Can you solve the Trojan War riddle? - Dennis E. Shasha
AdultsCreativityEducationHistoryOn Olympus, you’ve been waiting for an opportunity to bring the bloody Trojan War to its conclusion.
Web Originals : Ask History: Who Really Invented the Airplane? | History
AdultsConstructionCreativityHistoryTheir flight at Kitty Hawk made history, but did the Wright brothers invent the first airplane?
How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler
AdultsCitiesConstructionHistoryEngineeringArchitectureIndustryDig into the unique engineering of New York City’s Citicorp Center tower, and the design flaw that threatened to topple it.
Whatever happened to acid rain? - Joseph Goffman
AdultsHistoryLifeNatureEnvironmentScienceGlobal WarmingDiscover what causes acid rain, and how scientists were able to largely eliminate this major environmental threat.
How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll
AdultsEducationEnvironmentHistoryEnergyHealthScienceNuclear energy creates an uneasy feeling of danger for many people: ancient and dangerous minerals are concentrated to awaken seemingly unnatural powers, creating toxic elements that, if they escape, can and have killed people in horrible ways. How many people has nuclear energy killed and how?
These SCP’s Could End The World
AdultsBiotechnologyHistoryHumanScienceCultureThe SCP Foundation has been responsible for keeping not only our world, but our universe safe. They contain some of the most deadly SCPs known to man, because if just one of these vicious SCPs got loose, it could spell the end of the world!
The Search for History’s Lost Slave Ships | Podcast | Overheard at National Geographic
AdultsEnvironmentHistoryHumanJusticeSocietyOn the bottom of the world’s oceans lie historic treasures—the lost wrecks of ships that carried enslaved people from Africa to the Americas. Only a handful have been identified so far, but National Geographic explorer and Storytelling Fellow Tara Roberts is documenting the efforts of Black scuba divers and archaeologists to find more, hoping to finally bring their stories to light.