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The life and work of the renowned primatology scientist, Jane Goodall, especially on her research about chimpanzees.

Famed astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses science and pop culture with notable guests.

An intimate portrait of the war against violent extremism and the men and women devoting their lives to it. Records the fight against radical threats all over the world as it unfolds over one full year.

Just inside Everest's notorious death zone, a team of climate scientists who specialize in extreme weather weigh their next move.

The Greeks overcame immense challenges, from harsh landscapes to epic conflicts, paving the way for Western civilization through groundbreaking achievements in democracy, philosophy, drama, and art that still shape our modern world.

Follow the experience of the close-knit communities of scientists, engineers and hardened field vets that have forged an existence unlike anything in our planet, fighting brutal conditions to conduct crucial science.

On some peaks in 2003, the statistics are impressive. For the K2 dubbed "wild mountain" or "ruthless mountain", only 240 reached the summit and more than 60 perished in the ascent. An unimaginable rate of one death in four to survive. And these statistics are even worse At the start of the 2004 climbing season, only five talented and determined women had reached the 8,616-meter summit of K2, but only two made it out alive. , they too perished while climbing other peaks of 8000 meters, these five women all disappeared in the mountains. Women of K2 examines several areas of theory, speculation and discussion and asks controversial and challenging questions of women mountaineers as well as the medical and climbing communities. Deadly or not, every year brings new women climbers to K2, ready to test their strength and will against one of the deadliest mountains on Earth. Among them during the 2002 climbing season was Spanish climber and fashion model Araceli Segarra.

In July 1860, on a bet, the schooner Clotilda carried 110 kidnapped Africans to slavery in Alabama. The traffickers tried to hide their crime, but now, archaeologists explore the sunken wreck.

The most consequential events of 1989, including the rise of tabloid news culture, the start of the Internet and the media industry.

With unique access to locations across the country, viewers go on a journey through these magical realms, exploring five very different worlds -high mountains, tropical jungles, bamboo forests, great plains and temperate forests.

A SCUBA diver travels to the US National Aquarium and to Elbow Reef to educate children about marine animals.

Explorer, the longest-running documentary series in cable television history, honored with nearly 60 Emmys and hundreds of other awards, continues as a series of major specials on the National Geographic Channel. In the course of more than two thousand films, Explorer has taken viewers to more than 120 countries, opening a window on hidden parts of the world, unlocking mysteries both ancient and modern, and investigating stories of science, nature, and culture.

Explore how in the past five decades, the internet has changed the very fabric of our society, highlighted by interviews with the founders of AOL, Craigslist, Friendster, Match, and Tinder.

Gorongosa National Park was known as Africa's Eden, but war almost destroyed it. Now, it's home to the greatest wildlife restoration in history.

Three renowned nature photographers document the behavior of three charismatic animal species for National Geographic. Steve Winter installed a photo trap in front of the metropolis of Mumbai to shoot a picture of a leopard on its next foray into town - about 40 of these big cats live in the nearby Sanjay Gandhi National Park. Tim Laman draws attention to the situation of Orang Utans on Borneo by shooting touching pictures of these animals, whose habitats are endangered because more and more rain forest is cleared to make room for oil palm plantations. One of those pictures, for example, is an ape baby reaching for its mother's hand. And underwater photographer Brian Skerry shoots photos of white sharks in front of Cape Cod on the US east coast. They come there more often because their prey, the gray seals, has increased in number. Three men, three missions, one goal: These photographers want to help with their work to better protect these species - especially in places that pit them against the interests of mankind.

National Geographic explores the human notion of hell and the meaning of the phrase "hell on earth".

America's Greatest Animals takes us across North America on a revelatory mission: which of the continent's landmark creatures deserve to make the list?

Katie Couric travels to dozens of cities across North America - from Freemont, Nebraska, to Montgomery, Alabama, to talk with hundreds of people to get an inside look at pressing social issues, including gender inequality, Muslims in America, political correctness, white working-class anxiety, the battle over Confederate monuments and statues and how technology is affecting our humanity.

A retropective of the decade which some knew as the naughties, but everybody knew as a crazy era for both reality TV and actual reality.