What happens to everything you flush down the toilet? Jorge Ribas visits a new, high-tech wastewater treatment plant to get the answer.
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What happens to everything you flush down the toilet? Jorge Ribas visits a new, high-tech wastewater treatment plant to get the answer.
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Jorge Ribas is knee-deep in the Arkansas swamp, looking for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, a bird long considered the Holy Grail of bird watchers and ornithologists.
While on the hunt for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker in Arkansas, Jorge Ribas encounters all kinds of wildlife, including a particularly venomous critter - the Cottonmouth.
The University of Minnesota calls their new equine center the "Mayo Clinic" for horses. Kasey-Dee Gardner brings us up to speed on all their new treatments and technology.
Four years after being paralyzed in a car accident, UC Berkeley graduate Austin Whitney was able to walk again thanks to a new robotic exoskeleton. Jorge Ribas finds out how it works.
The Triton 36,000 could be the first manned submarine to make repeated trips to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, according to the ship's manufacturer. Jorge Ribas reports.
Social media websites, online gaming, and ubiquitous mobile technology: Who's to say we're not already living in a virtual landscape like the one depicted in Tron: Legacy? Jorge Ribas talks to the film's cast and crew to get their take.
Before actor Jeff Bridges could reprise his role in the Tron sequel, he had to get digital botox. But how will facial mapping technology change the way roles are cast in the future? Jorge Ribas talks to the cast and crew of Tron: Legacy to find out.
The rubber stress ball on your desk could usher in the next generation of robotic grippers. Researchers have built a gripper using a rubber membrane filled with everyday materials that can pick up anything from an egg to a glass of water.
Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo's new genetics lab use animal DNA to diagnose new diseases, help in conservation efforts and solve mysteries. Jorge Ribas goes inside.
From Atari to Nintento to the XBox 360, the home video game console has been a part of our lives for 40 years. Jorge Ribas looks back at Pong, Super Mario and more.
The Dept. of Homeland Security is searching for the most effective way to quickly patch breached levees. Discovery News' James Williams reviews some of the options.
Virtual colonoscopies offer a new, less invasive way to get screened for colon cancer. A Cleveland Clinic colorectal surgeon explains how it differs from a traditional procedure.
Rather than relying on classic 3-D tricks to make the audience jump, Avatar director James Cameron wanted to use the technology to give depth to the world he created. Jorge Ribas finds out how the camera works.
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