2007-08-11, Dogfights: F-8 Crusader F-8十字军战斗机
The F-8 Crusader was designed by Vought in response to a US navy requirement for a carrier-based supersonic fighter. It became apparent in the early 50s that, that the navy needed this capability. The air force was ahead of the navy in that regard wi
2007-08-14, City of the Golden Buddha 千年佛都—琅勃拉邦
In the city of the Golden Buddha, the day begins as it has for hundreds of years. Throughout the town, Buddhist monks put on their braid orange robes and begin to gather in temples to pray and meditate. With dawn comes / the call to morning alms. A
2007-08-16, Daredevil Birds 海雀版勇敢者游戏
We are here in the Svalbard Islands of Norway to observe one of the most astonishing breathtaking daredevil initiation rites on the planet. Thousands of guillemots are nesting on the sheer rock cliffs, far beyond the reach of predators. Now here is t
2007-08-18, Dolphin Showoffs? 海豚表演?
These sea birds are getting ready for a great show and just maybe a quick bite to eat. Wuhu, how about that? These are bottlenose dolphins rampaging up on shores gathering fish and causing a major holeable loom. Are they just showing off? The dolphi
2007-08-21, Engineering Egypt 构建埃及
This is not the Egypt of Khufu's day. The Pharaoh is no longer beyond criticism, and Ramesses' failure to take Kadesh could dangerously undermine his position. Ramesses hatches a face-saving plan well-suited to this more critical era. He reaches for
2007-08-23, Lyme Disease & Deer Tick 莱姆病和鹿蜱
This is a white-footed mouse in Lyme Connecticut. This is the bacterial disease inside the mouse in Lyme Connecticut. These are the deer ticks sucking the blood of the mouse that has the bacterial disease in Lyme Connecticut. This is the tick that's
2007-08-25, Bee Therapy 蜂针疗法
Today in Taiwan, people from all walks of life are choosing to be stung by bees, often dozens of times in one sitting. Shourang Chen is battling multiple sclerosis , a disease which slowly causes the body's nerve to deteriorate. For six months, I was
2007-08-28, Critical Situation: Apollo 13 阿波罗13号
In Houston, Flight director Kranz is trying to make sense of the barrage of information. I am completely surrounded with reports coming in that I dont fully understand, but frankly, problems are our business, and I thought we are going to solve these
2007-08-30, Beavers 海狸
We are here in the wilderness in the Rocky Mountains, observing nature's impressive architects and engineers: beavers. By creating this pond they are preventing soil from being washed away and they are creating a place where new plants and insects ca
2007-09-01, Irish Mystery 爱尔兰的秘密
Out of the mists of the Stone Age, this structure has stood since the dawn of recorded history. This rounded tomb called Newgrange has stood on the bend of Ireland's River Boyne for more than 5,000 years. It is massive, distinct and very mysterious.
2007-09-04, Indonesia Funerary Finery 印度尼西亚的豪华葬礼
In the isolated Torajan valley, this is the season for death. Most funerals come after the rice harvest in late summer, early fall. For Torajans, funerals are their most important ceremony. After a person dies, months go by before the actual funeral.
2007-09-06, Coral Reef Erotica 神奇的珊瑚礁
You may think you are gazing upon a sleepy coral reef in the Caribbean Sea, and of course you are. But hiding in plain sight, is a riving teeming hotbed of erotica , that makes a Hollywood hot up party seem like a trip to the dentist. This is a coral
2007-09-08, Sammer Gateway: 卡尔斯贝洞窟国家公园
It is early evening and soon this amphitheater will be standing room only for the evening show. Bats, hundreds of thousands of Mexican Free-tailed bats, are hungry tornado that swirls out of New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns each night in search of food.
2007-09-11, Town of Deception
On the Italian coast, colored houses built down the hillside, soaking up the sun as they face the sea. But look closely, and you'll notice something is a little strange. In Camogli, the art of illusion is everywhere. This fishing village near Genoa i
2007-09-13, Animal Mothers:鳄鱼Baby
When you think of alligators, the first words that come to mind probably aren't tender, loving and maternal. This video may make you think again. Here in the everglades, a mother alligator listens to the calls of her young as they hatch. Predators li
