Forensics & Investigations
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In this short video companion to Granito: How to Nail a Dictator, a forensic archivist and a forensic anthropologist explain the steps that led them to uncovering the stories of those disappeared during the Guatemalan genocide. Continue
Inside Nature's Giants
The team travels to New Zealand to examine one of the biggest yet most mysterious animals on Earth — the giant squid. Delving into its three hearts, razor sharp beak, tooth-covered tentacles and bizarre reproductive system, the team explores the anatomy of a deep-sea alien that’s never been observed in the wild. Continue
NOVA
The stealth attack of Pearl Harbor by Japanese midget submarines is a little known story of WWII. Continue
FRONTLINE
As California Governor Jerry Brown considers her pardon application, FRONTLINE, ProPublica and NPR uncover a report from the Los Angeles Coroner's Office that raises questions about the strength of the forensic evidence used to convict Shirley Ree Smith of shaking her 7-week-old grandson to death. Continue
Cave People of the Himalaya
A mission, set within the world’s highest mountains, to find ancient mummies and uncover secrets of a lost civilization that have been hidden in cliff-top graves for thousands of years. Continue
FRONTLINE
There's only a 5 percent chance an autopsy will be performed when a patient dies. What does this mean for both the families of the deceased and for public health policy? Continue
FRONTLINE
Advances in fire science have called into question some past convictions. Here's an update on a few cases, from Texas to California. Are there innocent people behind bars? Continue
Inside Nature's Giants
Veterinary scientist Mark Evans and comparative anatomist Dr. Joy Reidenberg dissect a sperm whale’s enormous organs to reveal the secrets of this 45-foot deep-sea giant, which stranded and died on Pegwell Bay, Kent, England. Continue
MediaShift
"We need science to be a regular part of the curriculum in journalism schools," says Frank Nuijens offering one of several ideas to position science journalism as a valid specialty. Continue
FRONTLINE
Fraser-Liggett was brought into the investigation to try to trace the DNA found in the anthrax letters back to its source. Based on her team's research, the FBI zeroed in on a flask controlled by Dr. Bruce Ivins. But while Fraser-Liggett believes the scientific evidence is "very solid," she is not convinced the government has made its case against Ivins. Continue
Inside Nature's Giants
Brave the baking desert with Mark Evans and Joy Reidenberg as they dissect a camel. 6/27/2012 Continue
Inside Nature's Giants
Examine one of the biggest yet most mysterious animals on Earth — the giant squid. 6/20/2012 Continue
Bones of Turkana
Follow famed paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, his family and colleagues as they work in the arid northern regions of Kenya's Turkana Basin to unravel the mysteries of human evolution. While one of the Leakey team's goals is to demonstrate the complexity and truth of human evolution, they also seek to show how the qualities that we proudly call human were all born in Africa. Continue
NOVA
Mass graves and forensic evidence reveal a complex truth about how the Inca Empire fell. Continue
Inside Nature's Giants
From the outside, a lion and tiger look very different, but once their skins are removed, even the experts find it hard to tell them apart. Continue
Inside Nature's Giants
The experts travel to South Africa to dissect a 15-foot-long great white shark. Comparative anatomist Dr. Joy Reidenberg uncovers the amazing array of senses the shark possesses, including the ability to detect the electro-magnetic field given off by other creatures. Continue
NOVA
Art experts investigate whether a portrait sold for about $20,000 in 1998 is actually a lost Leonardo worth millions. Continue
FRONTLINE
An investigation by ProPublica and FRONTLINE finds the system to examine unusual fatalities often fails seniors, leaving them vulnerable to neglect, abuse and even murder. Continue
FRONTLINE
Evidence that Dr. Bruce Ivins is the killer is "increasingly shaky" the paper says, after FRONTLINE's "The Anthrax Files." Continue
FRONTLINE
In October 2001, Northern Arizona University microbiologist Dr. Paul Keim identified that the anthrax used in the attack letters was the Ames strain, a development he described as "chilling" because that particular strain was developed in U.S. government laboratories. Continue
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1. Murder Investigation Team, Series 1
The Special Crimes Unit of London's Metro Police must solve unspeakable crimes with their best tools; human instincts, as well as state-of-the-art forensics.
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