National Geographic Explorer

Season 6

2009 · 25 episodes · 8.0/10

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Mystery of The Disembodied Feet

   27 Oct 2009

2. 2

   2. Inside LSD

   3 Nov 2009

3. 3

   3. Secret History of Diamonds

   10 Nov 2009

4. 4

   4. 24 Hours After Asteroid Impact

   17 Nov 2009

5. 5

   5. Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil

   24 Nov 2009

6. 8

   8. 25 Years

   19 Apr 2010

7. 9

   9. Journey to an Alien Moon

   20 Apr 2010

8. 10

   10. Fatal Insomnia

   27 Apr 2010

   An extremely rare genetic disease passed down through generations, fatal familial insomnia's (FFI) primary symptom is sleeplessness, but with a fatal twist: victims are dead within months. National Geographic delves into the science of sleep to find out why we need sleep and what happens to us when we don't get it. Witness the pioneering research inside the sleeping brain as well as the mind forbidden to rest for days at a time.

9. 11

   11. Talibanistan

   8 Jun 2010

10. 12

    12. Electronic Armageddon

    15 Jun 2010

11. 13

    13. Inside the DEA

    10 Aug 2010

12. 14

    14. 24 Hours After Hiroshima

    17 Aug 2010

13. 15

    15. Albino Murders

    24 Aug 2010

14. 16

    16. Inside Bioterror

    31 Aug 2010

15. 17

    17. Can the Gulf Survive?

    28 Sept 2010

16. 18

    18. Lost Mummies of New Guinea

    16 Nov 2010

17. 19

    19. How Man Tamed the Wild

    23 Nov 2010

18. 20

    20. Born to Rage?

    14 Dec 2010

19. 21

    21. American Hostage

    17 Jan 2011

20. 22

    22. Lost Cannibals of Europe

    24 Jan 2011

21. 23

    23. How to Build a Beating Heart

    7 Feb 2011

22. 24

    24. Clash of the Americas

    14 Feb 2011

23. 25

    25. Finding the Lost da Vinci

    18 Mar 2012

    Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari" vanished 500 years ago, with only copies rendered by other artists left behind to confirm its existence. Scientist and art enthusiast Maurizio Seracini, has dedicated 36 years to tracking down the missing mural, and seems to be on the verge of uncovering the hidden fresco behind the walls of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.

24. 26

    26. The Man Who Can Fly

    12 Feb 2012

25. 27

    27. Fighting ISIS

    5 Mar 2016 · 8.0/10

    National Geographic writer Neil Shea travels to the heart of Kurdistan on a quest to meet the Kurdish fighters on the front lines against the world's biggest terrorist threat, ISIS.