Every 17 minutes, someone dies from a murderer's gun; a wave of violence that political debate can't seem to stop.

Humanity may come to an end if the planet's problems remain unaddressed; scientists unlock the secrets of nature to tame the elements, harness energy, and even control life.

Scientists peer inside the mechanisms of aging, tamper with the cellular makeup of DNA, and imagine a world capable of curing death like a disease.

New research begins to reveal a hidden force in the universe - one that penetrates space with trillions of invisible connections, instantly linking every place in the world and joining the future with the past.