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The Dakota Boys Battle Mother Nature in Gold Rush: White Water

Gold Rush: White Water on the Verge of Finding Gold

Welcome to the Biggest Street Race in History

Here's a Rundown of Each Team Competing in STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST IN AMERICA

Welcome to Wyoming

Happy Hour With Josh Gates

Gold Fevers Run High with the Return of Gold Rush

The Gold Rush Miners Must Make Up For Lost Gold

Alaskan Bush People's Bear and Raiven are Back Together

Alaska: The Last Frontier Returns for a Landmark 10th Season
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DNews

California Wildfires: The Aftermath

California Wildfires: Calm After the Burn

COVID-19 Vaccine Development Threatens Shark Populations

Orcas Earn Their Killer Nickname in Brutal Attacks on Sharks

How to Help Save the World’s Endangered Rhinos

5 Ways YOU Can Save the Rhinos

Condors are Missing in California’s Wildfire Blaze

Could our Outdoors be Saved by the Unlikeliest Source?

Catching a Glimpse of Comet NEOWISE, a Once in a Lifetime Moment

New Study Reveals True Size of Megalodon
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Nature

Trick or Treat: Pet Edition

How to Keep Your Pets Safe on Halloween

Meet the Lion Guardians

Insects and Arachnids are Good for the Planet

Wolves Work Hard to Help Our Ecosystem

What Are Wolves Really Howling At?

How Do Owls Turn Their Heads All the Way Around?

Batty for Bats

Time is Running Out for Maple Trees

The 2020 Fat Bear Week Champion has been Crowned
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Exploration

7 of the World's Most Haunted Forests

Amazing Views From and Around Mount Everest

6 Eerie Manmade Mysteries in the US

Lia Ditton Completes her Record Breaking Row

Meet the First 6 Awardees of The Explorers Club Discovery Expedition Grant Program

Zen and the Art of Shark Diving

The World's 7 Scariest Drives

7 Places for the World's Best Stargazing

Tour Paris by Photograph

5 Wonders You Probably Didn't Know Were Man-Made
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Space

Water Molecules Found on Sunlit Surface of the Moon!

There’s Gold in Them Thar... Asteroids?

Expedition 63 to Return Home on October 21

The Nobel Prize Fell Into a Black Hole (and That’s a Good Thing)

Expedition 64 to Launch on October 14

World Space Week: Satellites Improve Life

The End of the Universe: The Fall of Light

October: What's New In Space Exploration This Month?

Why We Love Astronomy

How Stars Die: The Big Ones
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Science

Rise of the Zombie Fire: Wildfires that Refuse to Die

Raising the Dead: Zombie Science or Medical Possibility?

Oil Spill Clean Up: Boom or Bust for Slicks at Sea

Climate Change: Too Hot for Humans to Handle?

Prince William Joins TED to Fight Climate Change

Survival Chemistry: The Ingredients for Life on Earth

Geothermal Power: Heat and Light from Below the Earth

How Stars Die: The Big Ones

Counting Fish: Making Sealife Sustainable for Future Generations

Solar-Powered Desalination: Cleaner Water Through Sunlight
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Motor

The DMC DeLorean: The Car Behind The Madness

The DMC DeLorean: Photos of the Hollywood Icon

Hydrogen Power: Moving the World into Clean Energy

Tune-Up Your Engines, American Chopper Returns August 4th

Most Remarkable Cars from Motor Monday

Safety Updates for Classic Cars

Jesse James Returns to Discovery in an All New Season of Monster Garage

Mods for Beginners

Carroll Shelby: The Man Who Raced Against Ferrari with a Ford

Classic Chevys
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Season 3, Episode 3

Ancient Death Ray

Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage investigate the legend of Archimedes setting fire to a Roman fleet using only mirrors and sunlight. Then they try to remove the stink of a skunk and also test a direct hit on a bullet-proof shield.
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