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2010
2010x1
Camp Leatherneck
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In January 2009 it was a patch of lawless Afghan desert, riddled with Taliban fighters. Today, Camp Leatherneck is home to more than 10,000 troops. Go inside the epicenter of the war in .. show full overview
2010x2
Inside: the Nuclear Threat
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What could we do if we had evidence terrorists were close to acquiring nuclear weapons, or even making their own? How would we defend ourselves from a blast with fireballs hotter than .. show full overview
2010x3
Solitary Confinement
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Today, more than 80,000 Americans are in solitary confinement. Explorer looks at the science of solitary and discovers what it means to be absolutely alone. We go inside Colorado State .. show full overview
2010x4
Journey to an Alien Moon
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Europa - an icy moon of Jupiter 485 million miles away from Earth - may be our best hope for finding alien life in our solar system. Everywhere we find water on Earth, we find life. What .. show full overview
2010x5
Fatal Insomnia
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All of us have an occasional night when we can't fall asleep, but for people with fatal familial insomnia, or FFI, it's the beginning of the end. An extremely rare genetic disease passed .. show full overview
2010x6
Talibanistan
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Eight years after 9/11, the Taliban remains a formidable enemy, maintaining a shadow government that straddles Afghanistan and Pakistan in an area dubbed Talibanistan. Explorer takes you .. show full overview
2010x7
Electronic Armageddon
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What do future presidents need to know about existential dangers this country could face? Explorer investigates the science behind the dangers of a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse, .. show full overview
2010x8
Fighting Back: Stories from the Spill
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Three months after the devastating oil rig explosion in the Gulf, get an up-close look at those left behind to battle the spreading oil. Stories from frontline men and women who share a .. show full overview
2010x9
Inside the DEA
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With unprecedented access to undercover footage, Explorer reveals the inner workings of a sting operation designed to bring down one of the world's most prolific and untouchable .. show full overview
2010x10
24 Hours After Hiroshima
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Explorer tells the second-by-second story of a moment that changed the world forever: the dropping of the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. Through the eyes of those in the air and on the .. show full overview
2010x11
Albino Murders
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Explorer follows a soccer team in Tanzania, a group that consists mostly of people with albinism, in their first ever league season in the Tanzanian 3rd Division. Over the last year, .. show full overview
2010x12
Inside Bioterror
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Virulent disease claims millions of lives. New scientific advances increase the potential for them to be used as bioweapons. Join NGC as we explore the dangers surrounding bioterrorism and what every nations leaders need to know.
2010x13
Can the Gulf Survive?
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With streaks of orange, red and black oil creating havoc in Gulf waters, NGC cameras are on the front lines with the individuals tasked with fighting the growing disaster. Gaining .. show full overview
2010x14
Lost Mummies of New Guinea
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Nat Geo embarks on an expedition to Papua New Guinea to understand human mummification. Our goal is to find a well-preserved mummy to gain clues into this incredible form of .. show full overview
2010x15
How Man Tamed the Wild
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Animal domestication was a major prerequisite for human civilization to evolve. How did such an important and dramatic shift from wild to tame happen? In the past few years, science has .. show full overview
2010x16
American Doomsday
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America's Doomsday plan. It's the government's ultimate playbook, with a strategy for even the darkest hours - developed when Cold War tensions were high, but never used until 9/11. .. show full overview
2010x17
Born to Rage?
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Many, like ex-punk rocker and special Explorer correspondent Henry Rollins, have struggled with feelings of aggression their entire lives, and NGC is on a mission to figure out why. .. show full overview

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