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How is Ceviche "Cooked?"

How is Ceviche "Cooked?"

Season 9 Episode 13
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An Antidote for Deadly Mushrooms?

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The Antibiotic Resistance War

The Antibiotic Resistance War

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Burning Forever Chemicals With Water

Season 9 Episode 12

Forever Chemicals, also known as PFAS, are extremely useful industrial chemicals, but they can also leak into the environment, your drinking water, and your blood. And they last (practically) forever. But now chemists have a new way to destroy them: burning them with water.

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