Discovery Science Wednesday

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More everyday items go under the microscope. How are objects including raw pet food and replica police lanterns made?

More everyday items go under the microscope, with this edition explaining how objects including calissons and diving watercrafts are made

How as the Soviet Union unveiled its own space shuttle, the CIA hatched a revenge plot. Plus, a missing nuclear weapon that could threaten a Nasa base in the Arctic

A Nasa spacecraft suffers a malfunction in orbit - can its lone astronaut make it back to Earth? Plus, new evidence emerges over Yuri Gagarin's mysterious death

Chuck Zukowski searches for definitive proof of extraterrestrial life. In the first episode, he investigates a series of UFOs sightings in Missouri

Adam and a demolition expert stage a series of daring experiments on one of the world's most dangerous and explosive substances: Nitroglycerin

Adam teams up with actor Gary Oldman to build one of Hollywood's deadliest weapons - the ZF1 multi-artillery gun from sci-fi film The Fifth Element

Cutting-edge forensic technology reveals the secrets behind the 'Iceman', the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy

Experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal the secrets of the Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt, regarded as one of the original seven wonders of the world

Experts discuss the many possible ways that could spark the beginning of the end for the universe, including when and why it would happen

We live under a billion unblinking eyes a global surveillance system that solves crime and uncovers terrorist plots. But are we ready for a world without secrets?

Scientists look inside the mechanisms of ageing and imagine a world where death is cured like a disease, asking whether we are about to enter a new age of immortality

More everyday items go under the microscope, focusing on objects including bamboo ceramic lights and asphalt compactors

More everyday items go under the microscope as the manufacture of objects including asphalt pavers and basque espadrilles are analysed

The documentary exploring the manufacturing processes behind everyday objects returns, turning attention to leather basketballs, wood panel canvases and shoelaces

More everyday items are placed under the microscope, as the manufacturing processes behind the production of Asian bowls and walking canes are detailed

An insight into the complex manufacturing processes that result in the production of plant oil extractors, power trainers and coffee pods

An insight into the complex manufacturing processes that produce beehives and cast-iron cookers

Experts discuss theories related to the world's most famous cryptid, Bigfoot. Recently uncovered evidence unveils a creature far fiercer than previously believed

Experts explore a new theory surrounding Scotland's Loch Ness Monster. The creature may not only be real, but possibly more dangerous than ever imagined

A secret government facility in the wilderness may be hiding an extra-terrestrial pyramid. Plus, strange forces in the Triangle which may be making wildlife more aggressive

Whether a Sasquatch colony is terrorising the residents of a remote island, and if decades of UFO sightings could suggest that aliens are working with the US military

More than 100 million pieces of small space debris are floating around the Earth. A big collision between two of these objects in low Earth orbit could be catastrophic

Aliens could be lethal killers who want to invade and plunder our world. A team of experts investigate extra-terrestrial beings and their threat to human life.

Exploring the secrets of black holes, and the potential some of them have to be lethal to life on planet Earth

Uncovering the secrets of the sinking of the Titanic, revealing new discoveries that could explain the mysteries of her last moments

Archaeologists examine what lies beneath China's Forbidden City, and explore the dark secrets that have been buried for nearly 600 years

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home