Tuesday, May 6th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada
Cosmic Vistas Water Worlds
The search for water is actually the search for life, and that search is taking man to some unusual places, including a moon of Saturn.
Cosmic Vistas Gravity
Scientists are now probing to detect gravity waves in space and mapping the gravity patterns of the moon for the first time.
History by the Numbers The Gender Gap
Finding out how the insidious 'standard man' makes it hard to find a place where the gap doesn't impact us.
History by the Numbers The Amazon
The Amazon rainforest is one of the enduring mysteries of the natural world.
History by the Numbers Skyscrapers
The history of skyscrapers is the history of American cities, technological ingenuity, and a global boom in urbanization; from west to east, from five stories up to one kilometer high, there's nowhere to go but up.
Cosmic Vistas Science and the Shuttle
For more than 25 years, the shuttle was our ticket to space and our laboratory in orbit.
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One Thousand Years of Slavery Reckoning
A look at racial injustices before and after slavery was abolished and the struggles that continue today.
Mysteries From Above Lost at Sea
A remote island linked to one of the world's most famous aviation mysteries; thousands of shipwrecks in the Bermuda triangle; a history lost and found in the South Pacific; a 10,000-year-old mystery in the murky depths of the Yucatan Peninsula.
The dramatic history of Princess Fu Hao, who rose from the leader of a warrior clan, to then become a key advisor, general and wife of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty.
Air Warriors B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most lethal bombers of the U.S. Air Force in WWII's European and Pacific campaigns; among other things, the plane delivered food to the German-occupied Netherlands.
Ice Airport Alaska Mountain Sheep, Pizza Pie
A breakdown on the Fairbanks runway threatens a heavy-weight military jet's urgent mission; a rookie flight instructor faces a make-or-break flight; an ice-tour pilot races against Alaskan weather; a bush airline flies a 400-mile pizza delivery.
Extreme Airport Africa Penguin Airlift
An SOS from an island of penguins sends a helicopter team on an emergency mission; a young pilot attempts a record-breaking flight; aircraft maintenance teams tackle a dangerous fluid leak; vets in Zambia stop a war between humans and elephants.
Ice Airport Alaska Lights Out
An electrical failure, a rogue moose, and a supply run challenge the staff and pilots at Ted Stevens Airport.
One Thousand Years of Slavery Reckoning
A look at racial injustices before and after slavery was abolished and the struggles that continue today.
Mysteries From Above Lost at Sea
A remote island linked to one of the world's most famous aviation mysteries; thousands of shipwrecks in the Bermuda triangle; a history lost and found in the South Pacific; a 10,000-year-old mystery in the murky depths of the Yucatan Peninsula.
How Did They Fix That? Sealing Nevada's Abandoned Mines
Nevada has over 40,000 abandoned mines posing dangers. Mike joins contractors for a week to secure five sites. Alongside biologists, they explore and document wildlife. Reaching these isolated mines requires barges, helicopters, and bulldozers.
How Did They Build That? Biomes & Rebuilds
A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.
America's Hidden Stories Forged in Slavery
The discovery of a pre-Civil War cemetery of enslaved ironworkers provides new insights into the role African-Americans played in the Industrial Revolution.
How Did They Fix That? Sealing Nevada's Abandoned Mines
Nevada has over 40,000 abandoned mines posing dangers. Mike joins contractors for a week to secure five sites. Alongside biologists, they explore and document wildlife. Reaching these isolated mines requires barges, helicopters, and bulldozers.
How Did They Build That? Biomes & Rebuilds
A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.
America's Hidden Stories Forged in Slavery
The discovery of a pre-Civil War cemetery of enslaved ironworkers provides new insights into the role African-Americans played in the Industrial Revolution.
Mysteries From Above Lost at Sea
A remote island linked to one of the world's most famous aviation mysteries; thousands of shipwrecks in the Bermuda triangle; a history lost and found in the South Pacific; a 10,000-year-old mystery in the murky depths of the Yucatan Peninsula.
One Thousand Years of Slavery Reckoning
A look at racial injustices before and after slavery was abolished and the struggles that continue today.
Ice Airport Alaska Lights Out
An electrical failure, a rogue moose, and a supply run challenge the staff and pilots at Ted Stevens Airport.
Aerial Italy Southern Italy
Viewing Southern Italy from the air; Greek temples on the Mediterranean; cities that just seem to float above the sea; one of the most powerful volcanoes on Earth.