This summer, the shuttle Discovery is scheduled to be the first to go back into space. However, the launch date has been pushed back once already. There is incredible pressure to go beyond correcting what went wrong before ? engineer ...
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 ...
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 ...
Many residents of New York City still live in fear of another terrorist attack and ask questions like: What would happen during a deadly attack with poison gas? Jay Ingram visits scientists who are evaluating that exact scenario by determining h ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
"I clearly need more power" becomes M5's mantra as Adam begins work on his super-sized fire extinguisher and Jamie starts on his military-grade flamethrower.
How will melting icecaps affect Earth's weather? NASA Chief Scientist, Waleed Abdalati, explains how melting icecaps affect Earth's weather in this Curiosity video.
Warranty violations, bricks, R2D2, Uncle Jamie ... See what all these things and more have to do with the MythBusters' testing of a scene from the Bourne Supremacy.
This video shows a resident of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories in Canada throwing boiling water into very, very cold air. A fellow Yellowknife resident and high school chemistry teacher explains the surprising results.
A flight simulator must be able to take a pilot through any series of flight simulations - from bad weather to landing on unpaved runways. Find out how a flight simulator is made.
Ever wonder how a tornado works? Josh Zepps meet with Josh Wurman, Lead Prinicipal Investigator of the Vortex II Project, one of the biggest tornado studies ever!