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Why Do Animals Play?
Season 10 Episode 10
Why do some animals play - and some don’t? That’s what Meredith wants to know. In this special collaboration with Outside/In, we investigate how and …
1 year, 8 months ago
Why are Capybaras So Big?
Season 10 Episode 9
Why do capybaras have such big teeth? Adrian had to know! To get to the bottom of this, we spoke to a biologist named Santiago Herrera Alvarez. Capyb…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Does Vision Work?
Season 10 Episode 8
How does vision work? That’s what Junie wants to know. And is it possible to create vision for people who don’t see? We’ll dive into the mysteries of…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Wild Axolotl
Season 10 Episode 7
Why are there so many axolotls in fishtanks, and so few in the wild? That’s what Maximiliano wants to know. You may have found axolotls in the lush c…
1 year, 9 months ago
The Polar Bear Adventure
Happy New Year! This is a rebroadcast of “Polar Bear Adventure” from Season 8!
Join us on an Arctic adventure as we head out onto the sea ice with a p…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Great Seal Count
Happy holidays! This is a rebroadcast of our chilly Season 7 episode, The Great Seal Count.
How do you count the cutest seals on the planet? With the …
1 year, 10 months ago
Was T. Rex Smart?
Season 10
This is a rebroadcast of one of our favorite episodes from Season 8!
When did smartness begin? We’ll find out how a neuroscientist blends up brains, a…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Swift Quake
This is a re-airing of our award-winning episode The Swift Quake! This episode won the AAAS Kavli Silver Medal Award for excellence in Children's Sci…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Does it Feel to Be in Space?
Season 10 Episode 6
What does it feel like to be in space? That’s what Elijah wants to know. So we’re taking off on a zero-gravity flight to find out! Guest reporter Jas…
1 year, 11 months ago
Are Cats Evil?
Season 10 Episode 5
Are cats evil? Are they hatching a plot to take over the world? Or are they just misunderstood? Scientist and cat expert Mikel Maria Delgado will tel…
2 years ago