Li'l Doc Ear infections
In this episode, Li'l Doc explains the role of microbes in causing two types of ear infections. For Geeko, though, it all falls on deaf ears!
- 2019
- 00:02:30
- 5-8
- Added on: 10/08/2020
Quirks & Quarks Earliest Human Tooth Decay
The diet of hunter-gatherers living in Morocco, between 13,000 and 15,000 years ago, contributed to tooth decay. The remains of 52 individuals were studied, and all but three suffered from tooth decay. The research — led by Dr. Louise Humphrey from the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum in London, England — found that a diet heavily ...
- 2014
- 00:07:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 02/12/2014
BBC Documentaries Earthflight
Earthflight is a totally immersive experience, taking the audience on an incredible flight across the world on the wings of birds. Revolutionary aerial techniques and state-of-the-art 3D cameras deliver the reality of flying right alongside birds as we join a variety of different species on their seasonal journeys. As we fly with the birds on their migrations, we discover the fascinating ...
- 2016
- 00:39:46
- 9-12
- Added on: 09/30/2019
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News in Review - December 2014 Ebola: A Deadly Virus Outbreak
Just the name Ebola strikes fear in people. This deadly virus took hold in West Africa in 2014, killing thousands of people. But in modern times, a disease doesn't stay in one place for long. This story looks at how Ebola has become a worldwide problem.
- 2014
- 00:18:39
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/17/2014
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The Fifth Estate Elephants on Board: A Journey to Remember
In the zoo business, elephants are known as “charismatic mega fauna.” Plodding yet graceful, these beasts possess lethal power. It’s why they say that if you don’t have an elephant, you can’t call yourself a zoo. But two years ago, despite their huge popularity with the zoo-going public, three female elephants in Toronto faced eviction. The Toronto Zoo was forced ...
- 2013
- 00:41:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 05/14/2014
The Nature of Things Equus: Story of the Horse — Chasing the Wind
In Episode 3 of Equus: The Story of the Horse, anthropologist turned filmmaker Niobe Thompson introduces viewers to some of the most fascinating and unlikely of the world’s 400 horse breeds. He meets the Yakutian, at home in the coldest inhabited place on Earth (Siberia). He meets the Arab, a spirited horse at home on the scorching sands of the ...
- 2018
- 00:45:02
- 13-14
- Added on: 11/09/2018
The Nature of Things Equus: Story of the Horse — First Riders
The domestication of the horse has been a mystery of science for generations. In Episode 2 of Equus, First Riders, anthropologist turned filmmaker Niobe Thompson travels to Kazakhstan to witness the groundbreaking discovery of a skeleton from the earliest culture ever to tame horses. In this episode, viewers get a set of genuine science scoops: we are the first to learn that ...
- 2018
- 00:45:01
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/01/2018
The Nature of Things Equus: Story of the Horse — Origins
We built the world around us with horsepower. But what is it that makes humans and horses so perfect for each other? The three-part series Equus takes viewers on an epic journey across three continents and back in time to the mysterious beginnings of the horse-human relationship. In Episode 1, we go back 45 million years to meet a tiny, ...
- 2018
- 00:44:12
- 13-14
- Added on: 10/01/2018
CBC News Explainer: What's missing when we talk while wearing protective masks?
CBC News asked two experts what's lost from the human experience when one of our biggest tools of communication is eclipsed and muffled by cloth.
- 2020
- 00:05:38
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/07/2020
News in Review - December 1999 Extreme Sports: Tempting Fate?
Like most News in Review stories, this analysis of the phenomenon of proliferating and increasingly dangerous “sports” is much more than what first meets the eye. This is a story about human behaviour, human needs and contemporary social values. The story asks many fundamental questions: What is the nature of sport? When is the line crossed in terms of risk ...
- 1999
- 00:15:04
- 13-14
- Added on: 12/15/1999
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