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Interview: Discovering Dark Energy and the Hubble Tension with Nobel Prize Winner Adam Riess
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Special | 1h 16m 19s | Adam Riess takes us inside the discovery of dark energy. (1h 16m 19s)
Interview: Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More with Sean B. Carroll
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Special | 1h 24m 9s | From fruit flies to snake venom, evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll explains what drives evolution. (1h 24m 9s)
Interview: De-Extinction, Dire Wolves, and Jurassic Park with Beth Shapiro
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Special | 54m 49s | Can we really bring extinct species back? Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro says yes. (54m 49s)
Interview: Extremophiles, the Deep Sea, and Alien Life with Peter Girguis
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Special | 1h 11m 15s | Dive into how Earth’s weirdest microbes could help us spot extraterrestrial life. (1h 11m 15s)
Interview: The Animal Translator with Erich Jarvis
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Special | 1h 3m 49s | What is speech, really? Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the science behind how we speak. (1h 3m 49s)
Interview: Brain Guru with Heather Berlin
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Special | 1h 28m 59s | Your brain does all kinds of strange things. Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains how it works. (1h 28m 59s)
Interview: Bob and Mike’s Big Idea with Bob Hazen and Mike Wong
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Special | 1h 11m 13s | Has science been missing a fundamental law of nature for centuries? (1h 11m 13s)
Interview: Black Hole Badass with Janna Levin
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Special | 1h 19m 54s | Black holes aren’t just cosmic monsters — they’re simply misunderstood. (1h 19m 54s)
Interview: The Deepfake Detective with Hany Farid
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Special | 1h 25m 1s | Discover how deepfakes are detected and what the future holds for truth in the digital age. (1h 25m 1s)
Interview: Mind of a Fossil Hunter with Kirk Johnson
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Special | 1h 37m 18s | Dive into deep time to discover how fossils form, the ocean's surprising origins, and more. (1h 37m 18s)
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Special | 17m 19s | Investigate medical algorithms in which the patient’s race drives decisions. (17m 19s)
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Special | 9m 47s | Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic. (9m 47s)
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Special | 8m 44s | Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC. (8m 44s)
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Special | 6m 47s | Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska. (6m 47s)
Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices
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Special | 7m 51s | The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before. (7m 51s)
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Special | 11m 56s | In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture. (11m 56s)
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Special | 9m 22s | Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today. (9m 22s)
Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine
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Special | 53m 30s | Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans. (53m 30s)
Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine
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Special | 53m 30s | Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species (53m 30s)
Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine
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Special | 53m 30s | Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty. (53m 30s)
When Whales Could Walk (Español)
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Special | 53m 30s | Fósiles gigantes en el Sahara revelan nuevos secretos sobre la evolución de las ballenas. (53m 30s)
Ancient Builders of the Amazon (Español)
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Special | 53m 21s | Descubrimientos arqueológicos revelan civilizaciones antiguas olvidadas en la Amazonia. (53m 21s)
Ancient Maya Metropolis (Español)
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Special | 53m 31s | Explora las antiguas ciudades mayas y aprende por qué sus habitantes las abandonaron. (53m 31s)
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Legacy of the Land
Native American communities share their culture and knowledge to address climate change.
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