Episode 1
Aired Jan 9, 1996
Terror in the Mine Fields
Stacy Keach narrates this look at land mines in Cambodia and the dangers associated with locating and defusing the mines.
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Episode 2
Aired Jan 16, 1996
The Day the Earth Shook
This look at the science of preparing for earthquakes focuses on the lessons learned from the 1994 Northridge, Calif., temblor and the 1995 quake in Kobe, Japan.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 30, 1996
B-29 Frozen in Time
Darryl Greenamyer forms an expedition to recover a B-29 lost over the North Pole more than 50 years ago.
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Episode 4
Aired Feb 6, 1996
Plague Fighters
An insider's view of the May 1995 Ebola outbreak in Kikwit, Zaire, and the battle to contain the deadly virus.
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Episode 5
Aired Feb 20, 1996
War Machines of Tomorrow
Lessons learned about the weapons used during Operation Desert Storm will set the stage for America's military machines of the future.
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Episode 6
Aired Feb 27, 1996
Kidnapped by UFOs?
In 1963, a couple reports being abducted by aliens and taken aboard a spacecraft.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 26, 1996
Flood!
Examines the flooding of the Mississippi River valley in 1993 and how the disaster could be prevented from recurring.
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Episode 8
Aired Apr 2, 1996
Dr. Spock the Baby Doc
Dr. Benjamin Spock mixes an interest in babies with a long-standing activism for world peace.
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Episode 9
Aired Apr 9, 1996
Warriors of the Amazon
The healing ceremonies, death practices and other customs of the Yanomami, one of the few remaining hunter/gatherer groups.
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Episode 10
Aired Apr 16, 1996
Bombing of America
This examination of the role science plays in fighting bombing incidents in the United States focuses on the Unabomber incidents and the World Trade Center bombing.
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Episode 11
Aired Oct 8, 1996
Lost City of Arabia
The space shuttle helps locate the lost city of Ubar in the Arabian desert.
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Episode 12
Aired Oct 15, 1996
Three Men and a Balloon
Follows three adventurers in their high-tech attempt to be the first people to successfully circumnavigate the Earth in a balloon.
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Episode 13
Aired Oct 22, 1996
Secrets of Making Money
The redesign of the $100 bill, which incorporates a variety of hard-to-reproduce features to thwart counterfeiters.
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Episode 14
Aired Nov 12, 1996
Top Gun Over Moscow
American pilots visit Russia to see planes of the former Soviet Union.
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Episode 15
Aired Nov 19, 1996
Shark Attack!
Sharks, the fearsome hunters of the deep, are observed in the waters off California and the Hawaiian Islands.
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Episode 16
Aired Nov 24, 1996
Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey
The development of animal embryos reflects the evolution of species.
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Episode 17
Aired Nov 25, 1996
Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World
Mites, beetles and borers that share man's surroundings are observed in this look at microscopic intruders including bacteria, viruses and fungi.
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Episode 18
Aired Nov 26, 1996
Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets
Cameras follow microphotographer Lennart Nilsson as he obtains spectacular footage of events, including a human egg cell during conception and a journey through the aorta.
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Episode 19
Aired Dec 31, 1996
Cracking the Ice Age
A new theory about the causes of the Ice Age focuses on the Himalayas.
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