In the diamond-rich West African nation of Sierra Leone, rebels used the precious gems to bankroll a violent ten-year insurrection, leaving a terrorized population and a ravaged landscape in its wake.

Unprecedented access to the personal and professional lives of four of the remaining royal families. Go inside the gates for a look into the lives of today's monarchies and their relevance in today's world.

An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book.

Host Lisa Ling examines the consequences of China's two-decade-old, one-child policy, as it is commonly called. To curb the country's exploding population, China limits most families to one child, or in certain circumstances, two children. Due to cultural, social and economic factors, traditional preference leans toward boys, so girls are often hidden, aborted or abandoned. As a result, tens of thousands of girls end up in orphanages across China....

In 1494, Christopher Columbus made a second journey to the Americas with more ships, more men, and a grander mission. His goal: to build the first European colony in the New World. But in just a few short years, his settlement would perish: one-fifth of its inhabitants dead, at least six ships sunk in the bay, and the legacy of Columbus permanently marred. What happened at the ill-fated settlement remains a mystery 500 years later.

National Geographic journeys to the depths of outer space to reveal stunning, up-close images of the mysterious solar system.

National Geographic presents a series just for kids that explore the genius of some awesome animals. Join sixteen-year-old narrator Jake Cuddemi as he unlocks fascinating and surprising secrets about the intelligence of dogs, rats and pigeons. From dogs who seem to have special sensory powers and super-genius rats with amazing memories to pigeons with master navigation skills, Awesome Animals sheds light on the unexpected genius of animals.

He's been dead for more than 5,000 years and poked, prodded, and probed by scientists for the last 20. Yet Otzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps, continues to keep many secrets. Now, through an autopsy like none other, scientists will attempt to unravel mysteries about the ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of Otzi's death but also an entire way of life.

National Geographic joins experts on a 250-mile adventure through unspoiled territory that conservationists call the Great Bear Rainforest.

The wildest frontiers of North, Central, and South America are explored.