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Ever wondered what would happen in your own home if you were taken away, and everything inside was left to rot? The answer is revealed in this fascinating program, which explores the strange and surprising science of decay. For two months in summer 2011, a glass box containing a typical kitchen and garden was left to rot in full public view within Edinburgh Zoo. In this resulting documentary, time-lapse cameras and specialist photography captures...
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Thrust into the limelight for discovering the secret of life at age 25 with Francis Crick, influential Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has thrived on making headlines ever since. His discovery of DNA's structure, the double helix, revolutionized human understanding of how life works. He was a relentless and sometimes ruthless visionary who led the Human Genome project and turned Harvard University and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory into...
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In southeast Alaska where the coastal mountains meet the Pacific, lies the Alexander Archipelago, a remote island chain running for almost 500km along the Alaskan panhandle. This is part of the largest temperate rainforests on earth and a stronghold for the country's highest diversity of megafauna.
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Far from being a result of mere chance, the shapes and sizes of living creatures are direct responses to their biological conditions. This can explain why related species can look vastly different from each other. Learn more about the slow but continuous transformation the many legions of creatures that inhabit our planet undergo as a result of the laws of physics and chemistry. Exploring eating habits, habitat climate, and environment can help us...
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At the tip of South America, spanning Chile and Argentina lies a remote and frozen domain known as Patagonia. Seventeen million years ago, the clash of tectonic plates creased and buckled the landscape, while adaptable and resilient creatures evolved unique survival strategies to flourish across its remarkable habitats.
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Cédric Dentant, a botanist, and Sébastien Lavergne, a researcher in evolutionary biology, study the mysteries of evolution through the study of high-altitude flora. The history and origin of flowering plants posed a conundrum to Darwin: why, according to the fossils he studied, did they seem to appear suddenly 140 million years ago? This suddenness challenged his vision of the evolution of species through slow and progressive adaptation and made...
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In the southwest of Africa, where Namibia meets the Atlantic Ocean lies the Namib, a desert the size of Portugal. In this remote and arid land, temperatures can approach 50 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit). Possibly the oldest desert on earth, it has given rise to more life than any other.
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From wolves to primates, from bees to colonial spiders, many survival tactics have evolved to enable animals to survive and thrive in packs, pods, and colonies. This program explores the nuances of these social animals, and reveals the surprising and incredible behaviors that have evolved in response to cohabitation.
15) Insects
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Of the tremendous variety of animal species that inhabit the earth, insects are the largest group, accounting for approximately 80 percent. Not only are they Mother Nature’s best-adapted group, they also play a large role in our ecosystem’s makeup. Learn about the characteristics of arthropods, insects’ evolution and their characteristics, and insects and ecosystems. You will be amazed by how important and impressive these tiny creatures are....
16) Birds
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Capable of covering great distances, they have a powerful maternal instinct and are light and fast--they are birds. Explore the origin of birds and their evolution from reptiles. Although all birds have beaks and feathers and lay eggs, adaptation to different environments has made them diverse. Learn about characteristics, distribution, and migration of several different kinds of birds across the globe. Plus, learn how different types of feathers...
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What is the difference between a carnivore, an herbivore, and a scavenger? What exactly is a food chain? And what happens to plants and animals once they die? Living things depend on each other and the environment to survive, and your students will discover how in this fascinating Miniclip. Learn about the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers, as well as the diets of various animals.
18) Reptiles
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They are scaly, cold-blooded, and one of the most-feared species: reptiles. This extraordinary species has adapted creatively to survive on this planet. Some have developed the ability to change skin color, have poisonous venom, or grow strong protective shells. This program will explore the unique origins, characteristics, and habitats of tortoises and turtles, tuatara, crocodiles, and lizards.
19) Mammals: Part 2
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Why are there so many types of mammals? Mammals are the most highly developed vertebrates in existence. They have diversified in very interesting ways to make different ecosystems their natural habitats. Learn how mammals are the same, how they are different, and which are the most and least evolved. Plus, discover what characterizes types of mammals, including monotremes, marsupials, rodents, bats, ungulates, elephants, herbivores, carnivores, cetaceans,...
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This program showcases some of nature's most incredible animals, whose brains demonstrate high intelligence and learned behaviors. Some display surprising foresight, plan hunting strategies, learn new skills or even use tools, while others have highly developed social and even emotional skills and may even have developed a distinct culture in a similar way to human beings.
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