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Season 53 Episode 10 | 30s

For millennia, Indigenous communities in North America have practiced a unique form of science. From navigating the featureless Arctic to building energy-efficient homes in the desert, see how cultural traditions have led to remarkable innovations.

National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust and PBS viewers.
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Modern physics and imaging techniques are finally solving the mystery.
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These massive walls of water may be far more common than we once believed.
It’s taken over 250 years of shocking experiments to understand how quickly electricity moves!
Microsoft's breakthrough in quantum computing could have a huge impact on science, and our future.