Incredibly, the story of how you are related to all of those species––and millions upon millions more that have gone extinct over the 3.5-billion-year history of life on Earth––can be ...

Standing at the base of the Great Pyramid, it is hard to imagine that this monument—which remained the tallest building in the world until early in this century—was built in just under 30 ...

Using well-documented facts and contemporary photographs, this timeline chronicles that tragic period in world history. Click on any year below to get a detailed history. Caution: Many photographs ...

An archaeological detective story opens a door into an extraordinary moment in the history of Ancient ... 2025 at 9 pm on PBS) National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies.

The conflict resulted in the Taira rising to power to form the first samurai-led government in the history of Japan. In 1180, the Minamoto clan resumed hostilities with the Taira in what became ...

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