Smithsonian Channel Documentaries

Using cutting-edge technologies, a team of scientists explore the amazing life cycle of olive ridley sea turtles as thousands gather to nest on Costa Rica's Ostional Beach.

Trek through the Gorgona tropical jungle for an up-close-and-personal look at the Colombian island's inhabitants: boas, capuchin monkeys, brown-throated sloths, millipedes and more.

A look at the wide variety of creatures, both native and invasive, that currently occupy the city of Miami, from peacocks to pythons to parrots.

Join Montana wildlife filmmaker Casey Anderson as he rescues grizzly bears and gives them a better quality of life in his sanctuary, plus follow the journey of a roadside cub and its mother.

Though the Hudson River is synonymous with Manhattan urbanism, this documentary traces its 315-mile path from the peaks of the Adirondacks, focusing on the wildlife of upstate New York.

Decades after humans first landed on the moon, NASA is sending a team of engineers, astronauts and brilliant minds back to space on a bold new mission.

Enter the colorful world of glass sculptor Dale Chihuly as we explore the heart and mind of one of today's greatest artists.