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Sponsored by the National Science Foundation. This series take an engaging look at the breakthroughs and possibilities of new scientific discoveries about our planet, universe, and ourselves.

Microscopic view of cells. Some are blue and some are larger and red. Caption: on how to make early cancer detection cheaper.
Science Nation
Episode 101
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
People on the deck of a boat, one at a large winch. Caption: Their mission: to learn all they can about large lakes.
Science Nation
Episode 102
2 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman in a black blazer stands next to a large computer monitor. She looks past camera as her hands gesture with thumbs and pointer fingers bent parallel to 1 another to form brackets.
Science Nation
Episode 103
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Helicopter hovering over a rocky, snow covered landscape. Caption: Traveling by helicopter, plane, and snowmobile,
Science Nation
Episode 104
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person wearing a cap with wires and sensors attached while looking at a computer screen. Caption: by studying how brain regions interact,
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Episode 105
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Person holding a small crab. Caption: could wreak so much havoc in the marshes of Cape Cod?
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Episode 106
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Earthworm in a person's hand. Caption: are actually invasive species.
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Episode 107
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person holding a small partially transparent cube with wires and other equipment attached. Caption: and are developing microbial fuel cells
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Episode 108
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Ceiling security camera footage showing store aisles. Caption: to track shoppers as they move in the store and create data
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Episode 109
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Brain activity during cognitive control. Prefrontal cortex of an adult shows significantly more activity in multiple areas as compared to a teen. Caption: that teens could put to use in stressful situations.
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Episode 110
2 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person in a lab setting with a mostly clear object in their hands. Scissors, wires with leads, and tweezers are on the counter next to them. Caption: We're trying to make a smart Band-Aid
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Episode 111
3 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Concrete building with open walls. Wiring, cables, and other instruments are attached. Caption: with their shake test plans in mind.
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Episode 112
3 minutes 16 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Computer screen showing east coast of United States with color gradient showing a band of storms parallel to the coastline. Caption: almost 200 tornadoes had occurred
Science Nation
Episode 113
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Computer screen showing the aerial view of a multi-story building and thumbnail views of other buildings. Caption: It's part of a new computing concept
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Episode 114
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Dam with no water being released. Caption: (male narrator) Time can take a toll on a dam.
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Episode 115
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A rapidly moving river with trees on the bank. Caption: (male narrator) Water, a precious resource for sure.
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Episode 116
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person holding a dragonfly between their fingers. Caption: (narrator) It's not easy to catch a dragonfly.
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Episode 117
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A lattice-work ladder leading to a platform. Instruments and cables are placed on the lattice and platform. Caption: to study an earthquake at ground zero.
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Episode 118
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Cross section of the human brain. Caption: creating a virtual 3-D image of the brain.
Science Nation
Episode 119
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Woman with long blond hair looks at camera with her head tilted up slightly and her lips parted as she speaks. Shelves with books and file boxes fill background on the right.
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Episode 120
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Baby smiles up at camera as he sits on the floor in a room filled with toys. A woman crouches down toward the baby and 2 girls sit on chairs against a wall.
Science Nation
Episode 121
2 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man sits at a desk with 2 computer monitors and gestures toward the screen on the right. Another man rests his hands on the desk and leans forward, looking at the monitor.
Science Nation
Episode 122
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Floating metal measurement instrument in deep blue water. Caption: thrown overboard to analyze water samples
Science Nation
Episode 123
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Two line graphs with multiple overlapping, rising and falling lines. Graphs are labelled Reproducing Topoplot and Improvising Topolot. Caption: when professional musicians are playing composed music
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Episode 124
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Large grey bird perched on the edge of a cage door. Caption: (male narrator) This is Griffin, an African grey parrot.
Science Nation
Episode 125
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Small point of light at the center of an expanding cloud of red, magenta, and gray light. Caption: It's called a supernova.
Science Nation
Episode 126
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup cross-section of a large tree with many rings. Caption: This is a cross-section of a redwood tree.
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Episode 127
2 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of the midsection of a person in a yellow windbreaker with a blue lanyard. 1 arm reaches out to insert a ticket into a machine.
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Episode 128
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Wire frame diagram of a round building with columns and arches. Caption: They're rebuilding Rome pixel by pixel
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Episode 130
2 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of a bird with wings extended, perched on a branch. University of Montana Flight Laboratory. Caption: the mechanics of their wing and leg movements.
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Episode 131
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Computer model of spiral ribbon structures with hollow, hexagonal tubular structures. Caption: (male narrator) What's the best was to know a protein?
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Episode 132
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Person holding a large animal skull. Caption: The teeth on this thing are huge.
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Episode 133
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Magnified view of intricate metal work. Caption: creating a protective barrier.
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Episode 134
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Girl faces away from camera and leans toward a group of stuffed animals resting on a dark surface across from her.
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Episode 135
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Robotic arm placing a baseball hat on a water bottle. Caption: at Barrett Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts,
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Episode 136
2 minutes 27 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Black butterflies with orange and white wings on a bright orange flower. Caption: (narrator) The colors signal to birds, "Don't eat me, I'm toxic."
Science Nation
Episode 137
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Primate hanging from a rope. Caption: how our distant ape cousins watch and learn.
Science Nation
Episode 138
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
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Closeup image of a middle-aged man with a concerned expression on his face. Darkness surrounds him.
Science Nation
Episode 139
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Small red animal swimming in a tank. Caption: (male narrator) These tiny, red shrimp might be perfect pets.
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Episode 140
2 minutes 30 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Small translucent speckled animal nestled on pebbles. Caption: but the Hawaiian bobtail squid is a master of disguise.
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Episode 141
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a girl sleeping on her side beneath a colorful blanket in a darkened room.
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Episode 142
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A line of ants carrying pieces of leaf larger than their bodies. Caption: leafcutter ants maintain a complex society.
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Episode 143
2 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Volcano billowing smoke and ash. Caption: (male narrator) Mount St. Helen's eruption in 1980 wasn't a surprise.
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Episode 144
2 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Points of light spaced evenly across a surface. A rod with spheres extends down the center. Caption: It's a cubic kilometer full of sensors known as IceCube,
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Episode 145
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
A cultivated vegetable garden with inmates and razor-wire-topped chain-link fencing in the background. Caption: science and scientists behind bars as well.
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Episode 146
2 minutes 28 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person in scrubs looking into an enclosed space while manipulating controls with both hands. Caption: (narrator) Surgeons like Yuh come here to test the robots.
Science Nation
Episode 147
2 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Closeup of a smiling man wearing a suit jacket and glasses. He looks beyond camera in a room with an old computer monitor in the background.
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Episode 148
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
People on the deck of a ship, working on various equipment. Caption: probing the oil and gas plumes beneath them.
Science Nation
Episode 149
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
MRI cross section of the human brain. Caption: (narrator) Shelton easily distinguishes the two learning types
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Episode 150
2 minutes 34 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
White bird with gray speckles nesting on the ground. Caption: they check nests, count eggs, and keep records
Science Nation
Episode 151
2 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
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