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Mind of a Rampage Killer

Mind of a Rampage Killer

Season 40 Episode 8
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Manhunt—Boston Bombers

Manhunt—Boston Bombers

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At the Edge of Space

At the Edge of Space

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Vaccines—Calling the Shots

Vaccines—Calling the Shots

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Secrets of Noah's Ark

Secrets of Noah's Ark

Season 42 Episode 12
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Arctic Ghost Ship

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Making North America: Origins

Making North America: Origins

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Making North America: Life

Making North America: Life

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Making North America: Human

Making North America: Human

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Inside Einstein's Mind

Inside Einstein's Mind

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Iceman Reborn

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NOVA

Earth From Space

Season 40 Episode 6

"Earth From Space" is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustains life on earth.

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Nazca Desert Mystery
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53:31
Who created the Nazca lines and why? New clues to one of the greatest ancient enigmas.
Ocean Invaders
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53:32
Meet one of the ocean’s most beautiful and destructive species: Lionfish.
Can Psychedelics Cure?
53:47
Psychedelics are unlocking new ways to treat conditions like addiction and depression.
Computers v. Crime
53:30
Is artificial intelligence making policing and courts fairer, or is it increasing bias?
Rebuilding Notre Dame
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53:43
A team tackles the restoration of iconic Notre Dame Cathedral.
Saving Venice
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53:31
Can innovative engineering projects save Venice?
Ending HIV in America
53:33
Can innovative drugs and therapies finally end HIV?
Ice Age Footprints
53:43
Ancient footprints provide new evidence of humans and extinct giant beasts of the Ice Age.
Why Ships Crash
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53:20
How could a single ship cause a major supply chain crisis around the globe?
Great Mammoth Mystery
53:16
Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.
Arctic Sinkholes
53:30
In the Arctic, enormous releases of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, threaten the climate
Ancient Maya Metropolis
53:31
Explore great ancient Maya cities and why their inhabitants abandoned them.
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