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We will observe the development of ocean organisms, how insects have adapted successfully over billions of years. We also find out how dogs evolved from wolves.
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Adapting to the World
The incredible force of the 200 bones and muscles in the human body enables us to lift heavy weights and cover long distances. Its extraordinary ability to work under pressure,…
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The Human Body: Pushing the Limits: Strength
Since time immemorial, the search for eternal youth and longevity has been one of human beings’ biggest challenges. Can You Live Forever? presents current scientific advances. We will discover if…
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Curiosity: Can you Live Forever?
“Why in the world does your body need 24 feet of intestines? Here’s a chance to find out. Tour the digestive tract and learn how the esophagus, stomach, and small…
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Digestive System
It is not an exaggeration to consider that food is an American obsession: at least 100 millions of Americans are overweight and many others face eating disorders. We will learn…
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Weight Control
Are bionic men and women in our future? Cyborgs walking among us, indistinguishable from the real thing? The possibility may not be as remote as you think. Scientists in places…
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The Real Bionic Man
Dogs may be one of mankind’s finest inventions. Four hundred distinctive breeds live among us, thanks solely to human manipulation. How did we manage such a complete job of domestication,…
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Ultimate Guide: Dogs
When Alfred, Lord Tennyson wrote that nature was red in tooth and claw, he could well have been describing the lives of the big cats. Prowling every region of the…
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Ultimate Guide: Big Cats
The majestic elephant has very few natural enemies. This is one of the advantages of being the world’s largest land animal. An animal of such exceptional size, however, also needs…
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Ultimate Guide: Elephants
Scientists consider the great apes our nearest relatives, from an an evolutionary point of view . The show examines critical adaptations, such as binocular vision, and shows how ape skeletons…
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