The House of Wisdom
The Abbasid Caliphate stood as a vibrant center of commerce, technology, and learning from the 8th to the 13th centuries. At the heart of this Islamic dynasty was the House of Wisdom. It was an ext...
15 Jan 15min
Moldova
Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine is the nation of Moldova. As with many landlocked countries in Central and Eastern Europe, it has a long history as a crossroads for armies and people. In addi...
14 Jan 16min
Leninism vs Maoism
Communism is an ideology that millions of people had to live under during the 20th century. Despite the communist label many nations adhered to, there were often vast differences in how they practic...
13 Jan 14min
The Honey Hunters of the Sundarbans
The Sundarbans is the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site spanning the border of India and Bangladesh. This landscape is home to nearly ten million people who live along...
12 Jan 14min
Area 51
Area 51 is a place where secrecy became legend and speculation turned into modern mythology. Tucked away in the Nevada desert, it has been the alleged site for alien autopsies, hidden spacecraft, an...
11 Jan 15min
The Last Emperor of China (Encore)
In 1908, a two-year-old boy named Puyi was installed as the 11th Emperor of the Qing Dynasty in China.His life would prove to be radically different from that of any other Chinese emperor who came bef...
10 Jan 14min
The Night Witches
In the dark skies over the Eastern Front of World War II, the Soviet Union deployed one of the most unusual and effective combat units of the war: the Night Witches. Officially the 588th Night Bombe...
9 Jan 13min
Earthquakes
Approximately 55 times a day, or 20,000 times a year, an earthquake occurs somewhere on Earth. Of those, the vast majority go unnoticed and cause no damage whatsoever. Nonetheless, earthquakes ar...
8 Jan 14min
