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Official account for the PBS documentary series demystifying the science and tech that shape our lives, our planet, and our universe. Streaming on the PBS app.

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Want to learn more about these weapons? Watch “Revolutionary War Weapons,” streaming here ➡️ https://t.co/CPDOqpQLwq

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The Revolutionary War was fought with top military technology of the day, from the Brown Bess musket to the world’s first combat submarine. See these weapons in action - and discover how they helped propel the Americans to victory 🧵⬇️ https://t.co/CPDOqpQdGS

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Made of iron, cannons were the most powerful weapon systems known at this time. A team of people worked to shoot one, propelling heavy iron balls into the battlefield in a blaze of fire and force. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/GHka04IDfj

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Scientists have discovered the building blocks of life in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid.

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Take a look inside a fossilized pterosaur egg:

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Watch baby eagles hatch and grow:

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Birds are today's only living dinosaurs. Here's how they survived ➡️ https://t.co/DS0nEiw9p0

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"Most complex computers are still morons. High speed morons, but still morons."

Watch this 1976 interview with sci-fi author Sir Arthur C. Clarke, who envisioned a computer-dominated future in the 70s:

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Watch scientists extract a rare turtle fossil with liquid nitrogen:

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This is how the infamous "Iceman" mummy died:

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"Sleepwalking is a glitch in the system because our identity is not in control."

Here's what happens in the brain:

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Giant prehistoric fungi once ruled the Earth.

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Yes, there's really a frozen exoplanet named Hoth.

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The most baffling idea in physics, explained.

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This ancient whale could walk on land. Here's what it looked like: