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"Everyone has an inner nerd just waiting to be awakened by the right passion. In Everything All at Once, Bill Nye will help you find yours. With his call to arms, he wants you to examine every detail of the most difficult problems that look unsolvable--that is, until you find the solution. Bill shows you how to develop critical thinking skills and create change, using his "everything all at once" approach that leaves no stone unturned"--www.amazon.com...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
These giant trees stretch more than 300 feet above the ground, with hidden gardens and mysterious predators thriving within their canopy. Obsessive redwood climber Steve Sillett of Humboldt State University investigates their monster crowns, tallying biological material and discovering new record-breaking trees, while escaping falling branches and crashing trees in the process. Explorer-in-Residence Mike Fay charts the redwood range
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Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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"Earth is an incredible, exceptional planet with an amazing life story full of cataclysmic disasters, eleventh-hour coincidences that save it from extinction, and an astonishing power to continually regenerate. This... series uses breathtaking footage and specialist imaging to tell the story of the great forces that shape the planet - volcanoes, the ocean, the atmosphere and ice. Traveling from Ethiopia's unique lava lake to an ice cave under a glacier...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
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If you thought T-Rex was the scariest dinosaur, think again. Paleontologist Dr. Phillip Currie believes he has found a six-ton flesh-eating dinosaur that hunted its prey in packs. Until recently there was little evidence to support Currie's ideas. That's all changed with his discoveries in two mass dinosaur graves. One site lay untouched for decade until Currie himself tracked it down and the other contains the bones of a giant new species of dinosaur...
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Twenty-five years ago, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope. This single telescope has helped astronomers pinpoint the age of the universe, revealed the birthplace of stars, and uncovered black holes lurking at the heart of galaxies. In honor of its anniversary, Nova tells the remarkable story that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos and our place in it.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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A fascinating BBC Natural History series that follows host and wildlife expert Iolo Williams as he explores the behaviour of birds. This ground breaking series reveals every aspect of their lives from surviving harsh winters to avoiding deadly predators. Offering a visual treat of stunning landscapes and captivating wildlife behaviour, this series provides perfect family entertainment educating and enthralling in equal measure
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PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Whether it's electric lights, addiction to digital devices, or just the fast pace of modern life, one thing is clear: it seems to be getting harder to get a good night's sleep. Almost 50 percent of Americans say they can't get the zzz's they need. To understand why many are sleep deprived, take a deep dive into the body's control center, the brain, and follow the work of researchers who are unraveling the secrets of sleep.
Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Dino gangs, Dino Lab I and II: reveal how the Tyrannosaurus Rex lived and hunted in bloodthirsty gangs. Last days of the dinos: an account of what brought an end to the era of dinosaurs. When dinosaurs roamed the earth: a look at what North America was like in dinosaur days
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Distributed by Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2002
Language
English
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Two million years ago, enormous creatures -- nine-foot flightless birds, giant seventeen-foot beavers, predatory marsupial lions as tall as elephants -- roamed Earth in huge numbers ... and then mysteriously went extinct. This program explores possible explanations put forward by scientists from Patagonia to Colorado to New Zealand: profound climatic change, inability of large animals to adapt to a changing environment, a killer virus, or wholesale...
Publisher
Discovery
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Are aliens inside of us? Do we live in the matrix? Can time go backwards? Are we here for a reason? These are among the compelling questions explored and investigated with cutting-edge research and spectacular visual effects in this season.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Astrophysicist Mario Livio, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, follow math from Pythagoras to Einstein and beyond, all leading to the ultimate riddle: Is math an invention or a discovery? Humankindb2ss clever trick, or the language of the universe? Join Nova for a mathematical mystery tour, a provocative exploration of mathb2ss astonishing power across the centuries.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"NOVA tells the stories of residents who had to flee for their lives during the 2018 California fire season. Scientists race to understand what's behind the rise of the record-breaking megafires and investigate how forestry practices, climate change, and the physics of fire itself play a role in the dramatic increase in wildfires in recent decades."--Container.
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