Discovery Science Thursday

Buying goods from home

Buying goods from home

The manufacturing processes behind hospital laundry and horse replicas are revealed

More everyday items are put under the microscope as we discover how ceramic fireplaces and parking garage floor slabs are made

Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars. New discoveries reveal how these events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe

New discoveries reveal the importance of black holes in creating stars, giving light, and building the universe itself

New discoveries reveal the secrets of nebulas, which are strange structures of cosmic gas and dust where stars are born and die in space

Justin Cunningham heads to Louisiana to investigate gigantic potholes, before going to London to get a sneak preview of the vast Crossrail project

Apollo 12 astronauts bring back something alive from the moon and Nasa track an asteroid heading towards Earth only to make a shocking discovery

Darrell focuses on a multi-million-dollar wreck tied to Sir Francis Drake. He and his team race to locate a treacherous area identified on the map as Dragon's Teeth

Darrell and the team head to a mysterious island where they discover valuable clues that lead them closer in the hunt to a 500-year-old shipwreck

The discovery of extra-terrestrial life faces a near impossible challenge, so a group of experts explore the problems with proving or disproving the existence of aliens

New scientific discoveries reveal that the moon has an incredible, violent, and dynamic history, which suggests that the moon may be more similar to earth than previously thought

Experts analyse what happens when galaxies containing billions of stars collide and are left irrevocably changed

An insight into the manufacture of Nascar car bodywork and production of thermal coffee pots

A closer look at how slate tiles and hot dog carts are produced

More everyday items are put under the microscope, looking at how racing leathers are manufactured and wood rocking chairs are made

A chance to find out how mountain bikes are produced and lever action rifles are manufactured

A look at how saunas are produced and how wheelchair lifts are manufactured

Featuring a look at how upright pianos are manufactured and how flags are produced

More everyday items are placed under the microscope, as the manufacturing processes behind the production of Asian bowls and walking canes are detailed

An insight into the complex manufacturing processes that result in the production of plant oil extractors, power trainers and coffee pods

An insight into the complex manufacturing processes that produce beehives and cast-iron cookers

The materials and manufacturing processes that go into making ochre and hurdy gurdies

Building a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture, and casting the bronze bells that help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows

Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup. Plus, how aerospace technology is used to make rowers go faster

Quadrupling the power of the world's biggest engines with the world's most powerful turbochargers, and building new roads from old waste plastic

How wind is harnessed to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold, and how do to make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory

The discovery of extra-terrestrial life faces a near impossible challenge, so a group of experts explore the problems with proving or disproving the existence of aliens

New scientific discoveries reveal that the moon has an incredible, violent, and dynamic history, which suggests that the moon may be more similar to earth than previously thought

Experts analyse what happens when galaxies containing billions of stars collide and are left irrevocably changed

Cutting-edge technology is used to try to reveal the resting place of an infamous pirate city that sank into the sea, and the treasure it may have taken with it

In California, Rob Nelson and Stefan Burns explore a cave rumoured to house 100lb of gold, stashed away during the Gold Rush