Lee and Liza's Family Tree
With the help of scientists and genealogists, filmmaker Byron Hurt and his family members search for their ancestors. Follow their journey as they hunt for new details of a history long obscured by the enduring legacy of slavery.
Episodes
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Lee and Liza's Family Tree
S50 E18 - 53m 31s
With the help of scientists and genealogists, filmmaker Byron Hurt and his family members search for their ancestors. Follow their journey as they hunt for new details of a history long obscured by the enduring legacy of slavery.
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The Battle to Beat Malaria
S50 E17 - 53m 54s
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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Inside China's Tech Boom
S50 E16 - 53m 19s
In just a few decades, China has transformed into a science and technology superpower. See inside leading Chinese tech companies and labs to discover how they innovate, what drives their rise, and what it means for the future of the global economy.
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Ancient Earth: Humans
S50 E15 - 53m 15s
How did Earth give rise to humans? With stunningly realistic animation, witness the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, the spread of primates across the planet, and the geologic events that made our species' existence possible.
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Ancient Earth: Inferno
S50 E14 - 53m 45s
252 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction wiped out about 90% of all species on Earth. Follow scientists as they piece together evidence to discover how life survived and set the stage for a new dominant life form: the dinosaurs.
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Ancient Earth: Life Rising
S50 E13 - 53m 47s
For billions of years, life teemed in Earth’s oceans while the land was desolate and inhospitable. See how life made the leap to land, transforming a barren, rocky landscape into the lush, green world we call home.
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Ancient Earth: Frozen
S50 E12 - 53m 46s
700 million years ago, Earth was a giant snowball cloaked in ice from pole to pole. How did life manage to hold on through this deadly deep freeze, find creative ways to bounce back, and thrive in the dramatically different world that emerged?
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Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky
S50 E11 - 53m 47s
Early Earth was a hellscape of molten lava and barren rock, bombarded by meteors, with no atmosphere at all. How did our familiar blue sky – the thin, life-giving band of gasses protecting our planet – come to be?
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Your Brain: Who's in Control?
S50 E10 - 53m 31s
Are you in control of your brain, or is your brain controlling you? Dive into the latest research on the subconscious with neuroscientist Heather Berlin to see what’s really driving the decisions you make.
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Your Brain: Perception Deception
S50 E9 - 53m 30s
Is what you see real? Join neuroscientist Heather Berlin on a quest to understand how your brain shapes your reality, and why you can’t always trust what you perceive. Learn the surprising tricks and shortcuts the brain takes to help us survive.
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Hidden Volcano Abyss
S50 E8 - 53m 20s
In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the islands of Tonga. Join scientists as they investigate what caused the blast, how it spurred a devastating tsunami, and if another eruption could be imminent.
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Saving the Right Whale
S50 E7 - 53m 31s
The North Atlantic right whale is on the brink of extinction. But a handful of specialists are determined to help save it as they discover new secrets about the lives of these giants of the sea.
Extras + Features
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When Whales Could Walk Preview
S51 E1 - 30s
A spectacular fossil graveyard reveals a 43-million-year-old whale that had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to how mammals moved from land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.
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Alaskan Dinosaurs
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Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the cold and dark Arctic Circle. -
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Alaskan Dinosaurs
Wednesday
Jan 3
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Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the cold and dark Arctic Circle. -
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Alaskan Dinosaurs
Wednesday
Jan 3
1 Hour
Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the cold and dark Arctic Circle. -
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Arctic Drift
Wednesday
Jan 3
1 Hour
Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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Arctic Drift
Wednesday
Jan 3
1 Hour
Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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Arctic Drift
Thursday
Jan 4
1 Hour
Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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Arctic Drift
Thursday
Jan 4
1 Hour
Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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Alaskan Dinosaurs
Thursday
Jan 4
1 Hour
Paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in unlikely places such as the cold and dark Arctic Circle. -
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Arctic Drift
Sunday
Jan 7
1 Hour
Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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Arctic Drift
Sunday
Jan 7
1 Hour
Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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Arctic Drift
Tuesday
Jan 9
1 Hour
Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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Arctic Drift
Wednesday
Jan 10
1 Hour
Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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Arctic Drift
Wednesday
Jan 10
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Scientists embark on a research expedition in the Arctic that brings clarity to predictions of global change. -
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High-Risk High-Rise
Wednesday
Jan 10
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The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes. -
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High-Risk High-Rise
Wednesday
Jan 10
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The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes. -
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High-Risk High-Rise
Thursday
Jan 11
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The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes. -
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High-Risk High-Rise
Thursday
Jan 11
1 Hour
The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes. -
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High-Risk High-Rise
Thursday
Jan 11
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The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes. -
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High-Risk High-Rise
Sunday
Jan 14
1 Hour
The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes. -
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High-Risk High-Rise
Sunday
Jan 14
1 Hour
The science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from structural limits to threats presented by wind, fire and earthquakes.
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