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This Tiny Moon Is a Volcanic Powerhouse

Jupiter’s small moon Io is the most volcanically active body in our solar system, with constant eruptions reshaping its surface daily.

This Tiny Moon Is a Volcanic Powerhouse

2m 45s

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    Pompeii's Secret Underworld

    S52 E5 - 53m 40s

    For over two centuries, archaeologists have hailed Pompeii as a sophisticated city at the heart of an advanced ancient civilization. But a series of new excavations is painting a much more complex picture of the city tragically buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE.

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    Egypt's Tombs of Amun

    S52 E4 - 53m 40s

    Follow archaeologists as they discover a long lost ancient cemetery in Egypt’s sacred desert. Treasures emerge unlike anything seen by the team, revealing details of a unique period, when women had extraordinary power.

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    Dino Birds

    S52 E3 - 53m 40s

    Why are birds the only dinosaurs still alive today? Rare fossil discoveries are revealing the secrets of bird evolution, telling the story of how some resilient feathered dinos became the vast array of colorful bird species that fill our skies.

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