2007-12-25, Crop Circles--麦田怪圈

Johnny, looking out there. What do you see? field, some hay. No, its more than that, mate. Come on, now work with me here. What is it? Honestly man, I just see a field. It's a cosmic canvas. It's a blank supernatural sheet for extra terrestrial art.

2007-12-20, African Dawn

Thorntree country is like a vast city on the plains. It is crowded with residents looking for food, accommodation and social contact. In a comfort to the canopy, there is a new incentive to get up this morning. The tallest umbrella thorntrees are bu

2007-12-18, Planet Carnivore: Sharks

This morning the jackass penguins are out early. This species is unique to Africa, but they are insulated like other penguins. Trapped in winter wear all year long, they get hot easily. And make their way to the water before the sun is high over head

2007-12-15, Secret History of the Credit Card (2)

Today, nearly 144 million Americans have credit cards and they are using their cards like never before, charging 1.5 trillion dollars last year alone. Credit cards have become a central part of the American Economy. I really cant say that I love my c

2007-12-13, Rock Wallaby - 澳洲岩间袋鼠

This little kangaroo is a yellow-footed rock wallaby. They show off their mountaineering skills wherever cliffs jut out ( of ) Australia's vast desert land. Living in large colonies, the rock wallaby shelter in caves along the rocks. Shady crevices h

2007-12-11, Transexual Cabaret

In other countries, women usually take the lead in cabaret. But here in Thailand many feel they are just not the right gender for the job. In Thai society, women are usually very prim and proper, this profession requires them to be outgoing, cheeky

2007-12-08, Secret History of the Credit Card (1)

Tonight on Frontline. The average American family has eight (0% for life on transfer balances. ) credit cards. Plastic money have become both a necessity and a ticket to a better life. (Hawaii, yeah! ) A credit card is an extraordinary, unbelievably

国家地理:The Coliseum 古罗马竞技场

The solution lay in three key architectural innovations that formed the secret of Rome's great monuments. The most important, is the arch. The arch is an almost perfect design for bearing heavy loads. And that design is so simple. A series of wedge -

国家地理:July 4th: Exploring the Myth 美国国庆

The 4th of July is America's birthday bash . This summer ritual of picnics, parades and pageantry celebrates the formal adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the most cherished document in our history. It declared an end to England's c

国家地理:Seals Brawl 海豹群架

When male Antarctic fur seals head to the beach each spring, it's no vacation. They are basically gonna be here for a month, holding their territory not eating, not sleeping, and just hoping they get some females in. 95% of the Antarctic fur seal pop

国家地理:Wings Over The Gulf 波湾战机 - 2

During the Gulf War, American pilots flew the latest fighter model the F15C. One hundred and twenty were sent abroad. They fought alongside 82 royal Saudi Air force F15Ds, essentially the same plane as the C. Saudi F15s shot down two Iraq Mirage F1s

国家地理:Modern Witchcraft 现代巫术

Today in England witchcraft and its more modern incarnation Wicca are pagan religions. Wiccans worship the Gods and spirits of nature. In return for their faith, the spirits grant them the power of magic. It was this power that first drew Gaylice Kar

国家地理:Louisville Slugger 棒球球棒

Branded on the American conscious and burned into the national psyche , since 1884 Louisville Slugger has been turning out bats for some of the best players in baseball. Today a museum surrounds the factory in downtown Louisville Kentucky. One versio

国家地理:Wings Over The Gulf 波湾战机 - 6

F15-E. They started to come out only at night. They started to take advantage of environmental conditions which made it difficult for us to see them. And they began to move their operations' areas farther north. The intense air attacks on Scud sites

国家地理:Secret Yellowstone 黄石国家公园

Yellowstone National Park is a giant swatch of terrain. Ninety percent of it barely touched, wilderness. Hidden within, one of the most remote places in the Lower 48. Right here, no road in any direction for 22 miles. It's within the largest ecosyste

国家地理:Giraffe: Tall Tale 长颈鹿

What do you know about giraffes? Well, you almost certainly know they are the tallest quadrupeds on earth, capable of growing up to 19 feet tall. You may know that this height allows these vegetarians to eat the very nutritious leaves of the acacia t

国家地理:Martin Luther King 马丁·路德·金

He began his career as a Baptist preacher but went on to lead a sweeping grassroots effort to end racial discrimination, known as the Civil Rights Movement. Along the way, Martin Luther King Junior made history and emerged as one of the most influent

国家地理:Alligator Bites Scientist 惊悸一刻

Our next amazing rescue proves that working in an isolated and wild environment can be a risky endeavor. The llano s or wetlands of Venezuela, National Geographic's Brady Bar, a wildlife biologist is working with Venezuelan scientist and conservation

国家地理:Blood Diamond: Africa 血钻

There's a disturbing side to the diamond trade--- the traffic of conflict diamonds, otherwise known as blood diamonds. This is Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone on the West African coast, a country still emerging from ten years of war. During tha

国家地理:Coffee: Beans to Buzz 星巴克的传奇

It's 3 friends with gourmet taste on a search for the perfect cup of coffee that help jump-start the whole specialty coffee revolution in the US. In 1971 after trying the coffee in cafs from Berkeley to Vancouver, Jerry Baldwin and his partners opene