By April MacIntyre Nov 3, 2009, 16:07 GMT
This week on National Geographic sees mysteries of the Earth in what is, and what is allegedly to come in an assortment of documentaries.
The discovery of a family of five dead elephants, seemingly untouched, in a riverbed in India sparks an investigation into the cause of death.
Elephants found dead, and portentous calendars left by an ancient civilization wiped out by disease and warfare highlight the week.
Nat Geo explores giant corporations. and the use of hallucinogenic drugs as possible insight to the human mind.
Explorer: Inside LSD
Tuesday at 10P et/pt
From outlawed psychedelic to CIA secret weapon to wonder drug, LSD getting a new look from the scientific community. Can it enhance our brain power or cure disease?
Alaska State Troopers: Frontier Force
Wednesday at 10P et/pt
Troopers conduct a search and rescue operation on the Yukon River, enforce big-game hunting regulations, and train for survival in Sitka.
Ultimate Factories: IKEA
Thursday at 8P et/pt
To build and deliver IKEA's furniture, it takes a global factory network of over 1,000 manufacturing plants, 27 distribution centers, and 300 stores.
Mystery of the Fallen Giants -
Saturday at 8P et/pt
2012: COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON
Sunday, November 8 at 8PM ET/PT
National Geographic Channel examines the evidence behind the Maya calendar prophecies in 2012: Countdown to Armageddon, premiering Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Follow Princeton University scientist Adam Maloof to three continents on a detective story that spans eons — with clues embedded in the oldest rocks on the planet. Is there evidence of global upheaval on a massive scale? What can be gleaned from the technically advanced celestial orientation of the Maya ruins? What were the Maya hoping to record in their comprehensive astronomy text called the Dresden Codex?
And does a discovery from a melting glacier offer provocative signs of devastating change in ancient Maya times?
Video “Maya Doomsday Prophecy”
The Maya calendar will end on December 21, 2012. Are we three years from the end of the world?
Video “The Maya’s Lost Civilization”
The abrupt abandonment of the Maya’s great cities has stumped scholars for centuries.
Video “A Climate Event to End Time”
Could a sudden climate shift that took place 5,200 years ago tell us more about what the Maya predicted for 2012?
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