TV Guide Science Sunday

New discoveries reveal how survival, belief, and state control have shaped human history across vast and unforgiving landscapes.

Investigators use pioneering technology to unearth new evidence behind seven legendary icons that define this remarkable network of the Silk Road.

Experts examine an ancient Egyptian cemetery and discover its links to historic weaponry, and later they investigate a lost South Asian society.

From a hidden royal tomb in Egypt to mysterious Neolithic ritual sites in Arabia, discover how ritual, industry, and evolution shaped life, and death.

From a Stone Age fisherman in Chile and a lost Egyptian city to mysterious mummies in China's Tarim Basin and a vast defensive system beneath Jerusalem.

The team digs up the truth about traditional wisdom and classic quotes, including shooting fish in a barrel, elephants' fear of mice and cures for chile burns.

Adam and Jamie test to see if a person could breathe under an overturned rowboat; Grant, Kari and Tory see if someone could escape after being buried in sand.

Adam and Jamie try to reinvent a steam-powered machine gun that fires 400 rounds a minute at a 300-yard range; Grant, Kari and Tory try to beat a lie detector.

An in-depth look at how throttle bodies, limestone fireplace mantels, candied fruit and jellies and linen ukuleles are made is featured.

A special look at the production process behind how rubber balls, motion chairs, Montreal smoked meat and motorized scooters are made is provided.

The production process behind how aerospace fasteners, cactus pear puree and lab reactors are made is featured.

An inside look at how wall beds, sundae cups, digital paintings and badminton rackets are made is provided, including what machinery and techniques are used.

Employees at Amerex Corporation demonstrate how fire extinguishers are produced; Machines mix, cook and glaze a wide variety of donuts at Annette's Donuts.

Craftsmen at Wolf Form Company create handmade dress forms for tailors and fashion designers to use; Westex International manufactures down bedding.

The Verdin Company demonstrates its method for creating cast bronze bells; craftsmen use multi-layered maple veneer to produce wooden aircraft propellers.

Snowshoes are created by combining a frame with sturdy rawhide or synthetic lacing; a Canadian company specializes in creating soapstone counters and more.

A factory mass produces bicycles for sale; how a factory prepares rice before they are shipped to grocery stores; a factory creates lever action rifles.

How look at how a company builds a relaxing sauna; wheelchair lifts are built to make getting around even easier for the differently abled; dioramas.

A facility builds upright pianos; how flags are sewn and packaged to be sold; a factory builds wet dry vacuum cleaners; replicas of medieval axes.

A look at how a company produces oil lamps; a factory mass produces chocolate mints; how a factory produces underfloor heating; making pillows.

Where modern war has previously prevented study, the ancient city of Nippur now offers a rare opportunity to reveal the secrets of the legendary Mesopotamia.

The lost underground chambers of the formidable Maya city of Palenque are explored to give insight into the region's history and the truth about its queens.

Archaeologists study the remains of the legendary coliseums to find answers about the past and the grisly performances of athleticism and death held there.

Archaeologists use cutting-edge aerial imaging to investigate new discoveries and reveal the truth behind the legendary metropolis of Xanadu.

Experts launch new investigations into the Bermuda Triangle in an attempt to uncover the alien phenomena at the bottom of the ocean floor.

Cutting-edge forensic technology reveals the dark secrets of the Iceman, which is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy.

Archaeologist Ciprian Ardlean unearths fresh evidence that is transforming the understanding of when and who the earliest humans traveled to the Americas.

Experts discuss the Nazca Lines, which are mysterious, alien-looking symbols carved into a remote desert more than a thousand years ago.

Archaeologist Ciprian Ardlean unearths fresh evidence that is transforming the understanding of when and who the earliest humans traveled to the Americas.

Experts discuss the Nazca Lines, which are mysterious, alien-looking symbols carved into a remote desert more than a thousand years ago.

Cutting-edge forensic technology reveals the dark secrets of the Iceman, which is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy.

The lost underground chambers of the formidable Maya city of Palenque are explored to give insight into the region's history and the truth about its queens.

Archaeologists study the remains of the legendary coliseums to find answers about the past and the grisly performances of athleticism and death held there.