On the Italian coast, colored-houses build down the hillside, soaking up the sun as they face the sea. But look closely, and you'll notice that something is a little strange. In Comokolly, the art of illusion is everywhere. This fishing village near...
Walmart had estimates that they import 15 billion dollars of Chinese goods every year, and maybe a lot more. Evan mentioned a figure of fifteen billion dollars direct and indirect imports, others have given this higher estimates, so well under 20 or...
Here they are! Striated Caracaras, doing what they do best--scavenging. This is exactly the type of scene the National Geographic crew expected to catch on camera when they went to the frigid Falkland Islands. What they didnt expect? Well, the birds...
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the nearly 500-year-old skeleton of a man who died in a surprisingly modern way, from a gunshot wound to the head. A team of experts believes the man is the first documented victim of a shooting in the new world...
Several hundred employees worked at the peculier center keeping the import pipelines full. Walmart gives the chinese suppliers the specifications for Walmart products.And they teach those suppliers how to meet those specifications.They have to do wi...
This monument to Islamic heritage is getting a new lease on life. The Bou Inania Medersa or Koranic school was once an architectural jewel of the medieval city of Fes. But centuries of neglect have taken a toll. Restorers are cleaning layers of white...
In northern Benin, humans revere dogs for their loyalty and bravery. But here dogs also figure in an unusual ritual. Every 4 years, the Bessarabia people initiate boys into manhood. The process, a series of ceremonies including circumcision, hinges o...
To see first-hand how the promise of a vast new market for America was playing out. I headed for China and the heart of its new industrial revolution, Shenzhen, south China's miracle city. Twenty years ago, this was all rice fields. Today, it's a sop...
Cool, alright. He's always been around horses. I've had him ever since he was a 2-year-old, now he is 15. Lester Courtney has always loved to load up and head to the great outdoors. He and his wife Carol have spent a lot of time at their horses, not...
It is modern, yet firmly rooted in the past, the Nubian wedding ritual shared by the entire village for seven days and nights. The air is perfumed by incense and filled with the sound of beating drums and joyful Nubian songs. Two years ago, Sherrie's...
