According to ancient astronaut theorists, Ramanujan, the mathematician who lived almost a hundred years ago and whose breakthroughs helped form the basis of superstring theory and multidimensional physics, claimed to have been influenced by otherworldly beings in this clip from Season 11, Episode 5,...

Super-ambitious architectural projects that did not get built Throughout history, there have been many fantastical and outlandish urban projects that never made it past the drawing board. From Hitler's dream of a new Berlin to a sealed dome over Manhattan, here are some of the most incredible.

While the iconic Empire State and Chrysler buildings have dominated New York's Midtown since the 1930s, one of the largest buildings that the city has ever known - One Vanderbilt - is about to join them on the skyline.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are almost here. From striking aquatic centres to billion-dollar timber stadiums, Japan’s capital is now ready for the greatest sporting event on Earth.

The Shed's concept is simple: It's the 120-foot tall building that moves. This idea is both its architectural hallmark and its metaphor for the future of culture. Opening on April 5th, New York City's half-billion dollar, hybrid museum-meets-performance space can shapeshift to double its indoor peri...

Marriages in the Ancient Roman world were a lot different to how we think of them today. A marriage then was more transactional than ones today. It was also common, and almost expected for husbands to cheat on their wives. This could be a casual thing like going to a prostitute, or could be a more l...

Nigeria is reclaiming 10 square kilometres of land from the ocean to create "Eko Atlantic" - a vast new city that is set to become the financial heart of Africa.

We visited Thailand in the Fall of 2018 as part of a three week trip on a cruise ship throughout Asia. Thailand is a Southeast Asian country. It's known for tropical beaches, opulent royal palaces, ancient ruins and ornate temples displaying figures of Buddha. In Bangkok, the capital, an ultramoder...

At the touch of a button, these incredible homes of the future can self-deploy and build themselves in less than 10 minutes, transforming from a box into a building eight to ten times its original size. Ten Fold Engineering's David Martyn explains the surprisingly simple design concept that makes ...

n Ancient Greece 1200 B.C., a queen succumbs to the lust of Zeus to bear a son promised to overthrow the tyrannical rule of the king and restore peace to a land in hardship. But this prince, Hercules, knows nothing of his real identity or his destiny. He desires only one thing: the love of Hebe, Pri...