Discovery Science Monday

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How does one family in America make three quarters of the world's peppermint oil? Also, how do they make state-of-the-art, performance-enhancing tennis rackets?

A look at the production process of trombones, traditional Spanish wineskins, and how muddy peat is turned into rejuvenating face cream

NASA and SpaceX launch the first crewed mission from US soil in almost ten years, and this programme offers behind the scenes coverage of the SpaceX Dragon Capsule water landing

Astronauts and mission control staff share tales of disaster in space, beginning with accounts of a life-threatening fire on board the Russia's Mir space station

Danny Forster examines work on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay bridge, as crews try to earthquake-proof the structure before the region's next major tremor strikes

Danny Forster examines the $18billion Gotthard Base Tunnel project - a 35-mile passage through the Swiss Alps that will be the world's biggest rail tunnel on its completion in 2017

Josh Gates traces the Vikings' westward expansion from the volcanic landscape of Iceland to a mysterious settlement in Greenland and into North America

Josh Gates strives to uncover the buried secrets of three of the most powerful and elusive women in ancient Egypt - Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Cleopatra

Looking at the mysterious trails on the lunar surface near the Apollo landing sites, as well as a strange space object

The documentary looks into so-called space fireflies, which reportedly attack astronauts' brains

Looking at whether the Nazis got to the moon first when a Russian probe discovers that something has disturbed the lunar soil before the arrival of the US or USSR

How do they produce a million tonnes of stainless steel? How do they keep cash safe with an uncrackable lock? How do they make traditional Indian sugar?

The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects

How do they build one of the world's most exclusive luxury cars? Plus, how do they make a referee's whistle that can be heard above 50,000 screaming fans?

A look at how English willow is turned into cricket bats for India's finest cricketers. Plus, how the foundations for tall buildings are constructed

Building a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture, and casting the bronze bells that help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows

Collecting millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup. Plus, how aerospace technology is used to make rowers go faster

An eyewitness in Kansas reveals photographic evidence of a UFO landing site. Meanwhile, Paul and Kawa disprove an official government account of a meteor impact

Analysis uncovers a correlation between UFO sightings and secret government sites. Paul and Kawa track UFO reports, and a former CIA witness breaks his silence

Experts investigate if a nearby exoplanet could be the home to an alien civilisation after a new discovery confirms that life can thrive on such a world

An investigation into a strange discovery made by the Mars Curiosity rover, which could suggest an alien nuclear war took place there more than 300 million years ago

Investigating a UFO crash that was believed to be a Soviet satellite. Plus, a probe sent to Mars discovers evidence of frozen water on the red planet

Images of Mercury reveal spider-like formations on its surface which may be an odd geological formation or something more ominous

How did pictures from the Hubble telescope make the comet of the century look like an alien spacecraft? Has earth already been invaded by alien organisms?

Rob Nelson investigates subterranean secrets from around the world, beginning with mysterious rocks at the bottom of Lake Michigan known as Underwater Stonehenge

Rob Nelson investigates mysterious tunnels under Denver's airport, then heads to Ohio to uncover the secrets of a giant serpent-shaped mound

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