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About 10,000 years ago we discover farming. But when crops fail, early farming communities face a new threat. War. It's the birth of the arms race.

When ordinary people desire the luxuries of the rich, ingenuity and innovation come together to take history in a new direction. From the obsession...

Over millions of years mankind has evolved from a puny, vulnerable creature to become a dominant force on the planet. Occasionally the planet bites...

The world is linked like never before. Modern transport and communications have resulted in a world that is wealthier, healthier, more mobile and...

Tools and machines have allowed us to overcome our physical limitations, and become the most successful species on Earth. But tools are also...

Man uses plants to feed, heal and clothe himself, to build his world and even to alter how he feels. The use of plants like corn, tobacco and cotton...

Early man rubbed two sticks together and created fire. We learn to cook our food, saving vital energy. As a result, our brains expand — making...

Five thousand years ago man first throws a handful of rocks into a campfire and stumbles upon a discovery that changes the world: Metal. Copper, Tin...

Communication is the vital ingredient in the building of civilization. The ability to share complicated ideas allowed early man to hunt, farm and...

15,000 years ago man and the wolf form a partnership that shapes the future of Mankind. With the help of man’s new best friend we domesticate...

Mankind is a building species. Inspired by the divine, we create monuments to its power (Stonehenge, the Great Pyramid). New challenges create new...

How being the fastest enabled empires to be born and capitalism to thrive.

Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.

Carl Sagan covers a wide range of scientific subjects, including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe.

A monument that may explain why the people of a thriving ancient city vanished from Earth. A tablet that reveals a towering truth about one of the...