The story of Qin Shi Huang is as epic in life as it is in death. Crowned as a boy king over 2,000 years ago, he grew to unify China for the first time, establishing a new form of government, uniform laws, and a single writing system that is still in use today. He also ordered the construction of a royal tomb that is larger than the Great Pyramid of Giza and is guarded by a massive army of terracotta warriors. Explore the transformative life and magnificent afterlife of China's first emperor.
Josh Gates investigates the truth behind the world's most iconic and captivating legends. Leaving no stone unturned, his adventures take him around the globe as he immerses himself in the core locales linked to each tale.
Explorer J.J. Kelley goes off the map to investigate some of history's greatest adventures gone wrong. An avid adventurer and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, J.J. brings a unique mix of humor and grit to his storytelling as he investigates these enduring mysteries in some of the remotest parts of the planet.
Voyage to Europe's Carpathian mountains, where vast primeval forests, steep gorges, and isolated peaks offer a vital refuge to some of the continent's most charismatic creatures, including massive brown bears, elusive lynx, and the Eurasian wold.
It begins at Minnesota's Lake Itasca and ends in the Gulf of Mexico. From top to bottom, the mighty Mississippi River is a 2,300-mile marvel and America's lifeline to the world. Follow the river as it carves its path from the northern headwaters to the nation's heartland to the southern bayou. Discover how the Mississippi operates as an engine of commerce, and see how its creatures thrive in and above its rushing waters and along its lush, green banks.
Investigative journalists Mariana van Zeller and Darren Foster take you inside the nation's underground networks and to the heart of the most controversial issues.
"Boomtowners" plunges into a modern-day "gold rush" that's attracting thousands of people from all over the country to the Bakken, a region of North Dakota. An oil boom has turned the area into the epicenter of a white-hot industrial revolution, but a rise in jobs has also led to a surge in population and living costs. Experience this phenomenon first-hand through the eyes of newcomers and longtime residents trying to make a living there in this groundbreaking new docu-series about tapping into the American dream.
Some have razor sharp teeth that can slice thick layers of muscle, straight to the bone. Others have jaws that can crush your skull with a single snap. And others are equipped with fangs to squirt neurotoxins directly into your veins. It's World's Deadliest.