Explorer
Sæson 2009
TV-G
A weekly series of short documentary segments funded by the National Geographic Society and done in the style of the National Geographic Specials. In 2003, the show was re-branded National Geographic Ultimate Explorer. A news-style journal format is now used instead of the more traditional format of the specials.
Hvor man kan se Explorer • Sæson 2009
19 episoder
- Italy's Mystery Mummies
E2Italy's Mystery MummiesScattered across the island of Sicily, beneath picturesque churches, are thousands of mummified bodies. And most mysterious of all is one known as the "sleeping beauty"-Rosalia Lombardo. A child barely two years old when she died nearly a century ago, her body remains flawlessly preserved. A scientific team is on the case, exploring this baffling culture of mummification and revealing the secret formula behind Rosalia's perfect preservation. - Peru's Mass Grave Mystery
E4Peru's Mass Grave MysteryIn the cloud forests of Peru are the remains a lost civilization and an ancient legend of mass murder. For hundreds of years, anthropologists have been hunting for who or what killed these people. Now well analyze the evidence and test theories to dig up the truth. - Kingdom of the Blue WhaleE5
Kingdom of the Blue WhaleBlue whales are the largest creatures to ever inhabit the earth - yet despite their size, we know little about them. A team of scientists set out on an expedition to unlock the secrets of the blue whale and investigate why they are dying. AKA: Blue Whale Odyssey (UK) - T. Rex Walks Again
E6T. Rex Walks AgainA full-grown T. rex could grow to 40 feet long and 12,000 pounds, but scientists believe that, at birth, these dinosaurs were the size of a mere household cat. Very little information is known about the T. rex's youth. Now, Explorer takes viewers on an epic journey into this bold high-tech animatronic initiative, digging deep into the fossil record for the tiniest of clues to re-create the worlds most accurate, fully skinned, mechanical replica of a walking juvenile T. rex. - Inside Guantanamo
E7Inside GuantanamoThe naval base at Guantanamo Bay secured a place in the annals of history when the first wave of detainees from Americas War on Terror men dubbed the worst of the worst arrived in 2002. A symbol of freedom protected or freedom tragically betrayed, the controversies of Guantanamo embody the thorny issues of America's fight against an enemy that wears no uniform, has no address and will declare no armistice, and an administrations battle to keep prisoners beyond the reach of due process in American courts. The goings-on inside the wire encircling this highly classified camp have been a closely held government secret until now. For the first time, National Geographic exclusively captures day-to-day life in the most famous prison in the world exploring the ongoing daily struggle between the guard force of dedicated young military personnel and the equally dedicated detainees, many of whom are still in legal limbo after being held years. - Inside Death Row
E10Inside Death RowIn most places death has no schedule, but in Huntsville, Texas, an average of 16 people per year are scheduled to be executed by lethal injection. Inside Death Row interviews three inmates as their dates of execution draw near, and follows the stories of their families and loved ones as they deal with death firsthand. This story is not one of guilt or innocence; it is about how the State of Texas carries out the death penalty as well as the men and women whom, by choice or circumstance, become players in the act of executing another human being. Lastly, it explores how the residents of Huntsville feel towards living in a town that is ground zero for capital punishment in the United States. - Sex, Lies and Gender
E11Sex, Lies and GenderThe gender of a newborn child is not always clearly male or female. For parents of gender variant children, the decisions they face have lifelong and sometimes horribly conflicting consequences. We'll investigate the science behind gender, how doctors and parents approach these decisions, and explore traditional and controversial therapies. Then, meet Alaniz, a Desert Storm veteran who found out from an MRI that he had two ovaries and a uterus. - Chimps on the Edge
E12Chimps on the EdgeChimpanzees. They're our closest genetic relatives, with DNA over 98% the same as ours. Chimpanzees can learn from those around them in ways many other animals can't -- and when they're captive, they become even more human-like. But is a new form of chimp evolving in captivity? - Climbing Redwood GiantsE13
Climbing Redwood GiantsThey are living giants; one of the Earth's largest and oldest trees. Some tower more than 350 feet high, taller than the Statue of Liberty; some may have been seedlings when Jesus was born. Yet these natural legends still shroud centuries-old secrets. In a major National Geographic cross-platform event, which includes the October 2009 cover story for the magazine, we'll reveal the little-explored environment of the redwoods using high-tech aerial laser surveys and breathtaking imagery. - Mystery of The Disembodied Feet
E14Mystery of The Disembodied FeetOver the period of about a year, seven human feet in sneakers washed ashore in British Columbia and Washington State. Theories of serial killers, plane crashes, and tsunami victims became tabloid fodder. With all the twists and turns of a crime-scene thriller, Explorer sets out to solve this macabre foot mystery. - Inside LSD
E15Inside LSDCould LSD be the next drug in your doctor's arsenal? New experiments have a few researchers believing that this "trippy" drug could become a pharmaceutical of the future. Outlawed in 1970, the street drug developed a reputation as the dangerous toy of the counterculture, capable of inspiring either moments of genius or a descent into madness. Now science is taking a fresh look into this psychedelic world, including the first human LSD trials in more than 35 years - Secret History of Diamonds
E16Secret History of DiamondsThe 2006 Oscar-nominated action thriller "Blood Diamond" put the issue of conflict diamonds into the public eye. Now, NGC takes an in-depth look at these international symbols of wealth and their connection to terrorism and crime. We'll talk to a diamond dealer who discusses the dark world of diamond smuggling and the alleged 9/11 connection between al Qaeda and the Belgium diamond sector, worth billions a year. - 24 Hours After Asteroid Impact
E1724 Hours After Asteroid ImpactExplorer travels back 66 million years to break down the chain of events that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs and changed the world forever. Visit a high-tech NASA lab where scientists use new technology to recreate the force of the blast and reveal the likely cascade of effects of the catastrophic impact. - Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil
E18Nazi Mystery: Twins from BrazilJoseph Mengele, the escaped Nazi war criminal and SS physician, known as the Angel of Death, spent years doing bizarre medical experiments on twins at Auschwitz working to determine if twins held the key to building a blond-haired, blue-eyed master race for Adolf Hitler. Now a historian says he has evidence that Mengele's attempts may not have ended at Auschwitz, and that his obsession to engineer an Aryan master race continued, and that succeeded while he was on the run in South America. Deep in the Brazilian outback in a tiny town among the 80 households in a one-square-mile area are reportedly some 38 pairs of twins. Blond, blue-eyed twins. Bizarre and inexplicable, could they be the product of Mengele's machinations? Now, with exclusive access, EXPLORER goes inside the investigation; From the secret agents who trailed him, to the scientists now uncovering the facts behind the fantastical phenomenon, no stone is left unturned.
