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17 this season · 1035 totals36e01 Arctic Dinosaurs 2008-10-08 01:00
Arctic Dinosaurs
Experts in Alaska investigate how dinosaurs managed to thrive in polar regions.
s36e02 Space Shuttle Disaster 2008-10-15 01:00
Space Shuttle Disaster
An investigation uncovers the human failures and design flaws behind the 2003 Columbia tragedy.
s36e03 Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives 2008-10-22 01:00
Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
Join Mark Everett on his quixotic quest to understand his father Hugh, creator of a radical theory of quantum physics.
s36e04 Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension 2008-10-29 01:00
Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension
Mysteriously beautiful fractals are shaking up the world of mathematics and deepening our understanding of nature.
s36e05 Alien from Earth 2008-11-12 02:00
Alien from Earth
Do the remains of a tiny hobbit-like creature found on the island of Flores belong to a new human species?
s36e06 The Bible's Buried Secrets 2008-11-19 02:00
The Bible's Buried Secrets
An archeological detective story traces the origins of the Hebrew Bible
s36e07 Ocean Animal Emergency 2008-11-26 02:00
Ocean Animal Emergency
Wildlife veterinarians struggle to save injured seals and sea lions on the California coast.
s36e08 Is There Life on Mars? 2008-12-31 02:00
Is There Life on Mars?
The decades-long search for life on the Red Planet heats up with the discovery of frozen water.
s36e09 The Big Energy Gamble 2009-01-21 02:00
The Big Energy Gamble
Can California's ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases actually succeed?
s36e10 The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies 2009-01-28 02:00
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
Follow the extraordinary 2,000-mile migration of monarch butterflies to a sanctuary in the highlands of Mexico.
s36e11 The Spy Factory 2009-02-04 02:00
The Spy Factory
Examine the high-tech eavesdropping carried out by the National Security Agency and the pitfalls of surveillance in an age of terrorism.
s36e12 Rat Attack 2009-02-25 02:00
Rat Attack
Why do huge swarms of rats overrun a bamboo forest in India once every half-century?
s36e13 Extreme Ice 2009-03-25 01:00
Extreme Ice
An acclaimed photographer teams up with scientists to document the runaway melting of arctic glaciers.
s36e14 Last Extinction (Megabeasts' Sudden Death) 2009-04-01 01:00
Last Extinction (Megabeasts' Sudden Death)
Scientists propose a radical new idea of what killed off mammoths and other large animals at the end of the Ice Age.
s36e15 Doctors' Diaries (1) 2009-04-08 01:00
Doctors' Diaries (1)
Seven doctors, 21 years... Saving lives is only part of the story. Part 1 of 2.
s36e16 Doctors' Diaries (2) 2009-04-15 01:00
Doctors' Diaries (2)
Seven doctors, 21 years... Saving lives is only part of the story. Part 2 of 2.
s36e17 Musical Minds 2009-07-01 01:00
Musical Minds
Oliver Sacks explores how the power of music can make the brain come alive.