Laterite, a ‘magic stone,’ was massively important in the construction of Angkor Wat, plus, we uncover the difficulties...
(03:00)What was Sir Christopher Wren’s best building? Find out what building trumps St. Paul’s Cathedral as his major...
(01:19)Historian Michael McNay looks at what makes a great architect and explains why Durham Cathedral in England is his ancient...
(03:00)Discover how the pyramids, Victorian railways and Wembley stadium are all connected. Confused? Alistair Lenczner from...
(01:19)Half the world's population lives in striking distance of a major fault line. Ultimate Disaster examines key earthquakes of...
(00:54)The tallest man-made structure on earth, a city in the sky, is the pinnacle of skyscraper engineering.
(01:57)Around 1997, there was an abrupt 1.6 degree Celsius jump in coastal water temperatures, exactly when the outlet glaciers began...
(02:36)The summer melt season on the Greenland ice sheet has grown hotter. Rivers of meltwater cut deep into the ice, creating a...
(04:59)After several days of laser tracking, Tad Pfeffer knows how fast the Columbia is moving, 16 meters per day, eight times faster...
(02:56)Just down the fjord, Balog and Extreme Ice Survey engineer, Adam LeWinter, climb down to one of the time-lapse cameras they...
(03:00)What began as a photographic assignment has become a mind-blowing odyssey into an unpredictable world, where entire landscapes...
(02:57)Go behind the scenes with Chris Barrie during the making of Britain's Greatest Machines.
(03:29)While Kerry can trace back about three generations to a faraway land, her DNA can take her back more than six thousand...
(03:09)A handful of random New Yorkers discover their own personal histories and we discover how humans populated the entire world.
(03:12)In the east, a mysterious place called Ussuriland. Here bizarre turtles dodge the soup dish. In temperate forests, bears hang...
(01:07)After a storm, Chinese turtles move in to check it out. When the lagoon formed, it trapped thousands of small fish. Bad news...
(02:55)Blakiston’s fishing owls. By day, they enjoy the view, and wait for cover of night. Their fluffy chick secures itself in a...
(03:16)Siberia. Not only a frozen wilderness, it is a region of incredible diversity. Of precarious beauty and endangered animals,...
(01:07)Through the hills of Yakutia comes a relentless army. Reindeer. A herd of a thousand strong.
(02:57)On Russia’s far Eastern edge is the stark peninsula of Kamchatka. In this surprising place heaven and hell collide. Life and...
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