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Episodes

  • Pompeii's Secret Underworld: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Pompeii's Secret Underworld

    S52 Ep5 |
    Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.
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    Egypt's Tombs of Amun

    S52 Ep4 |
    A long-lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.
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    Dino Birds

    S52 Ep3 |
    Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.
  • What Are UFOs?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What Are UFOs?

    S52 Ep1 |
    Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
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    Lost Tombs of Notre Dame

    S51 Ep18 |
    Mysterious bodies are found under one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.
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    Building Stuff: Change It!

    S51 Ep17 |
    From electric flight to artificial noses, engineers are finding new ways to preserve our planet.
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    Extreme Airport Engineering

    S52 Ep2 |
    Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.
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    Building Stuff: Reach It!

    S51 Ep16 |
    Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.

Specials

  • Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version

    Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
  • Harvesting the Future: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Harvesting the Future

    Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.
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    Keepers of the Coastline

    In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.
  • Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices

    The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.
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    Sands of Time

    Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
  • Standing the Heat: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Standing the Heat

    Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC.
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    Tides of Tradition

    Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.
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    Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine

    Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.
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    Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine

    Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species

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Extras