While plane crashes are rare, near misses in our crowded skies are anything but. Thanks to modern technology, these terrifying experiences are being captured more and more, as they happen, on cameras, mobile phones, and cockpit recordings, providing insights that are as informative as they are horrifying. See firsthand how recent pilot errors, technical failures, small mistakes, and big storms have placed passengers in life-or-death situations. Then discover why these incidents happened, and what must be done to prevent them from reoccurring.
Food has driven nearly everything we've done as a species, yet it's an overlooked aspect of human history. Whether for meat or sugar, snacks or beer, humanity's appetite has altered the planet, shaped our history, changed our future and made us "us".
HALO -- Helping and Leading Others -- is Nickelodeon's pro-social initiative intended to encourage young people to help improve their communities. This monthly series profiles young activists who are not only making positive changes but also inspiring others to do the same.
World War II: Witness to War tells the stories of the brave men and women who sacrificed everything in order to survive World War II. From the 1939 German Invasion of Poland, to the dropping of the atomic bomb, this series explores WWII through a deeply human perspective.
Professional bass fisherman and TV personality Mike "Ike" Iaconelli searches for the world's most iconic fish living alongside some of the world's busiest concrete jungles.
Running Russell Simmons is an American reality television series on Oxygen that premiered on November 2, 2010. The series chronicles the lives of Russell Simmons and his assistants as they manage his business deals, family life and party planning.
In the age of technology, the world is getting smaller, and some people go to extreme lengths and places to escape. For a rare breed, homesteads are still far too close for comfort. For them, independence means re-defining “off the grid.”
They seem like the perfect person until one night something horrible happens and they are accused of murder. What are the lies? What is the truth? The Perfect Suspect puts the subject's every moment under a microscope.
Police, firefighters, EMS professionals and members of the military share their emotional stories at Prison Break Tattoos, a unique shop in Houston that specializes in creating meaningful tattoos for first responders.