Discovery Science Monday

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Quadrupling the power of the world's biggest engines with the world's most powerful turbochargers, and building new roads from old waste plastic

How wind is harnessed to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold, and how do to make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory

More than 100 million pieces of small space debris are floating around the Earth. A big collision between two of these objects in low Earth orbit could be catastrophic

Aliens could be lethal killers who want to invade and plunder our world. A team of experts investigate extra-terrestrial beings and their threat to human life.

Exploring the secrets of black holes, and the potential some of them have to be lethal to life on planet Earth

A look at the internet's Most Valuable Players in science. Featuring a brave sportsman skiing behind a supercar and people pulling cars with their teeth!

Showcases the internet's most destructive minds, using science to create chaos! Featuring incredible punching robots to amazing bowling ball launchers

New discoveries at a strange prehistoric site reveal the dark secrets and rituals of the mysterious people who built the world's largest stone circle

Uncovering the secrets of the lost city of Tikal, which was once home to over 100,000 people, hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle

A first-hand account of how an emergency procedure was conducted to save a new ISS solar array. Plus, the story of the first Korean astronaut's bumpy ride during re-entry

Astronauts and mission-control staff describe how a power failure on the ISS forced the crew to consider abandoning the station. Plus, a suit malfunction puts a cosmonaut in danger

How a mission to the Salyut space station takes a surprise turn when the crew suffers from depressurisation. Plus, the leak that threatened the lives of astronauts upon re-entry

A look at how motorhomes are filled with items fit for a luxury apartment. The programme also examines the production process of ballet shoes

The complex technological processes involved in creating seemingly simple modern-day objects. This edition looks at how life-saving gloves are made

Mining million tonnes of fertiliser from below the sea. Plus, a look at how to hand print millions of colourful clothes using the ancient art of batik

How thousands of tonnes of basmati rice are turned into millions of microwaveable meals. Plus, a look at how to craft mechanical singing birds

How do they make an almost invisible hearing aid that connects wirelessly to your phone? And, how do they build the carriages for London's new underground railway?

A look at the remote-controlled underwater robots that do the jobs too dangerous for human divers. Plus, the world's most cuddly teddy bears

New discoveries reveal that neutron stars have the power to destroy planets and even other stars

Supernovas are the violent death of giant stars. New discoveries reveal how these events create the elements that are essential to all life in the universe

Experts investigate a mysterious object that the New Horizons spacecraft encountered, and which shut down the probe's computers

When astronomers discover a rogue black hole speeding through the Milky Way, they investigate how much danger it poses to Earth

A first-hand account of how an emergency procedure was conducted to save a new ISS solar array. Plus, the story of the first Korean astronaut's bumpy ride during re-entry

Astronauts and mission-control staff describe how a power failure on the ISS forced the crew to consider abandoning the station. Plus, a suit malfunction puts a cosmonaut in danger

How a mission to the Salyut space station takes a surprise turn when the crew suffers from depressurisation. Plus, the leak that threatened the lives of astronauts upon re-entry

The construction of an ancient city lost in the Peruvian desert, where experts find signs of strange rituals

The construction of iconic megastructures created by bygone civilisations. This time, experts use the latest science and technology to reveal the secrets of the Statue of Liberty

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