TV Guide: Explorer

Listing: Secret History of Diamonds

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 24 10:00 PM NGC A look inside the dark world of conflict diamonds, including smuggling operations and an alleged 9/11 connection between Al Qaeda and the Belgium diamond sector.

Listing: Secret History of Gold

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 24 09:00 PM NGC The volatile history of the modern gold trade is examined. Included: interviews with an illegal miner and a treasure hunter.

Listing: Lost Cities of the Amazon

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 24 02:00 PM NGC A look at new evidence that suggests an indigenous civilization thrived in the Amazon rain forest approximately 500 years ago.

Listing: Zoo Tiger Escape

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 22 10:00 PM NGC Investigating the Siberian tiger attack at the San Francisco Zoo on Dec. 25, 2007, that left a 17-year-old boy dead and two others seriously injured.

Listing: Sex, Lies and Gender

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 20 10:00 PM NGC Examining the science behind gender, and what happens when a newborn is not clearly male or female. Also: a Desert Storm veteran who learned from an MRI that he had two ovaries and a uterus.

Listing: Science of Dogs

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 18 09:00 PM NGC “Science of Dogs” examines man's evolutionary manipulation of dogs' appearance, talents and temperament to create breeds more suited to our needs. Included: unforeseen consequences.

Listing: Mysteries of Survival

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Thu Dec 17 05:00 AM NGC A skier breaks his leg and is stranded in the Colorado mountains; a Mexican mining prospector wanders the Sonoran Desert without food or water; a hiker is lost in the Adirondack Mountains after a wrong turn in search of a shortcut.

Listing: T. rex Walks Again

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:00:00 -0500

Tue Dec 15 12:00 PM NGC Scientists attempt to create an accurate replica of an adolescent Tyrannosaurus rex.

Listing: China's Secret Mummies

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Mon Dec 14 11:00 AM NGC Light is shed on ancient human migrations as 3000-year-old mummies with European features are unearthed in a remote Chinese desert.

Listing: Narco State

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 13 08:00 PM NGC Lisa Ling investigates a raging drug war in Phoenix and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Included: an interview with a former cartel hit man.

Listing: Border Wars

Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Sun Dec 13 05:00 PM NGC A report on illegal immigration follows drug smugglers and job seekers as they risk their lives attempting to cross the Mexico-U.S. border. Also: a look inside the U.S. Border Patrol.

Listing: Secret Lives of Jesus

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 07:00 PM NGC Examining alternative gospels about the life of Jesus Christ, which were rediscovered in the 20th century and offer a different and often controversial view of Christianity.

Listing: Marijuana Nation

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 06:00 PM NGC Lisa Ling examines different aspects of the marijuana industry by interviewing a grower, scientists and members of law enforcement. Included: a look at issues surrounding controversial medical uses.

Listing: Inside LSD

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 05:00 PM NGC Researchers study the psychedelic drug LSD, believing it could become a pharmaceutical of the future. Included: a look at the first human LSD trials in more than 35 years.

Listing: World's Most Dangerous Drug

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 04:00 PM NGC An in-depth look at the dangers of methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug commonly found in both rural and city environments. Correspondent Lisa Ling examines it's far-reaching influence, from rural America to Bangkok, Thailand. Included: a scientific look at meth's addictive powers; the WWII origins of the drug are traced; interviews with addicts and law-enforcment agents.

Listing: Heroin Crisis

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:00:00 -0500

Sat Dec 12 02:00 PM NGC Following the heroin trail from Afghanistan's illegal poppy fields to smuggling routes to suburban American neighborhoods.

Listing: Last Christians of Bethlehem

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:00 -0500

Fri Dec 11 07:00 PM NGC Chronicling the April-May 2002 standoff between Israeli forces and Palestinians at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, which is believed to be the birthplace of Christ.

Video: Mexican Asylum Seeker

Hulu — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 23:59:49 -0500

When journalist, Emilio Gutierrez, publishes a story about the Mexican military, he starts receiving death threats.

Video: Deadly Blast

Hulu — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:55:51 -0500

To understand the deadly release of energy caused by an asteroid striking Earth, scientists study the blast of a 5,000-pound bomb.

Video: A Town Full of Twins

Hulu — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:55:51 -0500

Seeing double is normal in C ndido God i, Brazil, where the rate of twin births is nearly a thousand percent above the global average.

Video: Underground LSD Lab

Hulu — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:36:23 -0500

Season 9: Web Exclusive: Nick Sand served hard time for running a productive underground LSD operation - and he has no regrets.

Video: Being Eaten by Crabs

Hulu — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:36:23 -0500

Season 9: Dr. Anderson uses a pig carcass to investigate what happens to a human body when it decomposes in the sea.

Video: Inside the Tripper's Brain

Hulu — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:36:23 -0500

Season 9: Psychedelics over-stimulate serotonin receptors in the brain, resulting in a blissful experience or a horrifying one.

Video: View From The Treetops

Hulu — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:23:24 -0500

Season 9: Steve Sillet climbs a massive redwood, 350 feet in the sky, in order to study the unique environment of the forest canopy.

Video: The Karate Chimp

Hulu — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:25:53 -0500

Season 9: Carmen has cared for his chimps since they were young. As adults, they're too powerful to be let out of their cage.

Video: Saving the Redwoods

Hulu — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:20:24 -0500

Season 9: Environmental activists clash with authorities over the clear cutting of California's redwood trees.

Video: Mummified Child Sacrifice

Hulu — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:01:52 -0500

Season 9: Working under a tight deadline, scientists extract samples that will help describe their young mummy's life.

Video: Death Row Request

Hulu — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:01:47 -0500

Season 9: A team of defense lawyers attempts to save a man with a tragic childhood from death row.

Video: China's Lost Girls