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Researchers at the University of Texas look for ways to control invasive fire ant populations; ant societies; pollinators; mosquitoes.
Researchers at the University of Texas look for ways to control invasive fire ant populations; ant societies; pollinators; mosquitoes.
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S4, EP4 "New Zealand"In New Zealand, Cousteau explores Auckland's volcanic field and sees one of the largest insects on the planet.
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S3, EP12 "Natural Disasters"Science helps people prepare for natural disasters: simulating a category 5 hurricane; avalanche safety; studying floods; designing buildings to hold up against earthquakes.
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S3, EP15 "Taking Flight"Catching and tagging bats in Congaree National Park; flight patterns of wood storks; the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly.
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S3, EP14 "Microscopic World"The microscopic world of sand; fire ants; soil; some of the smallest known organisms in the ocean.
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S3, EP13 "Nature's Classroom"Nature can sometimes be the best classroom; sea grass in Key Largo; aquatic insects; camera traps; an urban citizen science project.
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S3, EP11 "Insects"Researchers at the University of Texas look for ways to control invasive fire ant populations; ant societies; pollinators; mosquitoes.
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S3, EP8 "Glacier National Park"Insect fossils dating back 45 million years; the geology of the park; wild huckleberries; citizen science expedition.
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S3, EP7 "South Carolina"South Carolina: tagging tiger sharks; wild venus fly traps; examining ecosystem indicators through three different species of crab; Congaree National Park.
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Philippe Cousteau Jr. is no stranger to exploration. The grandson of legendary underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau, Philippe hosts and serves as executive producer of this half-hour earth science series that examines the planet. He visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth's burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.
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Americans have been fascinated by the cosmos for decades and rely on NASA to explore celestial bodies seen in the night sky to get a better idea of what is out there. In this series, former NASA employee Emily Calandrelli visits some of the agency's facilities, private companies and universities to speak with people knowledgeable about the topic to help "show off the coolest aspects of the space industry," to use her words. Technology, a potential manned mission to Mars and planetary tourism are some themes.