national geographic

Fight Science tests Ninja Woman Mindy’s strength and flexibility against one of the best security systems modern technology can offer. (3:44 min)

Someday, in the distant future, humans may be forced to leave Earth and find a new home elsewhere in the galaxy. National Geographic meet the scientists who are making journeys to distant stars a reality. (48 min)

National Geographic explores the building techniques at Machu Picchu. Temples, altars and residences of this steep mountain city have resisted torrential rains, landslides and earth tremors since being abandoned by the Incas. (46 min)

Mike Wesch, a 2009 National Geographic Emerging Explorer, talks about the future of communication and education, and describes the inspiration behind—and breakthrough success of—his wildly popular video Web 2.0 The Machine is Us/ing Us. (16:50 min)

An intimate documentary of the annual pilgrimage to Mecca that sheds light on the universal principles of Islam during the days of the Hajj. (42 min, 5 segments)

Gabon’s elephant trails provide passage for poachers and conservationists alike. (3:23 min)

Angkor with its deteriorating complex of monuments, temples and palaces is in a state of emergency. One piece of history a day illegally leaves Cambodia to feed an international black market hungry for Khmer artifacts. (23:00 min in 3 segments)

Geneticist Dr Spencer Wells and National Geographic take us on a gorgeous journey, the same one as early man’s migration from Africa to Australia and eventually around the world. Through DNA sampling he can genetically map out the family tree of humans and shows conclusively how we are all from one source. (120 minutes in 13 segments)