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What will it take to get out of this pandemic?
In most U.S. states, a surge in cases is reigniting conversations about the country’s response to the pandemic. Dr. Alok Patel speaks with a leading epidemiologist and a specialist in infectious diseases to gain perspective on pressing concerns, from vaccine effectiveness and boosters to vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and inequity at a national and global scale.
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The inside story of China’s meteoric rise to the forefront of global innovation.
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How did life bounce back after a cataclysmic extinction wiped out some 90% of all species?
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See how life made the leap to land, turning a barren landscape into a lush, green world.
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See how Earth transformed from a barren hellscape to a planet capable of sustaining life.
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Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.