Wednesday, December 10th TV listings for Science HD
How the Universe Works Life & Death on the Red Planet
The evolution of life on Mars before a series of cataclysmic events transformed the planet from a watery world to a hostile one; scientists believe life will find a way to continue despite the setbacks.
How the Universe Works The Dark Matter Enigma
Dark matter is the biggest mystery of the cosmos; scientists know that it has been vital to our universe since its birth, and new discoveries reveal that it could create black holes, cause mass extinctions, and might even shape life on Earth itself.
Outlaw Tech The Real Ocean's 11
A criminal mastermind breaches a bank vault and steals over $100 million in jewels; a simple invention helps thieves make off with over $5 million in gold; when over 500 luxury cars vanish, authorities uncover a high-tech hack worth $30 mil.
Outlaw Tech Escape of El Chapo
Inside the science and engineering that helped El Chapo escape from the most guarded prison in Mexico; in just 10 hours, $40 million disappears from ATMs across the planet; a high-tech scheme turns the tables on a casino for a huge payout.
Outlaw Tech Cocaine Sub Wars
South American drug lords build a fleet of narco subs to carry cocaine to the US; a gambling addict masterminds a bold casino heist.
Outlaw Tech World's Smartest Thief
A thief uses his cunning and a few high-tech gadgets to steal a priceless treasure from a heavily guard palace; bank robbers tunnel underground to hit an impregnable vault; hackers try to steal $440 million from a bank using its own defenses.
Savage Builds Mega Food Fight
Adam Savage teams up with TV personality Tory Belleci ("MythBusters") to stage the world's most epic food fight; using the latest science and technology, they build a rapid-fire weapon that turns hot dogs into projectiles.
Savage Builds Dogfight Derby
Adam Savage teams up with filmmaker Peter Jackson to restore a fleet of fighter planes; using cutting-edge technology, they stage a high-flying dogfight straight out of World War I.
Savage Builds Wheel of Death
Adam Savage and a NASA engineer team up to build a rocket-propelled experimental super-weapon that could have changed the course of World War II; using cutting-edge tech, they try to make this notorious engineering failure an explosive success.
Savage Builds Hollywood's Deadliest Weapon
Adam Savage teams up with Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman to build one of Hollywood's deadliest weapons, the ZF1 Multi-Artillery Gun from "The Fifth Element," a weapon so lethal that it features both a rocket launcher and a flamethrower.
Engineering Catastrophes Kansas City Skywalk Disaster
When an indoor hotel walkway collapses in Kansas City, Mo., it becomes the most deadly engineering disaster in U.S. history; experts investigate and uncover evidence of a catastrophic design change in the support system construction.
Engineering Catastrophes San Francisco Freeway Fire
Catastrophe strikes as one of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and completely collapses in San Francisco; experts use the latest science to investigate how an overturned tanker truck spawned a devastating inferno.
Engineering Catastrophes Pittsburgh Landslide
A vital hillside highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in just minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community; engineers investigate and uncover undetected geological issues with an increased and unstable traffic load.
Engineering Catastrophes Suez Canal Catastrophe
A shipping catastrophe occurs when a massive container vessel runs aground and completely blocks one of the most vital trade routes on the planet; experts investigate and uncover critical wind conditions and potential navigational errors.
Engineering Catastrophes Nightmare in New Orleans
Construction turns catastrophic in New Orleans when the side of a hotel complex collapses on a busy street below; expert engineers investigate to uncover the reason behind this sudden and fatal disaster.
Engineering Catastrophes Pittsburgh Landslide
A vital hillside highway in Pennsylvania is destroyed in just minutes after a catastrophic landslide rocks a community; engineers investigate and uncover undetected geological issues with an increased and unstable traffic load.
Engineering Catastrophes Suez Canal Catastrophe
A shipping catastrophe occurs when a massive container vessel runs aground and completely blocks one of the most vital trade routes on the planet; experts investigate and uncover critical wind conditions and potential navigational errors.
Engineering Catastrophes Nightmare in New Orleans
Construction turns catastrophic in New Orleans when the side of a hotel complex collapses on a busy street below; expert engineers investigate to uncover the reason behind this sudden and fatal disaster.
Engineering Catastrophes San Francisco Freeway Fire
Catastrophe strikes as one of America's most vital freeway intersections erupts in flames and completely collapses in San Francisco; experts use the latest science to investigate how an overturned tanker truck spawned a devastating inferno.
Savage Builds Dogfight Derby
Adam Savage teams up with filmmaker Peter Jackson to restore a fleet of fighter planes; using cutting-edge technology, they stage a high-flying dogfight straight out of World War I.
Savage Builds Wheel of Death
Adam Savage and a NASA engineer team up to build a rocket-propelled experimental super-weapon that could have changed the course of World War II; using cutting-edge tech, they try to make this notorious engineering failure an explosive success.