TV Schedule for Science - West

How the Universe Works Dark History of Earth

Earth's history is marked by one cosmic disaster after another, forging the path of human evolution; now, experts explore how the Earth has teetered on the verge of destruction.

How the Universe Works Voyager's Ultimate Mission

As the two Voyager spacecraft reach interstellar space, experts explore their astonishing discoveries and how their extended operation has transformed into the ultimate mission.

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 Building Iron Man

Richard Browning, the inventor and chief test pilot of the Gravity Jet Suit, which is powered by five 1,000-horsepower mini jet engines, helps get Adam's titanium Marvel Studios' Iron Man-inspired suit to fly.

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.

Savage Builds Nitro Explode-aganza

Adam Savage and a demolition expert team up to test one of the most dangerous and explosive substances on the planet, and cutting-edge science and tech will reveal if nitroglycerine really deserves its notorious reputation.

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 Mad Max Melee

Adam Savage and inventors build a deadly fleet of junkyard vehicles that look straight out of "Mad Max," and using scrapyard materials and wicked-smart engineering, they face off to see whose motorized monster packs the most vicious punch.

Savage Builds Forging Excalibur

Adam wants to build his own version of King Arthur's legendary sword: Excalibur; using the iron found in a meteorite, he attempts to make an indestructible weapon.

Engineering Catastrophes Atlantic City Casino Collapse

A catastrophic construction disaster causes a casino parking garage to collapse with fatal consequences in Atlantic City; using the latest science, experts investigate and uncover evidence of missing reinforcements vital for structure stability.

Engineering Catastrophes New York Disaster Crane

A crane disastrously falls across two lanes of traffic during construction work on a landmark bridge in New York City.

Engineering Catastrophes California Desert Bridge Collapse

A flash flood catastrophe brings one of America's most vital highways to a complete standstill in the California desert; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and discover how its bridge foundations lacked a crucial element.

Engineering Catastrophes Arizona Railroad Inferno

A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona; using the latest cutting-edge technology, experts investigate the remaining incinerated evidence to determine what caused such a disastrous derailment.

Engineering Catastrophes Cincinnati Demolition Disaster

Tragedy strikes in Cincinnati as a sudden bridge collapse leaves one of America's busiest highways at a complete standstill; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and reveal how a routine demolition unfolded so disastrously wrong.

Engineering Catastrophes Miami Condo Calamity

Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami, resulting in one of the deadliest engineering disasters in American history; experts investigate and reveal potential flaws in the structure's flat slab construction.

Engineering Catastrophes Arizona Railroad Inferno

A devastating railroad inferno takes down a vital route on a historic river crossing in Arizona; using the latest cutting-edge technology, experts investigate the remaining incinerated evidence to determine what caused such a disastrous derailment.

Engineering Catastrophes Cincinnati Demolition Disaster

Tragedy strikes in Cincinnati as a sudden bridge collapse leaves one of America's busiest highways at a complete standstill; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and reveal how a routine demolition unfolded so disastrously wrong.

Engineering Catastrophes Miami Condo Calamity

Tragedy strikes a community when a condominium complex collapses in Miami, resulting in one of the deadliest engineering disasters in American history; experts investigate and reveal potential flaws in the structure's flat slab construction.

Engineering Catastrophes California Desert Bridge Collapse

A flash flood catastrophe brings one of America's most vital highways to a complete standstill in the California desert; using scientific methods, expert engineers investigate and discover how its bridge foundations lacked a crucial element.

Savage Builds Mad Max Melee

Adam Savage and inventors build a deadly fleet of junkyard vehicles that look straight out of "Mad Max," and using scrapyard materials and wicked-smart engineering, they face off to see whose motorized monster packs the most vicious punch.

Savage Builds Forging Excalibur

Adam wants to build his own version of King Arthur's legendary sword: Excalibur; using the iron found in a meteorite, he attempts to make an indestructible weapon.

Outrageous Acts of Science MVPs

Assembling the internet's most valuable players, the heroes who use science to win the day; the world's longest manual riding a skateboard; people pulling cars with their teeth; a person skiing behind a super car.

Outrageous Acts of Science Masters of Mayhem

Showcasing the web's most destructive minds, people using science to master mayhem; reveling in the chaos with epic railguns, incredible punching robots, and amazing bowling ball launchers.

Outrageous Acts of Science Natural Selection

In search of Mother Nature's biggest oh-my-god moments; cuddly bears, criminal ferrets and an entire island made from trash; The quest for the weirdest, wildest and wackiest nature lovers on the internet.