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   Earth From Space

   "Earth From Space" is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet. Produced in extensive consultation with NASA scientists, NOVA takes data from earth-observing satellites and transforms it into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate and surprising web of forces that sustains life on earth. Viewers witness how dust blown from the Sahara fertilizes the Amazon; how a vast submarine "waterfall" off Antarctica helps drive ocean currents around the world; and how the Sun's heating up of the southern Atlantic gives birth to a colossally powerful hurricane. From the microscopic world of water molecules vaporizing over the ocean to the magnetic field that is bigger than Earth itself, the show reveals the astonishing beauty and complexity of our dynamic planet.

   Published: February 13, 2013

   

   Earth From Space

   Detailed satellite images reveal the web of connections that sustain life on Earth.

   • 02/13/2013
   • 01:52:52 Video
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   Deadliest Volcanoes

   Millions of people around the world live in the shadow of active volcanoes. Under constant threat of massive volcanic eruptions, their homes and their lives are daily at risk from these sleeping giants. From Japan's Mount Fuji to the "Sleeping Giant" submerged beneath Naples to the Yellowstone "supervolcano" in the United States, we will travel with scientists from around the world who are at work on these sites, attempting to discover how likely these volcanoes are to erupt, when it might happen, and exactly how deadly they could prove to be.

   Published: January 4, 2012

   

   Deadliest Volcanoes

   From Japan's Mt. Fuji to Yellowstone's buried supervolcano, how can we best prepare for the most lethal eruptions?

   • 01/04/2012
   • 52:45 Video
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   Iceman Murder Mystery

   He's been dead for more than 5,000 years and poked, prodded, and probed by scientists for the last 20. Yet í–tzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps, continues to keep many secrets. Now, through an autopsy like none other, scientists will attempt to unravel mysteries about this ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of í–tzi's death but also an entire way of life. How did people live during í–tzi's time, the Copper Age? What did they eat? What diseases did they cope with? Join NOVA as we defrost the ultimate time capsule—the 5,000-year-old man.

   Published: October 26, 2011

   

   Iceman Murder Mystery

   A new forensic investigation of a 5,000-year-old mummy reconstructs his death and reveals an ancient way of life.

   • 10/26/2011
   • 53:07 Video

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