Season 3
7 episodes
57 min. per episode
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A relentless investigator uncovers buried truths, unraveling history's shadows while battling personal demons and powerful secrets.
Episodes
Could fossilized remains discovered in Kenya in 2000 belong to the oldest direct human ancestor?
Geneticist Steven O'Brien investigates what made the inhabitants of a small English town immune to the black plague that raged throughout Europe during the dark ages.
In the aftermath of the Titanic, Canadian rescue ships recovered 328 bodies and buried dozens in unmarked graves. Today, scientific breakthroughs may help 3 families of missing passengers learn the true fate of their relatives.
Secrets of the Dead examines the 64 AD fire of Rome in an effort to determine if it was caused by Nero as reported by Tacitus, Christians as Nero contended or by accident. The program reviews recently uncovered forensic evidence, the historic record and motivations of the suspects.
Scientist Susan Solomon reconstructs the perilous journey of the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition led by the British explorer Robert F. Scott, who in 1912 tried to reach the South Pole first.
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.