National Geographic

LOST ON EVEREST shines a light on what happened to Andrew "Sandy" Irvine and George Leigh Mallory, who set out to attempt the first true summit of Mount Everest in 1924. A team of professional climbers, filmmakers and experts led by journalist Mark Synnott and Nat Geo Photographer Renan Ozturk attempts to discover whether Irvine and Mallory successfully conquered the world's tallest mountain. EXPEDITION EVEREST Just inside Everest's notorious death zone, a team of climate scientists who...

In 2009, a giant rocked a small Filipino community when it attacked and killed two schoolgirls. The beast terrorized the region for two more years, killing fishermen and water buffalo. A crocodile hunter wrangles a croc believed to be the culprit, but at 23 feet long its record-breaking size doesn't match eyewitness reports that estimate the real killer's length at 40 feet!

National Geographic journeys to the depths of outer space to reveal stunning, up-close images of our mysterious solar system. This 3-disc set features Inside The Milky Way, Most Powerful Stars, Stellar Storms, Hubble's Amazing Universe, Comets, and Cosmic Fury.

Bluefin tuna fishermen venture to North Carolina's treacherous fishing grounds, the Outer Banks, where they battle for the ocean's most lucrative prize.

Comedian Leslie Nielsen hosts a natural-history comedy about "sea nasties" and reveals that the oceans are full of creatures that sting, shock, poke, and poison. But, during this entertaining and informative look at seemingly terrifying ocean creatures, Nielsen learns that his fears of the ocean may be exaggerated after all. Thoughts of danger in the sea usually focus on sharks, but far more deadly are the small creatures, usually secretive, often beautiful, sometimes microscopic, that contain...

Venture beyond the dense green curtain into a pristine rain forest that thrives in splendid isolation on a Panamanian island, sustained by the complex partnership of plant and animal. Climb a colossal tree, from shadowy forest floor to leafy canopy, marvel at the exotic species that live and feed, breed and die here, and ponder the interactions among them both predatory and peaceful that continually enrich the forest's vitality. National Geographic reveals tantalizing clues to the secrets of...

The saga surrounding Louis XIV's blue diamond is a web of intrigue, betrayal and a bizarre curse, spanning three centuries. First brought back from India, it was then stolen during the French Revolution. Later, in London, another diamond appeared -- slightly smaller but equally magnificent -- the Hope diamond. Is the Hope diamond a recut version of the mythical blue gem? Through the discovery of a lead replica of Louis XIV's stone, and the contribution of cutting-edge technology, a professor...

In a mere three or four decades, the seeds of a global religion spread across the Roman Empire. In an age with no Internet, no mass media, no planes, trains or fossil fuel, how did it happen? National Geographic investigates the mysterious decades following Jesus' death, and the group of 12 common men who traveled thousands of miles, risked their lives and sacrificed everything to spread Jesus' message.

Go on an action-packed adventure through the high Alps, to the battlefields outside of Rome, and uncover the story of the great warrior and brilliant military strategist, Hannibal Barca. As one of the greatest military commanders ever known, he would challenge the impossible and lead one of the most daring and ingenious invasions of all time.

Muscles: National Geographic investigates the science of muscle by taking a journey inside the bodies of two remarkable humans with startling muscular disorders. 31-year old Jason Dunn lives with Dystonia, a rare disease that causes his brain to send faulty messages to his muscular system. Every waking moment his muscles flex out of his control, twisting his body into unusual positions. Ami Ankileweitz has Spinal Muscle Atrophy, a genetic disorder that has caused his muscles to wither away....

After fleeing the English suburbs to wander through Asia as a young hippie, Tim Page joined a ragtag band of photographers in Vietnam willing to take enormous risks. Now, the legendary photojournalist returns to Vietnam -- the land where he nearly lost his life -- to seek out photographers from the other side, learn more about the war, and rescue remarkable pictures long hidden by time and tragedy.

Grab your flashlight and lace up your hiking boots for a visit to a fantastic unchartered universe-- the world of caves. Deep inside Kentucky's "Underground Everest," the world's longest cave, explore miles of passages and discover fossil remains of humans who braved the darkness up to 3,000 years ago. Visit an ice cave in the Austrian Alps and climb down a quarter-mile underground in New Mexico's Lechuguilla. Marvel at breathtaking mineral formations and a kingdom of bats that use their ears...