Discovery

Do you know what a stalagmite or a stalactite is? Well, if you've been to a cave, you're likely to have seen one. They're the icicle-looking rocks hanging from the ceiling, or growing from the floor, and they can be as big as 15 double-decker buses high!

Discover the incredible history of Chichen Itza, the crown jewel of the Mayan civilization. From the precision of the El Caracol observatory to the brutal rituals of the Great Ball Court, this documentary explores how a city of 50,000 people thrived in th...

Oysters, clams, and mussels are often treated like they’re interchangeable, but beneath their shells, they live very different lives. They grow in different environments, anchor themselves in different ways, and even shape ecosystems differently — all whi...

Who was Marie Laveau? Discover the true history of New Orleans’ legendary Voodoo Queen—faith, folklore, power, and myth revealed.

Discover the true story behind shrunken heads—Indigenous ceremonial traditions, colonial exploitation, and the black-market replicas made for profit.

rom a 2,400-year-old corpse in remarkable condition to how shrunken heads are made, these 15 ancient secrets will have you completely riveted.

Discover the Cromlech of the Almendres in Évora, Portugal—an ancient 7,000-year-old stone circle older than Stonehenge, rich in mystery and ritual.

How was an ancient Egyptian faience amulet made? In this video, we uncover the materials, techniques, and ancient technology used by Egyptian craftspeople to create the faience amulets thousands of years ago.

Explore the ancient Egyptian archeological treasures that have been encased in a tomb like 3000-year-old food, the wooden chest and a golden chariot.

The 1755 earthquake of Lisbon had such a profound effect on the world that we are still feeling its impact today. As well as devastating one of the most important cities of the 18th century, it shook the thinking of the time.

Ever wondered how condoms are actually made? From rubber trees in Southeast Asia to the foil wrapper in your drawer, the journey of a condom is a fascinating blend of biology, chemistry, and high-speed engineering.

A Mexican ghost story of a woman who, from sadness or madness, does the unthinkable and drowns her two children & then herself. The tale differs from place to place, and from time to time, but one detail is consistent. The Weeping Woman is still out t...

The Rusalka are women who met untimely deaths at the bottom of the river, but return to lure more victims to a watery grave. Are they spirits seeking justice? Or vengeance? We don't advise getting close enough to find out.

You share a trait with every single human who's ever lived – but no other animal on Earth has it. It's not your big brain, or your opposable thumbs... it's actually this little shelf on your face that we call a chin. And here's the thing: we're not total...

Explore the science of life’s origins, from prebiotic chemistry to the first cells in Earth’s primordial oceans.

Archaeologists have been trying to piece together the full human story for a long time, but some members of prehistoric societies have been largely overlooked: kids! It turns out these little people played a much bigger part in human history than we reali...