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  • Play Space: Mystery Surrounds Solar Flare Event
    Mystery Surrounds Solar Flare...

    Space (01:17)

    Are mysterious particles shooting through Earth during solar flare events? Enough to disrupt the decay rate of radioactive material previously assumed to be constant? Discovery News' Ian O'Neill explains why scientists think that may be the case.
  • Play Earth: Scientists Seek Ban on Mountaintop Mining
    Scientists Seek Ban on...

    Earth (03:49)

    Mountaintop mining causes permanent damage to the environment and exposes people to serious health risks, says a new report by a leading group of scientists. Jorge Ribas reports.
  • Play News: Titanic Artifacts Arrive in NYC
    Titanic Artifacts Arrive in...

    News (02:00)

    The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean 97 years ago, and finally artifacts from the ship and its passengers arrive at their intended destination. James Williams reports.
  • Play Animals: Piranha 3D: Fact vs. Fiction
    Piranha 3D: Fact vs. Fiction

    Animals (03:29)

    Piranha 3D unleashes the ravenous, toothy fish on unsuspecting spring breakers and moviegoers. But what are the facts behind the piranha's myth? Director Alex Aja talks to Jorge Ribas about his film's scaly star.
  • Play Space: Solar Flare Triggers Eruption on Sun
    Solar Flare Triggers Eruption...

    Space (01:07)

    A solar eruption sends a wave of plasma hurtling towards Earth on August 1st, 2010. The event was captured by NASA satellites and explained by Discovery News Space Producer Ian O'Neill.
  • Play Space: Doomsday Asteroid
    Doomsday Asteroid

    Space (03:03)

    With thousands of asteroids, comets and other near-Earth object buzzing by our planet, Jorge Ribas finds out how we can avoid the same fate as the dinosaurs.
  • Play Space: SDO Captures Eruptions on Sun
    SDO Captures Eruptions on Sun

    Space (02:12)

    New high-definition footage from the Solar Dynamic Observatory shows coronal mass ejections, huge eruptions of plasma blasting into space before showering back down on the sun's surface. Discovery Space producer Ian O'Neill explains the phenomenon.
  • Play Tech: Therapeutic War Game Helps Iraq Vets
    Therapeutic War Game Helps...

    Tech (05:18)

    A virtual reality game, called 'Virtual Iraq,' is helping soldiers deal with mental scars, like Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Kasey-Dee Gardner reports.
  • Play Animals: Giant Squid Legend Lives
    Giant Squid Legend Lives

    Animals (03:00)

    Inspiring authors and frightening sailors for centuries, the giant squid lurks somewhere between myth and reality. Zoologist Clyde Roper discusses the deep sea leviathan, separating fact from fiction.
  • Play Space: Star Spits Out Baby Planet
    Star Spits Out Baby Planet

    Space (01:19)

    The discovery of a baby gas giant planet orbiting a young, 12 million-year-old star means that these types of planets can form much more quickly than previously thought. Jorge Ribas reports on the finding.
  • Play Dinosaurs: Terror Bird Fought Like Muhammad Ali
    Terror Bird Fought Like...

    Dinosaurs (00:59)

    New research reveals that terror birds - large, prehistoric carnivores that evolved alongside dinosaurs - hunted their prey with quick, opportunistic strikes. Trace Dominguez reports.
  • Play Earth: Volcanic Eruption Too Close for Comfort
    Volcanic Eruption Too Close...

    Earth (01:13)

    Volcano photographer Richard Roscoe describes what it was like sitting a few feet away from an erupting volcano.
 
 
 
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