Discovery Movies

Its name derived from the world's most famous explorer, the space shuttle Columbia surveyed the heavens for more than 20 years - longer than any shutt...

In 1889, a Chinese man using decayed, ancient tortoise shells in his malaria medicine noticed that the shells were covered with scrolls of mysterious...

Following the success if Ben Affleck's 'Argo,' which chronicles the CIA's attempt to rescue six Americans during the 1978 Iran hostage crisis, Discove...

This marine special is an introduction into the alarming ascendance of these unforgiving ocean predators, a glance beneath the surface at a brand new...

Imagine a beautiful day at sea, the magnificent waters allowing you to feel weightless and serene. And then you see it - the infamous single fin movi...

In the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa, the black eagle rules the skies. The solitary caracal is a night hunter and one of the most efficient ca...

Since 1981 the US has relied on its fleet of space shuttles for all manned space flights, as shuttles land like planes and have the ability to be sent...

The Mayan calendar predicts that the world will end in 2012, and many believe it's true. This Emmy-nominated Discovery Channel documentary illustrates...

This is the story of Peter Skyllberg, who defied the weather, biology and human science by surviving for 60 days inside a car buried under snow with n...

A scientist hunts for a possible radioactive shark killer near an old nuclear dumping ground in New York that's ringed with makos and great whites.

The riveting inside story of the biggest manhunt in history, the search for Osama Bin Laden, including a startling new revelation on the origin of the...

The Queen Mary 2 is carrying on the tradition of grand ocean liners. Millions of dollars have been invested this new floating palace of leisure.

After Canada's first great white attack, sightings spike across the coast and experts race to get answers before another incident rocks the country.

Take a rare look into the lives of modern day Klu Klux Klan (KKK) members with KKK: Beneath the Hood. The special includes in-depth interviews from KK...