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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
Great Mammoth Mystery

Great Mammoth Mystery

Season 49 Episode 3
53:16
Why Ships Crash

Why Ships Crash

Season 49 Episode 8
53:20
Ice Age Footprints

Ice Age Footprints

Season 49 Episode 9
53:43
Ending HIV in America

Ending HIV in America

Season 49 Episode 11
53:33
Saving Venice

Saving Venice

Season 49 Episode 12
53:31
Rebuilding Notre Dame

Rebuilding Notre Dame

Season 49 Episode 13
53:43
Computers v. Crime

Computers v. Crime

Season 49 Episode 14
53:30
Can Psychedelics Cure?

Can Psychedelics Cure?

Season 49 Episode 15
53:47
Ocean Invaders

Ocean Invaders

Season 49 Episode 16
53:32
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang

Season 48 Episode 19

The Big Bang is when the cosmos started and time itself began. With stunning animation based on space telescope images, NOVA winds back the ages to discover new clues about this ultimate genesis and what happened in the universe’s first few seconds.

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Human Nature
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We can now edit the human genome with a tool called CRISPR. But how far should we go?
Nature's Fear Factor
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