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4:37
Mia Nacamulli
What would happen if you didn't drink water?
14:10
Jonathan Rossiter
A robot that eats pollution
12:36
Stephen Wilkes
The passing of time, caught in a single photo
9:03
Triona McGrath
How pollution is changing the ocean's chemistry
4:14
Maruša Brada
The science of snowflakes
13:56
Jill Farrant
How we can make crops survive without water
6:49
Jill Heinerth
The mysterious world of underwater caves
10:39
James Green
3 moons and a planet that could have alien life
7:14
Zaria Forman
Drawings that show the beauty and fragility of Earth
9:11
Kala Fleming
Easing water scarcity by understanding when and where it flows
10:10
Thomas Peschak
Dive into an ocean photographer's world
11:09
Jason deCaires Taylor
An underwater art museum, teeming with life
13:46
Kristen Marhaver
How we're growing baby corals to rebuild reefs
13:54
David Gruber
Glow-in-the-dark sharks and other stunning sea creatures
13:42
Dave Brain
What a planet needs to sustain life
13:37
David Sedlak
4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought
9:48
Cesar Harada
How I teach kids to love science
7:17
Achenyo Idachaba
How I turned a deadly plant into a thriving business
3:52
Emma Bryce
What really happens to the plastic you throw away?
11:21
Laura Robinson
The secrets I find on the mysterious ocean floor
12:07
Joe Madiath
Better toilets, better life
7:25
John Kluge Jr.
Solving the sanitation crisis
3:55
Anu Sridharan
When will I get my water next?
3:21
Alex Gendler
How tsunamis work
12:10
Gavin Schmidt
The emergent patterns of climate change
11:08
Liz Hajek
What rivers can tell us about the earth's history
5:10
Scott Gass
How big is the ocean?
5:31
Mark Shaw
One very dry demo
14:01
Rose George
Let's talk crap. Seriously.
14:45
Jonathan Trent
Energy from floating algae pods
5:13
Ludwick Marishane
A bath without water
8:46
Fahad Al-Attiya
A country with no water
3:01
Damian Palin
Mining minerals from seawater
3:37
Sonaar Luthra
Meet the Water Canary
8:46
Rob Harmon
How to keep rivers and streams flowing
17:14
Anupam Mishra
The ancient ingenuity of water harvesting
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