For centuries, the Amazon rainforest has been seen as one of the last truly unexplored places on Earth. Covering millions of ...

On the very first episode of 'The First Explorers' we follow the South American expedition of Francisco de Orellana across the Amazon, 1541-1542. Learn about the ancient cities, hidden civilizations, ...

Long before highways, railways and airports, rivers were the original superhighways. They fed farms, carried trade, anchored cities and gave rise to civilizations. The latest roundup on the world’s ...

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Uruk, the world’s first metropolis and the birthplace of written language, was nourished by the Euphrates River, as was Babylon, ancient ​Mesopotamia’s grandest city. The fertile plain between the ...

When visitors step into an upcoming exhibition focused on civilization of the Americas at the Shanghai Museum, they will be ...

Together with the Tigris, the Euphrates is one of the most historically significant river systems in Western Asia. The way it ...

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The assassinated activist's posthumous book on Sabbath reads as if parts were written by AI. I'm thankful for it anyway.

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Find out how Disclosure Day compares to Steven Spielberg's other sci-fi movies, like Jurassic Park and Minority Report, ...

Pyramids, pharaohs and pure pleasure: Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza - Besides it’s ancient giants, Egypt has the brand new ...