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Discovery Atlas: India's Economic Boom

India's economy is booming with multi-national corporations and small businesses. See why India is the fastest growing economy in the world with Discovery Channel's "Discovery Atlas: India Revealed" series.


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How Rainforests Work

How Rainforests Work (1:59)

Rainforests are important because of their biological diversity, oxygen production, and vital role in world ecology. Learn more about rainforests in this HowStuffWorks video.

Ocean Waves

Ocean Waves (2:35)

From the archives of Discovery: Watch as a rescue helicopter and a bird interact with earth's largest ecosystem, the ocean. Learn more about the ocean in this video.

Planet Earth: Mountains: On the Edge

Planet Earth: Mountains: On the Edge (2:59)

The largest glacier lies in the Karakoram Mountains in Pakistan.

Essential and Endangered: Fishing

Essential and Endangered: Fishing (1:09)

Fishing along the Hudson River was banned when it was discovered that polychlorinated biphenyls that contaminate the water were also in the fish.

Essential and Endangered: Estuaries

Essential and Endangered: Estuaries (1:18)

The ecotone characterized by the meeting of a river and the ocean is called an estuary.

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Mega Engineering: Eight Mile Killer

Mega Engineering: Eight Mile Killer (2:49)

In this clip from Discovery Channel's "Mega Engineering," find out why the Lena River could be a formidable obstacle in the construction of rail lines from Russia to the Bering Strait.

Prehistoric Disasters: Another Ice Age

Prehistoric Disasters: Another Ice Age (1:29)

What would happen if the Earth experienced another ice age? Watch this video from Discovery Channel's "Prehistoric Disasters."

Extreme Engineering: Venice's Greatest Flood

Extreme Engineering: Venice's Greatest Flood (1:47)

Learn about Venice's greatest flood in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.

Extreme Engineering: Venice Threatened by Sea

Extreme Engineering: Venice Threatened by Sea (2:24)

Historic buildings in Venice are threatened by increasing floods. Learn more in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.

Extreme Engineering: Venice Floods

Extreme Engineering: Venice Floods (1:21)

Venice is under constant flood danger from the Adriatic Sea. Learn more in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.

Extreme Engineering: Venice Acropod Installation

Extreme Engineering: Venice Acropod Installation (2:51)

Installing acropods for Venice's barriers is tricky and dangerous. Learn more in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.

Extreme Engineering: Venetian Underwater Discoveries

Extreme Engineering: Venetian Underwater Discoveries (2:12)

There are many sunken treasures below the depths of Venice. Learn more in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.

Extreme Engineering: Turning Torso Weather Delays

Extreme Engineering: Turning Torso Weather Delays (2:44)

Construction on the Turning Torso is delayed due to unsafe wind speeds in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.

Extreme Engineering: Turning Torso Table Form

Extreme Engineering: Turning Torso Table Form (2:14)

Construction workers on the Turning Torso brave the dizzying heights to install these table forms. Learn more in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.

Extreme Engineering: Turning Torso Staircase

Extreme Engineering: Turning Torso Staircase (3:00)

Construction workers on the Turning Torso install a staircase by dangling it through a small hole in this clip from "Extreme Engineering" on Discovery Channel.