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Delves into the most unusual research ever conducted, including attempts to crossbreed humans and apes, actual zombie investigations and head transplantation studies. Cutting-edge CGI recreations enable viewers to witness the pivotal moments when brilliant minds face controversy or ethical crossroads on the fringes of science.

Meet Titanoboa: She's longer than a bus, eats crocodiles for breakfast and makes the anaconda look like a garter snake.

Set 70 million years ago in the Cretaceous period in North America, this animated documentation/drama follows the journey of a young Edmontosaurus named Scar and his herd as they migrate south for the winter. This film depicts recent findings about Dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurs with feathers.

There is a battle playing out inside your body right now. It started billions of years ago and it is still being fought in every one of us every minute of every day. It is the story of a viral infection - the battle for the cell.

Werewolves The Dark Survivors: This two hour special examines what werewolves would be like if they actually existed and were part of society. It is shot in a faux-documentary style.

Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

A gang of thieves set out to rob the treasures of an Egyptian pharaoh's pyramid.

A team of investigators has to track down an individual based only on medical evidence without access to law enforcement.

In Salem Witch Trial Conspiracy, join author Katherine Howe as she embarks on a historical journey to bring you the truth behind the world's most famous witch-hunt. Of the over one hundred people charged with witchcraft, five died in jail, 19 died on the gallows and one was crushed to death. Each of these deaths was the result of an overwhelming religious hysteria, and even to this date historians are uncovering more about what really occurred. One of the first victims was a British born ancestor of Katherine, who revisits the site of the trials to examine fascinating new research and delve into Salem's horrific past. By studying the sermons of the village's Puritan minister Samuel Parris, historians have deduced that a chilling plot could have been the cause of the frenzy that followed. Parris was at the very heart of Salem's terror, and it was the supposed possession of his own niece and daughter that led to the first arrest. From studying his hand-written notes, which have been preserved to this day, it seems he believed his ministry was under attack. But was his true enemy the devil, or his own employers? [as appears at National Geographic's UK site, under the title "Salem Witch Trial Conspiracy"] 1692, Salem, Massachusetts; 162 people are arrested on charges of witchcraft. Five die in jail, one is crushed to death and 19 die on the gallows. The Salem witch trials have long been regarded as the textbook example of what happens when people are overwhelmed by hysteria. Now, author and historian, Katherine Howe, returns to the site of her ancestor's execution to discover how the very latest research has unearthed a chilling possibility that the most famous witch trial in the English speaking world was actually the result of a cynical plot by Salem's embattled Puritan Minister: Samuel Parris. [as appears at National Geographic's US site, under the title "Salem: Unmasking the Devil"]

"Lindbergh; American Nazi?" chronicles Charles Lindbergh's efforts to save his dying sister-in-law by combining his engineering knowledge with that of Dr. Alexis Carrel, the partnership leads Lindbergh to questionable thoughts on eugenics."Suicide Song" is the tale of a song so powerful it was linked to many suicides in the 1930's Hungary. "Living Organ Donor" tells of an extraordinary accident that left Alexis St Martin at the hands of physician William Beaumont, a man who saw an amazing opportunity - but at what cost?

"Doctor Lobotomy" is the grisly story of the beginning of what is today known as lobotomy - the brainchild of neurologist Egas Moniz. "Killed By Kindness" is the tragic tale of George Price and an equation that was to change his life forever. "Voodoo Rx" the power of religion - can mere belief be strong enough to kill?"

"Resurrection Row" Dr Robert Cornish, a child prodigy, devises a way to cheat death but his only willing test-subject is a death row inmate with everything on the line but is society ready for his experiments? "Operation Brainwash" - In order to help his troubled psychiatric patients, Ewen Cameron devises a number of methods to manipulate the brain that attracts the attention of the CIA. " Rabid Roulette" is the unnerving story of Louis Pasteur and the fight against rabies - how far would you go to save countless of lives, would you put your career on the line?

Brain surgery creates a perfect amnesiac who can't remember his own life from day to day. A scientists goes to extremes to prove his theory and save lives. A tiny slip testing the core of an A-bomb releases a deadly blast of radiation.

Fritz Haber feeds the world and murders it with the same technology. Contaminated heroin freezes addicts like statues. The cure uses fetal brain cells. An actress forsees cell-phones & wi-fi but is too beautiful to be taken seriously. John Noble hosts.

The Stanford Prison Experiment, one of the most notorious in the history of science. A doctor takes a lethal dose of cocaine as a medical experiment. A dentist tries to bomb Japan with tiny bombs carried by millions of bats.

US government experiments illegally on black men with syphilis for 40 years. N-Rays transformed physics in France. Until they turned out not to exist. 9 skiers found dead with strange injuries. Hypothermia? Quarrel? Weapon? Or worse? John Noble hosts.

Examining a psychological experiment that Ted Kaczynski (aka the Unabomber) underwent during his teenage years. Also: leaded-gasoline poisonings; a look at Russian scientists who protected their work from the Nazis during World War II.

Jose Delgado begins to discover how to electronically control the mind. A doctor at Edinburgh University doesn't ask any questions when two men begin supplying him with fresh human cadavers. Scientist Phillip Lenard leads a vendetta against Einstein.

Throughout history, mankind's ingenuity has pursued better ways to kill enemies and win wars. But hidden by our more famous inventions lie some highly unusual, sometimes unbelievable efforts. This special reveals the most absurd, ridiculous and radical examples of warfare ever recorded.