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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.

Science Wednesdays: Meteor Strike

Meteor Strike

A blinding flash of light streaked across the Russian sky, followed by a shuddering blast strong enough to damage buildings and send more than 1,000 people to the hospital. On the morning of February 15, 2013, a 7,000-ton asteroid crashed into the Earth’s atmosphere.

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NOVA

Life on Europa?
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Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes
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Nature

Big Cats
The Himalayas
Great Zebra Exodus
The Zebra of Botswana's Saltpans
Posturing Meerkat Pups
Making The Private Life of Deer
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The Ghost Deer