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The puffin, a bird with a multi-colored beak and the physique of a plump penguin, is subject of The Nature of Things series, which makes its season debut Monday at 10 p.m. The program, Puffins, Predators and Pirates, was filmed on Great Island, off the east coast of Newfoundland, site of the puffins' nesting grounds in North America.
A documentary, biological study which reveals the plight of one of the world's last puffin colonies on Great Island off the eastern coast of Newfoundland.
This group of thinkers, the Club of Rome, thinks western society is on the verge of chaos, social and political, which could reduce our civilization to ruins
On Ellesmere Island, located 600 miles from the North Pole, oil has been discovered. Island inhabitants, new and old, are seen in this half-hour film.
Documentary about emotionally disturbed children living in a family environment as an alternative to institutional treatment
Czech astronomer Dr. Luboš Kohoutek, discoverer of the current heavenly phenomenon Comet Kohoutek 1973 f, is among the participants in this full-hour special. Roy Bonisteel is host of the program which examines comets from a scientific viewpoint, and heavenly signs and portents of doom from psychological and historical perspectives.
What goes on in the very top layer of soil is often too small to see with the naked eye. When photographed under a microscope, that first inch of soil reveals itself to be one of the most vital of the life cycles affecting man. The tiny, invisible hordes of bacteria, plant eaters, parasites and predators are the subject of this program.
Play is nature's method of learning about environment and about life for the young. This episode explores our world of play and its importance for survival.
Little children learn languages, especially their own, with astonishing ease. Why this is so is the subject of this film.
How the laws of physics are being applied to athletic endeavors, and coaches being taught how to use science rather than just "common sense" to help athletes get the most out of their bodies.
A report on an experimental project to place emotionally disturbed or mentally ill children in a family-type environment.
