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Science Trek Season 27 Episodes

16 Episodes 2025 - 2026

Episode 1

Archaeology: Digging Into the Past with Dr. Zahi Hawass

Mon, Sep 1, 20257 mins

Archaeology is the study of people and artifacts from the past. Learn more about archaeology from a world-renowned Egyptian archaeologist, Dr. Zahi Hawass, and about what it is like to discover a mummy 60 feet deep underground.

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Episode 2

Archaeology: PEMSEA Field School

Mon, Sep 1, 20256 mins

Learn more about the excavation process of archaeology as Dr. Peter V. Lape and his international team of colleagues and students dig up history in the Spice Islands of Indonesia.

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Episode 3

Simple Machines: The Fantastic 6

Wed, Oct 1, 20255 mins

A simple machine is a tool that helps us do work. They use clever shapes to help us move, lift, cut and other types of work. Learn more about the inclined plane, the pulley, the lever, the wheel and axle, the wedge, and the screw.

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Episode 4

Simple Machines: Simple Experiments with Simple Machines

Wed, Oct 1, 20256 mins

Simple machines make work easier to do. But how? Join Joan at the Discovery Center of Idaho as she tries various experiments with simple machines.

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Episode 5

Rocks and Minerals: Rocks Your World

Sat, Nov 1, 20255 mins

Discover how the Earth formed, the three types of rocks, the rock cycle, and how minerals shape our world-from concrete to toothpaste. Fun, science, and surprises await.

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Episode 6

Rocks and Minerals: Hidden Gems

Sat, Nov 1, 20257 mins

There are about 6,000 different types of minerals, but only a couple hundred are gemstones. Learn more about these special minerals and how someone like you can find your own gemstone.

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Episode 7

Birds of Prey: Built to Hunt

Mon, Dec 1, 20257 mins

Birds of prey include eagles, hawks, falcons, owls, and vultures. These amazing birds have specialized adaptations to make them nature's greatest hunters and a key part of their ecosystems.

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Episode 8

Birds of Prey: World Center for Birds of Prey

Mon, Dec 1, 20256 mins

Researchers are trying to find ways to save a number of birds of prey from extinction. Visit the World Center for Birds of Prey and see what scientists are doing and learn what you can do to save these amazing birds.

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Episode 9

Hearing: How Your Ears Work

Thu, Jan 1, 20264 mins

How does your ear and brain turn sound waves into speech? Learn how sound travels through your auditory system so your brain can hear what's going on.

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Episode 10

Science Trek: The Podcast: Hearing

Thu, Jan 1, 20267 mins

Evie and Garret, along with their student guests, ask Audiologist Debbie Baerlocher hearing questions. Learn how sound travels through your auditory system so your brain can hear what's going on. Find out how your ears work.

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Episode 11

Urban WildLife: What's in Your Backyard?

Sun, Feb 1, 20265 mins

Animals make their homes in lots of places, sometimes right in your own backyard. Urban Wildlife live in cities because they can find the four things needed to survive: space, food, water, and shelter. Find out more about Urban Wildlife.

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Episode 12

Urban Wildlife: An Urban Wildlife Tour

Sun, Feb 1, 20266 mins

Everyone should spend time in Nature. It's healthy, and you can learn a lot. But you don't have to travel far to find a natural setting. Most urban environments have kept a piece of the wild in them.

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Episode 13

Yellowstone: Secrets Beneath Yellowstone

Sun, Mar 1, 20267 mins

Yellowstone is the world's first national park and a geological wonder. Learn more about the park and its five kinds of thermal features: geysers, hot springs, mud pots, fumaroles, and travertine terraces.

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Episode 14

Yellowstone: A Most Unusual Neighborhood

Sun, Mar 1, 20268 mins

Yellowstone National Park is unlike anywhere else on the planet. It's the last intact temperate zone ecosystem on Earth and has a wide variety of animals and plants. Discover more about life in Yellowstone and the threats to its existence.

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Episode 15

Fossils: Hagerman Horse and Clarkia Leaves

Wed, Apr 1, 20267 mins

Idaho has at least two special fossil sources: The Hagerman Fossil Bed National Monument and the location of Clarkia Leaves. Find out more about the interesting place and how fossils are found and prepared.

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Episode 16

Fossils: The Super-Secret Life of a Fossil

Wed, Apr 1, 20266 mins

What do paleontologists do? How does a fossil go from being in the ground to on display in a museum? Learn the process and all the different jobs done in the process.

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