Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Preview our new holiday collection!

If you can't see this email, click here.
National Geographic Store
New Products New Books New DVDs Best Sellers Shop All
Preview Our New Holiday Collection - Shop More Than 100 New Items
Andean Mountain Alpada Sweater - $148.00 Preview Our New Holiday Collection - Shop Now
Andean Mountain Alpada Sweater - $148.00 100 Days in Photographs Book - $35.00
New Classics From Our Latest Collection
Antiqued Chinese Doninoes - $78.00 Nefertiti and the Lost Dynasty DVD - $24.95 Bolivian Manta Tapestry Briefcase - $185.00
About Our Mission Request Our NEW Fall Catalog Privacy Policy

Send this email to a friend.

To ensure you receive your National Geographic e-mails, please add ngs@newsletters.nationalgeographic.com to your address book now.

You received this email offer from National Geographic because the information for your account indicates that National Geographic may contact you via e-mail. Click here to unsubscribe from this offer program, or send your request to: National Geographic; Attn: E-newsletter Program; 1145 17th Street NW; Washington, DC 20036.

Monday, September 17, 2007

Extreme Alaska, Behind the Science Knowledge Challenge & more

NGC This WeekNational Geographic Channel


"Extreme Alaska"
SUNDAY at 9P et/pt
Explore the extremes of America's most rugged state, and how the primitive acres of Denali National Park both captivate and challenge its inhabitants.

  • VIDEOS >>
  • PHOTOS >>
  • "BEHIND THE SCIENCE"
    MONDAY — WEDNESDAY STARTING AT 9P et/pt

    Discover the extraordinary complexities of the human body and go behind the science of conjoined twins, obesity and whether nature endows some children with a "genius gene."
  • VIDEOS >>
  • PHOTOS >>


  • Take our daily Behind the Science knowledge challenge for a chance to win fitness prizes that will help your body keep up with your mind!
  • TAKE THE CHALLENGE NOW >>






  • MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17

    "National Geographic's Most Daring Moments" at 8P et/pt
    From death-defying rescues on land, air and sea, to predators unexpectedly becoming prey, meet the risk takers who lived to tell their tales.

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Science of Conjoined Twins" at 9P et/pt
    Explore the separate and shared physiology of conjoined twins who maintain striking individuality despite spending every moment of their lives attached.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • "Science of Dwarfism" at 10P et/pt
    Meet a family of dwarfs and one of the smallest people in the world. Find out how "little people" adjust to the average-sized world around them.

    TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 18

    "National Geographic's Most Astonishing Moments" at 8P et/pt
    Meet a Great White Shark face to face and a man who uses himself as polar bear bait. Play chicken with a ravaging twister. Only on NGC.

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Science of Obesity" at 9P et/pt
    What happens inside the bodies of the exceptionally obese? Can it be reversed? NGC explores the genetics of weight gain and medical advances to treat it.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • ***PREMIERE*** "Brain Child" at 10P et/pt
    Are some children born with a "genius gene?" Can intelligence be nurtured? What happens if a child misses crucial brain stimulation early on? NGC investigates.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 19

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Explorer: "Science of Babies" at 8P et/pt
    Did you know babies can learn languages and even grasp math? Explore the remarkable plasticity of a baby's brain and see how early experiences influence human development.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • "In the Womb" at 9P et/pt
    Pioneering medical imaging technology reveals a human baby's transformation from a single cell to a complex, self-sustaining organism in real time inside the womb.

    THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 20

    Naked Science: "The Deep" at 8P et/pt
    Join NGC on a journey from the ocean's surface to its farthest depth to discover what lies at the bottom of the sea.

    "Inside the Living Body" at 9P et/pt
    Microscopic filmmaking, advanced medical technologies and state-of-the-art CGI take you inside a living, functioning human to reveal how our bodies evolve from birth to old age.
  • PHOTOS, PREVIEWS AND MORE >>


  • FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 21

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Dog Whisperer: "Kiko, Tootsie & Ginger, and Binkey" at 8P et/pt
    A min pin gets solitary confinement when visitors come; a screenwriter's Frenchies are a horror show; and a two-legged Chihuahua needs help getting around.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>
  • GET THE NEW MOBILE RINGTONE "CESAR'S WAY" >>


  • Dog Whisperer: "Buddy, Tiger & Roxy, and Booker" at 9P et/pt
    Cesar tames two rowdy Rottweiler pups, then takes on Buddy the Biter and Booker, a country-bred Vizsla, who needs help adapting to city life.

    Explorer: "Science of Babies" at 10P et/pt
    Did you know babies can learn languages and even grasp math? Explore the remarkable plasticity of a baby's brain and see how early experiences influence human development.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22

    The Animal Extractors: "Polar Bears in Peril" at 8P et/pt
    Agents catch a polar bear on the edge of town, and a mother and her cubs are airlifted to safety. Next, trouble-making beavers, peacocks, and armadillos.

    "Revenge of the Elephants?" at 9P et/pt
    Join an intriguing investigation into the elephant psyche to see what is turning these highly emotional, social and intelligent creatures into killers. Is it payback?
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • "Whale Attack" at 10P et/pt
    Rare footage of killer whales attacking a gray whale and her calf changed our understanding of the secrets that lie beneath the waves.

    SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 23

    "Hooked: Monster Fish!" at 8P et/pt
    A catfish the size of a bear? A 1,000-pound marlin? Discover monster fish so prized that fanatic fishermen use their own arms for bait.

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Extreme Alaska: Building the Wild" at 9P et/pt
    From the volcanic and continental rock that formed its harsh terrain to its stunning glacier-carved landscape, NGC takes you on a tour of America's most rugged state.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>
  • PHOTOS >>


  • ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Extreme Alaska: Denali National Park" at 9P et/pt
    Grizzlies, wolves and moose roam this terrain just 200 miles from the Artic Circle, but it is the altitude here that defines which wild conditions — and creatures — dominate.
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>
  • PHOTOS >>


  • Explore More
    Watch video clips of your favorite shows. Go >>

    Visit the National Geographic Channel home page. Go >>

    Subscribe to National Geographic magazine. Go >>

    Privacy policy. See Details. Go >>



    © 2007 The National Geographic Channel. All rights reserved.unsubscribeprivacy policy
    You received this editorial/commercial e-newsletter from National Geographic because the information for your account indicates that National Geographic may contact you via e-mail. To unsubscribe from this e-newsletter, please click on the unsubscribe link above or send your request to...
    National Geographic Attn: E-newsletter Program 1145 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

    Blog Archive