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Season 1

  • S01E01 Think Like an Octopus

    • January 29, 2020
    • PBS

    To understand how aliens might think, Dominic Sivitilli went to the bottom of the sea to find the closest thing: an octopus.

  • S01E02 The Translator

    • February 5, 2020
    • PBS

    Dr. Bonnie Baird is a translator of sorts. But the languages she decodes aren’t any we know. Instead she works with clients who roar, squeak and chirp.

  • S01E03 Tracking Invisible Cats

    • February 5, 2020
    • PBS

    What is it like to study an animal that is almost impossible to see? Wildlife biologist Lauren Satterfield leads us on an epic adventure by car, snowmobile and on foot through deep snow to track elusive mountain lions in the wilderness.

  • S01E04 Climbing For Ancient Algae

    • February 20, 2020
    • PBS

    Dr. Robin Kodner looks for the origins of life in the algae that grows high in mountain snowfields and glaciers.

  • S01E05 Watching A Star Die

    • March 17, 2020
    • PBS

    Emily Levesque studies the moment of mystery when a star dies — the millisecond when its bright light explodes into a supernova or collapses into a black hole. By peeking through high-powered telescopes and analyzing reams of data, Emily can go back in time to discover what happened in the universe millions of years ago.

  • S01E06 In Origami, Science Unfolds

    • March 24, 2020
    • PBS

    JK Yang sees endless possibilities in a single sheet of paper. The Aeronautics & Astronautics professor uses origami as a creative way to design foldable structures.

  • S01E07 Elevating Indigenous Science

    • April 2, 2020
    • PBS

    Ernesto Alvarado’s childhood was filled with fire. Growing up in Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert he learned of its danger and its promise — how it could destroy, but also how it could grow the land.

  • S01E08 Gaining Perspective in Microgravity

    • April 7, 2020
    • PBS

    Astronaut Anne McClain circles the earth 16 times a day. Aboard the only existing floating laboratory International Space Station, she has a unique perspective on Earth.

  • S01E09 Building a better airplane by borrowing from birds

    • April 14, 2020
    • PBS

    Vikram Baliga is turning everything we know about flight on its head by taking a closer look at how birds move.

  • S01E10 Saving Ancient Giants

    • April 21, 2020
    • PBS

    Ken Wu has always been fascinated by trees. Now he’s searching for the biggest of the ancient giants to save them.