Discovery Science Monday

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Buying goods from home

The manufacturing processes behind the creation of commonplace items such as digital paintings and badminton rackets are detailed

How islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave Harris tweed, and how fermented shark is prepared

Chuck and the team are in Tonopah in Nevada to investigate the story of an alien that had reportedly escaped from Area 51

Dramatised-documentary series in which Aidan Gillen plays a detective examining dangerous phenomena in the universe

When a massive star dies it can direct a blast of radiation that would obliterate life of Earth. This episode asks what the chances are of this event occurring

Alexis returns to America to improve his aim in the shooting range before competing against a number one marksman. Plus, he challenges a kayaking champion

Alexis attempts to defeat a nine-time motocross champion from Latvia, and has high hopes of beating an expert lumberjack in a head-to-head competition

Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate a lost city buried in the Sahara, as archaeologists uncover the city's forgotten ruins and dark secrets

A look at the destruction of the town of Herculaneum by the same eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out Pompeii in 79 AD

Chuck Zukowski searches for definitive proof of extraterrestrial life. In the first episode, he investigates a series of UFOs sightings in Missouri

A man from Missouri who claims UFOs are stalking him contacts Chuck and the team for help, and their investigation uncovers a dark secret which may explain this reported activity

A series of strange animal deaths and UFO sightings brings Chuck Zukowski and the team to Colorado, with signs pointing towards the possibility of a government cover-up

How to make the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, and a look at the way Swedish fermented cod roe Kalles caviar is made

A look at the gravity-defying 'magic' behind Pisa's leaning tower. Plus, the making of chocolate digestive biscuits

How ancient Greeks invented parchment with techniques still used today. Plus, the making of shuttlecocks

How to make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius. Plus, how houses are built out of volcanic rock

How a Dutch company make the world's fastest super-yachts. Plus, a new space suit that weighs and costs a fifth of the previous design

How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?

Six experts deploy CIA-developed link analysis software, special ops intelligence training and extensive research to find out if aliens have made contact with Earth

The international task force identifies a pattern of non-terrestrial sounds and odd sightings centred around an earthquake, which could be related to UFO activity

Experts investigate a mysterious object that the New Horizons spacecraft encountered, and which shut down the probe's computers

When astronomers discover a rogue black hole speeding through the Milky Way, they investigate how much danger it poses to Earth

Scientists are unlocking the secrets of nature in order to tame the elements, harness energy, and even control life. Can we save humanity in time?

Chuck Zukowski searches for definitive proof of extraterrestrial life. In the first episode, he investigates a series of UFOs sightings in Missouri

A man from Missouri who claims UFOs are stalking him contacts Chuck and the team for help, and their investigation uncovers a dark secret which may explain this reported activity

A 100-ft tall mud pyramid uncovered by archaeologists in Mexico, marking the site of the capital city of the mysterious Olmec

Experts examine the origin of the pyramids in the deserts of Sudan, the ruins of a powerful lost civilisation that once rivalled Egypt