Discovery Science

How do they pick, process and can thousands of tonnes of grapefruit? And, how do they build conveyor belts to carry millions of pieces of luggage every year?

How do they make the world's finest harp strings? How do they build roof windows that can keep out a hurricane? And, How do they make Belgian waffles?

How do they turn scrap metal into luxury cookers? How do they hand roll billions of sticks of incense? And, how do they make jenever, the original form of gin?

How do they run a farm with robots? How do they build a machine to pick up thirty tonnes of logs in a single grab? And, how do they move the world's most valuable pianos?

Can there be such a thing as nothing? The work of scientists may uncover what our cosmos is made of and when it might collapse into an empty void again.

To truly live again, we must resurrect our bodies and minds. Scientists are now developing ways to digitally preserve the contents of our brains.

Some engineers believe the way for New Orleans to escape the water is to build a floating city. Long a dream for engineers, science has finally caught up with the idea.

Personal Pods are a high-speed, non-stop, self-driving transit system that could solve traffic problems in Washington DC. How would they work?

How do they farm the expensive spice saffron, how do they create giant roads made entirely from ice and how do they manufacture a muscle car?

How do they turn trees into toilet paper? How do they make absinthe and how do they make cricket balls tough enough to face batsmen?

Find out how condoms, classic car gauges, chocolate marble cake, and ghillie kettles are made.

Find out how Chinese style furniture, electrical switches, Thai fish sauce, and cappers are made.

Alex races across London against a black-cab driver, tries to escape from the clutches of a professional tracker and his team, and beat a grandmaster of memory.

Terror in the skies, as a skydiver's parachute fails to open, leaving him falling towards the ground. Plus, see what happens when a fire breather gets more than she bargains for.

What's the worst thing that can happen when you order a new swimming pool? One family finds out the hard way. And as a deer comes face to face with a big bus, what happens next?

Explore the world's best aircraft including the Eurofighter Typhoon, the Antonov 225 and the Airbus A380. Which is the ultimate super plane?

Researchers are uncovering our inner demons, looking for ways to neutralize the source of evil in the brain. But can psychopaths who lack empathy be helped?

How are we able to perform complex tasks without consciously thinking about them; and what is gut instinct? Morgan Freeman finds out.

How do they build a towering scaffold from giant poles of bamboo? And how do they mine for the mineral that makes fireworks burn red?

How do they handcraft Espadrilles shoes? How do they make prefabricated houses? And how they store priceless documents to keep them safe for hundreds of years?

How do they harvest and process the world's toughest and most expensive nut? How do they turn lake water into tap water? And how do they hold back thousands of fans at gigs?

How do they build the biggest apartment block on the planet? How do they make the classic British boot? And how do they make cooking pans tough enough to last a lifetime?

How do they craft a classic Indian instrument, the Sitar? How do they make beef biltong? And how do they build monster bulldozers?

How do they fashion the iconic Fedora hat? How do they make the cement that builds the world? And how do they harvest and freeze millions of peas in under three hours?

In Illinois, a newly engaged man mysteriously collapses and faces organ failure. His fiancé gazes in horror as he must choose between life and limb.

In Texas, a ballerina descends into a downward spiral of debilitating migraines and muscle failures. What is sapping the life out of this once vibrant girl?

Can there be such a thing as nothing? The work of scientists may uncover what our cosmos is made of and when it might collapse into an empty void again.

Alex races across London against a black-cab driver, tries to escape from the clutches of a professional tracker and his team, and beat a grandmaster of memory.

Terror in the skies, as a skydiver's parachute fails to open, leaving him falling towards the ground. Plus, see what happens when a fire breather gets more than she bargains for.

What's the worst thing that can happen when you order a new swimming pool? One family finds out the hard way. And as a deer comes face to face with a big bus, what happens next?

Has Ken been bitten by a venomous spider, or is he carrying the deadly leishmaniasis parasite? And, Catherine has tumbu fly maggots in her skin.