documentary television programs

In the wake of the mass killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, FRONTLINE investigates a young man and the town he changed forever. Adam Lanza left behind a trail of death and destruction, but little else. His motives, and his life, remain largely a mystery.

Featuring new footage and confidential interviews with Chinese officials, video uncovers the long-shrouded story of the young Chinese students and labor activists who in 1989 defied the Communist regime and demonstrated their willingness to pay the ultimate price for democracy and the tragedy and loss of life that ensued.

Dogs have been domesticated for longer than any other animal on the planet, and humans have developed a unique relationship with these furry friends. New research is revealing what dog lovers have suspected all along, that dogs have an uncanny ability to read and respond to human emotions. How did this incredible relationship between humans and dogs come to be? And how can dogs, so closely related to fearsome wild wolves, behave so differently? It's all in the genes.

Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. To unlock their secrets, David Pogue, the lively host of NOVA's popular "Making Stuff" series and technology correspondent of The New York Times, spins viewers through the world of weird, extreme chemistry: the strongest acids, the deadliest poisons, the universe's most abundant elements, and the rarest of the rare--substances cooked up in atom smashers that flicker into existence for only fractions of a second.

Through diaries, photographs and re-enactments, these four episodes take the viewer into the personal lives of these Civil War generals.

Truly mind-blowing experiments and interactive games that mess with your mind and reveal the inner-workings of the brain.

Returns for a third season of interactive experiments that test how easily the brain can be fooled, uncovering the surprising nature of how we process information, feel emotions, and perceive the world around us. Host and wonder junkie Jason Silva and Deception specialist Apollo Robbins explore a world where time slows down, reality is an illusion and things aren't always as they seem, the human brain.

In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear reactor meltdowns. It combines on-the-spot reporting, personal stories, compelling eyewitness videos, and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.

New discoveries are revealing that man's best friend is smarter than we ever thought, with a brain that resembles our own in ways we never imagined. Also explores legendary experiments in dolphin communication, octupuses and cuttlefish solving problems, and a talking parrot that counts, reasons and identifies shapes.