On a Titanic-based episode of Mythbusters, hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman have proven that the movie's heart-breaking ending didn't have to be: Leonardo DiCaprio's Jack could have survived.

While it is proven that the rest of the scene is accurate - Rose would have survived long enough to blow the whistle that alerted a nearby boat, and Jack would have succumbed to hypothermia if he hung off the side of the piece of wood - the guys found that if Rose's life jacket was tired to the scrap of wood to increase its buoyancy, the two of them could have survived.

James Cameron responded i...

Two California families are lucky to be alive -- after a "Mythbusters" experiment went horribly awry yesterday ... sending a cannonball careening through their homes, leaving MASSIVE holes in its wake.

Sgt. JD Nelson from the Alameda County Sheriff's Department tells ABC, hosts Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage were trying to figure out how effective a cannon is at firing non-cannonball objects ... but first, they had to test the cannonball itself.

The cannonball was supposed to land harmlessly in a nearby hill -- but something went wrong ... and the ball, traveling at about 1000 ft/s,...

Discovery Channel and on Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 24 at 8PM (ET/PT).

CHUNKIN has become a pop culture phenomenon, inspiring countless wacky rituals that make up this autumnal event.

NOTE: MODERN FAMILY's Thanksgiving episode feature's a CHUNKIN for the real thing!

It's the little things that getcha.

Ghost Works Productions has just released the official trailer for their upcoming film "Night of the Little Dead" - a little people zombie film.

The film stars Adam Savage ("Mythbusters"), Penn Jillette ("Penn&Teller"), Bill Moseley ("House of 1000 Corpses"), and Martin Klebba ("Pirates of the Caribbean 3") as the little dead.

The official website is here: http://nightofthelildead.com/

Check out the trailer below!

A passionate eco-warrior who sparked a hostage crisis at the headquarters of the Discovery Channel in Silver Spring, Maryland, was shot dead by a sniper after a four hour standoff.

James Jae Lee, 43, walked into the building with a shotgun, handgun and possible explosives as part of a protest about the network's programming. It wasn't the first time, either. In 2008 Lee was arrested outside the building after a protest turned violent.

The Hawaii native targetted the network and its affiliates for not airing enough programs about global warming and endangered species and airing too many sh...

Hit TV musical "Glee" is set to be the toast of the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards after landing a massive 19 nominations.

The comedy about a group of high school students in a choir club will fight for the Outstanding TV Comedy prize against "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Modern Family," "Nurse Jackie," "The Office" and "30 Rock," which has taken home the title for the last three years.

"Glee's" leading stars Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele have been nominated in the male and female categories for the outstanding comedy actor awards, while their co-star Chris Colfer has received a best supporting...

It's finally here dancing fans! The "Dancing with the Stars" season nine has finally arrived, and tonight viewers will get to see just who will take home the Mirror Ball trophy this time around. At this point it appears it is anyone's game, but no matter who wins, the long list of celebrities and musical guests planning on attending the finale is sure to make it a must watch for the week.

"Dancing with the Stars" - Tuesday, Nov. 24

It's unbelievable we've finally reached the point of picking a winner, but it is time. "Dancing with the Stars" will come to a close this week, and while ...

From Adam and Jamie to hammerhead and whale sharks, the biggest stars of both land and sea get VIP treatment on Discovery Channel this summer, as "Shark Week" returns for its 21st year beginning July 27.

The Mythbusters, Survivorman’s Les Stroud and Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe join noted shark researchers to lend their unique brand of expertise to this highly anticipated annual event, taking viewers from the Bahamas to South Africa, and from Australia to the Arctic to spotlight the diversity of sharks.

America’s favorite summer television event, "Shark Week" airs July 27 to August 2: S...

Content from the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel and Discovery Kids is now available for purchase at the iTunes Music Store. Popular offerings include episodes from Mythbusters and Shark Week.

Focused on providing informative and compelling content that people can use to enrich and improve their lives, the Discovery programming available on iTunes includes: “World's Best” travel series, “National Parks Short Films” and “Passport To Europe” from Travel Channel; “Amazing Babies” and “Pregnancy For Dummies” from Discovery Health; and “Kenny ...