Mapping the Unknown, Part 2: Adam Riess and the Expanding Universe | Nat Geo Live
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Adam Riess received last year's Nobel Prize in physics for discovering the accelerating expansion of the universe, and discusses how this phenomenon is widely attributed to the elusive concept of dark energy.
Mapping the Unknown, Part 1: Kenny Broad and Blue Holes | Nat Geo Live
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National Geographic's 2011 Explorer of the Year dives into a perilous submerged cave system known as the Blue Holes of the Bahamas in search of clues to evolution and climate change.
Life Beyond Earth, Part 4: Penelope Boston | Nat Geo Live
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Speleologist Penelope Boston studies bizarre life-forms in the deepest crevices of our home planet to understand what life might look like in harsh, extraterrestrial environments.
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Life Beyond Earth, Part 3: Natalie Batalha | Nat Geo Live
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Dr. Natalie Batalha, a Kepler Mission scientist, is using technology that is out of this world—and out of this solar system—to locate exoplanets, some of which could be Earth-like planets that may be hosts to extraterrestrial life.
Life Beyond Earth, Part 2: Kevin Hand | Nat Geo Live
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In the search for life beyond Earth, planetary scientist and National Geographic Emerging Explorer Kevin Hand looks to the ocean worlds of our solar system, like Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.
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Grand Canyon Adventure: The 750-Mile Hike That Nearly Killed Us (Part 3) | Nat Geo Live
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Few people have completed a thru-hike of the Grand Canyon, and now Kevin Fedarko and Pete McBride know why: The 750-mile hike proved to be the most difficult undertaking of their lives.
Greg Wilson: Cheetahs on the Run | Nat Geo Live
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Cinematographer Greg Wilson uses innovative motion picture technology to capture slow-motion images of cheetahs in action, helping us expand our understanding of cheetah biomechanics.
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Alone on the Ice: The Best Survival Story You've Never Heard | Nat Geo Live
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Hear the gripping account of Australian Douglas Mawson's 95-mile trek across Antarctic ice battling hunger, dire circumstances, and deadly crevasses, as told by award-winning writer and adventurer David Roberts.
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