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Watch as birds solve puzzles and challenge our basic notions of intelligence.
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Experts drill into the impact crater of an asteroid that created a worldwide cataclysm.
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Take a mind-blowing voyage to the most powerful and mysterious objects in the universe.
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NOVA uncovers the secrets of nature’s battleground—claws, horns, fangs and all.
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Experts reconstruct the Great Hurricane of 1780 to help predict the risk of future storms.
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Scientists hunt for a mega-eruption that plunged medieval Earth into a deep freeze.
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Archaeological research uncovers provocative new clues about Stonehenge.