Search Query
Show Search
Sign Out
Sign In
TV
All TV Shows
TV Schedule
Watch GBH 2
Watch GBH WORLD
Watch GBH Kids
GBH Passport
Radio & Podcasts
All Radio Shows
All Podcasts
Radio Schedule
Ways to listen
News
Music & Culture
Events
Support GBH
Membership
Corporate Sponsorship
Directed Giving
Planned Giving
Other Ways to Support
Menu
What matters to you.
Show Search
SEARCH
Search Query
Sign Out
Sign In
Donate
TV
All TV Shows
TV Schedule
Watch GBH 2
Watch GBH WORLD
Watch GBH Kids
GBH Passport
Radio & Podcasts
All Radio Shows
All Podcasts
Radio Schedule
Ways to listen
News
Music & Culture
Events
Support GBH
Membership
Corporate Sponsorship
Directed Giving
Planned Giving
Other Ways to Support
Play Live Radio
0:00
0:00
NEXT UP:
All Live Streams
Perfect Holiday Party
Ultimate Holiday Classical Mix
Heavenly Holiday Classics
CRB Classical 99.5
CAI
GBH 89.7
Top
The whale that could walk
Season 51 Episode 1
NOVA
About the Episode
A small furry carnivore that lived both on land and sea is the ancestor of modern whales.
Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 2m 48s
Recent Episodes
Episode 16, Season 51<br> Building Stuff: Reach It!
Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.
NOVA
| 53:40
Episode 15, Season 51<br> Building Stuff: Boost It!
Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.
NOVA
| 53:40
Support for GBH is provided by:
Become a GBH sponsor
Extras
The force that makes up more than half of the universe
Dark Energy was first discovered in 1998, and scientists don’t fully understand it.
1:40
5 things to know about the Eiffel Tower
Did you know that the Eiffel Tower was once red?
1:40
Why is the Eiffel Tower Shaped Like That?
The Eiffel Tower was a completely novel design at the time it was built.
1:58
What really led to the collapse of Easter Island?
What happened to the Rapa Nui civilization is shrouded in mystery.
2:58
How parrots swing like monkeys
Like monkeys, parrots are also able to travel by suspending their body weight.
1:36
How Ancient Easter Island statues “walked”
These giant stone heads were not dragged on sleds, as once thought.
2:17
Hunt for the Oldest DNA Preview
Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
0:30
Ancient whale fossils found in the desert
What is this whale skeleton doing in the Egyptian Sahara Desert?
2:10
Building the Eiffel Tower Preview
Explore the engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark, the tallest structure of its time.
0:30
Easter Island Origins Preview
Surprising new evidence is rewriting the story of the giant stone heads of Easter Island.
0:30
Load More