Sci Trek

Investigating what would happen if a major fault in the Atlantic ocean just off Coney Island caused a massive earthquake in America's busiest metropolis.

This time round, humankind returns to the Moon to mine its surface for hidden resources. Elements like hydrogen and oxygen, trapped in the lunar soil, hold the keys to a permanent colony and for future missions to Mars and beyond.

Inexplicably, Lightning kills some people in an instant while unleashing new talents in others. See startling research that shows how Lightning affects our ozone, the composition of the atmosphere, and global climate change.

Find out how animals construct amazing engineering marvels that rival, and in some cases surpass, our own. These incredible structures - such as spider webs, bee honeycombs and beaver dams - can even teach us how to build more efficiently in the future.

In one colossal burst, our entire universe came into being - energy, matter, stars and planets. Take a look at some of the future technologies that will hopefully allow physicists to explain what exactly happened in those first moments when it all began.

Most people lie at least once or twice a day. Lies range from innocent white lies to damaging cons that cost lives. Find out if there's such a thing as a foolproof technology for deception detection - a signature of lying as obvious as Pinocchio's nose.

It runs, flows, bends, stretches and squeezes. It has a past, a present and a future. But the tantalizing question is can we go backwards, forwards or even sideways in it? Discover how the seemingly impossible may become possible in Time Travel.