"Animal behavior tips--make your home pet safe--how to become a vet."--Cover.

"Once thought to prefer coastal waters, the great white shark regularly makes Pacific Ocean crossings. Data collected by satellite transmitters attached to sharks may soon reveal the unknown locations of their birthing and mating grounds."--Container.

Take a journey down the mighty Nile, back through time, and uncover ancient Egypt's long-lost mysteries.

The smallest, simplest forms of life on earth, viruses are also the most tenacious and, many scientists believe, the oldest. This classic program explores the history of research into viruses and the ongoing struggle to combat them. Numerous experts offer commentary, including Stephen Morse, virologist at Rockefeller University, and Jonas Salk, famous creator fo the polio vaccine. This program looks at differences between DNA and RNA viruses, like...

Get in the dirt with paleontologists as they search for clues about dinosaurs of the land, sea, and air.

Could an ancient skull found in Egypt's valley of the Kings truly belong to Rameses II's eldest son, the young prince whose death was described in the biblical story of Exodus?

Host Mike Rowe demonstrates some of the dirtiest jobs that have to be done to keep the world fed and cleaned. Mike rides along with some professional road kill collectors, and takes his turn scooping up five-day-old asphalt ornaments. Plus, tag along with a team of San Francisco trash men and learn how some of your discarded scraps are turned into fine wine.

Host Mike Rowe demonstrates some of the dirtiest jobs that have to be done to keep the world fed and cleaned. Mike ventures underground into a greasy pit of sludge to join an environmental company that recycles the gunky grime. Plus, watch as Mike is "bee-deviled" during a stint as a honey farmer. In Hot Tar Roofer, Mike lands on a church rooftop and learns how to melt down chunks of black tar for the purpose of roof repair. Later, he takes a job...

Features four complete programs that explore the legends, myths, and mystery of the haunted castles in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Castle Ghosts taps into the energies and aura of the supernatural.

The most extensively filmed Everest climb in history captures climbers from around the world who face danger.