Episode 1
Aired Jan 2, 2006
The Mummy Who Would Be King
Archaeologists try to determine if a mummy displayed in a Niagara Falls museum is Ramses I.
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Episode 2
Aired Jan 10, 2006
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Breakthroughs in embryonic stem cell techniques; tenth planet; risks of flu pandemic; ivory-billed woodpecker; hurricanes; cancer researcher Tyler Curiel.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 17, 2006
Deadly Ascent
Doctors, rescuers and mountaineers try to determine why people die attempting to climb Mount McKinley.
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Episode 4
Aired Feb 7, 2006
The Perfect Corpse
An investigation unearths two bog-bodies from Central Ireland's landscape, providing evidence of ritualistic killings during the Iron Age.
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Episode 5
Aired Feb 14, 2006
Jewel of the Earth
David Attenborough investigates whether dinosaur DNA can be extracted from mosquitoes trapped in amber.
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Episode 6
Aired Feb 21, 2006
The Ghost Particle
New theories explain the beginnings of creation.
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Episode 7
Aired Feb 28, 2006
Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice
John Franklin's ships vanish during an expedition to conquer the elusive Arctic route.
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Episode 8
Aired Feb 28, 2006
Arctic Passage: Ice Survivors
Roald Amundsen learns Inuit skills for Arctic survival, which enable him to conquer the Northwest Passage.
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Episode 9
Aired Mar 28, 2006
The Great Robot Race
Teams from around the world enter the DARPA Grand Challenge, a contest for robotic, driverless vehicles.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 4, 2006
Voyage to the Mystery Moon
The Huygens space probe explores the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.
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Episode 11
Aired Apr 18, 2006
Dimming Sun
Research shows that the sun appears dimmer due to the increase in air pollution on Earth.
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Episode 12
Aired Sep 5, 2006
Building on Ground Zero
The collapse of the World Trade Center and improvements to construction and security of other important structures.
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Episode 13
Aired Sep 26, 2006
Mystery of the Megavolcano
A remote lake in Southeast Asia conceals evidence of the greatest volcanic cataclysm of the last 100,000 years.
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Episode 14
Aired Oct 3, 2006
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Possible consequences of an asteroid hitting the earth in 2036; genes and hormones that regulate body weight; MIT roboticist Karl Iagnemma.
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Episode 15
Aired Oct 17, 2006
The Deadliest Plane Crash
Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on the runway at a small airport in the Canary Islands, killing 583 passengers and crew.
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Episode 16
Aired Oct 31, 2006
Monster of the Milky Way
Computer-generated imagery depicts supermassive black holes.
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Episode 17
Aired Nov 7, 2006
Wings of Madness
Re-creations and replicas of Brazilian-born inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont's pioneering balloons and airplanes.
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Episode 18
Aired Nov 14, 2006
Family That Walks on All Fours
An impairment causes an impoverished family in Turkey to walk on all fours, and scientists investigate how much the condition may relate to human evolution.
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Episode 19
Aired Nov 21, 2006
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Genetic research that may solve the mystery of longevity; ancient papyrus scrolls; archaeologist Julie Schablitsky; a 250-million-year-old murder mystery.
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Episode 20
Aired Dec 26, 2006
Underwater Dream Machine
Peter Robbins stakes everything he owns to build a submarine to explore the sunken wrecks of German U-boats.
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