Schedules
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07/20/2023 4:00 pm |
Nature's Greatest Secrets - The Coral Triangle |
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| Volcanic activity, shifting tectonic plates and changing sea levels help form the area. | |||||
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07/20/2023 5:00 pm |
Islands |
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| When animals find themselves on islands, they race to be the best at exploiting new niches, which leads to some weird and wonderful designs. | |||||
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07/20/2023 6:00 pm |
Islands |
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| Being stranded on an island means that space, food, and water are limited resources. Animals are vulnerable to sudden changes and new arrivals. To make the resources last, some animals have gradually become smaller than their mainland relatives. | |||||
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07/20/2023 7:00 pm |
History Of Life On Earth |
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| It took a long time for vertebrates to really take over the land, but once they did, there was no turning back. Reptiles seemed to win the race, some becoming the biggest creatures to ever walk the Earth. | |||||
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07/20/2023 8:00 pm |
Growing Up |
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| In Ethiopia, a twelve-year-old makes a journey through the desert to sell salt. But before that, he accompanies his father to the `mouth of the devil' where men risk their lives to mine salt from an active volcano. | |||||
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07/20/2023 8:20 pm |
Growing Up |
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| In the Himalayas, the maturity test for female teenagers is forced marriage. The two friends Tenzin and Pakit are separated when Tenzin is married to a strange man. Palkit enters a convent as a nun. | |||||
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07/20/2023 8:40 pm |
Growing Up |
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| Urged by their elders, two young Kayapos will have to undergo a terrible initiatory ordeal by attacking the nest of Amyu, the most dangerous wasp of the forest, called the killer wasp. | |||||
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07/20/2023 9:00 pm |
Bright Now |
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| Kelp forests harbor a greater variety and higher diversity of plants and animals than almost any other ocean community. Many organisms use the thick blades as a safe shelter for their young from predators or even rough storms. But, what can be done when this ecosystem is out of balance? | |||||
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07/20/2023 9:12 pm |
Bright Now |
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| Domestication shaped wolves into dogs and transformed both their behaviour and their anatomy. | |||||
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07/20/2023 9:32 pm |
Bright Now |
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| Meet a family of Chungungos, the worlds mysterious, smallest otter. Living along the untamed coast of the southern Pacific Ocean, these furry, intelligent, and adorable creatures make their home in the wild of Chile. | |||||
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07/20/2023 9:44 pm |
Bright Now |
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| Growing up in Montana, Casey Anderson came to love and appreciate wild animals at a very young age. He found a particular kinship with bears. One day he was faced with a fateful decision, leave and orphaned grizzly cub to die in the wild or save it. | |||||
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07/20/2023 10:00 pm |
Nature's Greatest Secrets - The Coral Triangle |
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| Volcanic activity, shifting tectonic plates and changing sea levels help form the area. | |||||
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07/20/2023 11:00 pm |
Islands |
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| When animals find themselves on islands, they race to be the best at exploiting new niches, which leads to some weird and wonderful designs. | |||||
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07/21/2023 12:00 am |
Islands |
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| Being stranded on an island means that space, food, and water are limited resources. Animals are vulnerable to sudden changes and new arrivals. To make the resources last, some animals have gradually become smaller than their mainland relatives. | |||||
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07/21/2023 1:00 am |
History Of Life On Earth |
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| It took a long time for vertebrates to really take over the land, but once they did, there was no turning back. Reptiles seemed to win the race, some becoming the biggest creatures to ever walk the Earth. | |||||
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07/21/2023 2:00 am |
Growing Up |
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| In Ethiopia, a twelve-year-old makes a journey through the desert to sell salt. But before that, he accompanies his father to the `mouth of the devil' where men risk their lives to mine salt from an active volcano. | |||||
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07/21/2023 2:20 am |
Growing Up |
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| In the Himalayas, the maturity test for female teenagers is forced marriage. The two friends Tenzin and Pakit are separated when Tenzin is married to a strange man. Palkit enters a convent as a nun. | |||||
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07/21/2023 2:40 am |
Growing Up |
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| Urged by their elders, two young Kayapos will have to undergo a terrible initiatory ordeal by attacking the nest of Amyu, the most dangerous wasp of the forest, called the killer wasp. | |||||
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07/21/2023 3:00 am |
Bright Now |
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| Kelp forests harbor a greater variety and higher diversity of plants and animals than almost any other ocean community. Many organisms use the thick blades as a safe shelter for their young from predators or even rough storms. But, what can be done when this ecosystem is out of balance? | |||||
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07/21/2023 3:12 am |
Bright Now |
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| Domestication shaped wolves into dogs and transformed both their behaviour and their anatomy. | |||||
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07/21/2023 3:32 am |
Bright Now |
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| Meet a family of Chungungos, the worlds mysterious, smallest otter. Living along the untamed coast of the southern Pacific Ocean, these furry, intelligent, and adorable creatures make their home in the wild of Chile. | |||||
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07/21/2023 3:44 am |
Bright Now |
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| Growing up in Montana, Casey Anderson came to love and appreciate wild animals at a very young age. He found a particular kinship with bears. One day he was faced with a fateful decision, leave and orphaned grizzly cub to die in the wild or save it. | |||||
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07/21/2023 4:00 am |
Our Violent Sun |
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| Our Sun could erupt at any moment, spewing a vast wave of charged particles toward Earth that could leave millions of people without power for up to a year. | |||||
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07/21/2023 4:18 am |
The Hunt for Dark Matter |
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| The search for the substance that physicists and astronomers believe holds the universe together. | |||||
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07/21/2023 4:42 am |
The Indifferent Amazing Universe |
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| Modern physics reveals a universe with no need of a creator -- and a world where each person creates their own meaning. | |||||
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07/21/2023 4:52 am |
Dark Secrets of the Cosmos |
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| What is our universe made of? The three leading theories on dark matter and its role in the cosmos are explored. | |||||
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07/21/2023 5:00 am |
Forensics: The Science of Crime |
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| Take a look behind the scenes of some spectacular manhunts. Scientists and experts uncover important clues to convict the perpetrators. | |||||
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07/21/2023 6:00 am |
Forensics: The Science of Crime |
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| A weapon is found at the scene of a crime and an important question for the investigators comes to light: "Was the victim shot with this weapon?". | |||||
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07/21/2023 7:00 am |
The Lightbulb Moment |
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| In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue. Mauve is taking over the fashion industry, making food look more appetising and enabling breathtaking advances in medicine. | |||||
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07/21/2023 7:30 am |
The Lightbulb Moment |
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| In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before. the vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavour revolution and forever changing how people eat. | |||||
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07/21/2023 8:00 am |
NYC Revealed |
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| Many don't know it, but New York is a city that runs on steam 27 billion pounds of it per year, in fact. It's one of the few cities that relies on the old, but reliable, technology to heat some of its most famous buildings. | |||||
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07/21/2023 8:30 am |
NYC Revealed |
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| The Brooklyn Bridge and the George Washington Bridge are engineering marvels that have helped set the tone for how bridges around the world are designed. A look at how New York builds and maintains its aging bridges. | |||||
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07/21/2023 9:00 am |
Birth of the Solar System |
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| Over the last 50 years, advances in astronomical technology have allowed scientists to seek the truth behind the birth of our solar system. | |||||
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07/21/2023 9:29 am |
The Apollo Moon Landings |
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| On July 20th, 1969, the history of space exploration would forever be changed as two men left their boot prints on our moon's surface. This remarkable feat would be the culmination of decades of research, sacrifice, and innovation. | |||||
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07/21/2023 10:00 am |
Our Violent Sun |
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| Our Sun could erupt at any moment, spewing a vast wave of charged particles toward Earth that could leave millions of people without power for up to a year. | |||||
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07/21/2023 10:18 am |
The Hunt for Dark Matter |
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| The search for the substance that physicists and astronomers believe holds the universe together. | |||||
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07/21/2023 10:42 am |
The Indifferent Amazing Universe |
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| Modern physics reveals a universe with no need of a creator -- and a world where each person creates their own meaning. | |||||
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07/21/2023 10:52 am |
Dark Secrets of the Cosmos |
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| What is our universe made of? The three leading theories on dark matter and its role in the cosmos are explored. | |||||
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07/21/2023 11:00 am |
Forensics: The Science of Crime |
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| Take a look behind the scenes of some spectacular manhunts. Scientists and experts uncover important clues to convict the perpetrators. | |||||
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07/21/2023 12:00 pm |
Forensics: The Science of Crime |
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| A weapon is found at the scene of a crime and an important question for the investigators comes to light: "Was the victim shot with this weapon?". | |||||
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07/21/2023 1:00 pm |
The Lightbulb Moment |
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| In 1856, a chemistry student accidentally created a strange substance with a rich purple hue. Mauve is taking over the fashion industry, making food look more appetising and enabling breathtaking advances in medicine. | |||||
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07/21/2023 1:30 pm |
The Lightbulb Moment |
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| In 1841 on the small island of Réunion, a 12-year-old slave did something no one had done before. the vanilla bean takes the world by storm, sparking the artificial flavour revolution and forever changing how people eat. | |||||
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07/21/2023 2:00 pm |
NYC Revealed |
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| Many don't know it, but New York is a city that runs on steam 27 billion pounds of it per year, in fact. It's one of the few cities that relies on the old, but reliable, technology to heat some of its most famous buildings. | |||||
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07/21/2023 2:30 pm |
NYC Revealed |
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| The Brooklyn Bridge and the George Washington Bridge are engineering marvels that have helped set the tone for how bridges around the world are designed. A look at how New York builds and maintains its aging bridges. | |||||
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07/21/2023 3:00 pm |
Birth of the Solar System |
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| Over the last 50 years, advances in astronomical technology have allowed scientists to seek the truth behind the birth of our solar system. | |||||
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07/21/2023 3:29 pm |
The Apollo Moon Landings |
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| On July 20th, 1969, the history of space exploration would forever be changed as two men left their boot prints on our moon's surface. This remarkable feat would be the culmination of decades of research, sacrifice, and innovation. | |||||