A team of archaeologists was looking for the ruins of Derrygonnelly Castle in County Fermanagh, Ireland. “They had initially been searching for the ruins of 400-year-old Derrygonnelly Castle in ...

A stone wall that lies nearly 70 feet underwater and stretches for more than half a mile on the floor of the Baltic Sea some six miles off the German coast appears to be the oldest known structure in ...

Fact of the Day brings you a quick and engaging dose of knowledge every single day. With so much information in the world, this series encourages you to discover something new—whether it’s related to ...

For most of Europe’s history, the people who lived there did not resemble the pale figures often shown in history books. New ...

There are very few places on Earth where people can’t find twigs, reeds, blades of grass, or other resources to make a basket—and people always need a way to carry their belongings or food. The ...

Go beyond the hits with these powerful, intimate and often jaw-dropping documentaries that spotlight the artists, scandals and moments that shaped music history. Courtesy of Magnolia Picture; Courtesy ...

What does the U.S. government know about “unidentified aerial phenomena” (UAPs), aliens and an alleged global alien technology arms race? A brand-new documentary claims to have an answer: more than it ...

In what’s poised to be one of the most gut-wrenching documentaries of 2025, All the Empty Rooms follows CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they memorialise the bedrooms ...

“The Age of Disclosure,” a documentary featuring government and military officials, was screened for a bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives. The director Dan Farah at a showing ...

A combination of technological developments and market forces is undermining the trust between viewer and filmmaker. What’s at stake is history itself. Critic’s Notebook A combination of technological ...

Choosing your favorite Ken Burns series has as much to do with your historical interests as the quality of any individual projects. That’s because he doesn’t really make subpar documentaries, although ...

Ahead of the PBS production’s premiere, the legendary filmmaker and co-director Sarah Botstein share insights on their research process and the surprising, long-overlooked stories featured in the ...