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Episodes

  • Ultimate Crash Test: Impact: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ultimate Crash Test: Impact

    S52 Ep11 |
    Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.
  • Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown

    S52 Ep10 |
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    A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a multi-vehicle pileup to gain new data on car safety.
  • Critical Condition: Health in Black America: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Critical Condition: Health in Black America

    S52 Ep9 |
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    After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.
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    Secrets of the Forest

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    Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet.
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    Revolutionary War Weapons

    S52 Ep7 |
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    Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.
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    Baltimore Bridge Collapse

    S52 Ep6 |
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    Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.
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    Pompeii's Secret Underworld

    S52 Ep5 |
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    Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.
  • Egypt's Tombs of Amun: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Egypt's Tombs of Amun

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

    S52 Ep3 |
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    Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.

Specials

  • When Machines Prescribe: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    When Machines Prescribe

    Investigate medical algorithms in which the patient’s race drives decisions.
  • Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version

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

    Harvesting the Future: asset-mezzanine-16x9
    Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.
  • Keepers of the Coastline: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Keepers of the Coastline

    Keepers of the Coastline: asset-mezzanine-16x9
    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

    Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices: asset-mezzanine-16x9
    The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.
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    Sands of Time

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    Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
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    Standing the Heat

    Standing the Heat: asset-mezzanine-16x9
    Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC.
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    Tides of Tradition

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    Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.
  • Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine

    Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine: asset-mezzanine-16x9
    Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.

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