Schreiber, Liev

Reports on the efforts of astronomers to study the expanding universe and to understand "dark energy," a force that seems to be determining the size, shape, and future life of the universe.

Looks at the Black Death and why some individuals managed to survive it while others were dying all around them. Also paints a portrait of life at the height of an epidemic, uncovers previously unknown elements of the Black Death, and reveals its mysterious link to HIV immunity in today's population.

Tells the story of the U.S. Woman's Soccer Team, their world championships, and the five women who helped to reshaped the American sports.

Story of a group of female East German athletes who dominated international sports during the 1970s through a state-sponsored drug program which administered steroids to the young athletes.

Draws from breakthroughs in research to challenge the Viking stereotype of the brutal raider, discussing Vikings' accomplishments as shipbuilders, merchants, artisan, and explorers.

Examines clues about the evolution of flowers, traveling to the Hengduan Mountains of China, where a flower fossil from the age of the dinosaurs has been discovered and where many popular plants, including rhododendrons, primroses, and clematis, originated.

Collects five episodes of "American Experience" that examine historical and significant events from the 1930s, covering the stock market crash of 1929, the Civilian Conservation Corps, the construction of the Hoover Dam, the Dust Bowl, and Seabiscuit.

Provides information about China's 8,000-year-old terracotta warriors that were created to protect the First Emperor of China in the afterlife and have been buried in the dust for two millennia. Examines how this large army was created using ancient technology.

Examines the struggles of the people of the southern Plains who stayed in the region rather than seeking refuge elsewhere during the decade of the Dust Bowl.

Explores the people, ideas, and events that shaped four hundred years of American history.