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Discussing the crucifixion of Jesus.

Evidence shows that 12 female disciples also played a critical role in the birth of Christianity by preaching, healing, baptizing and even bankrolling the movement.

Jim Charlesworth, director of Princeton University's Dead Sea Scrolls Project, believes that a large number of scrolls have yet to come to light; following his quest to track them down, an undertaking with risks that come from the black market.

A historian draws unexpected conclusions after studying a remnant of the True Cross that has long been considered a medieval fake.

The current is followed by a unique population of Chilean blue whales and is the last refuge for other extremely rare marine mammals.

Between five and 10 million different kinds, maybe ten quintillion individuals; insects live the most extraordinary lives, many of them revealed for the first time in this one-hour program.

Insects are very good at making more insects, but it's not easy; insects are tiny creatures living in a big world; partners must find each other to mate, and the next generation must survive in a huge, dangerous world.

Social insects - ants, bees, wasps, and termites - are incredibly successful; by some estimates, the weight of ants equals that of humanity, and that of termites equals terrestrial vertebrates.

In Chile's Torres del Paine, melt from snow-covered mountains feeds finger-like fjords as they reach out to the sea to join the current, lowering its salinity and becoming home to wading birds, rare dolphins and orcas.

The Humboldt Current is slower than most ocean currents, but it's the most dynamic in the world because it travels for such a long distance and lays the foundation for an intricate marine food chain.

The current is followed by a unique population of Chilean blue whales and is the last refuge for other extremely rare marine mammals.