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            The Battle to Beat Malaria
                
                    
                        
                            Season 50
                        
                    
                    
                        
                            Episode 17
                        
                    
                
            
            
            Are scientists on the verge of a breakthrough in the fight against malaria, one of humanity’s oldest and most devastating plagues? Follow researchers as they develop and test a promising new vaccine on a quest to save millions of lives.
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            Follow the epic journey of dog domestication and see what science says about dogs’ love.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history—and future—of ice at the poles.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Discover the science behind Leonardo da Vinci's masterpieces—and Mona Lisa's iconic smile.
        
        
     
    
                            
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            Can new engineering techniques help prevent deadly bridge collapses?
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Amazing fossils reveal how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs.
        
        
     
    
                            
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            Discover why scientists and entrepreneurs alike have their sights set on the Moon again.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            In the shadow of Vesuvius and Pompeii, a lesser-known volcano puts Naples at risk.
        
        
     
    
                            
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            New technologies are promising a new renaissance in space travel.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            New archeological evidence shows the stunning engineering of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
        
        
     
    
                            
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            Journey to Kīlauea volcano to investigate the eruptions that shook Hawaiʻi in 2018.
        
        
     
    
                        
  
  
    
      
    
  
  
    
      
        
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            Join scientists as they grab light from across the universe to prove quantum entanglement.
        
        
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    