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Science Wednesdays: The Mystery of Eels

Nature: The Mystery of Eels

Though much of the natural world is discovered and understood, a few great mysteries remain. Consider the eel — snakelike and slimy, with a row of jagged teeth. Yet aside from these fearsome qualities, we know little about its life. Where it goes, what it does and how it dies, nobody knows.

Science Wednesdays: Australia’s First 4 Billion Years

Australia’s First 4 Billion Years

Of all the continents on Earth, none preserves a more spectacular story of its origins than Australia. NOVA’s miniseries takes viewers on a rollicking adventure from the birth of the Earth to the emergence of the world we know today. With high-energy host and geologist Richard Smith, meet titanic dinosaurs and giant kangaroos, sea monsters and prehistoric crustaceans, disappearing mountains and deadly asteroids.

Science Wednesdays: What Plants Talk About

Nature What Plants Talk

Hard core science is effortlessly integrated with a light-hearted look at how plants behave, revealing a world where plants are as busy, responsive and complex as we are. From the stunning heights of the Great Basin Desert to the lush coastal rainforests of west coast Canada, scientist J.C. Cahill takes us on a journey into the “secret world of plants,” revealing an astonishing landscape where plants eavesdrop on each other, talk to their allies, call in insect mercenaries and nurture their young.

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NOVA

What Made the 1918 Flu So Deadly?
How the 1918 Flu Infected People
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures
Manhunt—Boston Bombers Preview
Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters
Fertilizing the Amazon
Flu Probabilities
Australia: Life Explodes

Nature

Great Zebra Exodus
The Zebra of Botswana's Saltpans
Posturing Meerkat Pups
Making The Private Life of Deer
The Private Life of Deer Preview
The Ghost Deer
Clearing Fences
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