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Discovery Channel : Science, History, Space, Tech, Sharks, News

Discovery Channel online lets you explore science, history, space, tech, sharks, & more, with videos & news, plus exclusives on your favorite TV shows.

Fierce Find

A new dinosaur find in Brazil suggests that carnotaurus, one of the nastier carnivores ever, once roamed over South America. Get the story at Discovery News.

That Bustin' Feeling

What's a myth? What's not? Test your smarts about space in the latest MythBusters quiz. Plus, go to MB Central for more quizzes, on everything from alcohol to U.S. presidents.

Into the Future

See what leading futurists think lies ahead. Check out their Top Ten predictions of what's to come. And look back at some of the worst predictions ever made.

Electronic Skin

Robots of the future will be covered in electronic skin that can sense the environment. See the interview with one of its creators at Discovery Tech.

Wild Bear

Bear Grylls is the kind of guy who eats larvae and deliberately walks into quicksand. Watch some of his stranger moments in the Man Vs. Wild video gallery.

 
News Headlines
Nervous New Orleans Braces for Tropical Storm Gustav
Days before Katrina's third anniversary, Gustav is threatening the Gulf Coast.
 
 
Features
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Top Games
Deadliest Catch
 
Discovery of the Day
Oil: Plentiful; Cars: Not Invented
Aug. 27, 1859: Men working for a retired railroad conductor named Edwin Drake drive a drill about 69 feet into the ground near the Pennsylvania town of Titusville. The next morning they realize they’ve struck oil. Soon enough, others start drilling in the area and, at a rate of 10 barrels a day, the world begins to change. More ...
 
 
Plug In
Listen to "Boom De Ah Dah" Anywhere
Keep the music in your head. And download the FREE ringtones.

iBooms
Now you can play Cannon Challenge on your iPhone.

Get Smart
There's a new Discovery News Bulletin every day. Get the podcast.

 
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    Your source for health & wellness info, tips, tools & support.
     
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    Your only destination for weapons, warfighters and history - 24/7.
     
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    The only network devoted entirely to the wonders of science.
     
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    TLC
    TLC is an affirmative and connective experience.
     
 
Top Video
 
 
How Stuff Works
How Ab Exercises Work
The eternal struggle to turn your keg into a six-pack.

How Knights Worked
It wasn't all damsel-saving and dragon-slaying.

Ten Terribly Bungled Crimes
Some folks just aren't cut out for crime as a career.

Are Other Earths Out There?
Planet hunters have found over 200 possibilities so far.

The World's Cheapest Car
Let's just say that a month's rent in New York City might get you two of them!

 

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