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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
Ship That Changed the World

Ship That Changed the World

Season 48 Episode 9
53:12
Bat Superpowers

Bat Superpowers

Season 48 Episode 10
53:13
The Cannabis Question

The Cannabis Question

Season 48 Episode 11
53:36
Particles Unknown

Particles Unknown

Season 48 Episode 12
53:28
Arctic Drift

Arctic Drift

Season 48 Episode 13
53:31
Edible Insects

Edible Insects

Season 48 Episode 14
53:28
NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars

NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars

Season 48 Episode 15
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Picture a Scientist

Season 48 Episode 3

Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive.

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