Episode 1
Aired Jan 14, 1992
Hell Fighters of Kuwait
Firefighters battle Kuwait's blazing oil wells, the source of the worst man-made pollution in history.
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Episode 2
Aired Jan 21, 1992
Submarine
Documentaries focus on science, the natural world, history and research.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 28, 1992
Saddam's War on Wildlife
Environmentalist John Walsh tries to save animals from oil spills and other man-made dangers during the Persian Gulf War.
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Episode 4
Aired Feb 11, 1992
What Smells?
Scientists study olfaction's role in human survival, from detecting food to finding potential mates.
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Episode 5
Aired Feb 18, 1992
Can You Believe TV Ratings?
Though not a science, the statistical analysis of TV audiences improves in accuracy.
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Episode 6
Aired Mar 3, 1992
Making a Dishonest Buck
The Treasury tries to curb counterfeiting by catching criminals and by making currency harder to duplicate.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 10, 1992
Rescuing the Baby Whales
An update of the 1986 rescue of beached whales in Cape Cod includes a more recent rescue and efforts to stop strandings.
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Episode 8
Aired Mar 17, 1992
An Astronaut's View of Earth
Music by David Byrne forms the backdrop for dramatic footage of a shuttle mission.
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Episode 9
Aired Mar 24, 1992
Eclipse of the Century
Scientists study the 1991 solar eclipse at Hawaiian observatories.
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Episode 10
Aired Aug 25, 1992
Animal Olympians
Nature graces animals with extraordinary speed and strength; training and talent help humans excel.
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Episode 11
Aired Sep 29, 1992
The Genius Behind the Bomb
Edward Asner narrates the story of Hungarian-born physicist Leo Szilard, who pioneered nuclear energy.
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Episode 12
Aired Oct 13, 1992
Mind of a Serial Killer
An FBI unit uses psychological profiles in a serial-murder investigation in Rochester, N.Y.; narrator Patrick Stewart.
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Episode 13
Aired Oct 20, 1992
Search for the First Americans
New discoveries shed light on the arrival of the first peoples in North, Central and South America.
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Episode 14
Aired Oct 27, 1992
Rafting Through the Grand Canyon
A rafting trip down the Colorado River examines natural and man-made forces shaping the Grand Canyon.
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Episode 15
Aired Nov 4, 1992
This Old Pyramid
Egyptologist Mark Lehner and stonemason Roger Hopkins ("This Old House") test theories on how pyramids were built, by constructing a scale model in Egypt.
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Episode 16
Aired Nov 10, 1992
Iceman
Documents the international effort to learn what life was like for a man whose frozen corpse was discovered in 1991 -- 5,000 years after he perished in a storm.
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Episode 17
Aired Nov 17, 1992
The Private Lives of Dolphins
Researchers in Sarasota, Fla., and Shark Bay, Australia, study the social behavior of bottlenose dolphins.
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Episode 18
Aired Dec 1, 1992
Brain Transplant
In a sequel to 1986's "The Case of the Frozen Addict," researchers seek a cure for paralysis in patients with addictions and Parkinson's disease.
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Episode 19
Aired Dec 22, 1992
Can You Stop People From Drinking?
Medical historian Dr. David Musto hosts this look at some of the treatment methods used by Russians and Americans who are trying to stop abusing alcohol.
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Episode 20
Aired Dec 29, 1992
Sex and the Single Rhino
Conservationists employ biology, ecology, diplomacy and political acumen to preserve endangered species like the rhino.
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