"The Yamato was the biggest battleship ever to sail the world's oceans. But it only saw action once – in a final, desperate suicide mission that is one of the most dramatic stories of World War II. Today, Yamato lies at the bottom of the East China Sea, sunk by a massive explosion that entombed 3,000 Japanese sailors in a colossal naval disaster. Built in secrecy and launched just after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Yamato was almost tw ..."
"It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant scientific riddle. A maverick geologist became convinced that thousand-foot-deep floodwaters had scoured out vast areas of the American northwest near the end of the last ice age. Mainstream scientists scorned his theory while he searched patiently for answers to what could have triggered such an inconceivably violent event. Finally, an ingenious solution sile ..."
"They're hiding in your closet. They're lurking in your bed. They're all over you- snacking on your skin, burrowing through your scalp, munching on your mascara. They're the creepy crawlers of the unknown world, and now- thanks to micro-photographer Lennart Nilsson, who brought us The Miracle of Life- you can (shudder) catch these critters in the act, magnified to monster size. Look quick, on the bookshelf- a giant silverfish is slith ..."
"Navigation in the 1700s was both unpredictable and deadly, until one man solved the mystery. Richard Dreyfuss narrates the riveting story of a humble, ingenious country carpenter named John Harrison who discovered that the secret to navigation lay not just in the stars, but in the mastering of time. Climb aboard an authentic tall ship and go back in time to see history, and the quest for longitude, unfold. "
"Uncover the secrets of ancient civilizations as NOVA journeys to five archaeological sites where teams of experts use traditional techniques to test their hypotheses. Stonehenge watches a band of experts move, raise, and cap a structure like the mysterious Stonehenge, armed with Stone Age tools. Inca explores magnificent mountainside citadels, and marvels as villagers create a 150-foot suspension bridge using nothing but grass. Obelisk ..."
"The award-winning exploration of the beginnings and expansion of the human race. The Story of Lucy discovers the missing link between humans and apes. Surviving in Africa witnesses a living experiment to understand how early humans thrived. And The Creative Revolution looks at the worldwide expansion and evolution of the human race. "