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The story of a “lost” village sounds like folklore until a trowel hits something solid. Across riverbanks, wind farms and ...

From the bustling streets of Bangkok to the silent temples of Kyoto, these eight countries won't just stamp your passport—they'll fundamentally rewire how you experience life, food, and human ...

Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what was found in its remnants. Structure II, a pyramid at Calakmul, was ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Documentaries are a dime a dozen in the streaming era because they’re cheaper to produce, so while they satiate ...

I’m a grinch. The holiday season makes me morose. I dislike the pressures of gift-buying and the ever-present din of ...

As industry consolidation continues, documentary films face a challenging path to supportive investors, wide distribution, and sustainable success. But the best documentaries of 2025 go a long way ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Of course, we've enjoyed quite a few more docs this year, running the gamut from NFL cheerleading to a ...

It's been a long time coming, but the Eras Tour documentary is finally here. The six-part docuseries chronicling Taylor Swift's historic tour, which ended a year ago, premieres its first two episodes ...

Here we are in the overlapping center of a Venn diagram showing pro-wrestling enthusiasts and PBS fans. You’ll find chops, suplexes, lucha libre dazzle, piledrivers, dropkicks, clotheslines, and maybe ...

If cinema made you care about coral reefs and raised your awareness about the brutal destruction they face (a.k.a. coral bleaching), Jeff Orlowski’s Emmy-winning documentary probably played a part in ...

The documentarian hired to film Sean “Diddy” Combs over the past two years has shed light on how Netflix obtained behind-the-scenes footage of Combs in the days leading up to his arrest. “For over two ...