
Historical and factual series celebrating pivotal moments in history.

Experts design materials that can catch gunfire.

Strange weapons of the past and present include Japanese ninja claws, microwavelike rays, lasers, robots, the "puke light," and a super slippery substance.

To defend the corporate high-rise buildings and those who work and live in them, an army of scientists, engineers and security advisors set out on the vital mission to develop technologies to keep corporate America safe against terrorist attack.

The construction of a terrorist-proof safe room, and how windows might someday act as biological weapons detectors; what technology can do to protect civilians, and how they can use technology to protect themselves.

Perhaps the most important and yet least recognized aspect of warfare is battlefield engineering; battlefield engineers lay the groundwork, quite literally, for the battle to come.

Holiday treasures disappear in a post-apocalyptic world; fireworks factories explode; Christmas tree farms grow out of control; real reindeer must adapt or die; vacation icons fall.

Apocalyptic devastation unfolds in the skies; history's most important airplanes are grounded; Air Force One sustains an explosive malfunction; a swarm of locusts devastates the Midwest; a mysterious cargo on a satellite could change the universe.

Massive waves of destruction threaten everything left behind by mankind in a post-apocalyptic world; U.S. cities face flooding as levees fail; famous paintings meet a tragic fate; a unique roof feature of the Sydney Opera House leads to its collapse.