Discover how ancient Roman concrete has lasted nearly 2,000 years — and what it can teach us about building stronger, more sustainable structures today. From the Pantheon to self-healing concrete, this episode of 360 on History explores timeless lessons for modern construction.

Her name is Martha Jane Coston, and she gave the world a way to communicate at sea – with bright, colourful flares that could be seen for miles. She wasn’t a trained scientist or engineer. She was a young widow and mother, facing personal tragedy and financial hardship. But through determination, creativity, and sheer grit, she changed maritime safety forever.

We all know of the pioneers of computer science like Alan Turing and Bill Gates. What most people are not familiar with is Mary Kenneth Keller - a Catholic nun and one of the field's true trailblazers. In the US, she was one of the first people to earn a Ph.D in computer science and then went on to make computing accessible.

A whistlestop tour of the history of music. Starting from our ancient ancestors beating drums and creating flutes to the lyres of greece, the Gregorian chants of the medieval period, Mozart, Beethoven, jazz, blues and rock and roll. Till today when we are using AI to help us in our creations.

The Nashtifan windmills, also known as Asban, are located in eastern Iran. They are among the oldest windmills in the world. Made of clay, wood, and straw, these vertical-axis windmills have harnessed strong desert winds for centuries to grind grain, showcasing an ingenious example of ancient sustainable technology.

A new research conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary and the National Research Council of Canada has yielded some fascinating results. It seems that all living things – including humans – emit a glow when we are alive. This glow vanishes when we die.

There was an ancient Kingdom in the Horn of Africa. It was called the Kingdom of Aksum and its was an important maritime hub and cultural centre, trading globally. It was also one of the first regions to adopt Christianity.

Are the Earth's Magnetic Poles Flipping? We talk about the Magnetic Field Reversals, Northern & Southern Lights, Magnetosphere & the north and south poles.

St. Mary's Trumpet Call or Hejnal is a traditional, five-note Polish bugle call closely bound to the history and traditions of Kraków. It is played every hour on the hour, four times in succession in each of the four cardinal directions, by a trumpeter on the highest tower of the city's Saint Mary's Basilica.

Mary Putnam Jacobi was a medical pioneer, paving the way for women in medicine and changing the landscape of women's health with her research