Why Mosquitos Are Humanity’s Deadliest Creature
Season 50
Episode 17
About the Episode
Malaria overwhelms the body before it has a chance to fight back, making the development of a vaccine especially challenging.
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Extras
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How to watch the eclipse without burning your eyes
A total solar eclipse is coming. If you want to check it out, you need eye protection.1:59 -
When Camels Roamed the Arctic
The oldest DNA ever recovered revealed an ecosystem unlike anything that exists today.2:54 -
Rare stellar explosion will ignite a "new star"
Sometime between now and September a star will explode.1:17 -
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Great American Eclipse Preview
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.0:30 -
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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 -
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Why is the Eiffel Tower Shaped Like That?
The Eiffel Tower was a completely novel design at the time it was built.1:58
