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Colorful nudibranchs, or sea slugs, have a remarkable range of adaptations to survive in the ocean, from stinging cells to harvesting the power of the sun, spraying sulfuric acid and turning their bodies into drift nets.

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S1, EP14 "Ketamine: From Street Drug to Lifesaver"
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S1, EP14 "Ketamine: From Street Drug to Lifesaver"

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S1, EP13 "Saving Venice"
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S1, EP13 "Saving Venice"

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S1, EP11 "School for Whales"
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S1, EP9 "Message From Space?"
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S1, EP9 "Message From Space?"

The Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, home of the world's largest steerable radio telescope, has been receiving a mysterious signal from deep space.

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S1, EP81 "Blockchain Revolution"

S1, EP81 "Blockchain Revolution"

Examining whether blockchain technology is safe as it sweeps the globe, moving from high-flying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin to more traditional sectors of the economy.

S1, EP80 "The Sweet & Sour of Florida Sugar"

S1, EP80 "The Sweet & Sour of Florida Sugar"

"Muck City" Florida is one of the biggest sugar-producing regions on the planet, but the traditional practice of cane field burning at harvest is sparking a heated debate.

S1, EP79 "The Birth of Mar-a-Lago"

S1, EP79 "The Birth of Mar-a-Lago"

The history of President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, built in Florida in the 1920s by Majorie Merriweather Post, who hoped one day that it would become a winter White House.

S1, EP78 "From the Frontlines of COVID-19"

S1, EP78 "From the Frontlines of COVID-19"

Author David Quammen predicted the coronavirus pandemic nearly a decade ago in his best-selling book, "Spillover" now, he shows us how the same remote Montana lab that spawned his work, is on the front-line to combat COVID-19.


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