In 2023, a whole bunch of orcas started attacking boats off the coast of Spain. Was this the first battle in an all-out interspecies war? Well, probably not. But it's a pretty neat look into how trends come and go in orca pods - like...

Stretching 227 meters tall, two towers were assembled to support California's Golden Gate Bridge. They were just one of the challenges facing engineers Charles Ellis and Joseph Strauss. Even before construction began, many thought the...

This World Cultures instructional video shows the migration of the earliest Americans.

Sailing Across the Indian Ocean to Sumatra, Indonesia:We will sail through the Indian Ocean towards Sumatra in Indonesia, there we will find a place of rest in Lake Toba one of the super volcanoes of the world.

Hokkaido, Japan:"We will begin our adventure in Hokkaido, a beautiful island of Japan, there we will explore the city of Otaru, we will walk through the mountains of Sapporo and we will visit beautiful lakes and extensive fields of...

In this video, Iranian American author Robert Sarmast claims to have located the mythical city of Atlantis based on a new theory and computer simulations. He believes that Atlantis is situated in the area east of Cyprus, which was...

Meet Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan whose ship was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
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Dr. Forrester asks the question, “How did the Native Americans get to The New World?” She also discusses the Bering Strait Land Bridge Theory. She then gives examples of Native American words still used in our vocabulary today.

When did we start defining sexual orientation and how did that result in "straight" becoming a synonym for "heterosexual"? Today Danielle follows the winding history of the word through medical terms, lavender linguistics, and community...

Cultural Impact of Early Exploration explains the cultural impact of exploration by researching the travels of Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and Sir Francis Drake.

English Exploration of the New World investigates the English exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.

Spanish Exploration of the New World investigates the Spanish exploration of the New World by researching details of travel and motivations.

UC Berkeley psychologist Stephen Hinshaw relates how ADHD might be better interpreted within a broader context of human genetic diversity, recognizing that the recent increases in cases is likely linked to our modern preoccupation with...

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip looks at the physical features, climate and culture of Singapore.

Three aircraft carriers from the U.S. and U.K. combined with a helicopter carrier from Japan to conduct exercises north of Taiwan in the same weekend that China made a record number of incursions into Taiwan’s air defense zone.

A joint naval exercise between China and Russia has completed a near full circle of Japan, reinforcing tensions in the region.

Chinese Su-30 fighter jets briefly entered Taiwanese airspace hours after the country’s defense ministry announced the dates of annual military exercises that test its capabilities to ward off a Chinese invasion.

Taiwan’s air force on Wednesday warned off Chinese warplanes that approached the country in the fourth such intrusion in just nine days.

Tensions between Russia and Ukraine rise after a naval standoff near the Kerch Strait.

Tensions are rising between the US and China, with an economic war rising. So in this video we'll explain what's happening with semi-conductors and how these semi conductors are impacting not only the Chinese economy, but their...

The Gerlache Strait is named after the Belgian Adrien de Gerlache, who explored the Strait in 1898 Between the Palmer Archipelago and the Danco Coast-on the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula-runs the sprawling waterway of Gerlache...

This program examines the important figures of this period, their motivations for exploring new lands, and their tragedies and successes. This video looks at early explorers from the Ancient Greek, Egyptian, Babylonians, Viking, and...

Italy’s government has approved a project to build the world’s longest suspension bridge that will connect Sicily to the mainland.

The European Union has called for de-escalation in the Kerch strait. On Sunday Russian naval ships attacked Ukrainian ones accusing them of illegally entering Russian territorial waters.



The president of the...