Mysterious Universe
Supernovae, Dark Energy, and Black Holes
Scientists in the Field
- By: Ellen Jackson
- Narrated by: Brian Keeler
- Length: 1 hours 19 minutes
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Scientists in the Field Series
Kakapo Rescue
By: Sy Montgomery
Narrated by: Andrea Gallo
Length: 2 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
On remote Codfish Island off the southern coast of New Zealand live the last ninety-one kakapo parrots on earth. These trusting, flightless, and beautiful birds-the largest and most unusual parrots on earth-have suffered devastating population loss. Now, on an island refuge with the last of the species, New Zealand's National Kakapo Recovery... Read more »
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Mysterious Universe
By: Ellen Jackson
Narrated by: Brian Keeler
Length: 1 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
The universe is rapidly expanding. Of that much scientists are certain. But how fast? And with what implications regarding the fate of the universe? Ellen Jackson and Nic Bishop follow Dr. Alex Fillippenko and his High-Z Supernova Search Team to Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii, where they will study space phenomena and look for supernovae, dying... Read more »
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The Octopus Scientists
By: Sy Montgomery
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
With three hearts and blue blood, its gelatinous body unconstrained by jointed limbs or gravity, the octopus seems to be an alien, an inhabitant of another world. It’s baggy, boneless body sprouts eight arms covered with thousands of suckers—suckers that can taste as well as feel. The octopus also has the powers of a superhero: it can...
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