In 570 BC, the largest and most powerful city on Earth sits on the banks of the Euphrates River in modern-day Iraq.

In the middle of the Mississippi River near St. Louis stand two mysterious stone towers rising straight out of the current.

Explore the shocking night when temperatures in Texas soared to 140°F during a thunderstorm, revealing a rare and extreme weather phenomenon that stunned meteorologists.

In the early years of Seattle's history, the flooding streets of the city led the community to abandon its ground-floor level and build a new street level above. Join me on this small journey to explore this bizarre underground cityscape.

Each episode centers around little known events or persons from Black history. Selected for their effect on African Americans and American Culture.

Explore the sophisticated engineering and diverse culture of this ancient metropolis through detailed reconstructions. Discover how the city developed advanced technology and held immense knowledge before facing monumental challenges.

What’s Christmas without a nutcracker? These iconic wooden nutcracker figurines have become some of the holiday season’s most beloved Christmas decorations, but behind the glitter and cheer lies a story carved by hand.

What’s really inside Nosferatu’s castle? High above the Orava River in northern Slovakia stands Orava Castle — the real medieval fortress used as Count Orlok’s lair in the 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu. Built in the 13th century after the Mongol invas...

This is the most bizarre witch story ever recorded in English history.

The story of the Inca Empire is pieced together from archaeology, oral tradition, and often conflicting Spanish accounts, but what emerges is the rise of the largest Indigenous empire in the Americas.

Explore the history of smallpox, the deadliest disease of the past, and the myths, legends, and breakthroughs that led to its eventual cure and eradication.

The single longest linear feature on Earth--the "Ring of Fire" circles almost the entire Pacific. It is a ring of active volcanoes from White Island just north of New Zealand.

Bomba is an ancient genre of resistance from Puerto Rico created by enslaved people on the island over 400 years ago. Recently, bomba music has been a staple of Black Lives Matter protests calling back to its roots as a music of resilience. Together, host...

WETA Arts puts a spotlight on the recent large-scale restoration work done at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Washington’s sprawling estate is a persevering symbol of our first president’s life story, and this renovation has revealed new insights about...

Puerto Rico is paradise. Beaches, lush mountains, rich culture. But beneath the beauty—something is very wrong. In 2006, nearly 4 million people lived here. By 2100? It’ll be one million.