Hunt for the Oldest DNA Preview
Season 51
Episode 4
About the Episode
For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA millions of years old and reveal a lost world from before the last Ice Age.
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Extras
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Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.0:30 -
Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species0:30 -
Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.0:30 -
Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine
Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.53:30 -
Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine
Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species53:30 -
Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine
Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.53:30 -
How A.I. is fighting wildfires
Firefighters are using AI to find wildfires before they explode.1:34 -
These cheeses are at risk of going extinct
The culprit is a lack of microbial biodiversity in the mold used to make iconic French cheeses.1:11 -
First ape ever seen using medicinal plant to treat wound
After this orangutan sustained a gnarly facial wound, he did something kind of human-like.1:58 -
Total Eclipse in the Heart of Texas Hill Country
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