National Geographic Television & Film

Join world-renowned paleontologists and travel the globe to unearth some of the lesser-known but most surprising members of the dinosaur family, such as Mamenchisaurus, whose neck alone was longer than the rest of its body; Chasmosaurus, adorned with a fashionable crown of frilly spikes; Spinosaurus, with massive extensions from its vertebrae that could have supported a sail or hump; and Parasaurolophus, whose tube-like head crest look odd to us,...

Coca-Cola reaches more countries than there are in the United Nations, and it takes a power factory to provide a beverage consumed in over 99 percent of the populated world. The machines in a bottling plant pump out almost 800 bottles per minute, utilizing specialized "air-veyor" belts to maximize efficiency. Canned Cokes are filled at an astonishing rate of up to 1,700 cans per minute in a process more complex than meets the eye. And, Coca Cola Company's...

Gives a history of anthropological research, beginning with discoveries in Africa of australopithecine bones, the Leakeys' discoveries in the African Rift Valley and Olduvai Gorge, and Donald Johanson's work in Hadar, Ethiopia. The various methods of determining evolutionary paths of man are shown through the investigation of fossilized bones and discovered tools; observing the behavior of living primates (including orangutan locomotion and chimpanzees...

Chronicles the exploration of the world's most exotic new cave: New Mexico's Lechuguilla Cave, which remained undisturbed for millions of years until 1986. Also see the 1972 expedition that stumbled upon a passageway that linked the Mammoth and Flint Ridge Cave systems, creating the longest cave network in the world.

An 840 pound emerald -- the worlds largest -- is unearthed in Brazil in 2001. The resulting tale of deceit, obsession, and folly is almost too bizarre to be believed. A businessman claims to have bought it in Brazil for a mere $60,000, only to see his proof of purchase vanish in a suspicious house fire. Another man obtains title to the emerald, only to lose it in a diamond deal that falls through, he says, because he was kidnapped by the Brazilian...

A look at the past, when great ocean liners such as the Queen Mary and the Normandie ruled the Atlantic, setting standards of taste, luxury and efficiency in travel.

Join the tip of the spear units waging modern war, from search-and-destroy missions in the mountains of Afghanistan to the hunt for Saddam's generals in Iraq. Experience the grueling training of Green Berets as they're forged into one of the most formidable and unconventional fighting forces in military history. Witness the legacy of the Special Forces as they evolve from Revolutionary War irregulars to today's high-tech, multifaceted combat units....

See how the loss of Arctic ice affects the survival skills of ringed seals, polar bears, and narwhals. For some, the ice is a way to hunt. For others, a way to keep from being hunted. These Arctic creatures have become masters at negotiating the perils of this frozen world. But, their dependence on the ice is also their greatest vulnerablility. These resourceful creatures are learning to adapt.

"In a spectacularly beautiful and remote corner of northern Australia, a handful of people are living in the twilight of their culture. After 40,000 years, the Gandiu Aborigines are transferring the knowledge of their mysterious culture to what may be their last generation. Travel to their distant land to meet the tribal elders, explore the ancient myths of the Dreamtime, and see the extraordinary wildlife that inspires their sacred rock paintings"--Container....