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Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version
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Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time. (1h 24m 39s)
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Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic. (9m 47s)
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Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC. (8m 44s)
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Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska. (6m 47s)
Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices
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The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before. (7m 51s)
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In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture. (11m 56s)
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Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today. (9m 22s)
Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine
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Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans. (53m 30s)
Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine
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Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species (53m 30s)
Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine
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Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty. (53m 30s)
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Legacy of the Land
Native American communities share their culture and knowledge to address climate change.
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NOVA Labs
NOVA Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens and lifelong learners in games and interactives that foster authentic scientific exploration. Participants take part in real-world investigations by visualizing, analyzing, and playing with the same data that scientists use.
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.