National Geographic

Witness the wrenching story of the collapse of the Romanov dynasty. Nicholas II had absolute power over his vast realm, yet he was helpless in the face of his son's hemophilia. Enter Rasputin, a wild-living Siberian "holy man" whose apparent ability to heal the heir won him the loyalty of Empress Alexandra to the dismay of almost everyone else. The backdrop for this family melodrama was a nation under stress: military disasters, poverty, political unrest, and the spread of Bolshevism. Russia...

Explore an often inescapable nightmare of nature that's much more common than most of us realize. Witness actual footage and re-creations of successful and tragically failed rescues. Learn life-saving survival tips when you are knee-deep and sinking fast.

When it sank in the deep Atlantic during World War II, the Japanese submarine I-52 went to the bottom with over 100 lives and cargo that included two tons of gold. Now, a military veteran-turned-adventurer bucks the odds on a long-shot mission to solve a tantalizing mystery more than 50 years old, as he embarks on a deep-see search for a lost submarine and its cargo of gold. Plunge three miles to the ocean floor, and explore the sub's twisted remains in an effort to locate the shipment of...

On June 6, 1912, the Katmai region of Alaska experienced a volcanic eruption so devastating that falling ash blacked out the sun for three days 100 miles away. The magnitude of the deadly blast was four times greater than Mount Pinatubo and 100 times more powerful than Mount St. Helens. Yet, in an amazing display of nature's capacity for renewal, life in the surrounding area not only continues but flourishes. Visit Katmai National Park which today contains the highest density of brown bears in...

National Geographic presents the ever-anticipated finale to the 2009 National Geographic Bee, moderated by Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. Eric Yang, of Griffin Middle School in The Colony, Texas, triumphed at the annual competition during a tie-breaker round with this question: "Timis County shares its name with a tributary of the Danube and is located in the western part of which European country?" The answer, Romania, came with a U.S. $25,000 college scholarship, a lifetime membership in the...

What do we really know about the lost city of Atlantis and what happened on the day it died? Legend tells us that the golden civilization became so corrupt and depraved that it was destroyed by the angry gods, but did the city ever exist at all? National Geographic searches for the truth that surrounds this extraordinary mystery.

National Geographic follows experts as they investigate myths and legends to determine the truth behind ancient history's earliest stories. Travelling around the globe mysteries are unveiled about the Holy Grail, Christ's burial cloth, and the Philosopher's Stone.

Wildlife expert Casey Anderson and his best friend, a 900-pound brown bear named Brutus return for a second season of Expedition Wild, where Casey treks deep into America's oldest national park and immerses himself into the daily lives of the park's inhabitants. Casey returns to Yellowstone in the spring to track bears as they emerge from their winter lairs with ravenous appetites, while animal mothers around the park work tirelessly to protect their vulnerable newborns from becoming the first...

While Bernie Madoff serves time in jail for his massive Ponzi scheme, the U.S. Marshals Service auctions off the contents of his New York homes. Up on the auction block: a $500,000 diamond ring, rare Persian rugs, a 1917 Steinway piano, and thousands of other items seized by the U.S. government. The Marshals also auction off the beach house and cars of drug dealers and the fine art of a white-collar criminal. National Geographic's The Madoff Auction is a behind-the-scenes look as the...

Travel through the ages to witness the advancement of life on Earth from the big bang and the earliest life-forms, to artificial intelligence and human cloning. Follow a team of scientists on an exciting expedition to uncover the secrets of the Oviraptor dinosaur. Find out why unique societies all over the world along with many endangered plants and animals are on the brink of extinction. See how the recent explosion of global population may be changing our climate and how we could soon...

A sea monster cemetery lies at the top of the world - an incredible grave site containing countless fossilized remains of huge marine predators from the Jurassic era. National Geographic joins an expedition to this remote burial ground where archaeologists contend with powerful polar bears and erratic Arctic weather to uncover newly discovered sea monsters including a complete ichthyosaur skeleton - the first of its kind.

Through cutting-edge CGI, National Geographic explores the potential effects of sea level rise on our civilization over the next few centuries. Earth Under Water explains the science behind the prediction of sea level rise and shows what will happen if the levels rise with increasing speed. Then, we fast forward to the twenty-third century to see how resourceful humans fight back and adapt using hyper engineering, vast dams, and even the construction of floating cities to cope with the...