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Powering the Planet

wind turbines

Take an eye-opening look at some of the world’s most important case studies in energy policy. Learn how great nations and small communities are finding sustainable solutions that provide for people and protect the planet.

Geologist Richard Alley examines countries that are moving toward renewable energy sources. In Spain and Morocco, large-scale solar farms and individual photovoltaic panels atop tents in the Sahara are beginning to bring the vast potential of the sun down to Earth.

The Fabric of the Cosmos

Fabric of the Cosmos

In the 4-part NOVA series The Fabric of the Cosmos, accompany physicist and acclaimed author Brian Greene on a mind-bending reality check and journey to the frontiers of physics to see how scientists are piecing together the most complete picture yet of space, time and the universe.

Inside Nature’s Giants: Camel

camel

Mark Evans and Joy Reidenberg brave the baking desert to dissect a camel, the ultimate desert survivor. They uncover the secret of the camel’s hump and investigate how its elastic legs, stretchy lips and pedestal (a strange bump on its chest) are among the many surprising adaptations that enable the camel to thrive in such a dry and hostile environment.

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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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