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Ship That Changed the World
Season 48
Episode 9
The Age of Exploration and Europe’s imperial colonization of far-off lands was launched by a revolution in ship design that made long-distance voyages practical. A newly discovered 500-year-old wreck offers vital clues to this momentous innovation.
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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.
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Scientists race to help corals adapt to warming oceans through assisted evolution.
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NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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Scientists look to geoengineering and other methods to cool the planet.
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We can now edit the human genome with a tool called CRISPR. But how far should we go?
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Can bringing predators—and fear—back into an ecosystem help restore its natural balance?