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How Does A Canyon Become Grand?

How Does A Canyon Become Grand?

Season 3 Episode 35
4:03
Your Salad Is Trying To Kill You

Your Salad Is Trying To Kill You

Season 3 Episode 36
6:03
Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?

Why Are Cicadas So Good At Math?

Season 3 Episode 37
5:32
Why Do We Laugh?

Why Do We Laugh?

Season 3 Episode 38
6:03
Ebola Explained

Ebola Explained

Season 3 Episode 1
7:33
Understanding Climate Science

Understanding Climate Science

Season 3 Episode 8
6:00
Do Other Animals Mourn Their Dead?

Do Other Animals Mourn Their Dead?

Season 3 Episode 52
4:59
Is Santa Real? (A Scientific Analysis)

Is Santa Real? (A Scientific Analysis)

Season 3 Episode 10
5:35
Does My Dog Know What I’m Thinking?

Does My Dog Know What I’m Thinking?

Season 3 Episode 11
6:14
How Many Smells Can You Smell?

How Many Smells Can You Smell?

Season 3 Episode 12
4:13
What is Deja Vu?!

What is Deja Vu?!

Season 3 Episode 15
3:43
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Why Are The Bees Dying?

Season 3 Episode 33

Bees, wild and domesticated, are in big trouble. Bee colonies are dying off at alarming rates, and the cause isn't clear. Pesticides, habitat loss, disease… there's a laundry list of likely culprits. We rely on these tiny pollinators for a majority of our fruits, veggies, and nuts… if they disappear, could we be next?

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