TV Schedule for Science - West

How the Universe Works Dawn of Life

Discovering how life on Earth came to be; the possibility that life on Earth come from another planet.

How the Universe Works The First Oceans

For years, scientists suspected that the oceans came from molecules delivered to Earth from distant stars by asteroids, but a new discovery suggests that their true origins may be more exotic.

Underground Railroad: The Secret History Seeking Southern Sanctuary

Retracing the steps of freedom seekers escaping on the Underground Railroad, archaeologists use high tech to explore a Florida fort that was nearly erased from history.

Underground Railroad: The Secret History Midwest Refuge

Archaeologists unearth the lost community of Quindaro, Kan., a long-forgotten abolitionist town that shielded Freedom Seekers from bounty hunters; in Illinois, experts use tech tools to explore a secret underground tunnel.

Underground Railroad: The Secret History Contradictions Along the Atlantic

Archaeologists uncover evidence of a Freedom Seeker community in the swampy marshlands between Virginia and North Carolina; in Maryland, experts investigate artifacts that may confirm the location of Harriet Tubman's childhood home.

Underground Railroad: The Secret History Setting Sail for Freedom

Underwater archaeologists search for the wreck of the USS Planter, a Civil War vessel seized by Freedom Seekers to escape the Confederacy; in Canada, experts use tech to uncover how Freedom Seekers lived once they made it to their new homeland.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Ruins of Disaster Park

A collection of ramshackle structures with a mystical facade lie mysteriously deserted on the tropical island of Bali; experts investigate and uncover the ruins of a bizarre amusement park complex with a disastrous past.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Alien Ghost Tower

A breathtaking stainless steel tower seems otherworldly and out of place in the remote mountain forests of Croatia; experts investigate and uncover a dark past of Nazi-led conflict and a monument to a desperate fight for survival.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Secrets of Mafia Island

A Mediterranean island paradise is not all that it seems; a complex of abandoned buildings once served to imprison the world's most dangerous Mafiosi; experts reveal who was imprisoned here and the secrets they left behind.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Mystery of the Alien Base

Abandoned hangers and bunkers populate a bizarre facility in the middle of nowhere, but among them are other structures whose purpose are oddly obscured; experts investigate a highly-classified military cover-up with extraterrestrial objectives.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America The Forgotten Soldiers of Camp Naco

Forgotten soldiers of the Old West guard a fort at the southern border.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Orangeburg: America's Hidden Massacre

At a nondescript bowling alley in South Carolina, evidence of a peaceful student protest that turned deadly comes to light; a series of tunnels in L.A. becomes a shady place for resourceful people in this sunny city.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Pullman, Chicago: The Town That Paralyzed the Nation

A railroad enterprise once built this company town for its workers to live in, but when thousands of employees went on strike, the military intervened; the history of the complex remains as relevant as ever.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America The Secrets and Troubles of Cahawba

A Revolutionary leader visits Alabama's first capital and leaves it bankrupt, an Oregon fort refuses to engage an enemy submarine during World War II, and a film studio in Jacksonville caters to a new audience.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Butler Island Plantation: The South's Dark Secret

The notorious owner of this Georgia plantation once held a sale of nearly 450 enslaved people; appalled at her husband's cruelty, the man's wife wrote and published a journal about the atrocities she witnessed.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Pullman, Chicago: The Town That Paralyzed the Nation

A railroad enterprise once built this company town for its workers to live in, but when thousands of employees went on strike, the military intervened; the history of the complex remains as relevant as ever.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America The Secrets and Troubles of Cahawba

A Revolutionary leader visits Alabama's first capital and leaves it bankrupt, an Oregon fort refuses to engage an enemy submarine during World War II, and a film studio in Jacksonville caters to a new audience.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Butler Island Plantation: The South's Dark Secret

The notorious owner of this Georgia plantation once held a sale of nearly 450 enslaved people; appalled at her husband's cruelty, the man's wife wrote and published a journal about the atrocities she witnessed.

Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America Orangeburg: America's Hidden Massacre

At a nondescript bowling alley in South Carolina, evidence of a peaceful student protest that turned deadly comes to light; a series of tunnels in L.A. becomes a shady place for resourceful people in this sunny city.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Alien Ghost Tower

A breathtaking stainless steel tower seems otherworldly and out of place in the remote mountain forests of Croatia; experts investigate and uncover a dark past of Nazi-led conflict and a monument to a desperate fight for survival.

Mysteries of the Abandoned Secrets of Mafia Island

A Mediterranean island paradise is not all that it seems; a complex of abandoned buildings once served to imprison the world's most dangerous Mafiosi; experts reveal who was imprisoned here and the secrets they left behind.

Ancient Unexplained Files Tomb of the Red Queen

In an abandoned Maya city, an archaeologist discovers the tomb of a mysterious red skeleton decorated in jade and pearl treasures; experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal who this person was and why they were buried so.

NASA's Unexplained Files Curse of the Full Moon

Cosmonauts are trapped in a capsule in a frozen lake; a NASA scientist investigates the Hindenburg; the full moon affects experiments.

NASA's Unexplained Files The Earth Next Door

Astronomers notice a planet in Earth's vicinity capable of supporting life; top secret military program exposed; the moon contains the components to start life.