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How Malaria Shaped America
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Today, Malaria is considered a tropical disease, but it wasn’t always that way.
How 5G Is Transforming China
4:28
A tech war between China and the West is starting to heat up.
How Computer Algorithms Make Predictions
2:30
Can we rely on them to be fair?
Chasing Carbon Zero Sneak Peek
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A new film from NOVA examines technologies that could get us to carbon zero by 2050.
There’s Something Living in Wildfire Smoke
1:59
Wildfire smoke can carry harmful microorganisms long distances.
How Sewage Becomes Drinking Water
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How do you make wastewater drinkable? It starts at the sewage treatment plant.
How the West Is Making It Rain, With Science
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A method of boosting snow and rainfall may help ease drought conditions in the western US.
Humans May Have Lived in North America Earlier Than Thought
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Scattered seeds help reveal when ancient humans first left footprints in North America.
Why Distant Galaxies Look Red
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The farther away a galaxy is, the redder it appears to our telescopes.
The False Promise of Cloning Your Pet
6:37
Cloning has come a long way since Dolly the sheep, but it still has limits.
How Life Survived When Earth Was Covered in Ice
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Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth was encased in ice. How did life survive?
Inside Huawei: China’s Tech Giant
3:40
Working at Huawei can be intense - six day weeks and 12 hour days are the norm.
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