Sins of Ghost Vegas

An abandoned Vegas-style getaway with a deadly secret; a ghost town sinking into the earth; a passenger train on a course for disaster.

A Vegas-style getaway with a deadly secret; a ghost town sinking into the earth; a passenger train.

Engineering Catastrophes

West Coast Superquakes

The West Coast is home to the San Andreas fault, stretching for almost a thousand miles beneath the feet of millions of Americans.

The West Coast is home to the San Andreas fault, stretching for a thousand miles beneath the U.S.

Brink of Disaster

Ghost Town from Hell

A detonated building mysteriously refuses to fall, an American ghost town with a deadly legacy, and wind turbines on the brink of disaster are engineering disasters in need of repair, and experts reveal what went wrong and if they can be fixed.

Detonated building refuses to fall; an American ghost town; wind turbines on the brink of disaster.

World's Largest Steel Plant

The largest steel plant in the world is a high-tech super factory that takes production to astonishing levels, turning out 21 million tons of steel every year on a sprawling campus comprised of 50 individually operating subfactories.

The largest steel plant in the world is a super factory that takes production to astonishing levels.

Super Factories

McLaren Supercar

McLaren's high-tech production center is as remarkably distinctive as the handcrafted automobiles it designs and produces, overtaking its supercar rivals through the application of Formula One science and sophisticated production standards.

McLaren overtakes its rivals through the application of Formula One science.

Bumpers; Camera Filters; Candy Canes

Bumpers; lighting gels and camera filters; steam-powered models; candy canes.

Departamento de Justiça, Classificação, Títulos e Qualificação

How It's Made

Outboard Motors; Cutlery; Tape Measures

Umbrellas; outboard motors; silver cutlery; tape measures.

Scalpels; Oil Paints; Ice Axes

Scalpels; oil paints; British police helmets; ice axes.

Bacon; Snow Blowers; Luxury Cars

Automatic Transmissions; Hot Air Balloon Baskets

Automatic transmissions; silver miniatures; hot air balloon baskets; darts.

Magnets; Crash Test Dummies

Magnets; cooked ham; silver-plated teapots; crash-test dummies.

Planet of the Metal Aliens

Experts investigate if a nearby exoplanet could be the home to an alien civilization of strange, metallic monsters, after a new discovery confirms that life can thrive on such a strange world.

Freiwillige Selbstkontrolle der Filmwirtschaft

Experts investigate if a nearby exoplanet could be the home to an alien civilization.

NASA's Unexplained Files

Did Aliens Nuke Mars?

A strange discovery by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover suggests the Red Planet was home to an alien nuclear war 300 million years ago; experts investigate if an extraterrestrial Armageddon transformed an Earth-like world into a wasteland.

A discovery by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover reveals a possible war occurred 300 million years ago.

War of the Ancients

An archaeological excavation uncovers ancient human carnage; experts use 3D modeling to reveal what may be the first major war in human history.

Experts use 3D modeling to reveal what may be the first major war in human history.

Ancient Unexplained Files

Tomb of the Red Queen

In an abandoned Maya city, an archaeologist discovers the tomb of a mysterious red skeleton decorated in jade and pearl treasures; experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal who this person was and why they were buried so.

An archaeologist discovers the tomb of a mysterious red skeleton decorated in jade and pearl.

Maze of Cryptic Terror

A team of explorers discover a forbidding cave system riddled with ancient markings that seem to contain a mysterious meaning; using advanced photogrammetry, experts finally decode these cryptic scrawls to expose a dark chapter of English history.

Explorers discover a cave riddled with ancient markings that seem to contain a mysterious meaning.

Ancient Unexplained Files: Egypt

Grave of the Red Skulls

When experts discover a 500-year-old grave, they find mysterious red skulls, pointing to a shocking mass sacrifice; experts use the latest technology and state-of-the-art forensics to investigate what happened at this horrific site.

Experts use the latest technology to Investigate the 500-year-old grave of a mass sacrifice.

Legend of the Cursed Temple

A temple to the Roman god of the underworld is the site of ritual sacrifice and a gate to the underworld, but it was buried because it was believed to be cursed; experts use cutting-edge forensics to reveal what actually happened here.

Experts use cutting-edge forensics to reveal what actually happened at the site of ritual sacrifice.

Mystery on Easter Island

Experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal the hidden logic behind the cryptic locations of the ancient Moai statues of Easter Island.

Experts use cutting-edge tech to analyze the ancient Moai statues of Easter Island.

Gladiator Graveyard

A mass grave of mutilated skeletons is unearthed at the frontier of the Roman Empire, experts use advanced digital analysis to reveal the mystery behind these grisly remains.

A mass grave of mutilated skeletons is unearthed at the frontier of the Roman Empire.

Nazi Ghost Town

Revisiting deserted engineering projects to find out how they were built and why they were mysteriously abandoned; a Soviet mega-structure; a massive Nazi brainwashing complex; a dangerous desert pass.

A Soviet mega-structure; a massive Nazi brainwashing complex; a dangerous desert pass.

Mysteries of the Abandoned

Curse of Hell Island

Exploring a ghost town that was once a dangerous industrial hellscape, a giant warship at the bottom of the ocean, and a top-secret relic that could have changed the Cold War.

A ghost town that was once an industrial hellscape and a warship at the bottom of the ocean.

Phantoms of Chernobyl

Exploring what happened to the large town located just outside of Chernobyl on the eve of disaster, a fleet of ghost ships, and a dangerous mountain road that changed history.

What happened to the large town located just outside of Chernobyl on the eve of disaster.

Science Schedule (Eastern Time)

Saturday, October 19