Work in Progress: Why do we even work? explores the different ways in which companies can give meaning to work. In short, why do some of us like to go to work? Why should I get up five days a week to go to work? And why should I join one company rather than another?
For the first time in history, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has pierced the Sun’s corona and is orbiting above its surface. Scientists have a front-row seat to better understand the sun and predict huge solar eruptions that can cause serious damage when they hit Earth.
These stories of courage capture the beauty of high school sports—on and off the field. See the real reasons why we laugh, why we cry, why we sweat and why we dream.
The Paterson Healing Collective has been working to reduce shootings in the New Jersey city since 2020. This is the story of the work they do and the lives they touch.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the last of the world’s Seven Ancient Wonders, but the Ancient Egyptians built more than 100 pyramids. Discover why these seven are so exceptional.
A two-and-one-half-year chronicle following the scientific team of the NASA Lucy Mission, which will unveil the origins of the Solar System. All of its challenges are documented in full–from the countdown to launch on time, to the building of the huge solar arrays, and even the unexpected pandemic.
An unprecedented archaeological discovery of hundreds of sacrificed children in Peru unlocks the secrets of one of the most powerful and mysterious civilizations in South American history.
Only a few years ago science fiction, today reality: private companies send astronauts, tourists and technology into space. The competition for technical supremacy in space has begun. This film shows the complicated dynamics between public and private interests in the "New Space".
More than a million people fleeing the civil war in Syria have found shelter in Europe. Most of them left everything behind, also beloved pets. Rawaa Kilani, who fled Damascus herself and now lives in the Netherlands, helps her compatriots to be reunited with their pets.
The spectacular and surprisingly unorthodox biography of Carbon, the most misunderstood element on Earth. Accompanied by unique animations and celebrated scientists, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, Carbon reminds us of our humble participation in the most extraordinary story in the universe.
2018, Gjellestad, Norway. Archaeologists made the discovery of a lifetime: a 20-meter long, 1200-year-old Viking funeral ship. Who is hiding in the grave? Is Gjellestad one of the oldest Viking settlements? What can this coffin tell us about the daily lives, beliefs, and traditions of the Vikings?
Think it couldn’t happen in America? This is the chilling story of German immigrant Fritz Julius Kuhn who was elected leader of the Nazi group—the German American Bund. Claiming to be Hitler’s deputy in America, the “American Führer” filled Madison Square Garden with thousands of supporters.
Ten years after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant following the 3.11 megaquake and megatsunami, the once beautiful ‘satoyama’ landscape is now replaced by haphazardly spreading wilderness. The most conspicuous change may be in the local ecosystem.
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A mind-blowing romp through history builds a pathway to the present - and a breakthrough that stands to profoundly change our future.
It was called the ultimate interceptor, an aircraft of such advanced design and promise that it captivated the US Air Force for over a decade. As one of the missing Century series fighters, the XF-103 represented a quantum leap forward in fighter design.
Imagine if all waste just lay where it fell. We’d all be drowning in feces rotting plants and animal corpses, were it not for the cleanup crew. Often unfairly despised, we should see these animals, crabs, dung beetles, vultures and crows as our heroes, keeping us safe from diseases.
The ghost cat is one of the most elusive animals roaming the wilderness.
Water provides a haven; it can be a nursery, a migration stop, a larder and a home.
Looking down on the world from above, one might see the incredible diversity of landscapes.
Surf zones where ocean waves meet coastal habitats are food-rich waters.
We are a funny bunch with our superstitions, and it's surprising how many of them involved animals. It can be good or bad luck to see a cat, magpies, and pigs are believed to bring good luck and prosperity.
"Thunder Road", a term coined to identify the nighttime route from Harlan, Kentucky, to Knoxville, Tennessee, traveled by illegal whiskey haulers. Tracing its origins to European immigrants who showed up with barely a shirt on their back and a recipe for making hooch.
All habitats present challenges to life, but few more so than the desert, but still, even here, life abounds, from little foxes to speed lizards and light-footed gazelles to huge camels. Each one finds its own ways to exploit and conserve food and water, creating new dramas every day.
We've all heard of the Ox and the ass, and the donkey that carried Mary, but did you know gazelles are mentioned in the Bible? Or whales, lions, scorpions. A whole menagerie is featured. Some are creatures of the holy lands, but others have been selected for traits that make them ideal symbols.
