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Professor Jim Al-Khalili investigates the influence of the quantum world, such as how quantum vibrations affect how things smell.

Secrets of Quantum Physics

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Part science, part philosophy and history, this film offers a gripping exploration of cutting-edge science with its acclaimed host, Jim Al-Khalili.

Everything and Nothing: The Science of Empty Space

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From Einstein's Relativity to quantum mechanics, host Jim Al-Khalili explores the impact of one of the most extraordinary phenomena in our universe.

The Amazing World of Gravity

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This award-winning science show investigates the laws that knit the universe together, from Einstein's General Relativity to quantum mechanics.

Order and Disorder: The forces that drive the Universe

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In his continued exploration of the laws of nature, Jim Al-Khalili uses chaos theory to address an age-old question: how did we get here?

The Secret Life of Chaos

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When it was discovered, electricity was seen as a magical power that  could slay the living, revive the dead, and bend the laws of nature.

Shock & Awe: The Story of Electricity

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How did the universe come to be? How did life start on Earth? How does it sustain itself? What is the nature of space and time? How will it all end?

Jim Al-Khalili's Guide to Life, the Universe and Everything

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Professor Jim Al-Khalili tackles the biggest subject of all: the universe. Where did we come from and where are we going?

The Beginning & End of the Universe

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Inner Life of the Cosmos

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This series takes us to the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia to follow the work of fire experts, scientists, and firefighters investigating megafires.

Megafires: The Global Threat

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Men and women of the Armed Services, along with volunteers, set to work with only one thought in mind: to rescue fellow citizens from rising waters.

I Will Rescue You: Hurricane Harvey

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Uncontrolled human interventions on the environment are pushing what was once a harmonious balance between people and nature to a tipping point.

Tipping Point: Climate in Crisis

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Scientists search for clues to understand why the 2008 earthquake in China caused so much damage. What can be done to prevent future disasters?

China Quake

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Learn about the shocking new weather phenomena that, thanks to climate change, are changing the world around us faster than we can keep up.

Mutant Weather

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This film decodes scientific data on changes in Earth's environmental systems to sort out misconceptions and distortions about climate science.

Earth's Survival: Decoding the Science

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Plastic never breaks down in the ocean, trapped in vast whirlpools of garbage. How is this killer affecting the world’s oceans, and humanity?

Plastic: The Real Sea Monster

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Scientists are searching Earth's history for evidence of past warming spells and rising sea levels to understand where our planet may now be headed.

Earth in 1000 Years

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There have been five major extinctions in our planet's history, and we're about to experience the 6th. See what's to come from industrialization.

The Next Great Extinction Event

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What impact will this greenhouse gas have on our climate? Join us on a compelling investigation into the environmental challenges of our planet.

Methane: Dream or Nightmare?

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Hurricane Florence offers a glimpse of a perfect storm: rising dangers of weather systems to coastal states coupled with increasing populations.

I Will Rescue You: Hurricane Florence

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The population of the earth's bees is declining and Jimmy Doherty is on a mission to save them. What can we do to keep this ecosystem thriving?

Jimmy's Big Bee Rescue

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Earth in the Age of Man

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Richard test-drives unusual devices that make aspects of life easier. He shows how our daily lives can be spiced up with awe-inspiring gadgetry.

Gadget Man with Richard Ayoade

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The James Webb Space Telescope leads a massive search for an extraordinary chain of events that launched our universe at the brink of the cosmic dawn.

Search for the Cosmic Dawn: The James Webb Space Telescope

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Experts explore the minds of the world’s best poker players using state-of-the-art computer analysis and theories of human expression.

Poker Brain

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The Antarctic seabed is a mystery; we know more about Mars's surface. Here, a team of research scientists face ferocious storms, ice, and tragedy.

Expedition Antarctica

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What happens when a series of huge waves set in motion by Earth's sub-surface energy rises up to crush everything in their path? How can we be ready?

Tsunami: Facing The Global Threat

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Will the machines built to enhance our lives one day become our greatest rivals? Meet the trailblasing machines of the world’s leading robot-makers.

Hyper Evolution: Rise of the Robots

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Bubbles shape animal behaviors and change the way drinks taste. Their unique properties inform futuristic design and innovative medical treatments.

The Science of Bubbles

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This eye-opening documentary tracks the perilous path our planet took in its early years. It asks: How did Earth become a living planet? 

Birth of Planet Earth

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How far do the stars stretch into space? We've built giant telescopes to cast our gaze deep into the universe and reconstruct the course of history.

Is the Universe Infinite?

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Witness enhanced footage of the historic Apollo missions. These astronauts revolutionized our understanding of the solar system, Earth, and life.

Apollo's New Moon

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Eruptions so vast they changed our planet's history. Climate collapse. Mass extinction. These are Earth's most destructive Supervolcanoes.

Earth's Most Destructive SuperVolcanoes

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Astronomers are forging giant new telescopes, while marshaling vast computational power, in a far-reaching effort to study the deep universe.

Seeing the Beginning of Time

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Pete Conrad and Alan Bean were the second pair of Apollo astronauts to land on the moon. The rocks they picked up would define the mission's legacy.

The Incredible Journey of Apollo 12

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Extreme cyclones, explosive volcanoes, powerful earthquakes, and endless heat waves. Is it possible for people in affected areas to prepare for them?

The Disaster Diaries

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The Hubble Space Telescope is part of a wide effort to probe the origins of life, how stars live and die, and the influence of black holes.

The Age of Hubble

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Astronauts have been observing our planet in astonishing detail, while capturing its beauty in one of the greatest photographic collections ever.

The Overview Effect: Earth from Space

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As digital technologies and electrical grids have spread around the globe, solar storms now threaten on the scale of hurricanes Katrina and Harvey.

Solar Superstorms

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With visualizations based on satellites and supercomputer simulations, we follow a trail of energy that flows from the Sun to our Earth.

Dynamic Earth

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Climate collapse. Toxic turmoil. Mass extinction. Worse than a killer asteroid, or nuclear war, they are Earth's most destructive Supervolcanoes.

Super Volcanoes

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Short videos covering a wide range of space science stories with stunning images of Earth and its climate to planets and the universe at large.  

4K Space Odyssey

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Thinking about the universe is humanity's oldest shared intellectual experience. Take a stunning voyage beyond our solar system, into the starfields.

From Earth to the Universe

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Dive into the Sun to find out what causes it to erupt. A ground-breaking supercomputer simulation recreates the flow of plasma deep inside the Sun.

Rivers of Energy Inside the Sun

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Explore a strand in contemporary astronomy that aims to map the universe on larger and larger scales, going all the way back to the beginning of time.

Grand Journey to Understand the Evolution of the Universe

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Earth's environmental systems have been captured in a series of ground-breaking computer simulations and satellite data visualizations.

Hyper Earth: Simulating the New World

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Planetary scientists have long suspected that ancient Mars had a much warmer, wetter environment than it does today.

Mars the Blue Planet

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Scientists are out flying over Greenland, drilling into its ice, and monitoring it from space. They see it as a bellwether of future Earth.

What Scientists Are Seeing Over Greenland

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Next-generation rocket technology, now in development, is fueling the dream of traveling across the void by exploiting the physics of extreme speed.

Faster Than Light: The Dream of Interstellar Flight

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The average person is capable of remembering four things at a time. Some people can remember 400! Explore the incredible world of competitive memory.

Total Recall: How to Remember Everything

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The hero of the American space program, the first living being to be sent into space was a chimpanzee named Ham, born in Africa and trained in secret.

Ham, The First Astrochimp

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Discover upcoming startups, entrepreneurs from across the globe, and wow-factor new technologies that are transforming our planet for the better.

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