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A global business, built on glittering profits and polish marketing, has convinced us that this mere stone is a must-have. Diamonds are sold as ultimate tokens of love, romance and affection. At the dark corners to this new created trail and also rep
At Jasper National Park, high in the Canadian Rockies, spring is a full, fragrant bloom: food is plentiful and new life emerges. But spring does not come easily, and for newborn youngsters dangers abound. Many must learn to run first and ask questio
Some are remain length of the last ice-age, and alpine glaciers are quickly disappearing. There was hard strong evidence that years of rising temperatures are melting away austral gob ice berg glacier. Records here day back to the 19th century, and
There is just something about them. Maybe its the way they plow through bamboo with no regard to dinner table etiquette, or maybe its the leisurely strolls. From the outset, a pandas life appears to be pretty easy. But appearances dont tell the whol
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre . Since the 4th century AD, it's been the holiest shrine in Christianity. Many Christians believe this is Golgotha where Jesus was crucified. But the majestic church contains another traditional site of utmost venerat
As the sun goes down every evening in northern Australia, millions of dark, huge, winged creatures dominate the skies. They're an imposing sight, but these black flying foxes are just big harmless bats, the biggest in the world. Their wingspan can re
It is biting me he said, I want it, in no matter which way I want it. It is my love; it is my love. If some days pass, I don't see any of diamonds, I just try to look at pictures of rough diamonds. If today you tell me there is no diamond(s) on Earth
When detectives began looking for Lenonardo Natarbaktolo, his office was empty. His mobile phone went straight to voice mail. He had a jewelry shop in Itlay, but no registered home address in Antwerp, and no one had seen him since Friday before the c
It's been protected from human impact since 1909. With three million acres, nearly a half million under water, Superior National Forest is largely unspoiled. But now the survival of this national treasure rest with those who would see some of it bur
April 18, 1906, California's San Andreas Fault snaps, shaking San Francisco for nearly 60 terrifying seconds .When the trembling stops, the disaster is only beginning. Gas lines rupture, setting off massive fires, some 700 people die. Most of the ci
In Antarctica, everyday is (an) Olympic one. These Emperor Penguins are near the end of a two-week fishing marathon, bringing food for their hungry chicks, waiting miles away. But a challenger threatens the entire competition. A Leopard Seal waits a
Here we are on the Serengeti Plain in Africa, where an ostrich has abandoned an egg and a hungry jackal means to make a meal out of it. What weve got here is a highly motivated animal trying and failing to figure out this culinary conundrum. Its jus
Imagine that a partly decomposed body is found lying in the woods. Was the person murdered and how long could he have been dead? To find out, investigators come here, a place known as the Body Farm. This 2-acre compound at the University of Tennessee
The mating ritual of each species on Earth has certain, well, peculiarities. As you might tell it from the name of the species itself, blue-footed boobies are no exception to this rule. Here in the Galapagos Islands, this pair of blue-footed boobies
On the southern edge of Ngorongoro Swamp, the lake cats have a new opportunity to make a big kill. Buffalo have poor vision. They are only 30 meters away, but in the dim morning light, they can't see the pride. While they don't see very well, buffalo
This tannery is infamous as the foulest-smelling place in all of Fez, Morocco. Tanning hides may be dirty and smelly work, but somebody has to do it. Every day, 17-year-old Mousin must wind his way through the ancient alleyways of Fez. He is followin
Back at the Armor Group compound, another team prepares for a different kind of mission. They'll travel low profile, trying to blend in with the Iraqis. Low profile certainly can be an awful lot safer. If faced down properly, people will not know, th
Redwoods are the tallest living trees on the planet. And one of the best places to see them is northern California's Redwood National Forest. They can reach 300 feet high or higher, and their massive trunks can grow to more than 20 feet wide. Recentl
To get to the captial Monrovia, he enlisted help of his tennis partner, Liberia's notorious security chief, General Benjamin Yalta.-He said the ship will be there in two hours. And the moment I heard that ship, going alarmed for it. For me, it was he
It's true I promise,I said it's on the way. That's perfectly true. But never ever I get one single contact or supplying weapon. His trial made headlines around the world,for what was the first successful prosecution for the smuggle of bloeddiament. d