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Particles Unknown

Season 48 Episode 12
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Edible Insects

Edible Insects

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Alaskan Dinosaurs

Alaskan Dinosaurs

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Ancient Maya Metropolis

Ancient Maya Metropolis

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Arctic Sinkholes

Arctic Sinkholes

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Great Mammoth Mystery

Great Mammoth Mystery

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Why Ships Crash

Why Ships Crash

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Ice Age Footprints

Ice Age Footprints

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Ending HIV in America

Ending HIV in America

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Saving Venice

Saving Venice

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Rebuilding Notre Dame

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Computers v. Crime

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NOVA

The Cannabis Question

Season 48 Episode 11

As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA investigates the latest scientific evidence for its potential benefits and risks, and how criminalization has disproportionately harmed communities of color.

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