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Darwin’s Struggle: The Evolution of the Origin of Species
This documentary tells the little-known story of how Darwin came to write his great masterpiece, The Origin of Species, a book that explains the wonderful diversity of the natural world, as derived from the death and the struggle of life. In the twenty years he developed a bright idea into a revolutionary book, Darwin was through[...]
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In Pot We Trust
‘In Pot We Trust’ documents the suffering of four chronically ill patients whose reliance on the illegal drug as a pain killer is in danger due to federal anti-narcotic legislation. This film includes interviews of reform organizations, prohibitionist groups, politicians, drug war critics, scientists, and even celebrities, who openly voice their opinions on the subject matter. The[...]
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The Ape That Took Over The World
In 2001, scientists announced a startling discovery: the oldest skull of a human ancestor ever found. The fossil of three million and a half old, was very complete, and finding fossils unlike any before. Their discovery - by a team led by Meave Leakey of the famous Leakey fossil-hunting family - has revolutionized our understanding[...]
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Predators in Your Backyard
Around the world scientists are releasing the predators, murderers nature's ultimate, close to where people live. In Florida, a new population of panthers, feared as ambush predators, have been released near the bustling city of Naples. In the Italian Alps, the bears have been reintroduced after being virtually extinct, and now seek to enter homes in the[...]
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Extreme Universe
Ever wondered what would happen if you were absorbed by a black hole? Or, if wormholes could make time travel a reality? And life could survive on Earth a meteor as big as the one that took the dinosaurs? Now you can find in this captivating series. Join experts as the most amazing unravel the mysteries of[...]
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Through the Wormhole: Does Time Exist?
When you're having fun, time flies. Waiting in a traffic jam, not really. His birthday was last month, and your mortgage payment is due within a few days. The fact that we perceive time is certainly no illusion. But is it really there, or is something we've invented? At the beginning of human history, we decided to[...]
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Why Do Viruses Kill?
The world was in fear of a new emerging disease threatening to kill millions. A new variant of H1N1 had arrived. In the UK, 65,000 deaths were predicted. However, to date, these warnings have not materialized. If this last pandemic has taught[...]
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The Real Eve
Mitochondrial DNA is passed from mothers to children, both male and female, with no changes and mutates at a predictable rate, ie most of the genetic mutations in DNA, the oldest of the origin of the population. Using these facts, some scientists are studying the mitochondrial DNA to try to trace the origins of the human[...]
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How to Live to 101
The quest to live longer has been one of humanities oldest dreams, but at the same time, scientists have been seeking, some isolated communities have stumbled upon the answer. In the remote Japanese island of Okinawa, in the Californian town of Loma Linda and in the mountains of Sardinia people live longer than anywhere else in[...]
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The Cell
In this three-part series of the BBC, Dr. Adam Rutherford tells the extraordinary story of the scientific quest to discover the secrets of the living cell. The first part, The Hidden Kingdom, explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogmas were annulled by the first discoveries of the existence of cells, and how scientists realized[...]
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How Beer Saved the World
Did you know that beer was central to the birth of civilization? That's right - beer. Scientists and historians are queuing to tell the incredible story, told of how beer helped create mathematics, poetry, pyramids, modern medicine, labor laws, and America. If you think that beer is something cold and filled with sports drinks during games or[...]
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Is Seeing Believing?
Horizon explores the weird and wonderful world of illusions - and reveals the tricks they play on our senses and misleading. We show how easy it is to trick the senses of taste, changing the colors of the food and drink, which explains how you can change is what you hear, and see how unreliable our[...]
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Parallel Universes
All that is about to read here seems impossible and insane, beyond science fiction. However, all true. Scientists now believe that can really be a parallel universe - in fact, may be an infinite number of parallel universes, and we live in one of them. These other universes contain forms of space, time and strange exotic matter.[...]
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Roving Mars
Mars is nearest Earth's planetary neighbor, and for decades scientists have been curious about the red planet called, asking if there might be life there, how its soil and terrain is different from ours, and if the water can be found. While sending a manned space mission to Mars has been considered outside the scope[...]
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