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We were all taught that dinosaurs were scaly creatures with skin like we're accustomed to seeing on reptiles. With the discovery of new fossils including feathered prehistoric beasts in China, scientists now believe they were wrong. Using computers to realize the new discoveries, Naked Science gives a more accurate look at the fathered monsters from the past.

The formation of one of nature's greatest wonders continues to be debated. Experts explore various theories as to how the Grand Canyon was formed, and how it continues to be shaped by natural forces.

The most unimaginable weather in our universe occurs at places other than on our planet. This episode imagines what would happen if those bizarre conditions were to manifest themselves on Earth.

Did ancient children play, learn and laugh the way children do today? A Moroccan skull, more than one hundred thousand years old, is revealed to be that of a 6-year-old child. Dental examinations confirm that the child lived and died well before the founding of modern religion, the construction of Egypt's pyramids and even the advent of agriculture. A scientific team works to decipher the mysteries of this lost child's life.

In 312 AD, the Roman Emperor Constantine claimed he saw a mysterious light in the sky which convinced him to convert to Christianity.

Superhuman capabilities like running faster than a speeding bullet or being more powerful than a locomotive could be available at the push of a button. NGC explores the latest in wearable mechanical getups, designed to duplicate human movement with enhanced strength and locomotion. See how these futuristic suits are being used for medical, military, industrial and recreational uses.

Life After Dinosaurs recreates the evolutionary history of mammals from the dinosaur age up to the appearance of the first humans to explore how the present ecosystem on this planet was formed and how remarkable the fact is that we exist now.

宇宙旅行はSF映画の中の話だと思っていることだろう。しかし、いつか実現する日がくるはず。今回番組ではそんな宇宙の旅を疑似体験。宇宙へのビジョンを持つ人々の目を通して、斬新な航空宇宙プロジェクトの舞台裏のいくつかを覗いてみよう。将来、宇宙の果てにあなたを連れていく宇宙船、宇宙を訪れた旅行者が休暇を過ごすためのホテル、そして地球から遠く離れた惑星での生活。いつの日かワームホールを通り抜け、遠く離れた銀河系へ旅することができるだろう。

The race is on to find another planet capable of sustaining life: a world like ours. France's CoRot and America's Kepler missions locate new worlds but must hunt further afield for habitable planets.