National Geographic

The Vatican's silence in the face of Nazi atrocities remains one of the great controversies of our time. History has accused wartime pontiff Pope Pius XII of complicity in the Holocaust, and dubbed him "Hitler's Pope." But a key part of the story remained untold... the Vatican's covert effort to assassinate the Fuhrer.

The discovery of a human skull in the depths of Lake Superior begins a story that will take historian and author Brendon Baillod across two Great Lakes and a century of history. It takes him and a team of elite technical divers more than 20 miles off Milwaukee where they discover the wreck of one of Lake Michigans lost queens. It takes them to the remote waters of Lake Superior where they risk their lives to determine the identity of yet another lost ship. And it takes us into the forgotten...

Just after 9/11, the U.S. was rocked by another deadly act of terrorism when letters containing anthrax were sent to unsuspecting victims. The anonymous assault claimed five lives and caused panic throughout the country. Despite inter-agency turf wars and several false leads, FBI investigators closed in on a shocking prime suspect: a scientist embedded in the top-security USAMRIID lab with unfettered access to the world's most deadly pathogens.

Set sail with an extraordinary family as they spend an Antarctic summer studying isolated colonies of penguins amid the icy wonders of the Earth's most spectacular wilderness. Aboard their 50-foot steel-hulled schooner, naturalist Sally and Jerome Poncet and their three young boys embark on an incredible adventure as they document the fascinating life cycles of various penguin species, as well as battle elephant seals, massive humpback whales, and other intriguing creatures that inhabit this...

This premium blue-chip program showcases "America's best idea," presenting some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the world, and featuring stories of our nation's most majestic vista's and beloved animals. Yosemite National Park- set within California's Sierra Nevada mountains and designated a World Heritage Site - is home to hundreds of wildlife species, and is famed for its iconic mountain vistas, waterfalls, and giant sequoia groves. Olympic National Park in Washington State, with...

Women are being incarcerated in record numbers--and the majority of women in prison are mothers. Since mothers are often the primary or sole caregivers to their children, their incarceration can destroy a family. Lisa Ling sets out to understand what life is like for the daughters of women behind bars and how new programs are attempting to help break the cycle of imprisonment from mother to daughter.

The Bugatti Veyron is a "super" super car part automobile and part airplane. And with a base price of $1,750,000, it is the most expensive production car in the world. Designed with materials and construction techniques normally found in the aerospace industry, this remarkable engineering achievement is one of the fastest street-legal cars ever built. With a unique 1,001-horsepower engine, the Bugatti Veyron reaches a top speed of 253 miles an hour. Now, National Geographic takes an insider...

National Geographic reveals the inside story of how the U.S. gathered the intelligence needed to pull off the surprise attack, with insight from former CIA agents, Navy SEAL operatives and high-ranking government officials, including retired general and CIA director David Petraeus. Acclaimed journalist Peter Bergen the first Westerner to whom Osama bin Laden revealed his intention to wage a terrorist war on the West, and who is one of a small handful to have even met him heads to Pakistan for...

Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari" vanished 500 years ago, with only copies rendered by other artists left behind to confirm its existence. Scientist and art enthusiast Maurizio Seracini, has dedicated 36 years to tracking down the missing mural, and seems to be on the verge of uncovering the hidden fresco behind the walls of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.

We are what we eat! From our ancestors throwing raw meat onto the fire for the first time, to teams of lab technicians perfecting the crunch of a potato chip. In this eye-opening, mouth-watering program, celebrity chefs and food experts including Curtis Stone, Rachael Ray and Nigella Lawson explore how humanity's appetite has altered our planet and made us who we are today

Every day in the United States, 12,000 Special Agents spread out from 56 field offices to investigate a myriad of cases, but few have witnessed their efforts in the field up close and personal, until now. With extraordinary access to teams of FBI agents, National Geographic cameras take you inside the perilous world of one of America's most elite law enforcement agencies, offering a rare glimpse of their investigative strategies and techniques in action.

With unprecedented access, National Geographic chronicles the 166 day psychological chess match between prisoner Saddam Hussein and his interrogator, FBI Agent George Piro. While Hussein was held prisoner, it was the mission of junior FBI Agent George Piro to get the notorious dictator to reveal the truth about his weapons of mass destruction and alleged ties to terrorism. Witness a rare interview as Piro details how he patiently formed a powerful bond with Hussein to build the criminal case...