TV Schedule for Science - West

How the Universe Works Hunt for the Universe's Origin

Determining the age of the universe continues to be an elusive endeavor for scientists as their results are conflicting, and without a definitive answer, everything that's known about the cosmos could be completely wrong.

How the Universe Works Asteroid: Countdown to Catastrophe

In a fictional scenario set in 2029, an asteroid hurtling towards Earth at 40,000 mph will reduce New York to ashes; examining the hypothetical, experts weigh in to determine what could happen, and how it might be stopped.

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.

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 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 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 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.

Destruction Decoded Megafloods

When water unleashes its rage upon the planet, it becomes the ultimate bringer of death; whether it's from rain washing over the ground, rivers bursting their banks, or failed efforts to stem the flow, flooding is as inevitable as it is unstoppable.

Destruction Decoded Volcanoes

Volcanoes created more than 80% of our planet's surface, but explosive eruptions can be deadly; a journey under the earth to discover why volcanoes are so dangerous.

Destruction Decoded Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all the same thing with different names, but what they also have in common is their destructive power.

Destruction Decoded Tornadoes

Tornadoes are violent, rotating columns of air that can level buildings, their unpredictability makes them even more destructive; a look at how tornadoes form and if they can be stopped.

Destruction Decoded Man Made Disasters

As technology advances, manmade accidents have become as destructive as some natural disasters; a look at recent catastrophes.

Abandoned: Uncovering Fukushima

In 2011, a catastrophic nuclear disaster forced the immediate evacuation of Fukushima, Japan; a team of scientists uses hundreds of cameras to track and investigate the astonishing wildlife that now thrives in this deadly, radioactive environment.

Destruction Decoded Tornadoes

Tornadoes are violent, rotating columns of air that can level buildings, their unpredictability makes them even more destructive; a look at how tornadoes form and if they can be stopped.

Destruction Decoded Man Made Disasters

As technology advances, manmade accidents have become as destructive as some natural disasters; a look at recent catastrophes.

Abandoned: Uncovering Fukushima

In 2011, a catastrophic nuclear disaster forced the immediate evacuation of Fukushima, Japan; a team of scientists uses hundreds of cameras to track and investigate the astonishing wildlife that now thrives in this deadly, radioactive environment.

Destruction Decoded Hurricanes, Typhoons, Cyclones

Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones are all the same thing with different names, but what they also have in common is their destructive power.

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.

NASA's Unexplained Files A President's Close Encounter

The discovery of geysers on a moon; NASA's mission to detect life; an object is spotted approaching an asteroid.

NASA's Unexplained Files Rise of the Planet Killer

A Mars mission captures an image of a strange structure on the planet; an intriguing sight on the dark side of the moon; a planet-eating star gives scientists a peek of Earth's bleak future.

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.