Out of the mists of the Stone Age, this structure has stood since the dawn of recorded history. This rounded tomb called Newgrange has stood on the bend of Ireland's River Boyne for more than 5,000 years. It is massive, distinct and very mysterious....
We are here in the wilderness in the Rocky Mountains, observing nature's impressive architects and engineers: beavers. By creating this pond they are preventing soil from being washed away and they are creating a place where new plants and insects ca...
In Houston, Flight director Kranz is trying to make sense of the barrage of information. I am completely surrounded with reports coming in that I dont fully understand, but frankly, problems are our business, and I thought we are going to solve these...
Today in Taiwan, people from all walks of life are choosing to be stung by bees, often dozens of times in one sitting. Shourang Chen is battling multiple sclerosis , a disease which slowly causes the body's nerve to deteriorate. For six months, I was...
This is a white-footed mouse in Lyme Connecticut. This is the bacterial disease inside the mouse in Lyme Connecticut. These are the deer ticks sucking the blood of the mouse that has the bacterial disease in Lyme Connecticut. This is the tick that's...
This is not the Egypt of Khufu's day. The Pharaoh is no longer beyond criticism, and Ramesses' failure to take Kadesh could dangerously undermine his position. Ramesses hatches a face-saving plan well-suited to this more critical era. He reaches for...
These sea birds are getting ready for a great show and just maybe a quick bite to eat. Wuhu, how about that? These are bottlenose dolphins rampaging up on shores gathering fish and causing a major holeable loom. Are they just showing off? The dolphi...
We are here in the Svalbard Islands of Norway to observe one of the most astonishing breathtaking daredevil initiation rites on the planet. Thousands of guillemots are nesting on the sheer rock cliffs, far beyond the reach of predators. Now here is t...
In the city of the Golden Buddha, the day begins as it has for hundreds of years. Throughout the town, Buddhist monks put on their braid orange robes and begin to gather in temples to pray and meditate. With dawn comes / the call to morning alms. A...
The F-8 Crusader was designed by Vought in response to a US navy requirement for a carrier-based supersonic fighter. It became apparent in the early 50s that, that the navy needed this capability. The air force was ahead of the navy in that regard wi...