Deep Look

KQED takes us deep into the small, beautiful world of biology.

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Episodes

  • How Do Sharks and Rays Use Electricity to Find Hidden Prey?

    When it comes to spotting prey, sharks and rays have a sense beyond sight and smell.
  • Can A Thousand Tiny Swarming Robots Outsmart Nature?

    How does a group of animals - or cells - work together when no one's in charge?
  • Zapping Coral With The World's Most Powerful X-ray

    Some corals look like undersea gardens, gently blowing in the breeze.
  • These 'Resurrection Plants' Spring Back to Life in Seconds

    Within seconds of rainfall, dried-up moss is revived after being dead for decades.
  • Where Are the Ants Carrying All Those Leaves?

    Ants use leaves to grow white tufts of nutritious fungus to feed their offspring.
  • What Happens When You Put a Hummingbird in a Wind Tunnel?

    Scientists have used a high-speed camera to film hummingbirds' aerial acrobatics.
  • Newt Sex: Buff Males! Writhing Females! Cannibalism!

    Every winter, California newts leave the safety of their forest burrows.
  • From Drifter to Dynamo: The Story of Plankton

    Most plankton are tiny drifters, wandering in a vast ocean.

About Deep Look

See the unseen at the very edge of our visible world. Get a new perspective on our place in the universe and meet extraordinary new friends. Explore big scientific mysteries by going incredibly small.

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