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How Harvard Discovered It Has an Original Copy of the Magna Carta

How Harvard Discovered It Has an Original Copy of the Magna Carta

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The Next Big Earthquake Could Sink Parts of the Pacific Northwest

The Next Big Earthquake Could Sink Parts of the Pacific Northwest

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This Discovery Rewrote Human History

This Discovery Rewrote Human History

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This Was One of the First Known Human Ritual Sites

This Was One of the First Known Human Ritual Sites

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Signs of Life on Mars? NASA's Discovery, Explained

Signs of Life on Mars? NASA's Discovery, Explained

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How Did Early Humans Hunt Monkeys?

How Did Early Humans Hunt Monkeys?

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At the Edge of Extinction, These Neanderthals Were Cannibalized

At the Edge of Extinction, These Neanderthals Were Cannibalized

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Did Homo sapiens and Neanderthals Interbreed?

Did Homo sapiens and Neanderthals Interbreed?

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Would You Face a Bear With a Spear? Ancient Humans Might Have

Would You Face a Bear With a Spear? Ancient Humans Might Have

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This Is Where the First Alphabet Was Born

This Is Where the First Alphabet Was Born

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Göbekli Tepe: The 11,500-Year-Old Mystery That Rewrote History

Göbekli Tepe: The 11,500-Year-Old Mystery That Rewrote History

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How Astronauts Avoided Disaster Building the International Space Station

How Astronauts Avoided Disaster Building the International Space Station

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This Giant Telescope Will Reveal The Universe in Unbelievable Detail

Equipped with an 8.4-meter mirror and a 3.2-billion-pixel camera—the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy—the Rubin Observatory is poised to revolutionize how we see the cosmos. In just 10 hours of test observations, the telescope detected over 2,100 new asteroids.
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?
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Season 38 Episode 16
The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?
Surprising clues indicate that space is very much something and not nothing.
Finding Life Beyond Earth
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Season 38 Episode 13
Finding Life Beyond Earth
We are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone?
Deadliest Earthquakes
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Season 38 Episode 1
Deadliest Earthquakes
Big quakes are inevitable, but can we prevent their devastation?
Mind Over Money
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Season 37 Episode 7
Mind Over Money
Can markets be rational when humans aren't?
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Season 36 Episode 8
Doctors' Diaries
Seven doctors, 21 years... Saving lives is only part of the story.
Car of the Future
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Season 35 Episode 9
Car of the Future
The "Car Talk" guys look for a new breed of clean, fuel-efficient vehicles.
Forgotten Genius
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Season 34 Episode 3
Forgotten Genius
The story of how African-American Percy Julian defied the odds to become a famous chemist.
Storm That Drowned a City
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Season 32 Episode 18
Storm That Drowned a City
What led to the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans?
Einstein's Big Idea
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Season 32 Episode 13
Einstein's Big Idea
The story behind the world's most famous equation, e=mc2
Origins: Back to the Beginning
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Season 31 Episode 14
Origins: Back to the Beginning
Learn about the elements and their roles in the universe.
Origins: Where are the Aliens?
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Season 31 Episode 13
Origins: Where are the Aliens?
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
Origins: How Life Began
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Season 31 Episode 12
Origins: How Life Began
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
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