What happens to ocean liners when their lives are over? Decommissioning an ocean-going vessel is a big job. It's also a dangerous job. Lives are literally at stake, and if it's done improperly, it can create an environmental disaster. Fortunately ...
Cosmic rays are everywhere, but no one knows where they come from. Scientists are determined to find out, so they?re building a huge cosmic ray-catching net. What they catch may unlock some of the mysteries of the universe. Join Ivan Semeniuk as ...
After the winds of hurricane Katrina died down the Gulf Coast was left with a toxic mess. This story from Discoveries This Week shows how scientists are dealing with this tragedy.
See how scientists solved the mystery of a relentless sound coming through the walls of people living near the Florida coast. Watch this clip from The Science Channel's "Discoveries This Week."
Go inside the Wyoming mountain where the military tracks anything that could be a threat to the security of America. Watch this clip from Science Channel's "Discoveries This Week."
Would you believe there's a new car that runs on air? Well, it?s really compressed air, but still! It costs pennies to drive and produces minimal emissions. And let's face it, there?s no danger of running out of air any time soon. Jay Ingram brin ...
Sometimes criminals use water to wash away the clues. But what happens when the only trace of evidence is underwater? Discoveries This Week dives beneath the waves to show you how forensic experts look for clues, and witness how th ...
Early man explored the Earth with sailboats. What if this mode of transportation could be used in space? One team of visionary scientists is planning to launch the first solar-sail spaceship next month. Traveling 10 times faster than the Voyager ...
See how astronomers will study the mystery of gamma rays with the SWIFT space probe in this cllip from the Discovery Science Channel show Discoveries This Week.
New Star Trek-inspired technology is making its way into airports around the country. It's a "bomb sniffer" so sensitive it can detect even the most minute quantities of explosive material. Jennifer Scott gives us a tour of this amazing new scann ...
Join Discovery Quest scientist Jim Kirkland on a paleontology adventure to Utah, where a newly discovered ?dinosaur graveyard? is yielding hundreds of animals. Kirkland unearths one especially important, brand-new dinosaur species that could rev ...
Will future space exploration be done by robots or humans? The Director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA, James Green, answers whether future space exploration will be done by humans or robots in this Curiosity video.
Four years after being paralyzed in a car accident, UC Berkeley graduate Austin Whitney was able to walk again thanks to a new robotic exoskeleton. Jorge Ribas finds out how it works.
The rubber stress ball on your desk could usher in the next generation of robotic grippers. Researchers have built a gripper using a rubber membrane filled with everyday materials that can pick up anything from an egg to a glass of water.
Cars that can talk to each other, to street lights and even to your mobile phone. In New York City, Jorge Ribas gets a glimpse into the future of transportation.
By 2015 the Defense Department is requiring 1/3 of transport vehicles be "autonomous" or robotic. To promote research in this area, the miltary's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsors an annual "Grand Challenge" in the Mojav ...