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The Cannabis Question

The Cannabis Question

Season 48 Episode 11
53:36
Particles Unknown

Particles Unknown

Season 48 Episode 12
53:28
Arctic Drift

Arctic Drift

Season 48 Episode 13
53:31
Edible Insects

Edible Insects

Season 48 Episode 14
53:28
NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars

NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars

Season 48 Episode 15
53:17
NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way

NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way

Season 48 Episode 16
53:17
NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds

NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds

Season 48 Episode 17
53:17
NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes

NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes

Season 48 Episode 18
53:16
NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang

NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang

Season 48 Episode 19
53:16
Butterfly Blueprints

Butterfly Blueprints

Season 48 Episode 20
53:20
Alaskan Dinosaurs

Alaskan Dinosaurs

Season 48 Episode 21
53:21
Ancient Maya Metropolis

Ancient Maya Metropolis

Season 48 Episode 22
53:31
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NOVA

Bat Superpowers

Season 48 Episode 10

Bats have been implicated in deadly epidemics such as COVID-19 and Ebola, yet scientists are discovering evidence that they may hold a key to a longer and healthier life. From caves in Thailand and Texas to labs around the globe, NOVA meets the scientists who are decoding the superpowers of the bat.

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Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
Building the Eiffel Tower
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Explore the engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark, the tallest structure of its time.
Easter Island Origins
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New evidence reveals the real story of Easter Island and the builders of its stone heads.
When Whales Could Walk
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Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.
Lee and Liza's Family Tree
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A family turns to science in their struggle to rediscover a history obscured by slavery.
The Battle to Beat Malaria
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Follow the quest to create a lifesaving malaria vaccine.
Inside China's Tech Boom
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The inside story of China’s meteoric rise to the forefront of global innovation.
Ancient Earth: Humans
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How did Earth give rise to humans? See what made our species' existence possible.
Ancient Earth: Inferno
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How did life bounce back after a cataclysmic extinction wiped out some 90% of all species?
Ancient Earth: Life Rising
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See how life made the leap to land, turning a barren landscape into a lush, green world.
Ancient Earth: Frozen
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How did life survive on a planet covered in ice from pole to pole?
Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky
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See how Earth transformed from a barren hellscape to a planet capable of sustaining life.
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