How bird poo fuelled the rise of Peru’s powerful Chincha Kingdom

In new research, biochemical analyses align with imagery and historical sources to show how the pre-Inca Chincha society ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

‘I Think We’re Under Attack’: Inside Caracas the Night the U.S. Captured Nicolás Maduro

In the early morning hours of Jan. 3, AP reporter Regina García Cano was woken up by an explosion in Venezuela’s capital. She and her colleagues soon learned what was happening: the culmination of ...
Sean Munger on MSN

How China collapsed into revolution, the Boxer Uprising, Cixi’s final crimes, and the fall of 2,000 years of dynasty

This episode follows China’s long 19th century collapse, from foreign carve-ups and the Boxer crisis to Cixi’s disastrous rule and the fragile child emperor Pu Yi. It then shows how railroads, debt, ...