The Best TV Shows on CuriosityStream

Big cat populations are shrinking fast, but now we have the means to view them in more detail than ever. This series looks at seven different members of the big cat family from around the world, from the tigers of Asia to the jaguars of South America.

Historian James Burke continues his journey through random historical connections that together have shaped our world and provide important clues to our future.

Dr Jane Goodall and her team rescue and help chimpanzees in danger and elaborate on the beautiful bond that one can create with animals, providing a remarkable window into humankind's closest living relatives. Discover Dr Jane Goodall's journey to create Tchimpounga, the largest chimpanzee sanctuary in Africa, and follow the rehabilitation of a cast of orphaned chimpanzees.

Every day, hundreds of asteroids fall towards Earth. Small asteroids cause no harm, but large asteroids can have major consequences. There is no doubt that a killer asteroid will one day cross paths with the Earth… and that we will need to be ready to act. Knowing this threat is coming, the world's space agencies have set up specialist departments for detecting and exploring asteroids. For the first time in history, they are even planning on changing an asteroid’s orbit to protect the planet. Will we be able to avoid global catastrophe?

What will the future look like? How will new discoveries and research impact our everyday lives in 2050?

Go back in time to our earliest hunter-gatherer beginnings all the way to the future of seed storage and food production.

New discoveries of dinosaur fossils are completely changing what we know about the animals that lived on our planet millions of years ago.

This refreshing and uplifting global journey deep dives into the fascinating and emerging world of biomimicry and whether the unique adaptations of the animal world can truly help us to find futuristic solutions to some of our biggest problems?

The stories of iconic Australian animals and the biological and evolutionary factors that link them.

Investigating mankind's insatiable necessity to move faster and further; for pleasure, for work, to explore, to survive.

Secrets of the Universe launches viewers on eight mind-blowing adventures to seek answers to some of the Universe’s biggest mysteries. How did the Universe begin? Are there other Earth-like worlds? What is life? Each stand-alone film tells the remarkable stories of the missions and the breakthroughs that have revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos, featuring many of the world’s top space scientists, engineers, and explorers. They reveal not just wonderful far away vistas and amazing science, but also the powerful human stories that reveal the dedication and perseverance needed to explore the Universe for all of humanity.

Using the latest technological insights, this series sheds new light on how incredible feats of ancient engineering were achieved and how they continue to influence modern-day engineers and shape our world.

Inspiration, power, greed, scandal – a story that was made for the movies. The gripping drama of how Hollywood was built.

Supported by stunning 3D graphics, Dr. Darius Arya explains the purpose and architectural significance of ancient Roman buildings.

Vint Cerf, Steve Case, and Ed Snowden -- internet insiders reveal its hidden past and startling present.

Montagu, Garbo, Fuchs, Penkovsky... they were the greatest spies of the twentieth century. Through analysis of declassified documents, archives, reconstructions, and interviews, “Spies of War” offers you a glimpse into the minds and methods of undercover operatives. Discover the tactics for transmitting top secret information. See how one man assumed 24 identities to simulate the existence of a spy ring. Witness how scientists provided the USSR with ultra-confidential plans for the atomic bomb.

NPR’s Peter Sagal takes us on an irreverent romp through American history to reveal how money makes the world go around.

Experience the magnificent story of evolution transcending time through cutting-edge computer generated imagery in high definition 4K.

Humanity's drive to push the bounds of the known world sometimes results in tragedy - but science still remembers the breakthroughs.