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Through eyewitness video, historical archives, and cutting edge CGI, National Geographic provides a comprehensive, yet intimate look at the most significant natural disasters of all time. A team of world experts reveal the pivotal moments that turned the top ten from natural phenomenon into human catastrophe and explain why these disasters became genuine game-changers.
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It's a mystery on a global scale: five times in Earth's past, life has been nearly extinguished, the vast majority of plants and animals annihilated in a geologic instant. What triggered these dramatic events? And what might they tell us about the fate of our world? Joins scientists around the globe as they unravel the mysteries of two of the most dramatic mass extinction.
4) Big history
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A collection that turns history on its head, breaks down the walls between history and science, and tells the story of the universe form the Big Bang through today. Crisscrossing through time and space, each episode reveals the transformative relationships between science and history that viewers many not have even knew existed.
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"Butterflies are perhaps the world's most beloved insects. But beneath their colorful charm, there's a wealth of hidden scientific secrets that show butterflies to be smarter and more resilient than we ever imagined. In Butterfly Blueprints, NOVA captures astonishing fresh insights on their adaptability and behavior: this new research is inspiring groundbreaking technology, including more efficient solar power cells, odor detectors more sensitive...
8) Making stuff
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Step behind the headlines as Making Stuff dramatizes the human stories woven into the current wave of hi-tech breakthroughs. Hosted by the New York Times' lively technology correspondent David Pogue, each hour in this four-part series explores the talent, luck, and determination that can turn a wild idea into a cutting-edge material or high-tech breakthrough.
9) The brain
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Neuroscientist David Eagleman explores the wonders of the human brain in an epic series that reveals the ultimate story of why people feel and think the things they do. The ambitious project blends science with innovative visual effects and compelling personal stories, and addresses some big questions.
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After starting work at a local museum, Andy sets out on a series of eye-popping pre-historic adventures. With his trusty dinosaur expert sidekick Hatty by his side and his time-travelling clock in his hand, Andy goes back in time to meet the creatures who once roamed the Earth before returning home with goodies for the museum! Join him as he sets off on his action-packed adventures, including flying on the back of a pterosaur.
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Sharks are universally feared, but also widely misunderstood and suddenly endangered. Marine biologists, shark experts, and conservationists are doing everything they can to reverse the tide of public opinion before it's too late, even if it means diving into infested waters, where sharks hold every advantage
15) Sharknado
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When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace, and nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air.
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Scientist Bill Nye examines the earth's warming temperatures through the prism of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Ultimately Dr. Schwarzenegger encourages Bill to find solutions in science, and Bill heads to Silicon Valley to explore the ways technology companies like Google and Tesla are taking the lead in mapping out a clean energy future that can save the planet.
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