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Pbs: Nova: Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance
"Men wanted for hazardous journey" read the ad in a London paper. So began a journey they would never forget. Follow the expedition through great text and pictures.
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Pbs: Nova: Sinking City of Venice
This site, a companion to the original NOVA program on PBS, explores how Venetians are fighting the rising water levels that surround their historic city. Through interviews and video clips, the site takes an honest look at how global...
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Pbs: Japan's Secret Garden, Animal Transformations
Japan's Secret Garden presents 5 video clips of different animal transformations & metamorphoses.
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Pbs: Bioterror
An interactive and comprehensive site that tracks bioterrorism from its beginnings to modern-day threats. Includes a global guide to bioweapons, possible defenses against bioterrorism, and an interactive tutorial on the making of viral...
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Pbs Nova: What Darwin Never Knew
Darwin figured out a lot, there is no doubt about that! But, what didn't he know? How does evolution work? What are the missing links? What makes us human? Here is a fascinating video on just that. Includes the full video as well as...
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Nova: Arctic Dinosaurs
Watch this great video from NOVA online or read the transcript about the many dinosaur species and hundreds of specimens paleontologists discovered buried in the Arctic permafrost. One of their methods of excavation was novel, and not...
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Pbs: Nova: Body and Brain: How Memory Works
Video of scientists working to uncover details of how memory works. [10:15]
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Pbs Nova: Smartest Machine on Earth
Watson, an IBM computing system takes on human contestants on a TV game show.
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Pbs Nova: Balloon Race: The Science of Ballooning
Explore the science behind hot air balloons. Learn what makes them fly. Read about the history of ballooning. Engage in an interview with Steve Fossett, hot air balloon pilot. There is also a virtual flight which requires Shockwave.
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Nova: Fastest Glacier
PBS site provides links to understanding how glacier movement can reveal the effects of global warming. Contains links to view satellite images of glaciers from space, a video clip and slide show about a science expedition to a glacier...
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Nova: T. Rex
PBS site explores the T. rex and its enormous size. Contains links to a video broadcast segment, a section on "Growing Up T. Rex," "Name That Sound" as well as a section on "Ask the Expert."
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Nova: World in the Balance: Human Population and Global Trends
A companion site to Nova's film that examines "human populations and environments." Find some fascinating facts in the interactive slide shows "Human Numbers Through Time," and "Global Trends Quiz."
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Pbs: Nova: Secrets of the Lost Empire Easter Island
Explore the mysterious Easter Island as a team of archaeologists attempts to recreate the process used to construct the monolithic Moai statues.
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Pbs Nova: Storm That Drowned a City
Discover why the floodwalls in New Orleans failed when they should have held. Consider the alarming forecast of more intense storms in the coming years, and review preparedness measures underway to protect New Orleans from future...
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Pbs: Nova: Robots
James McLurkin, leading robot designer, talks about robot "swarms" and his life's work with robots. [10:00]
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Pbs: Nova Science Now: Leeches
With this video resource, viewers follow a research biologist into the swamp to find out why leeches have such a bad reputation, and what role they play in today's environment and medical field. [11:01]
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Pbs: Japan's Secret Garden, Build a Rice Paddy
Learn about how Rice Paddys are built and formed. This site has a video and description of the process.
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Pbs: Asteroid
If an asteroid was to hit the earth what would be the effect? The result would be based on its speed, trajectory and most importantly, its size. This site provides a feature that allows you to learn the effects of these variables and...
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Pbs Teachers:anatomy of Yamato
Explore Janusz Skulski's drawings of the battleship Yamato, and discover what made the ship both seemingly unsinkable and highly vulnerable to attack.
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Pbs: Ra Ni
This site features a captivating video that introduces RNAi. Discover how this modest little molecule has impressive medical promise.
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Nova: Mirror Neurons
PBS site explores mirror neurons and why humans get so worked up watching other people. Contains links to a video segment on the discovery and significance of mirror neurons, a research update involving a study using pro dancers, an...
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Nova: Aging
PBS site invites users to watch a video segment on "longevity genes." Will they help us to live longer lives?
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Nova Online: A Gallery of Roman Mosaics
The companion site that accompanies the NOVA program on salvaging Zeugma, an ancient Roman town on the banks of the Euphrates. It shows how archaeologists rescued many artifacts from a dam-building project.