Episodes
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Lee and Liza's Family Tree
S50 Ep18 |A family turns to science in their struggle to rediscover a history obscured by slavery.
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The Battle to Beat Malaria
S50 Ep17 |Follow the quest to create a lifesaving malaria vaccine. - Image
Inside China's Tech Boom
S50 Ep16 |The inside story of China’s meteoric rise to the forefront of global innovation. - Image
Ancient Earth: Humans
S50 Ep15 |How did Earth give rise to humans? See what made our species' existence possible. - Image
Ancient Earth: Inferno
S50 Ep14 |How did life bounce back after a cataclysmic extinction wiped out some 90% of all species? - Image
Ancient Earth: Life Rising
S50 Ep13 |See how life made the leap to land, turning a barren landscape into a lush, green world. - Image
Ancient Earth: Frozen
S50 Ep12 |How did life survive on a planet covered in ice from pole to pole? - Image
Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky
S50 Ep11 |See how Earth transformed from a barren hellscape to a planet capable of sustaining life. - Image
Your Brain: Who's in Control?
S50 Ep10 |Dive into the subconscious to see what’s really driving the decisions you make.
Specials
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Log in to Watch OnlinePicture a Scientist (with Audio Description)
Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.
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Looking for Life on Mars (with Audio Description)
NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars. - Image
Beyond the Elements: Life (with Audio Description)
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us. - Image
Beyond the Elements: Indestructible (with Audio Description)
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us. - Image
Beyond the Elements: Reactions (with Audio Description)
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us. - Image
Secrets in our DNA (with Audio Description)
What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk? - Image
Front Row Seat to Saturn
Out near Saturn, the spacecraft Cassini has just entered its final and riskiest chapter. - Image
Animal Mummies
How and why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their pets and other creatures? - Image
Invisible Universe Revealed
Follow the historic rescue of Hubble—the space telescope that unveiled the cosmos.
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Extras
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Lee and Liza's Family Tree Preview
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The Battle to Beat Malaria Preview
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Inside China's Tech Boom Preview
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Ancient Earth: Humans Preview
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Ancient Earth: Inferno Preview
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The Catastrophe That Killed 90% Of Earth’s Species
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Ancient Earth: Life Rising Preview
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Giant Prehistoric Fungi Once Ruled the Earth
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What to know about the “Ring of Fire” Eclipse
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Ancient Earth: Frozen Preview
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How Life Survived When Earth Was Covered in Ice
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Ancient Earth May Have Had Red Oceans