Counting the Species in my Backyard… for SCIENCE!

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Premiered May 19, 2020

Counting the Species in my Backyard… for SCIENCE!

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Be Smart: Season 8

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Why Geckos Are Sticky Without Being Sticky

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4 Ways the Universe Might End (All of Them Are Bad)

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The Fastest Animals Are Way Faster Than You Think

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How the Pandemic Has Distorted Our Sense of Time

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Covid-19 & Mask Myths Debunked!

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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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