Ancient Egyptian obelisks stand as towering symbols of power and engineering brilliance, scattered across the world. But how were they... more

What really happened to the damned cities of Sodom and Gomorrah? Tristan Hughes and Dr. Dylan Johnson delve into the... more

Long before Stonehenge, ancient builders in southeast Türkiye were creating some of the world’s first monumental stone structures. Their most... more

Few figures in Greek mythology embody vengeance like Elektra, daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. Betrayal, grief, and justice shaped her... more

In 486 BC, King Xerxes ascended the Persian throne, inheriting its vast and glittering world empire. But his ambition didn’t... more

As Ice Age Britain thawed, temperatures surged, sea levels rose, and humans and animals faced a fight for survival. But... more

490 BC. On the plains of Marathon, Athens faced down a mighty army of the Persian Empire - the superpower... more

For hundreds of thousands of years Neanderthals have roamed the lands of what is today Europe and western Asia. But... more

Known as the barbarians of the north, the Scythians were expert horsemen that roamed the great steppe of Eurasia more... more

Giant kangaroos. Killer wombats. Carnivorous lions. These beasts once roamed the barren landscape of Ice Age Australia - a vast... more