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Season 49 Episodes

Ice Age Footprints

S49 E9 Length 53:43 Premiere Date 05/25/22

Why Ships Crash

S49 E8 Length 53:20 Premiere Date 05/18/22

The Hidden Cause of Traffic Jams—and How to Solve Them

Clip Length 06:05 Premiere Date 08/18/22

How Seaweed May Help Revive Our Oceans

Clip Length 04:39 Premiere Date 08/18/22

The False Promise of Cloning Your Pet

Clip Length 06:37 Premiere Date 08/16/22

This Device Smells Diseases by Imitating a Dog's Nose

Clip Length 04:43 Premiere Date 05/26/22

Why Ships Crash Preview

Preview Length 00:29 Premiere Date 05/18/22

The Crash That Shut Down the Global Economy, Explained

Clip Length 03:31 Premiere Date 05/18/22

War Threatens Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants

Clip Length 07:09 Premiere Date 04/04/22

Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants

Clip Length 04:59 Premiere Date 03/02/22

What is 5G, and is it Safe to Use on Planes?

Clip Length 05:39 Premiere Date 02/16/22

Introducing NOVA's Financial Lab

Clip Length 01:22 Premiere Date 02/11/22

Can South Carolina's Salt Marshes Be Saved?

Clip Length 08:27 Premiere Date 01/26/22

From Prison to Careers in STEM

Clip Length 08:12 Premiere Date 01/12/22

Could Antiviral Pills Change the Course of the Pandemic?

Clip Length 08:12 Premiere Date 01/05/22

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Stone Age Temple Mystery - S53 E6

New evidence sheds light on Turkey's Gobekli Tepe, the world's oldest temple, and how archaeologists think about the roots of civilization.

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The Planets: Mars - S46 E13

Premiered On: 07/24/2019

Mars was once a blue water-world studded with active volcanoes. But when its magnetic field and protective atmosphere faded, it became the frozen desert planet we know today. With so many necessary elements in place, did life ever form on Mars?

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Pompeii's Secret Underworld - S52 E5

Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.

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Baltimore Bridge Collapse - S52 E6

Explores the March 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, a busy four-lane bridge that served as a crucial link in the global shipping chain on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard.

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Your Brain: Perception Deception - S50 E9

Join neuroscientist Heather Berlin on a quest to understand how your brain shapes your reality, and why you can't always trust what you perceive. Learn the surprising tricks and shortcuts the brain takes to help us survive.

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Building the Eiffel Tower - S51 E3

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Mammal Origins - S53 E4

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Can Dogs Talk? - S53 E3

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Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire - S53 E2

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