Explorer - Season 6

First aired: 10/27/2009 25 episodes

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Episodes

1. Mystery of The Disembodied Feet

Aired: 10/27/2009

2. Inside LSD

Aired: 11/3/2009

3. Secret History of Diamonds

Aired: 11/10/2009

4. 24 Hours After Asteroid Impact

Aired: 11/17/2009

5. Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil

Aired: 11/24/2009

8. 25 Years

Aired: 4/19/2010

9. Journey to an Alien Moon

Aired: 4/20/2010

10. Fatal Insomnia

Aired: 4/27/2010

An extremely rare genetic disease passed down through generations, fatal familial insomnia's (FFI) primary symptom is sleeplessness, but with a fatal twist: victims are dead within months. National Geographic delves into the science of sleep to find out why we need sleep and what happens to us when we don't get it. Witness the pioneering research inside the sleeping brain as well as the mind forbidden to rest for days at a time.

11. Talibanistan

Aired: 6/8/2010

12. Electronic Armageddon

Aired: 6/15/2010

13. Inside the DEA

Aired: 8/10/2010

14. 24 Hours After Hiroshima

Aired: 8/17/2010

15. Albino Murders

Aired: 8/24/2010

16. Inside Bioterror

Aired: 8/31/2010

17. Can the Gulf Survive?

Aired: 9/28/2010

18. Lost Mummies of New Guinea

Aired: 11/16/2010

19. How Man Tamed the Wild

Aired: 11/23/2010

20. Born to Rage?

Aired: 12/14/2010

21. American Hostage

Aired: 1/17/2011

22. Lost Cannibals of Europe

Aired: 1/24/2011

23. How to Build a Beating Heart

Aired: 2/7/2011

24. Clash of the Americas

Aired: 2/14/2011

25. Finding the Lost da Vinci

Aired: 3/18/2012

Leonardo da Vinci's "The Battle of Anghiari" vanished 500 years ago, with only copies rendered by other artists left behind to confirm its existence. Scientist and art enthusiast Maurizio Seracini, has dedicated 36 years to tracking down the missing mural, and seems to be on the verge of uncovering the hidden fresco behind the walls of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy.

26. The Man Who Can Fly

Aired: 2/12/2012

27. Fighting ISIS

Aired: 3/5/2016

National Geographic writer Neil Shea travels to the heart of Kurdistan on a quest to meet the Kurdish fighters on the front lines against the world's biggest terrorist threat, ISIS.