Central Americans account for an increasing percentage of illegal immigrants in the US. Mariana van Zeller joins immigrants from Central America on the perilous and sometimes deadly journey to El Norte.
Vanguard investigates the growing Neo-Nazi movement in Russia and the new trend of their recording and publishing their violent public attacks on immigrants and foreigners.
The Kambo frog (or "giant leaf frog") is a toxic frog native to the Amazon Rainforest. It also secretes a pharmaceutical cocktail that could hold secrets for modern medicine.
Bhutan is on the verge of change. This year, it will transform itself from an absolute monarchy to a parliamentary democracy - a move that leaves many young Bhutanese puzzled and uneasy.
The Pan-American Highway goes from Alaska to Argentina--except for a 60 mile gap in the lawless jungles of southern Panama. Jael travels to the end of the road and beyond to see what stops South America from entering North America.
By next year, more than half the world's population will for the first time in history be living in cities. Current Vanguard's Mariana van Zeller tours Lagos, Nigeria, the world's fastest-growing "Megacity."
Vanguard takes a trip to an electronic wasteland in Southern China, where much the world's electronic waste ends up; examining the crude process of recycling this e-waste, and the serious health and environmental consequences.