Curiosity Stream

If it's out there, it's in here. Thousands of documentary films & non-fiction series on-demand, however you stream video, all around the world.

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He was sent to Afghanistan to film the war the military wanted you to see. He captured something very different.

No narration. No filters. Just the raw reality of combat.

Combat Obscura, a powerful documentary from Miles Lagoze, now on Curiosity Stream.

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☄️ 🦖Sixty-six million years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth — until the sky fell. A 10-kilometer-wide asteroid slammed into the ocean off what is now North America, unleashing a superheated blast wave powerful enough to ignite wildfires across the globe. Shockwaves, firestorms, and climate chaos followed, triggering one of the most devastating mass extinctions in Earth’s history.

What was the final day of the dinosaurs really like? Experience the science and spectacle in Amazing Dinoworld 2 — streaming on Curiosity Stream.
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Asian elephants share striking DNA with woolly mammoths—so close that scientists are exploring how to bring these Ice Age giants back.

From the Northern White Rhino to the Tasmanian tiger, researchers are pushing genetic engineering to its limits.

But here’s the real question: Are we saving nature… or rewriting it?

Watch De-Extinction now on Curiosity Stream 📺
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Julius Caesar was stabbed 23 times on the Ides of March—but where are his remains? 🗡️
For centuries, historians and archaeologists have searched for answers. Today, AI and modern experts revisit Rome’s most famous assassination to uncover new clues.

One of history’s greatest figures still leaves us with unanswered questions.

🎥 From the new Curiosity Stream series History’s X-Files

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Everybody loves sloths—but let’s be honest… they’re wonderfully weird. 🦥

They spend most of their lives hanging upside down, move at a glacial pace, and survive on leaves that offer very little nutrition. Their secret? An extraordinarily slow metabolism.

It can take up to a month for a single leaf to pass through a sloth’s digestive system. To conserve energy, they move sparingly—and only climb down from the trees about once a week… to poop.

What looks lazy is actually a finely tuned survival strategy, evolved for life in the rainforest canopy where conserving energy is everything.

In nature, being odd can be an advantage.

Stream Nature’s Weirdest on #CuriosityStream or at the link in our bio. 📺
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Sloths might be the slowest mammals on Earth — but their lifestyle is full of brilliant survival science. They sleep up to 20 hours a day and leave the treetops just once a week for a bathroom break. Their fur even grows upside down (belly to back) to help rain run off while hanging. And because they move so little in humid forests, algae grows in their coat — giving them a green tint that helps camouflage them from predators. Strange? Definitely. Perfectly adapted? Absolutely.

Watch Nature’s Weirdest now on Curiosity Stream.

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Built during the intense early days of the Space Race, Vostok 1 was designed with one goal in mind: get a human into orbit, fast. Rather than chasing complexity, Soviet engineers focused on a design that was simple, rugged, and reliable—and it changed history forever.

Experience the incredible story behind humanity's journey into space through rare archival footage, firsthand accounts, and expert insights in The Space Shuttle, narrated by William Shatner.

Stream now on #CuriosityStream. 📺✨
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Looking for the largest living reptiles on Earth? Head to Australia’s northern waterways—home of the legendary Saltwater Crocodile 🐊

Known as “Salties,” these apex predators are the biggest crocodiles alive today. Males can reach over 20 feet long and weigh more than a ton—true living dinosaurs.

What makes them even more formidable? Their ability to thrive in both saltwater and freshwater, dominating everything from coastal estuaries to inland rivers.

Hosted by wildlife biologist and filmmaker Dan O’Neill, this is nature at its most powerful.

Watch Giants: Crocodiles on Curiosity Stream
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From the moment they’re born, baby gazelles are in a race for survival. Each wobbly step counts as they learn to stand and run, keeping up with the herd to escape predators like cheetahs, lions, and hyenas. Their moms are right there, nudging and encouraging them every step of the way.

Nature’s tiniest athletes in action! 🌿

📺 Watch Wild Summer School on #CuriosityStream. Link in bio!
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From drilling holes in skulls to treating gladiators and transforming barber surgeons into medical pioneers, the history of surgery is as fascinating as it is unexpected.

The Invention of Surgery traces the remarkable 3,000-year journey that forever changed how we heal the human body.

Watch the two-part Curiosity Original Series, The Invention of Surgery; streaming on Curiosity Stream

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🌊✨ For the Heiltsuk First Nation of British Columbia’s central coast, the herring spawn isn’t just a natural wonder - it’s the start of a new year. For thousands of years, this shimmering wave of life has sustained their culture, ceremonies, and deep connection to the land and sea.

Instead of harvesting the fish, the Heiltsuk practice a remarkable tradition: kelp and hemlock branches are placed in the water, collecting nutrient-rich roe while the herring swim free to spawn again. A powerful example of living in balance with nature.

🎬 Watch Great Bear Rainforest, part of Giant Screen Gems: Movies Made for IMAX®, now streaming on #CuriosityStream.

Narrated by Ryan Reynolds (@vancityreynolds).
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On This Day in History: February 23 – March 6, 1836, the Alamo stands as a defining moment in the Texas Revolution. A small force of Texian defenders—led by William B. Travis, Davy Crockett, and James Bowie—held out against 1,800–2,000 Mexican troops under General Santa Anna for 13 days. Despite the devastating defeat, their courage inspired Texian forces to rally at the Battle of San Jacinto, securing Texas independence.

The Alamo’s legacy lives on: descendants of Texian and Tejano revolutionaries honor the mission as a symbol of resilience, sacrifice, and the fight for freedom. Explore this dramatic chapter of the American West and the stories behind its legendary figures in The Real Wild West, hosted by GRAMMY Award-winning musician Dom Flemons, only on Curiosity Stream.
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What if the faces carved into one of the world's most famous buildings belonged to ordinary people? 🤯

When Antoni Gaudí designed Barcelona's breathtaking Sagrada Família, he wasn't just creating extraordinary architecture. He was capturing real human faces and stories in stone.

Gaudí believed in authenticity, often searching for everyday people to serve as models for his religious sculptures. Passersby, beggars, and local workers became the inspiration for figures that millions would one day admire.

One particularly remarkable example? A carpenter who posed for the figure of St. Joseph, who was himself a carpenter.

Even more fascinating, photographs from Gaudí's time help historians identify some of these individuals, revealing the real people behind the sacred figures.

More than a century later, their faces remain part of an architectural masterpiece.

🏛️ Discover the extraordinary stories behind Gaudí's vision in Sagrada Familia: The Gaudí Revolution, streaming now on Curiosity Stream.

💬 Did you know Gaudí used real people as models for his sculptures?

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On one of the smallest islands in the Azores, life revolves around giants.

The Island of Giants takes you to Santa Maria — Europe’s only regular gathering place for whale sharks, the largest fish on Earth. Here, scientists race to study and tag these gentle titans, confronting their immense size and the near-impossible challenge of tracking them in the open ocean.

Even more mysterious? Evidence suggests these giants may be traveling alongside massive schools of tuna — a behavior that could reshape what we know about their migration.

Beautifully shot and filled with discovery, this documentary dives deep into one of the ocean’s greatest unsolved journeys.

Watch the full documentary - The Island of Giants - now streaming on Curiosity Stream.

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You didn't know you needed a documentary about tiny wild cats. You do now. 🐾

Big cats get all the attention, but their smaller cousins are some of nature's most fascinating hunters!

Don't let those adorable faces fool you. These tiny predators are stealthy, surprisingly fierce, and equipped with incredible hunting skills. Some small wild cat species even have higher hunting success rates than their much larger relatives.

Cute? Absolutely. Cunning? You have no idea.

🎬 Fall in love with nature's tiniest predators! Watch the full documentary Little Cats, streaming now on Curiosity Stream.

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🌋 Did you know?

The Hawaiian Islands were built by fire beneath the sea.
As the Pacific Plate slowly moves across a volcanic hotspot, magma rises from deep within Earth’s mantle—creating new islands over millions of years.

What we see as paradise is actually a snapshot of Earth still at work.

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Why are deserts found around 30° north and south of the equator? 🌎

The answer connects directly to the Amazon rainforest—and Earth’s climate balance.

Watch *Rivers Above the Canopy* on Curiosity Stream
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We can’t stop earthquakes.

We can only prepare for them.

Iceland shows us Earth’s tectonic forces in action, where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions reshape the landscape.

What can we do before the next megaquake?

🎬 MEGAQUAKES on Curiosity Stream.

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“There are places where humans simply aren’t meant to exist.”

In The Forgotten Coast, photographer @chrisburkard leads an extraordinary expedition across Iceland’s remote southern coast - crossing more than 40 glacial rivers by fat bike and packraft in one of the planet’s most unforgiving landscapes. This is adventure at the edge of endurance, where ice, water, and land collide, and every mile must be earned.

A breathtaking journey into risk, resilience, and raw natural beauty.

The Forgotten Coast, wow streaming on Curiosity Stream.
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Some rivers are obstacles. Others are the reason for the journey.

In The Forgotten Coast, the Þjórsá River—Iceland’s largest glacial river—becomes the heart of the expedition. Its surreal colors and shifting channels first inspired the project, yet reaching it meant surviving countless dangerous crossings along the way. There was no guarantee they’d ever make it there.

A breathtaking reminder of why we chase the wild.

The Forgotten Coast is now streaming on Curiosity Stream.
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