Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
After the Notre Dame fire in 2019, two mysterious coffins were found buried beneath its floor. Where did they come from and who was inside? Follow scientists and historians as they investigate what their stories reveal about this iconic cathedral.
Episodes
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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
S51 E18 - 53m 40s
After the Notre Dame fire in 2019, two mysterious coffins were found buried beneath its floor. Where did they come from and who was inside? Follow scientists and historians as they investigate what their stories reveal about this iconic cathedral.
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Building Stuff: Change It!
S51 E17 - 53m 40s
Humans have been altering Earth’s environment for thousands of years. And now, from electric planes to artificial noses, engineers are inventing new ways to preserve our planet.
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Building Stuff: Reach It!
S51 E16 - 53m 40s
Born to explore, we’re constantly inventing new ways to go beyond our comfort zones. From deep sea subs to next-gen space habitats, see how engineers are building the tools humans need to go where we’ve never gone before.
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Building Stuff: Boost It!
S51 E15 - 53m 40s
How are leading innovators supercharging our natural abilities? From slingshots that can throw rockets into space to the latest in artificial sight, see how engineers are amplifying the human body’s powers.
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Decoding the Universe: Quantum
S51 E14 - 53m 40s
When we look at the world at the tiniest scales, things get very weird. Take a wild ride through the quantum world, from the discoveries that reveal its strange rules to the amazing technologies it unlocks – with more powerful possibilities to come.
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Solar System: Wandering Worlds
S51 E13 - 53m 34s
From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of strange, wandering worlds are rewriting what we know – and even how we think about – our solar system.
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Solar System: Icy Worlds
S51 E12 - 53m 34s
Out in the solar system, ice can get bizarre. Visit strange, frozen worlds – from Uranus’s ultra-hot superionic ice, to glaciers of nitrogen ice on Pluto, to carbon dioxide snow on Mars – and discover why the ice here on Earth is so unique.
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Solar System: Volcano Worlds
S51 E11 - 53m 34s
Around our solar system, violent eruptions are shaping distant worlds. Discover the explosive forces that helped create some of the most dynamic worlds in our cosmic neighborhood – and what makes the volcanoes right here on Earth so special.
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Solar System: Strange Worlds
S51 E10 - 53m 34s
From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.
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Solar System: Storm Worlds
S51 E9 - 53m 34s
Out in the solar system, the weather gets wacky – with globe-spanning dust storms, monsoons of liquid methane, and lightning 10 times stronger than here on Earth. Discover the forces driving the dramatic weather on neighboring planets and moons.
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Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
S51 E8 - 53m 38s
How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
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Secrets in Your Data
S51 E7 - 53m 40s
Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. Find out where your data is going, who’s selling it, and how you – and a new kind of web – could put control back in your hands.
Extras + Features
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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame Preview
S51 E18 - 30s
After the Notre Dame fire in 2019, two mysterious coffins were found buried beneath its floor. Where did they come from and who was inside? Follow scientists and historians as they investigate what their stories reveal about this iconic cathedral.
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Flight Turbulence Is Actually Getting Worse
S51 - 1m 48s
The culprit is a lesser-known kind of turbulence that’s been increasing since 1979. So how does it work, and what’s causing the rise?
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Building Stuff: Change It! Preview
S51 E17 - 30s
Humans have been altering Earth’s environment for thousands of years. And now, from electric planes to artificial noses, engineers are inventing new ways to preserve our planet.
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Building Stuff: Reach It! Preview
S51 E16 - 30s
Born to explore, we’re constantly inventing new ways to go beyond our comfort zones. From deep sea subs to next-gen space habitats, see how engineers are building the tools humans need to go where we’ve never gone before.
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Building Stuff: Boost It! Preview
S51 E15 - 30s
How are leading innovators supercharging our natural abilities? From slingshots that can throw rockets into space to the latest in artificial sight, see how engineers are amplifying the human body’s powers.
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Creating a Robotic Double Dutch Machine
S51 E15 - 5m 8s
Double Dutch is a jump rope game that requires two people spinning ropes in opposite directions and at least one person to jump. Engineers Tahira Reid Smith and Sky Leilani are building a machine that would allow a single person to play whenever they wanted.
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Decoding the Universe: Quantum Preview
S51 E14 - 30s
When we look at the world at the tiniest scales, things get very weird. Take a wild ride through the quantum world, from the discoveries that reveal its strange rules to the amazing technologies it unlocks – with more powerful possibilities to come.
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Sir Arthur C. Clarke's Vision of the Computer-Dominated Future
S51 - 1m 39s
Sir Arthur C. Clarke was a British science-fiction author who co-wrote the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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How Do Hurricanes Form?
S51 - 1m 2s
Scientists predict that our increasingly warmer atmosphere and oceans will feed these hurricanes — we may not see more of them that we used to, but the ones we do see are likely to get more and more intense.
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How Medieval Armorers Made Knights Bulletproof
S51 - 2m 15s
A select few suits of armor were crafted with secret techniques that made them stronger than others, possibly even bulletproof. Historians and ballistics experts reconstructed the amor of an elite knight and tested its strength by shooting it with a musket.
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Cameras Capture Earthbound Meteorite
S51 E13 - 1m 39s
In 2021, cameras recorded the fall of the Winchcombe meteorite, allowing scientists to trace its cosmic origin.
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Could Mars Have a Ring Around It One Day?
S51 E13 - 2m 16s
Phobos, one of Mars' moons, has an uncertain origin, but its surface grooves show that tidal forces are pulling it apart. In time, Mars' gravity will shatter it entirely, creating a ring of debris around the planet.
Schedule
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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
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Dec 22
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Scientists and historians study remains found in caskets under Notre-Dame de Paris' stone floor following the 2019 fire. -
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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
Sunday
Dec 22
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Scientists and historians study remains found in caskets under Notre-Dame de Paris' stone floor following the 2019 fire. -
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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
Sunday
Dec 22
1 Hour
Scientists and historians study remains found in caskets under Notre-Dame de Paris' stone floor following the 2019 fire. -
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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
Tuesday
Dec 24
1 Hour
Scientists and historians study remains found in caskets under Notre-Dame de Paris' stone floor following the 2019 fire. -
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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
Wednesday
Dec 25
1 Hour
Scientists and historians study remains found in caskets under Notre-Dame de Paris' stone floor following the 2019 fire. -
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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame
Wednesday
Dec 25
1 Hour
Scientists and historians study remains found in caskets under Notre-Dame de Paris' stone floor following the 2019 fire.
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