Discover Cahokia, the massive pre-Columbian Native American city near St. Louis that once rivaled the great urban centers of the ancient world.

A federal holiday since 1971, the roots of Memorial Day go back over a century prior, to the end of the Civil War.

The Industrial Revolution drew a sharp line between traditional and modern ways of life — and between the Amish and their non-Amish neighbors.

Recorded in October 2025, Nicole Scherzinger performs at London’s Royal Albert Hall for the first time in her first major UK solo show in 13 years.

Explore the chilling history behind the Bloody Mary legend and how Queen Mary I of England earned her terrifying “Bloody Mary” nickname.

Learn how the women’s suffrage movement led to the 19th Amendment and changed voting rights in the United States forever.

Between 1817 and 1821, the Bell family of rural Tennessee became the center of one of the most chilling and best-documented hauntings in American history.

A deadly—and growing—global weather phenomenon mystifies scientists.

America’s most toxic lake may also be one of its most overlooked resources. At the Berkeley Pit Superfund Site, scientists are extracting clean energy materials from a century of mining waste.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone represents a profound disaster in the making. Running hundreds of miles along the Pacific Northwest coast, it's overdue for a catastrophic magnitude 9 earthquake. In fact, scientists estimate there's a 37% chance it will strik...

George Washington Carver was many things over his lifetime: a student, a teacher, an artist, a researcher, an environmentalist, a pianist, an inventor.

Uncover the sunken remains of a 4th-century basilica in Turkey. Submerged beneath the waters of Lake Iznik for hundreds of years, the church could reveal crucial insights into the early days of Christianity. Join a team of international researchers as the...

The Outer Banks, known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," is home to thousands of shipwrecks, including Blackbeard’s infamous Queen Anne’s Revenge. But beyond the maritime history, this fragile coastline is rapidly changing—threatened by shifting sands,...

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...

Unravel the mysteries of lunar eclipses and the captivating Super Blood Moon! This educational video explores the moon's orbit and its relationship with Earth and the sun, explaining why eclipses occur. Learn about supermoons, penumbras, and umbras, and h...