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In southern Peru lies one of mankind's greatest mysteries - 1000's of giant shapes etched into the desert sands. We reveal who made them and why....

High in the bamboo-forested mountain ranges of central China live the elusive and endangered giant panda. Over time, their numbers have dwindled due...

In Northern California's Emerald Triangle, more than two thirds of the population are employed, in one way or another, by the marijuana business....

Astronauts are preparing to rendezvous one last time to refurbish and re-boost the venerable Hubble Space Telescope. Its a dangerous mission, so why...

The Colorado River flows 1,400 miles from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico through the Grand Canyon. Over millions of years, the river has...

A huge predator, the likes of which have never existed. Fangs as sharp as a blade. Mouth of incredible size. Powerful limbs. A variety of ideas come...

The ultimate wildlife story — how the Earth’s most charismatic and majestic land animal today faces market forces driving the value of...

From performers risking permanent injury for a shot at fame and fortune to promoters teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, the insanely popular world...

MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha; also known as simply MS or Mara) is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, US in the...

It is one of the most controversial issues of our day, jeopardizing the health and smearing the reputations of Olympians, professional sports players...

The underseaa world is an unseen battleground. Join Dr. Robert Ballard, former naval intelligence officer and discoverer of the RMS Titanic, as he...

What would our world look like if we ran out of oil? The lifeblood of our high-tech, highly mobile world won't last forever. Watch one scenario of...

300 million citizens, 270 million guns, 5 stories, and one thing in common: Gun Nation. National Geographic tells the story of America's connection...