Blooming flowers provide natural nectar sources, but hummingbirds primarily eat bugs, including an assortment of gnats, ...

National Geographic has documentary fans – and I’m among them – buzzing with curiosity. Because “Secrets of the Bees,” one of ...

A new National Geographic special, executive-produced by James Cameron, is inviting viewers to look more closely at one of ...

The nontraditional documentary about Oasis’ monumental 2025 reunion tour is reportedly clocking in at about four hours long, with producer Steven Knight calling it “phenomenal.” Knight teased a few ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” This proclamation came from, of ...

The documentary form is having a major moment. Between the explosion of true crime on streaming services and high-production nature series, the documentary is no longer just a dry history lesson. But ...

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at the premiere of "Melania" at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Jan. 29, 2026.Stefani Reynolds—Bloomberg via Getty Images First Lady Melania Trump ...

Amazon's documentary about Melania Trump grossed $7 million at the domestic box office during its opening weekend. "Melania" had the highest opening of a nonmusic documentary in more than a decade.

Toward the beginning of the new documentary, “The Little Things That Run the World,” a professor who’s dedicated his life to studying bees admits that many people think bugs are, well, annoying.

The way we see it, there’s a yin and yang to documentaries. They’ve always had the potential to be deadly serious — now maybe more than ever, as a world awash in chaos spotlights such topics as the ...

From beloved movie directors to NBA stars, to the spark that created America, these were our favorite documentaries of the year. As 2025 rolls into 2026, it’s a good time to unwind and reflect on your ...