The Secret World of Fireworks this July 4th Weekend on Nat Geo

If you are having trouble viewing this email, please visit this link. June 27 - July 3 Share this story: Secret World of Fireworks THIS SUNDAY at 8P et/pt WATCH A PREVIEW >> This July 4th weekend, you may ask yourself: how do fireworks burst into spectacular colors and patterns in perfect unison? We visit "America's First Family of Fireworks," to learn how the century-old pyrotechnics company handcrafts thousands of fireworks in a dazzling array of colors, shapes and sizes. We go inside their laboratory to discover the closely held scientific secrets, recipes and techniques they use to transform the most basic of materials - paper, string and gunpowder - into their awe-inspiring million-dollar displays.   Snipers, Inc. - NEW - TONIGHT at 9P et/pt Selling guns to snipers is all in a day's work for one small-town Tennessee family. Nat Geo follows the production of M107 sniper rifles - from the research and design phase to manufacturing, assembling and test firing. Watch a Preview >> Locked Up Abroad: Heroin Sting - NEW - WEDNESDAY at 10P et/pt A fantasy vacation turned into a seven-year nightmare when Brigene Young was busted for smuggling drugs hidden in her shoes. At only 20 years old, she found herself facing up to 45 years in prison in Mauritius. Watch a Preview >> Unlikely Animal Friends FRIDAY at 8 and 9P et/pt We take a fun-filled look at the stunning bonds animals form with other species, and even prey. These unexpected friends defy the laws of nature and demonstrate an evolution in the animal kingdom that would astound Darwin himself. Watch a Preview >> Shark Men: Giants of the Deep - NEW - SATURDAY at 10P et/pt The Shark Men are in the Sea of Cortez continuing their search for the giant squid. The crew is joined on this expedition with a world famous giant squid expert to hopefully be the first ones to capture footage of this elusive animal in its natural habitat. Watch a Preview >> Doomsday Preppers - NEW - TON at 10P et/pt Who are the people who obsessively prepare themselves for the worst? We follow four American families with fears ranging from coronal mass ejections to nuclear attacks as they prepare for Doomsday. Watch a Preview >> New Explorers-in-Residence Two outstanding explorers - filmmaker James Cameron and marine ecologist Enric Sala - are the National Geographic Society's newest Explorers-in-Residence. Read Article >> Polar Bears on Thin Ice The Arctic is warming so fast that by 2050 it may be largely ice free in summer. Without their frozen hunting platform, how will polar bears survive. View Photos >> Mon 6/27 Tue 6/28 Wed 6/29 Thu 6/30 Fri 7/1 Sat 7/2 Sun 7/3 8P et/pt Amish Out of the Order Explorer: Secret History of Diamonds Breakout: The Pittsburgh Six Grand Canyon Skywalk Unlikely Animal Friends 1 Ben Franklin's Pirate Fleet Naked Sci: Secret World of Fireworks 9P et/pt Snipers, Inc. - NEW - Explorer: Secret History of Gold Locked Up Abroad: Mexico Money Machine World's Largest Cruise Ship Unlikely Animal Friends 2 Ice Pilots: Race Against the Melt - NEW - Hoover Dam Reinvented 10P et/pt Doomsday Preppers - NEW - Lost Gold of the Dark Ages Locked Up Abroad: Heroin Sting - NEW - Naked Sci: Secret World of Fireworks Cocaine Sub Hunt Shark Men: Giants of the Deep - NEW - Supercarrier: USS Ronald Reagan Unsubscribe  |  NGC Privacy 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