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A Bird's-Eye View of Carbon Emissions

Carbon dioxide is an odorless, invisible gas. If we could see that carbon as a solid material on the ground, that might change our perspective on the amount of carbon we emit into the atmosphere. Play NOVA’s Polar Lab to see what effects all that CO2 is having on our planet’s poles.
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Season 47 Episodes

Cat Tales

S47 E3 Length 53:21 Premiere Date 02/19/20

Polar Extremes

S47 E1 Length 1:52:46 Premiere Date 02/05/20

Polar Extremes Preview

Preview Length 03:19 Premiere Date 02/05/20

What if Carbon Left Your Tailpipe as Solid Chunks?

Clip Length 02:12 Premiere Date 02/05/20

Plant Fossils Hint at Arctic's Swampy Past

Clip Length 03:02 Premiere Date 02/05/20

What did the East Coast Look Like 3 Million Years Ago?

Clip Length 03:21 Premiere Date 02/05/20

How Carbon Dioxide Warms Planet Earth

Clip Length 02:32 Premiere Date 02/05/20

A Bird's-Eye View of Carbon Emissions

Clip Length 01:56 Premiere Date 02/05/20

This Alaska Community is Losing Sea Ice to Climate Change

Clip Length 04:47 Premiere Date 02/05/20

Fifty Million Years Ago, the Arctic Was a Warm Swamp

Clip Length 02:07 Premiere Date 02/05/20

What’s Causing Greenland’s Biggest Glacier to Melt?

Clip Length 02:04 Premiere Date 02/05/20

This Canadian Cave Has Been Frozen Since the Last Ice Age

Clip Length 03:11 Premiere Date 02/05/20

How Climate Has Shifted Over Millions of Years

Clip Length 02:44 Premiere Date 02/05/20

Why Trees Are Living Climate Records

Clip Length 01:29 Premiere Date 02/03/20

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Scientists race to understand catastrophic weather events known as "rain bombs" and how we can protect ourselves from their growing power.

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Athens: Birth of Democracy - S53 E7

Archaeologists investigate the dramatic origins of democracy in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago. Mass graves and ancient ruins where tyrants were murdered shine new light on the birth of a revolutionary form of government.

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Decoding the Universe: Cosmos - S51 E8

Trace groundbreaking discoveries in space research and exploration and follow the teams trying to solve two mysteries in cosmology - dark matter and dark energy.

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Decoding the Universe: Quantum - S51 E14

Discover the world of the subatomic realm in the quantum universe.

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When Whales Could Walk - S51 E1

Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.

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Great Mammoth Mystery - S49 E3

Sir David Attenborough explores a unique site in southern England with rare traces of Ice Age mammoths and Neanderthals. How did humans survive the frigid climate, and did they have the tools and talent to hunt the giant beasts?

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