Brutal tyrant or man of vision? Always strike first and always take revenge. Genghis Khan learned these lessons the hard way during a violent childhood. Son of a murdered father, Genghis grew up in the unforgiving environment of the Mongolian Steppe. But how did an outcast, raised in poverty, come to be the great Khan?...

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We used to think that Earth was at the center of the universe, but now we know we're not even at the center of our own galaxy. Countless wonders exist between where earth is situated and the massive black hole at the galactic center of our solar system. Within the Milky Way can be found the debris of old, dying stars...

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Modern forensic science should make it impossible to commit murder and get away with it. But how easy would it be to outfox the detectives? With the help of top forensic scientists, and real-life murder investigations, we explore whether it's possible to commit a perfect murder.The body is the most important piece...

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In these series Sir Martin Rees asks several questions and tries to answer them."Are We Alone?"Sir Martin explores the possibility that life exists on planets beyond our own.He unveils an unsettling scientific debate that has startling consequences for us Earthlings."Why Are We Here?"Everything you...

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It's a palaeontologist's dream: the chance to live in a world where dinosaurs are not something to be dug out of the ground but are living among us. It may sound far-fetched but dinosaurs were actually rather unlucky. The meteorite impact that doomed them to extinction was an event with a probability of millions to one....

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