Epic History TV
World War One: 1918
1918 is the year that Woodrow Wilson unveils his 'Fourteen Points' as the basis for future world peace. Meanwhile Bolshevik Russia quits the war by signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, freeing up half a million German troops for General...
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Conservation in action in the British Virgin Islands
Kew's UK Overseas Territories team has a long association with the National Parks Trust on the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Two members of Kew staff recently visited the J R O'Neal Botanic Garden in BVI to support its...
Curated Video
Volcanologists who Cried Wolf - The Armero Tragedy
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Curated Video
The Lizard's Tale 102: Does Evolution Repeat Itself?
Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Puerto Rico: the four big islands of the Caribbean, are hotbeds of anole activity. But what’s striking is the physical parallels you see between the anoles living on different islands – a phenomenon known as...
Geography Now
Geography Now! Haiti
Haiti is a small country that has made a huge impact on global history. It was once the pearl of the Caribbean. However, its successful revolt of enslaved people and independence came at a large price that has left the country vulnerable...
Geography Now
Geography Now! Grenada
Known as The Spice Island, Grenada is second-largest producer of nutmeg in the world. Visitors report smelling the fragrance throughout the small Caribbean nation. However, the country has found itself swept up in world events, including...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Origin of Species: Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree
Different islands in the Caribbean have very similar species of anole lizards, which each have their own place in the ecosystem. Researchers did several studies to determine whether the anoles evolved into the different species then...