Wednesday Wonders | May 2024

A veteran pair of ospreys return home to a Connecticut salt marsh. Over one summer, they must battle their enemies, withstand the elements, and hunt hundreds of fish to raise the next generation.
Follow the struggles, failures and triumphs of a single osprey family.
The most famous bear in the Tetons attempts to raise cubs in the midst of conflicts with people.
Witness the Ukrainian citizens who are rescuing the animals abandoned during the war.
Witness a moving view into the effects of war on animals and the humans who help them.
See the spectacular wildlife of The Burren in Ireland through the eyes of a pine marten.
Ireland is renowned worldwide for its lush green landscapes and wild Atlantic
coast, but one of its greatest natural treasures is a desert of grey stones called
the Burren, which is home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting wildlife.
Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its stunning beauty and a wide variety of wildlife—mammals, birds, and reptiles — that call it home.
Embark to Niagara Falls and witness its amazing beauty and the wildlife that call it home.
Explore the intimate connections between the landscape, the colonizing of the
continent, and the emergence of our industrial world.
In 2018, Italy’s Morandi Bridge collapsed, tragically killing 43 people. For 50
years, the iconic bridge had withstood the elements — and stress from ever-increasing
traffic. What went wrong that fateful day?
Can new engineering techniques help prevent deadly bridge collapses?
Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.
Find out who’s using your personal data and what you — and a new kind of web
— can do about it.
How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of
mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over
the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
How could a single ship cause a major supply chain crisis around the globe?
When the colossal Ever Given container ship crashed in the Suez Canal in March
2021, international supply chains ground to a halt. Follow the investigation into
one of the most expensive shipping disasters ever.