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How Life Survived When Earth Was Covered in Ice

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Giant Prehistoric Fungi Once Ruled the Earth

Giant Prehistoric Fungi Once Ruled the Earth

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The Catastrophe That Killed 90% Of Earth’s Species

The Catastrophe That Killed 90% Of Earth’s Species

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What Caused the Dinosaurs to Go Extinct?

What Caused the Dinosaurs to Go Extinct?

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How 5G Is Transforming China

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Inside Huawei: China’s Tech Giant

Inside Huawei: China’s Tech Giant

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Inside the Fight To Develop a Malaria Vaccine

Inside the Fight To Develop a Malaria Vaccine

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How Malaria Shaped America

How Malaria Shaped America

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Why Mosquitos Are Humanity’s Deadliest Creature

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Can DNA technology Help Rebuild a Family Tree?

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How Did Whales Evolve From Land Mammals?

How Did Whales Evolve From Land Mammals?

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Ancient Earth Was a Hellscape

For millions of years, ancient Earth was a fiery hellscape of volcanic activity, totally inhospitable to life. See what our planet might have looked like before the atmosphere—a ball of rock and fire hurtling through space.
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B-29 Frozen in Time
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Season 23 Episode 3
B-29 Frozen in Time
In Greenland, a deserted B-29 bomber awaits rescue for more than fifty years.
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