TV Schedule for Science - West

How the Universe Works The Quasar Engima

Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in the universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists.

How the Universe Works Solar System Special

Exploring new discoveries that rewrite the history of the solar system, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of the sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.

Alaska Mega Machines Gargantuan off the Grid

Alaskan engineers build a massive dam to power an entire town; the world's largest helicopters; Alaska's largest boat lift hauls a 400-ton fishing ship in high winds.

Alaska Mega Machines Beasts of the Arctic

A ship built to endure tsunami size waves travels on a highway unlike any other in North America; a fleet of machines combats a huge flood in the Arctic Circle; the biggest, most powerful wind turbines in Alaska.

Alaska Mega Machines The Yeti Strikes Back

The Yeti, a machine with 588 sharp teeth, helps keep an airport running; tugboats break the ice in an Alaskan port; soldiers stationed at the coldest army post in the US.

Alaska Mega Machines Bering Sea Giants

Alaska's Coast Guard fights dangerous waters to maintain buoys; machinery finds big rewards 800 feet below Alaska's surface; Alaskans build a steel ferry.

Alaska Mega Machines Warriors in the Last Frontier

A barge carries an entire train along Alaska's high seas; a flying ambulance saves lives at 14,000 feet; 16 missiles stand by to prevent a nuclear disaster.

Alaska Mega Machines Behemoths of the Bush

An airport made from nothing but water and ice; an Alaskan fish factory churns out millions of pounds of seafood a day; hardy vehicles brave the arctic to travel across the tundra.

Engineering Catastrophes Jacksonville's Parking Garage Disaster

The construction of a new parking garage at a luxury waterside condo turns disastrous as it collapses in Jacksonville, Fla.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and uncover critical design flaws and unsupported lower levels.

Engineering Catastrophes Quake of Christchurch

Tragedy strikes the heart of a city as an earthquake wipes out a building full of people in Christchurch, New Zealand; experts investigate an inadequate structural design and weakness in critical supporting columns.

Engineering Catastrophes California Flood Fiasco

A perfect storm with tragic consequences strikes as floodwaters rip away a major highway crossing in Huron, Calif.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.

Engineering Catastrophes Texas Oil Port Inferno

A deadly explosion strikes a major crude oil port creating an inferno of epic proportions in Corpus Christi, Texas; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a failed dredging operation that ruptured a propane pipeline.

Engineering Catastrophes Memphis Bridge of Doom

A vital Mississippi River interstate crossing is discovered to be in danger of imminent collapse in Memphis; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover severely compromised load-bearing tension members with a life-threatening weakness.

Engineering Catastrophes Miami's Condo Catastrophe

Catastrophe strikes Miami, Fla., as a 13-story condominium tower collapses with deadly debris; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.

Engineering Catastrophes Texas Oil Port Inferno

A deadly explosion strikes a major crude oil port creating an inferno of epic proportions in Corpus Christi, Texas; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover a failed dredging operation that ruptured a propane pipeline.

Engineering Catastrophes Memphis Bridge of Doom

A vital Mississippi River interstate crossing is discovered to be in danger of imminent collapse in Memphis; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover severely compromised load-bearing tension members with a life-threatening weakness.

Engineering Catastrophes Miami's Condo Catastrophe

Catastrophe strikes Miami, Fla., as a 13-story condominium tower collapses with deadly debris; experts use the latest science to investigate and uncover an uncontrolled method of demolition that led to catastrophic failure.

Engineering Catastrophes California Flood Fiasco

A perfect storm with tragic consequences strikes as floodwaters rip away a major highway crossing in Huron, Calif.; experts use the latest tech to investigate and reveal bridge scouring with unsupported concrete columns exposed for failure.

Alaska Mega Machines Warriors in the Last Frontier

A barge carries an entire train along Alaska's high seas; a flying ambulance saves lives at 14,000 feet; 16 missiles stand by to prevent a nuclear disaster.

Alaska Mega Machines Behemoths of the Bush

An airport made from nothing but water and ice; an Alaskan fish factory churns out millions of pounds of seafood a day; hardy vehicles brave the arctic to travel across the tundra.

Killers of the Cosmos Death Ray

When a massive star dies, it can direct a blast of radiation that could obliterate all life.

Killers of the Cosmos Cosmic Scrap

More than 100 million pieces of small space debris are floating around the Earth; a collision between two of these objects in low Earth orbit could be catastrophic.

Killers of the Cosmos Big Sleep

Experts discuss the many possible ways that could spark the beginning of the end for the universe, including when and why it would happen.