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Hidden Volcano Abyss
Season 50
Episode 8
In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the islands of Tonga. Join scientists as they investigate what caused the blast, how it spurred a devastating tsunami, and if another eruption could be imminent.
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Who created the Nazca lines and why? New clues to one of the greatest ancient enigmas.
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Ancient footprints provide new evidence of humans and extinct giant beasts of the Ice Age.
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Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.
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In the Arctic, enormous releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, threaten the climate
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Intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the Arctic’s cold and dark.
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Take a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.
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Join the hunt for the universe’s most common—yet most elusive and baffling—particle.
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As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.
