Breakthrough (2016)

  • Premieret: Jun 2016
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Gravitational Waves
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Jun 03, 2016
Einstein was correct about gravitational waves. Here is a short primer on these up-to-now only theoretical waves. And you will find out how we have finally confirmed Einstein's theory .. show full overview
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What is CRISPR?
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Jul 05, 2016
Only 20 years ago, on July 5, 1996, scientists cloned a sheep, Dolly. Now genetics have advanced to gene editing, a technique that is promising to pave the way for curing genetically .. show full overview
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Breakthrough
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Sep 26, 2016
Soon the European Space Agency's comet chasing probe, Rosetta, will crash onto the comet's surface near the robotic space lander, Philae. What will we learn about comets as the probe sends its final messages back to the ESA team on Earth?
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The Mystery of the Longest Living Verebrate
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Nov 15, 2016
New information from the eye of the Greenland Shark confirms it is the longest living vertebrate on Earth. Find out what qualities the shark has, and how looking at Sea Squirts .. show full overview
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Asteroid Belt Discovery
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Nov 15, 2016
New evidence from NASA's Dawn mission to Ceres, a dwarf planet the size of Texas, is changing our understanding of not only the Asteroid Belt but may also may hold the key to deciphering the early life of our solar system.
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Reversing Alzheimers
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Feb 23, 2017
NASA may have just gotten one step closer to the answering the question: are we alone? The Spitzer Telescope has made a groundbreaking discovery of exoplanets that could be similar to .. show full overview
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Gravitational Waves: Rewinding Time
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Jun 13, 2017
Gravitational Waves from three billion light years away have reached earth -- the latest discovery from a new branch of astronomy that one day could give us a front row seat to the Big Bang.
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Miami Beach Underwater
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Aug 24, 2017
As scientific studies confirm sea level changes throughout the globe, major coastal cities like Miami are now fighting back against these rising tides, before it's too late. Parts of .. show full overview
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The Eighth Continent: Zealandia
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Aug 28, 2017
Geologists in New Zealand created a stir earlier this year when they declared their discovery of the eighth continent of the world. Learn how was it formed and how something so massive could remain undetected until now.
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MarsInsight: 7 Minutes to Touchdown
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Aug 31, 2017
Twenty years after its launch, we bid farewell to the Cassini spacecraft as it plunges into Saturn’s atmosphere in a planned death spiral. Productive right to the end, Cassini has .. show full overview
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World's Best Dinosaur Fossil
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Okt 11, 2017
An extraordinary new discovery of a dinosaur fossil so pristine and complete, that it shows off the texture, patterns, and color of a prehistoric giant. Discover this brand new species that roamed during the late Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
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Breakthrough
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Nov 03, 2017
Scientists investigate the way the Sun builds its power -- through fusion -- hoping to find a way to use fusion as a less dangerous and less radioactive waste-producing path to energy .. show full overview
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Homo Naledi
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Dec 11, 2017
iscovered in 2013, new and puzzling finding of small-skulled fossils of Homo naledi have scientists trying to understand whether Homo sapiens lived at the same time as Homo naledi, and how Homo naledi communities may have lived.
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The Earliest Americans
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Dec 22, 2017
New evidence suggests humans arrived in North America far earlier than previously thought, and that they may have traveled along paths now buried deep beneath the sea.
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Drilling for Marsquakes: Mars InSight
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Mar 17, 2018
The Mars InSight lander is on a 6-month journey to the Red Planet, with hopes of uncovering some of our planetary neighbor's secrets. Digging deep into Martian soil, the lander will .. show full overview
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Reversing Alzheimers
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Mar 20, 2018
As the number of people affected by Alzheimer's Disease continues to grow at an unprecedented pace, researchers worldwide are racing to discover a cure. While stopping the disease is the .. show full overview
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Mars InSight: Seven Minutes to Touchdown
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Nov 20, 2018
The fate of the Mars InSight lander will all come down to a fiery seven-minute freefall into the Red Planet. Will it survive and reveal new insight into our planetary neighbor, or will .. show full overview
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Floodgates of Venice
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Jan 10, 2019
MOSE is one of the world’s largest and highest-profile civil-engineering works. But will it be able to save Venice? Venice has grappled with inundation for centuries. But due to natural .. show full overview
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New Horizons: The Kuiper Belt Target
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Feb 14, 2019
The New Horizons spacecraft revolutionized our understanding of the solar system as it rocketed past Pluto. Now, four billion miles since its launch, the craft approaches its next target…Ultima Thule
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Drilling For Marsquakes: Mars The InSight
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Feb 22, 2019
The Hayabusa2 spacecraft has just completed one of the most intricate procedures in space exploration. The first mission to deliver rovers onto an asteroid has now descended to its surface for a sample, before returning back to Earth in 2020.
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Recovering From Extinction
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Apr 10, 2019
How long does it take for life to rebound after a major mass extinction? Scientists in Svalbard dig through fossil clues for surprising revelations about our Earth's history.
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The First Picture of a Black Hole
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Apr 10, 2019
For the first time, scientists have captured a photograph of a black hole. The image verifies one of the most important theories in physics and will help unlock the greatest mysteries of the cosmos.
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Shark Family Tree
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Maj 07, 2019
Great white sharks are one of the most feared predators on Earth, and yet we know very little about them. Science is now revealing the mysteries of this perfect predator through evolutionary biology.
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Resurrecting Tasmanian Tigers
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Maj 10, 2019
Wiped off the face of the Earth by humans nearly a century ago, geneticists are now working on resurrecting the enigmatic Tasmanian Tiger.
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Making Babies
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Maj 24, 2019
How close are we to rendering infertility a problem of the past? Scientists believe that they are steps away from making healthy babies from stem cells, opening the doors for those with .. show full overview
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T-Rex Timeline
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Maj 28, 2019
The Tyrannosaurus Rex is known as the king of the dinosaurs, but how did its reign begin? Meet Moros Intrepidus, a 180 lb., deer-sized ancestor to the T-Rex. Learn how the latest in .. show full overview
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Private Moonshot
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Maj 28, 2019
A non-profit organization established in 2011 is aiming to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the Moon. This is the story of their attempt and the excitement of being the first private .. show full overview
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Fixing A Broken Heart
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Jun 11, 2019
Heart disease is the number one cause of deaths worldwide, but there are researchers frantically working to change that. Meet the people inventing the future of cardiac health, from new .. show full overview
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Little Foot: Exploring Our Origins
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Jul 03, 2019
One of the oldest known hominins in southern Africa. An almost complete skeleton dates back more than three million years. Found in 1994 in the Sterkfontein Caves near Johannesburg in South Africa, which form part of the “Cradle of Humankind”.
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Modern Day Killer Asteroid
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Jul 09, 2019
66 million years ago, an asteroid slammed into Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, causing a dinosaur mass extinction. With over 700,000 asteroids in space, what's in store for humanity and our planet if it happens again?
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Space Junk Dangers
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Jul 11, 2019
Hayabusa2 just became the first spacecraft to take subsurface samples of an asteroid. How did they do it? Easy, just blow a crater on the surface! The probe now has its final sample and will begin its journey back home in the coming months.
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Space Junk Dangers
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Jul 15, 2019
A ballistic missile test by India recently shot down one of its own communications satellites. With over 900,000 pieces of debris currently orbiting planet Earth, space trash has become a very real threat to ongoing missions.
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Climate Crisis
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Jul 23, 2019
The real impact of global warming is now being felt in communities around the world. Climate scientists explain what to expect where you live, and what steps might still be taken to reverse the climate crisis.
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Escaping Rip Currents
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Jul 26, 2019
Rip currents can appear without warning, turning an ideal beach outing into a horrific scene of chaos and panic. But groundbreaking new research could teach thousands of potential .. show full overview
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Herculaneum Scrolls: Unraveling History
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Aug 02, 2019
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius is renowned for its decimation of Pompeii, but nearby, an equally impressive Roman settlement known as Herculaneum was lost to history. Today, the latest .. show full overview
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Lucha Entre Dientes De Sable
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Aug 04, 2019
El León es conocido como el Rey de la Selva. Pero fueron los tigres dientes de sable los que gobernaron las Américas en el pasado. Sus fósiles nos cuentan la vida violenta y casi humana de esta misteriosa especie.
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Saber-tooth Brawl
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Aug 24, 2019
A new discovery in Argentina suggests that Saber-toothed cats used their canines in surprising ways. Looking at skulls of adult prehistoric cats also suggests social behaviors that are seen in the big cats of today.
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Touching the Sun
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Sep 11, 2019
For all of human history, the Sun, our home star, has measured our days and our seasons while fueling all life on Earth. Yet it remains an enigma. NASA's Parker Probe Plus is on a .. show full overview
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Opportunity: A Life on Mars
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Sep 16, 2019
This year we said goodbye to one of our most intrepid planetary explorers, the Opportunity rover. Take a look back at its storied 15-year mission on Mars, and how it revolutionized our .. show full overview
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Greenland is Melting
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Sep 25, 2019
The Greenland ice sheet, the last remnant of the Ice Age, is melting at an unprecedented rate. Today, scientists and researchers from all over the world are paying close attention to what could become a global catastrophe.

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