterosaurs are the closest thing to real dragons Earth has ever seen. These giant flying reptiles dominated our skies millions of years ago. Join the hunt for evidence of the biggest Pterosaur and learn the secret of its flight.
Sky Monsters was shown on National Geographic Channel's Bizarre Dino Week in 2006.
This exciting documentary series will reveal Turkey's gems, a country with plentiful ancient architecture, rich in history, culture, food and natural wonder.
Colorado is experiencing its second gold rush, only this time around it's being called the "green rush." It's all about medical marijuana, which is fast becoming a very big business. National Geographic goes deep inside this brand-new cannabis culture by following an exceptional group of Colorado residents - growers, patients, dispensary owners, cops, caregivers, entrepreneurs, advocates and opponents - as their lives are transformed by medical marijuana.
An expert team of underwater archaeologists, divers, and technicians locate, identify, and explore some of the world's great, and often forgotten, shipwrecks.