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Volcano on the Brink

Volcano on the Brink

Season 45 Episode 11
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Addiction

Season 45 Episode 12
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Thai Cave Rescue

Thai Cave Rescue

Season 45 Episode 14
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NOVA Wonders What Are Animals Saying?

NOVA Wonders What Are Animals Saying?

Season 45 Episode 101
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NOVA Wonders What's Living in You?

NOVA Wonders What's Living in You?

Season 45 Episode 102
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NOVA Wonders Are We Alone?

NOVA Wonders Are We Alone?

Season 45 Episode 103
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NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain?

NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain?

Season 45 Episode 104
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NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life?

NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life?

Season 45 Episode 105
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NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made Of?

NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made Of?

Season 45 Episode 106
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Einstein's Quantum Riddle

Einstein's Quantum Riddle

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Kīlauea: Hawaiʻi on Fire

Kīlauea: Hawaiʻi on Fire

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Decoding the Great Pyramid

Decoding the Great Pyramid

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Volcano on Fire

Season 45 Episode 10

Climb with volcano experts to the summit of Nyiragongo, a highly active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Twice in recent memory it has erupted, devastating Goma, a neighboring city of 1 million people. To investigate when it might erupt next, scientists climb into its crater toward a bubbling lava lake to deploy sensors and monitor the volcano’s activity.

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