TV Guide Science Friday

A Sicily ghost town was once an organized crime hub; a Pennsylvania asylum stuns America and sparks a revolt; a kidnapping plot occurs in an Irish mansion.

Experts discuss unbelievable structures that are now abandoned and dive deep into the stories and events that have led to the ruin of these iconic buildings.

An eerie prison with a dark past that became the setting of an iconic Hollywood movie and alien monoliths on a remote island are explored.

A remote area in Arkansas becomes the site of a major Cold War conflict; an ancient ruin in Cambodia; the significance and dire reminder of a French fort.

Investigators study the truth behind the Ark of the Covenant's apparent theft by Roman forces who allegedly took the sacred artifact from its resting place.

A labor strike in an Arizona mining town ends in a mass kidnapping and deportation; a unique homesteading community gets its start in the Old West.

A strange discovery by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover suggests the "Red Planet" was home to an alien nuclear war 300 million years ago.

Experts investigate when a former Area 51 insider suggests that the Roswell UFO incident was a devious Soviet conspiracy masterminded by Stalin.

Experts investigate if NASA's strange experiment to communicate with dolphins could be a prelude to making alien contact and what the consequences could be.

New astronomical research reveals an invisible scaffold of dark matter known as the Cosmic Web, an intergalactic network that transformed the universe.

Experts explore the two Voyager spacecraft's discoveries and how their extended operation into interstellar space has transformed into the ultimate mission.

New discoveries reveal the mysterious truth behind the Loch Ness Monster, the elusive beast whose legend has baffled experts for decades.

New discoveries reveal the bloody origin of the feathered snake god, and experts investigate why the ancient Mesoamericans believed in human sacrifice.

New discoveries suggest that a sea beast like the Kraken could have existed, and experts examine a strange monster that could provide answers into the mystery.

A new excavation at the mysterious home of the Minoans leads to a startling discovery about real-life origins of the Minotaur and bloody human sacrifices.

Experts explain new discoveries about Egypt's strange half-man, half-lion beast, revealing why the pharaohs wanted to transform into one.

The latest science reveals that demons aren't just the stuff of horror stories, and the gruesome methods used during exorcisms is uncovered.

Experts discuss new discoveries that reveal the bloody truth behind the legends of vampires, and they investigate why people believed these monsters existed.

Although werewolves were once so feared people suspected of having the power were hunted and killed, many admitted they had the ability to transform.

Experts investigate and uncover a military emergency landing field linked to one of the most astonishing test programs in aviation history.

Experts investigate and uncover the largest aircraft storage facility on Earth and the rotting remains of a defining moment in Cold War history.

Experts investigate and uncover a controversial research facility in the desert landscape of Arizona designed to prepare humanity for life on another world.

A mysterious vessel that was marooned on Ireland's southern coast; experts investigate and uncover a bizarre journey near the Bermuda Triangle.

Experts investigate and reveal revolutionary hunting techniques developed by the oldest surviving Norwegian tribe on the remote, frozen landscape.

Experts investigate and uncover a controversial research facility in the desert landscape of Arizona designed to prepare humanity for life on another world.

A mysterious vessel that was marooned on Ireland's southern coast; experts investigate and uncover a bizarre journey near the Bermuda Triangle.

Experts investigate and reveal revolutionary hunting techniques developed by the oldest surviving Norwegian tribe on the remote, frozen landscape.

Experts investigate and uncover the largest aircraft storage facility on Earth and the rotting remains of a defining moment in Cold War history.

The latest science reveals that demons aren't just the stuff of horror stories, and the gruesome methods used during exorcisms is uncovered.

Experts discuss new discoveries that reveal the bloody truth behind the legends of vampires, and they investigate why people believed these monsters existed.