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Chasing Carbon Zero

Can the U.S. reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and avoid the biggest impacts of climate change? Experts say it can be done. Here’s the technology that could get us there.
Season 50 Episode 6 Length 53:31 Premiere: 04/26/23

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Lee and Liza's Family Tree
S50 E18 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 11/22/23

The Battle to Beat Malaria
S50 E17 Length 53:54 Premiere Date 11/15/23

Inside China's Tech Boom
S50 E16 Length 53:19 Premiere Date 11/08/23

Ancient Earth: Humans
S50 E15 Length 53:15 Premiere Date 11/01/23

Ancient Earth: Inferno
S50 E14 Length 53:45 Premiere Date 10/25/23

Ancient Earth: Life Rising
S50 E13 Length 53:47 Premiere Date 10/18/23

Ancient Earth: Frozen
S50 E12 Length 53:46 Premiere Date 10/11/23

Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky
S50 E11 Length 53:47 Premiere Date 10/04/23

Your Brain: Who's in Control?
S50 E10 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 05/24/23

Your Brain: Perception Deception
S50 E9 Length 53:30 Premiere Date 05/17/23

Hidden Volcano Abyss
S50 E8 Length 53:20 Premiere Date 05/10/23

Saving the Right Whale
S50 E7 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 05/03/23

Chasing Carbon Zero
S50 E6 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 04/26/23

Weathering the Future
S50 E5 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 04/12/23

New Eye on the Universe
S50 E4 Length 53:31 Premiere Date 02/22/23

Ancient Builders of the Amazon
S50 E3 Length 53:22 Premiere Date 02/15/23

Star Chasers of Senegal
S50 E2 Length 53:20 Premiere Date 02/08/23

London Super Tunnel
S50 E1 Length 53:20 Premiere Date 02/01/23

The nation’s first big offshore wind farm is coming
Clip Length 05:22 Premiere Date 07/21/23

What Made the Titan Submersible Design Unconventional?
Clip Length 05:05 Premiere Date 07/03/23

Could Whale Poop Help Cool the Planet?
Clip Length 02:43 Premiere Date 05/12/23

Chasing Carbon Zero Preview
Preview Length 00:29 Premiere Date 04/26/23

Chasing Carbon Zero Sneak Peek
Clip Length 01:00 Premiere Date 04/26/23

Why Induction Stoves Are Better for You and the Environment
Clip Length 02:56 Premiere Date 04/26/23

How Heat Pumps Can Help Cities Lower Carbon Emissions
Clip Length 04:17 Premiere Date 04/26/23

This Fungus Is Spreading Rapidly in Hospitals
Clip Length 03:24 Premiere Date 04/24/23

There’s Something Living in Wildfire Smoke
Clip Length 01:59 Premiere Date 04/11/23

How the West Is Making It Rain, With Science
Clip Length 06:22 Premiere Date 04/10/23

Soothing Science: The Light You See at Sunset
Clip Length 08:01 Premiere Date 04/04/23

The Mystery and Physics of the Spiral Football Pass
Clip Length 03:43 Premiere Date 02/13/23

Astronaut Walter Cunningham on the Historic Apollo 7 Mission
Clip Length 32:26 Premiere Date 01/25/23

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Ghosts of Stonehenge - S44 E14

Premiered On: 10/11/2017

Who built Stonehenge, and why? Groundbreaking archaeological digs have revealed major new clues about Britain's enigmatic 5,000-year-old site and the people who constructed it.

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The Next Pompeii - S46 E6

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Discover Campi Flegrei, a lesser-known volcano in the shadow of Vesuvius, if it erupts, millions of lives could be at risk. Scientists explore its unique geology and develop a warning system that could prevent Naples from becoming the next Pompeii.

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Decoding the Great Pyramid - S46 E4

Premiered On: 02/06/2019

New archaeological evidence provides clues about the Egyptians who built the Great Pyramid of Giza - and how they did it.

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Alaskan Dinosaurs - S48 E21

Wielding chainsaws to extract fossils frozen into the permafrost and flying drones to map thousands of footprints, intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the cold and dark of the Arctic Circle.

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Arctic Drift - S48 E13

Premiered On: 10/13/2021

Join scientists on the biggest Arctic research expedition of all time. Facing hungry polar bears, perilous sea ice cracks and brutal cold, the team strives to understand the forces that are changing the region and the world.

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Great Mammoth Mystery - S49 E3

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Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday? - S40 E24

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Lee and Liza's Family Tree - S50 E18

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The Battle to Beat Malaria - S50 E17

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Inside China's Tech Boom - S50 E16

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Ancient Earth: Humans - S50 E15

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