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How Birds Evolved to Fly (feat. Slow-Mo Baby Birds)

How Birds Evolved to Fly (feat. Slow-Mo Baby Birds)

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How Birds Survived the Dinosaur Apocalypse

How Birds Survived the Dinosaur Apocalypse

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Opening a Sealed Egyptian Tomb

Opening a Sealed Egyptian Tomb

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The God’s Wife of Amun: Powerful Women in Ancient Egypt

The God’s Wife of Amun: Powerful Women in Ancient Egypt

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How the Afterlife Shaped Ancient Egypt

How the Afterlife Shaped Ancient Egypt

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What's Inside These Ancient Egyptian Jars?

What's Inside These Ancient Egyptian Jars?

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A Brutal Gladiator Fight in Ancient Pompeii

A Brutal Gladiator Fight in Ancient Pompeii

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This Pompeii Priest Had an Unexpected Rise to Power

This Pompeii Priest Had an Unexpected Rise to Power

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This Asteroid Might Make Impact With Earth in 2032

This Asteroid Might Make Impact With Earth in 2032

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What Caused Baltimore’s Key Bridge to Collapse?

What Caused Baltimore’s Key Bridge to Collapse?

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What Went Wrong on the Dali Before the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

What Went Wrong on the Dali Before the Baltimore Bridge Collapse

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Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Distant Asteroid

Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Distant Asteroid

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What You’re Probably Seeing If You Spot a UFO

When you spot a UFO, are you really seeing something unknown? You can actually see things in Earth's orbit like weather balloons, the International Space Station, and a 60-satellite system called Starlink. Technology has created more clutter in the sky — and a much greater chance for us to misinterpret what we're seeing.
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Ancient Earth: Life Rising
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Season 50 Episode 13
Ancient Earth: Life Rising
See how life made the leap to land, turning a barren landscape into a lush, green world.
Ancient Earth: Frozen
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Season 50 Episode 12
Ancient Earth: Frozen
How did life survive on a planet covered in ice from pole to pole?
Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky
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Season 50 Episode 11
Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky
See how Earth transformed from a barren hellscape to a planet capable of sustaining life.
Your Brain: Who's in Control?
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Season 50 Episode 10
Your Brain: Who's in Control?
Dive into the subconscious to see what’s really driving the decisions you make.
Your Brain: Perception Deception
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Season 50 Episode 9
Your Brain: Perception Deception
Neuroscientists discover the tricks and shortcuts the brain takes to help us survive.
Hidden Volcano Abyss
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Season 50 Episode 8
Hidden Volcano Abyss
Investigate one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history.
Saving the Right Whale
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Season 50 Episode 7
Saving the Right Whale
Follow scientists determined to save the critically endangered right whale.
Chasing Carbon Zero
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Season 50 Episode 6
Chasing Carbon Zero
Here’s how the U.S. could reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Weathering the Future
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Season 50 Episode 5
Weathering the Future
Americans use ancient wisdom and new technology to fight extreme weather.
Nazca Desert Mystery
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Season 49 Episode 17
Nazca Desert Mystery
Who created the Nazca lines and why? New clues to one of the greatest ancient enigmas.
Rebuilding Notre Dame
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Season 49 Episode 13
Rebuilding Notre Dame
A team tackles the restoration of iconic Notre Dame Cathedral.
Ice Age Footprints
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Season 49 Episode 9
Ice Age Footprints
Ancient footprints provide new evidence of humans and extinct giant beasts of the Ice Age.
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