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Polar Extremes

Polar Extremes

Season 47 Episode 1
1:52:46
Dog Tales

Dog Tales

Season 47 Episode 2
53:21
Cat Tales

Cat Tales

Season 47 Episode 3
53:21
Eagle Power

Eagle Power

Season 47 Episode 7
53:22
Nature's Fear Factor

Nature's Fear Factor

Season 47 Episode 9
53:21
Human Nature

Human Nature

Season 47 Episode 11
1:33:41
Picture a Scientist

Picture a Scientist

Season 48 Episode 3
1:33:06
Reef Rescue

Reef Rescue

Season 48 Episode 4
54:06
Fighting for Fertility

Fighting for Fertility

Season 48 Episode 5
53:06
Hindenburg: The New Evidence

Hindenburg: The New Evidence

Season 48 Episode 6
53:13
Great Electric Airplane Race

Great Electric Airplane Race

Season 48 Episode 7
53:07
High-Risk High-Rise

High-Risk High-Rise

Season 48 Episode 8
52:36
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Decoding da Vinci

Season 46 Episode 21

Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance genius. Not only did he paint masterpieces of art, but he was an obsessive scientist and inventor, dreaming up complex machines centuries ahead of his time, including parachutes, armored tanks, hang gliders, and robots. On the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death, with the help of biographer Walter Isaacson, NOVA investigates the secrets of Leonardo’s success.

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