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Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.
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A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a multi-vehicle pileup to gain new data on car safety.
Episode:
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E10
After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.
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E9
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1:36:42
Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet.
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E8
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53:41
Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.
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E7
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53:39
Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.
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E6
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53:32
Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.
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E5
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53:40
A long-lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.
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E4
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53:40
Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.
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E3
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53:40
Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.
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E2
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53:40
Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
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E1
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53:43
Mysterious bodies are found under one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.
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E18
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53:40
From electric flight to artificial noses, engineers are finding new ways to preserve our planet.
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E17
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53:40
Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.
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E16
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53:40
Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.
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E15
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53:40
Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.
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E14
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53:40
Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.
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E13
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53:34
Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.
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E12
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53:34
Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.
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E11
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53:34
What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be?
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E10
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53:34
Discover the dramatic forces creating spectacular weather on neighboring planets and moons.
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E9
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53:34
Explore big discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
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E8
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53:38
Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.
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E7
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53:40
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.
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E6
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53:34
Explore the promise and perils of new A.I. technologies.
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E5
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53:30
Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
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E4
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53:10
Explore the engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark, the tallest structure of its time.
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E3
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53:29
New evidence reveals the real story of Easter Island and the builders of its stone heads.
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E2
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53:17
Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.
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E1
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53:31
A family turns to science in their struggle to rediscover a history obscured by slavery.
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E18
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53:30
Specials
Investigate medical algorithms in which the patient’s race drives decisions.
Special:
17:19
Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
Special:
1:24:39
Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC.
Special:
8:44
Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.
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9:47
Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.
Special:
9:22
In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.
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11:56
Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
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6:47
The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.
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7:51
Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.
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53:30
Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species
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53:30
Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.
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53:30
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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53:17
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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53:17
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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53:17
Out near Saturn, the spacecraft Cassini has just entered its final and riskiest chapter.
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Evidence discovered in the world’s highest tombs reveals ancient rituals and beliefs.
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0:28
How and why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their pets and other creatures?
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53:07
This rock is what remains from one of the biggest volcanic eruptions ever.
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1:14
It would take dramatic transformations to turn volcanic islands into the first continents.
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2:16
When you put flesh on the bones of Lythronax, it looks a lot like T. rex.
Special:
2:00
These are the North Dakota Badlands
thousands of square miles of arid gullies and buttes.
Special:
1:10
When the sand is swept away the stromatolites are vulnerable to the seaweeds.
Special:
1:05
Tyler Lyson is a paleontologist who’s been digging up dinosaur fossils in these badlands.
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2:00
We’re looking for one of the oldest organisms on our planet.
Special:
1:23
14-foot-long fish in Kansas? Name me a living 14-foot fish.
Special:
1:38
Extras
Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.
Preview:
S52
E11
|
0:30
A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a multi-vehicle pileup to gain new data on car safety.
Preview:
S52
E10
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0:30
After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.
Preview:
S52
E9
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0:30
Two students created glasses that can identify people on the street, without them knowing.
Clip:
S52
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4:18
Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet.
Preview:
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E8
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0:30
Could restoring lost forests help slow climate change?
Clip:
S52
E8
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3:04
Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.
Preview:
S52
E7
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0:30
A team of experts put an 18th-century musket to the test — revealing how deadly it really was.
Clip:
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E7
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4:57
Space elevators? Nuclear rockets? The future of space travel could look radically different.
Clip:
S52
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5:17
If the universe as we know it started with the Big Bang, will it also have an end?
Clip:
S52
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5:07
The Drake Equation helps scientists estimate the odds of finding intelligent alien civilizations.
Clip:
S52
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5:04
Scientists have discovered the building blocks of life in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid.
Clip:
S52
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6:03
Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.
Preview:
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E6
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0:30
The container ship Dali lost power causing it to crash into Baltimore’s Key Bridge.
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E6
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2:57
Engineers explain how a vulnerability made the bridge open to catastrophe.
Clip:
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E6
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2:57
An asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, possibly making impact in 2032.
Clip:
S52
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3:33
Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.
Preview:
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E5
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0:30
In a recently discovered tomb in Pompeii, archeologists made a startling discovery.
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E5
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2:58
At a gladiator match in ancient Pompeii, tensions exploded and spectators became fighters in a riot.
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E5
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2:37
Discover why the ancient Egyptians invested so much in life after death.
Clip:
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E4
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1:15
Archaeologists remove the mud brick seal of an unopened Egyptian tomb.
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E4
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2:38
Discover a time in Ancient Egypt when women held a role with extraordinary power.
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E4
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3:03
A nearly 3,000-year-old canopic jar is discovered in an Egyptian tomb.
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E4
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1:58
A long lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.
Preview:
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E4
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0:30
Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.
Preview:
S52
E3
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0:29
Slow-motion footage of baby birds helps scientists uncover how their ancestors took to the skies.
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E3
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2:56
Birds are today’s only living dinosaurs, but how did they survive the asteroid?
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E3
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2:48
Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
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E1
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0:30
Area 51’s UFO myths became a cover for secret testing of cutting-edge military technology.
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2:35