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Great Mammoth Mystery

Great Mammoth Mystery

Season 49 Episode 3
53:16
Why Ships Crash

Why Ships Crash

Season 49 Episode 8
53:20
Ice Age Footprints

Ice Age Footprints

Season 49 Episode 9
53:43
Rebuilding Notre Dame

Rebuilding Notre Dame

Season 49 Episode 13
53:43
Computers v. Crime

Computers v. Crime

Season 49 Episode 14
53:30
Can Psychedelics Cure?

Can Psychedelics Cure?

Season 49 Episode 15
53:47
Ocean Invaders

Ocean Invaders

Season 49 Episode 16
53:32
Nazca Desert Mystery

Nazca Desert Mystery

Season 49 Episode 17
53:31
Crypto Decoded

Crypto Decoded

Season 49 Episode 18
53:22
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Zero to Infinity

Season 49 Episode 19
53:32
London Super Tunnel

London Super Tunnel

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Ancient Builders of the Amazon

Ancient Builders of the Amazon

Season 50 Episode 3
53:21
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Arctic Sinkholes

Season 49 Episode 1

Colossal explosions shake a remote corner of the Siberian tundra, leaving behind massive craters. In Alaska, a huge lake erupts with bubbles of inflammable gas. Scientists are discovering that these mystifying phenomena add up to a ticking time bomb, as long-frozen permafrost melts and releases vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.

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