The Cosmic Afterglow

The lingerling radiation from the ancient universe still surrounds us to this day.

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Premiered May 09, 2016

The Cosmic Afterglow

The lingerling radiation from the ancient universe still surrounds us to this day.

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Be Smart: Season 4

The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Foods: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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The Surprising Origin of Thanksgiving Foods

Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets… OH MY!!!: asset-mezzanine-16x9

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Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets… OH MY!!!

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We Got Ants In Our Plants!

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How Baby Sea Turtles Find Their Way Home

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Is Sugar A Drug?

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This Rainforest Caterpillar Looks Like Donald Trump

Program Specials & Extras

We look at ecosystems at their largest and smallest scales of time and size.

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These Death-Eating Scavengers Are Real Life-Savers

Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways.

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Elephant Moms Carry the Wisdom of Generations

Seemingly distant ecosystems, even half a world apart, are connected in surprising ways.

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The Surprising Species That Everything Else Depends On

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Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

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