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Mysterious frozen lakes filled with bones, mummified bodies hanging from inside a glacier, and a 30,000-year-old virus frozen in ice brought back to life in a laboratory. In Secrets in the Ice, experts and scientists are exposing dark secrets, forgotten treasures and lost relics from some of the coldest places on Earth.

What first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind a hypothetical alien invasion are explained. With the help of scientists and engineers from NASA, JPL, the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army, a major special effects studio, and various universities, the Sci-Fi Science crew explores force fields, lasers, lightning guns, rail guns, extrasolar planets and other "science fiction" concepts that are in fact, quite real. A campy, animation-rich alien invasion of Los Angeles provides the jumping-off point for real science demonstrations.

A five-part series on the best of what's "green," Eco-Tech dives into: Future Fuels - Zero Waste - Building Green - Powering Up - Extreme Weather.

BIBLICAL CONSPIRACIES is an unceasing pursuit of stories hiding in the codes and symbols left behind by those with a secret to keep. Two nails discovered believed to be used to crucify Jesus, written evidence that allegedly proves Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene, and a sculpture attributed to Michelangelo are among some of the mysteries explored.