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The Last Continent

About 200 years ago, Antarctica was barely an idea. Today it's a world of scientific possibility. How did we get here -- and what will happen as climate change continues to threaten this pristine land... Read more

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Introducing America, Interrupted

Introducing America, Interrupted

Much of what we've heard about the coronavirus is from major cities like New York. But what's happening to hospitals in ... Read more

7 May 2020

25mins

Ranked #2

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EPISODE 1: Nobody warned us it would be like this

EPISODE 1: Nobody warned us it would be like this

On a big white cruise ship, 140 tourists have paid thousands of dollars for a rare first-hand tour of Antarctica. Humans... Read more

24 Apr 2019

15mins

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Ranked #3

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EPISODE 2: I'm a penguin counter for God's sake!

EPISODE 2: I'm a penguin counter for God's sake!

Ron Naveen has been counting penguins on a remote, inhospitable stretch of Antarctica for nearly four decades. He's one ... Read more

24 Apr 2019

18mins

Ranked #4

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EPISODE 3: Bars, babies and a big breakthrough

EPISODE 3: Bars, babies and a big breakthrough

Over thousands of years, humans built civilizations on every other continent on Earth. But it wasn't until the 1800s tha... Read more

24 Apr 2019

19mins

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Ranked #5

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EPISODE 4: What the ice is telling us

EPISODE 4: What the ice is telling us

Antarctica is covered almost entirely by thick sheets of ice, but that ice is now slipping away at an accelerating rate.... Read more

24 Apr 2019

17mins

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