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Alaskan Dinosaurs

Alaskan Dinosaurs

Season 48 Episode 21
53:21
Ancient Maya Metropolis

Ancient Maya Metropolis

Season 48 Episode 22
53:31
Arctic Sinkholes

Arctic Sinkholes

Season 49 Episode 1
53:30
Secrets in the Scat

Secrets in the Scat

Season 49 Episode 2
53:32
Great Mammoth Mystery

Great Mammoth Mystery

Season 49 Episode 3
53:16
Augmented

Augmented

Season 49 Episode 4
1:25:02
Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's

Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's

Season 49 Episode 5
53:28
Why Ships Crash

Why Ships Crash

Season 49 Episode 8
53:20
Ice Age Footprints

Ice Age Footprints

Season 49 Episode 9
53:21
Ultimate Space Telescope

Ultimate Space Telescope

Season 49 Episode 10
53:33
Ending HIV in America

Ending HIV in America

Season 49 Episode 11
53:33
Saving Venice

Saving Venice

Season 49 Episode 12
53:31
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Butterfly Blueprints

Season 48 Episode 20

The hidden scientific secrets of butterflies reveal them to be more inventive and resilient than we ever imagined. Follow their extraordinary life cycle and migrations to tropical rainforests, windswept prairies, and even inside a chrysalis as it’s being spun.

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