Contrast rules of warand the treatment of POWsduring World War II and today. With chilling testimony from both captive and liberator, BATAAN: DEATH MARCH AND RESCUE depicts the 1941 capture of...
"Into the Deep" watches scientists unlock secrets from the last frontier on Earththe ocean's depths, where explorer Bob Ballard is changing science, history, and the future. "The Uncivilized Engine...
In May 1960, the FDA approved the sale of a pill that arguably would have a greater impact on American culture than any other drug in the nation's history. For women across the country, the...
In this first animated feature from Director Tad Stones (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command), and Creative Producers Mike Mignola (creator of HELLBOY comics) and Guillermo del Toro (writer/director of...
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN FRONTIERS eavesdrops on creatures as diverse as elephants and spiders, warblers and bees, crickets and bats. What are they saying -- and why?
The final segment describes how Athens, at the height of her glory, engaged in a suicidal conflict with her greatest rival, Sparta. Through the eyes of Socrates, Athens' first philosopher, viewers...
Based on the true story and a bestselling novel, this powerful epic captures the incredible journey of German soldier Clemens Forell in his dramatic escape from a Siberian labor camp after World War...
Alan Alda visits scientists whose subjects take them to extremes. Segments: what makes cheetahs the fastest land animal; how insects are still evolving to endure intense desert heat and dryness; the...
Acupuncture. Herbal remedies. Magnet therapy. Consumers and patients have made alternative and "complementary" medicine a billion-dollar industry. But do these and other alternatives to traditional...
