Discovery

In 1995, a machine called Hubble peered into a small patch of empty sky for ten days straight. For the scientists on Earth, it was a huge, expensive gamble. What emerged from Hubble's patient gaze was a glittering array of 3,000 galaxies and billions of y...

Colossal Biosciences' project to revive the once-extinct dire wolf could also prevent existing but endangered animals from slipping into extinction themselves.

Planet Earth is the jewel of the solar system—the shimmery blue oceans, the verdant green forests, the wispy whimsical cloud formations.

This episode explores the mystery of the vanishing Colorado River Delta. Once a lifeline for the American Southwest, it's now a shadow of its former self. What happened? Outdated water laws? Excessive urban development and agriculture? Is there a possibil...

Scientists have been trying to solve the mystery of why plate tectonics works the way it does for over a hundred years. And they might have just uncovered a key to cracking it.

Sometimes, an ancient document is lost to history. Sometimes, you find it covered in mold and written over by an ancient scribe. Fortunately, thanks to science, lost doesn't quite mean what it used to.

In wintertime, the waters of the North Atlantic are particularly treacherous. Monstrous storms can flare up at any moment. But as underwater cameraman Ken O'Sullivan discovers, these storms are a huge source of fertility in the ocean. He also meets a grou...

Water hyacinths have ravaged through native ecosystems in at least 50 countries. They continue to spread and grow rapidly without much interference. Rokhak Women Handicraft is taking these plants out of the ecosystem and employing Cambodian women to make...

A journey through the epic trilogy — Oedipus Rex, Oedipus at Colonus, and Antigone. This is the story of Oedipus’ doomed fate, his search for redemption, and the devastating power struggles that follow. A tale of prophecy, pride, and divine justice that s...

Long ago, the Earth's seven continents were assembled in a giant, sprawling supercontinent known as Pangea. You may've heard of it, but what is often less talked about is what came before Pangea.

In the southern part of Mexico City lies Xochimilco, a maze of canals filled with boats, music, food and tourists. But Xochimilco is more than that. It’s one of the last remnants of the interconnected lakes that once surrounded Tenochtitlan, the ancient c...

In 1982, the Soviet spacecraft Venera-13 broke through the poisonous clouds of sulfuric acid and landed on the surface of the most unforgiving planet in the Solar System: Venus.

Across Africa, folklore is rich with stories of strange and terrifying creatures that have haunted the imagination for centuries. These monsters—ranging from shape-shifters and vengeful spirits to massive beasts lurking in the wild—are deeply woven into t...

From shadowy creatures lurking in the forests to shape-shifting spirits that haunt the rivers, African mythology is filled with a vast array of monsters that reflect the fears, beliefs, and traditions of the continent’s many cultures.

Deep in the forests of Madagascar, one woman is rewriting the fate of a lemur species once thought to be lost. The greater bamboo lemur was on the brink of extinction — until Maholy Ravaloharimanitra. Through years of relentless dedication, community cons...

Plant pollen is everywhere in springtime, but because it is so small, you probably don't know that what is making you sneeze is a living, breathing, mobile version of the plant that forms half of the it's entire bizarre life cycle.