What Happened with Dinosaurs During the Cretaceous Period?

In this video, we're going to explore the Cretaceous Period, days before the extinction of the dinosaurs. We'll learn about the different dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Period, and what caused their extinction.

Watch This Teen Illegally Climb Egypt's Great Pyramid

A German tourist illegally scaled Egypt's great pyramid of Giza, in broad daylight. Armed with a Go-Pro 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski climbed nearly 500 feet to the top of the pyramid. Climbing the pyramid comes at a steep cost, a possible three year jail sentence if convicted. About halfway up he was spotted by Egyptian police. When he descended the pyramid he was taken into custody. Authorities made him delete his photos but they were unaware he could recover the files.

Haida: Indigenous "Vikings" of Canada

A look at the Haida, the First Nation people of Haida Gwaii in the Pacific Northwest. A powerful seafaring culture, the Haida don wooden armor and trade with and raid distant coastlines, drawing later comparisons to the Vikings. Faced with European and American traders, the Haida mount considerable resistance to colonial incursions in a history that includes American Revolutionaries, King Kamehameha of Hawaii, and more.

12 Most Incredible Ancient Artifacts Finds

This video is a compendium of ancient culture. It’s a celebration of lost civilisations. It’s an assembly of ancient artefacts. Put less poetically, it’s a collection of fantastic archaeological discoveries. We’re going to take you on a visual tour of places and objects from long ago and far away, rediscovered by the archaeologists of the modern era - and it starts now.

Experts In Egypt Uncovered a 4400 Year Old Tomb Complete with Perfectly Preserved Paintings

A group of archaeologists is working on the excavation of an ancient burial ground in Egypt in March 2019. The early pharaohs were buried in this sprawling necropolis, buried beneath tombs and pyramids that kept their contents hidden from the public as dynasties rose and fell.

However, the researchers persevered and discovered something amazing in the process. Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered a 4400-year-old tomb complete with perfectly preserved paintings. Since the 19th century, groups of excavators have combed the ruins of secara in search of relics from the region's fascinating past.

During Egypt's first dynasty, the earliest nobles were buried here after all, meaning 1000s of years worth of history lies hidden somewhere beneath the arid rocky ground. But in July 2018, the gilded burial mask was unearthed at secara, with the discovery being the first in a string that has put work here firmly under the spotlight. And perhaps the most impressive find so far came several months later in March 2019, when archaeologists stumbled upon a tomb in an extraordinary state of preservation despite its staggering age. When we think of ancient Egypt today, we tend to recall famous landmarks such as the Pyramids of Giza in the Great Sphinx.

However, even these priceless treasures don't reveal that the Egyptian Kingdom once covered much of the Nile Valley, where it served as the most influential civilization in the Mediterranean for nearly 3000 years. In around 3100 BCE, Egypt's first Pharaoh came to the throne, thus kickstarting a period known as the first dynasty, for the next 30 centuries. Then, a series of further dynasties ruled over the ancient kingdom until the first century BCE, when the region ultimately became part of the Roman Empire.

Yet while the kings of ancient Egypt eventually faded away, their impact on the region can still be seen today. In fact, from the earliest dynasties onwards, the pharaohs showcase their vast wealth by building ornate and elaborate tombs, and even now we're discovering monuments to rulers who died many 1000s of years ago.

Scientists Examined These Portraits Of Egyptian Mummies And Uncovered Their 2,000 Year Old Secrets

Archaeologists working in Egypt uncovered a stunning collection of mummy portraits in 1899. Eerily familiar, the works are likenesses of the dead attached to their mummified remains, and they were created when the Romans held sway in Egypt some 2,000 years ago. The portraits had languished in storage ever since their discovery. But by 2015 scientists and conservators were re-evaluating these paintings – and they’ve made some startling findings.

What If Titanoboa Snake Didn't Go Extinct?

Today I will tell you about the ancient monsters that terrify everyone in the area. You will find out when and where these monsters lived. And then we will transfer them to our time. You will see whether the giants will take over our world and whether a person will be able to give a worthy rebuff. Something tells me it's going to be very hot today.

12 Most Incredible Archaeological Finds That Really Exist

It’s easy for an archaeologist to impress a member of the public with a discovery, but how would they go about the task of trying to impress another archaeologist? Well, they’d have to find something that their fellow archaeologists had never seen before - something that made even the most experienced experts sit up and take notice. In short, they’d have to find something like the amazing discoveries we’re about to show you!

Secret desert valley holds the lost Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt

In the modern history of Ancient Egypt, new world-headline-making discoveries are rare. On 60 Minutes, a royal tomb full of golden treasure that is likely to be bigger and grander than the discovery of the famous boy king, Tutankhamen. Renowned archaeologist John Romer believes he's found the tomb of the long lost Pharaoh, Herihor. Along with the King and his priceless relics, there could also be all of Ancient Egypt's missing Queens. It's an ambitious quest that takes us to a secret desert valley and could transform what we know about these exotic and remarkable people

Comparison: Most Horrible Torture of All Time

Torture was a common method of forcing people to reveal information or to confess to crimes (which they did not commit). It is described as the intentional use of physical or physiological pain to achieve an individual advantage. They are other forms people used to extract knowledge and information in history. The techniques used were painful, humiliating, and deadly, but at the time it was often justified. Torture may last to several hours to days or even longer.

Torture was proven the most effective way of obtaining a confession from imprisoned criminals during the Middle Ages. It was practiced or authorized throughout history by individuals, organizations, and states from ancient times to the present day. Punishments today are not near as harsh as in medieval times. The only punishments we have nowadays are prisons, the medieval punishments were numerous and straightforwardly cruel. The most painful torture of all time methods included barbaric devices intended not only to cause extreme pain but also to permanently disable the victim.

Mysterious Things That Happened on Mount Everest

Mount Everest is known around the world as being the tallest mountain on the planet. Because of this, the mountain has been the target of countless hiking expeditions throughout the years, with many avid climbers doing their best to reach the summit of this remarkably large mountain. Everest, a part of the Himalayas, is estimated to be about 8,849 meters tall. This height is so incredibly impressive that it is hard to imagine the mountain in all of its glory without seeing it in person. This has led many adventurers to become a bit more than curious about the terrain of the mountain, oftentimes putting their lives at risk to conquer the tallest mountain in the world.

Secrets of Stonehenge

Investigations about Stonehenge have kicked off a dramatic new era of discovery and debate over who built Stonehenge, how, and for what purpose? Granted exclusive access to the dig site at Bluestonehenge, a prehistoric stone-circle monument recently discovered about a mile from Stonehenge, NOVA cameras join a new generation of researchers finding important clues to this enduring mystery.

The Last Undiscovered Tribe: North Sentinel Island

Get ready for a wild ride to the edge of the world! We're venturing to North Sentinel Island to uncover the secrets of one of the last uncontacted tribes on the planet. Will we be able to establish contact with the Sentinels or will this mysterious and forbidden island remain shrouded in mystery.

This discovery will change everything!

The Dutch Plan that will change everything proposed by Holland's most innovative agricultural scientist, Wouter Van Eck.

The Dutch plan is the brain child of Wouter van Eck a humble farmer, from a small rural village in Holland, who has calculated something so over whelming compelling its gaining the support of millions of people around the worlds because Wouter idea could completely change how everyone from governments, supermarket chains, clothing manufacturers and farmers work forever.

The continents are moving. When will they collide?

Dig into the science of plate tectonics to find out when the next supercontinent will emerge— and how it could affect Earth’s environment.

In the early 20th century, Alfred Wegener's theory of Continental Drift laid the foundation for our modern theory of plate tectonics. And today we know something even more exciting: Pangea was only the latest in a long lineage of supercontinents, and it won’t be the last. Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl explores when the next supercontinent will emerge — and what it might mean for Earth’s environment.