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Stabilizing Notre Dame's Famous Buttresses

After the Notre Dame fire of 2019, a team of architects and engineers must design a way to stabilize the famous cathedral's buttresses before its roof and entire structure collapses.
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Building Stuff: Boost It!
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Season 51 Episode 15
Building Stuff: Boost It!
Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.
Decoding the Universe: Quantum
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Season 51 Episode 14
Decoding the Universe: Quantum
Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.
Solar System: Wandering Worlds
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Season 51 Episode 13
Solar System: Wandering Worlds
Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.
Solar System: Icy Worlds
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Season 51 Episode 12
Solar System: Icy Worlds
Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.
Solar System: Volcano Worlds
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Season 51 Episode 11
Solar System: Volcano Worlds
Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.
Solar System: Strange Worlds
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Season 51 Episode 10
Solar System: Strange Worlds
What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be?
Solar System: Storm Worlds
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Season 51 Episode 9
Solar System: Storm Worlds
Discover the dramatic forces creating spectacular weather on neighboring planets and moons.
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
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Season 51 Episode 8
Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
Explore big discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
Secrets in Your Data
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Season 51 Episode 7
Secrets in Your Data
Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.
Great American Eclipse
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Season 51 Episode 6
Great American Eclipse
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.
A.I. Revolution
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Season 51 Episode 5
A.I. Revolution
Explore the promise and perils of new A.I. technologies.
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
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Season 51 Episode 4
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
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