Xploration Awesome Planet

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S2 E17: Forest

Original Air Date: Oct 31, 2016

Scientists measure the health of forests; invasive plants; using sonic-tomography to look inside trees; why the pitch pine tree can withstand occasional wildfires; an urban forest in Los Angeles.

Mar 20

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7:30AM

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S2 E17: Forest

Original Air Date: Oct 31, 2016

Scientists measure the health of forests; invasive plants; using sonic-tomography to look inside trees; why the pitch pine tree can withstand occasional wildfires; an urban forest in Los Angeles.

Mar 20

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7:30AM

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30 Min

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TV-PG

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Available with Freestream

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S2 E15: Animal Engineering

Original Air Date: Dec 14, 2015

Amazing feats of construction by animals; bees make precise honeycomb formations; the intricacies of a spider web; a Pennsylvania beaver builds dams all by itself; bird nests include one with a false entrance.

Mar 20

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7AM

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30 Min

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S2 E14: Rivers and Lakes

Original Air Date: Dec 7, 2015

An exploration of the rivers and lakes that serve as a major source of recreation; featuring exciting waterways such as the canals of Chicago, Lake Seneca and more.

Mar 20

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6:30AM

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30 Min

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S2 E13: New England

Original Air Date: Nov 30, 2015

New Hampshire; why leaves turn colors in the fall; Acadia National Park; Napatree Point.

Mar 20

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6AM

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S2 E12: Tides

Original Air Date: Nov 23, 2015

Delaware Bay salt marsh; Pamlico Sound; tide pools in Hawaii; the Bore tide in Alaska.

Mar 13

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7:30AM

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30 Min

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S2 E11: Marine Restoration

Original Air Date: Nov 16, 2015

Lionfish near the coral reefs off Curacao; oysters of the Chesapeake Bay; an oil spill's effects in Alaska; rebuilding the Louisiana wetlands.

Mar 13

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7AM

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30 Min

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S2 E10: Time Machine

Original Air Date: Nov 9, 2015

Grand Canyon; an ancient cave on the island of Curacao; Lake Michigan; ice ages.

Mar 13

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6:30AM

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S2 E9: Strange Planet

Original Air Date: Nov 2, 2015

Petrified National Forest; Crater Lake; a giant forest of kelp off the Southern California coast; glowworms in New Zealand caves.

Mar 13

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6AM

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30 Min

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Available with Freestream