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The FBI investigation into them became known as Operation Ghost Stories. Over the course of a decade, deep-cover Russian spies embedded in America collected intelligence and passed it onto their handlers. 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They were about to discover the scale of their plotting. 00:01:51 Yes Mon, 06 Apr 2020 12:00:00 EDT start=2020-04-06T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel Lizard biologists in the Caribbean have observed a fascinating phenomenon: different lizard species across different islands appear to share specific physical traits. 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But how, if they've never been in contact? 00:03:35 Yes Mon, 23 Mar 2020 12:00:00 EDT start=2020-03-23T00:00-0400; end=2030-12-31T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel The C-5 Galaxy is a true giant among USAF cargo planes – but its development was not without problems. Just four years after it made its debut, a serious design flaw threatened the future of the entire line. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1005429_1_3462215_eps02.m4v watch,TV online,ussr,america,C5,Facts,air force,fleet,cracks,engineering,USA,fuselage,Military,C5b,upgrade,Lockheed,fastener,pitch,US,budget,aircraft,Documentary,C5 Galaxy,channel,stream TV,rivet,plane,congress,747,video,cargo,Chad Zdenek,Episodes,free tv,Ronald Reagan,design,smithsonian,scrap,Boeing,Mighty machines,wings,free videos,William Ball,USAF The C-5 Galaxy is a true giant among USAF cargo planes – but its development was not without problems. 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But the cold reality is that their rank at birth will always determine how well they're treated within the troop. 00:02:32 Yes Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:00:00 EDT start=2020-03-16T00:00-0400; end=2026-09-15T00:00-0400; Smithsonian Channel The F-35B is designed to stop in midair before landing vertically on an aircraft carrier, using immense downward thrust. 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What’s never been attempted before is a shipborne rolling vertical landing – until now. 00:03:47 Yes Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:00:00 EDT start=2020-03-16T00:00-0400; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel Testing the F-35B Lightning involves three different groups of people aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth: British Royal Navy aircraft hands, civilian scientists and American maintainers from the Integrated Task Force. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1006072_2_3474912_eps02.m4v watch,TV online,Rise of the Super Carrier,hand signals,defense,queen elizabeth,Facts,Integrated Task Force,aircraft carrier,Nathan Gray,Monmouth,F-35,Documentary,channel,stream TV,Robert Salerno IV,frigate,Hurricane,Lockheed-Martin,lightning,video,Episodes,breathing rate,free tv,Royal Navy,HMS,ITF,smithsonian,crew,free videos,F35 Testing the F-35B Lightning involves three different groups of people aboard the HMS Queen Elizabeth: British Royal Navy aircraft hands, civilian scientists and American maintainers from the Integrated Task Force. 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AIM-9,video,Episodes,free tv,powerful,Ray,missile,smithsonian,heat,free videos In this web-only original short, we imagine what would happen if a 1,000-foot-tall alien tripod faced off with an F-15 fighter jet. Would the aircraft's state-of-the-art missiles be any match for this monster's powerful death ray? In this web-only original short, we imagine what would happen if a 1,000-foot-tall alien tripod faced off with an F-15 fighter jet. 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While Kevin Richardson has built a lifetime's worth of trust with the lions and hyenas he cares for, he's well aware of the risks of getting close to them. 00:01:58 Yes Mon, 09 Mar 2015 12:00:00 EDT start=2015-03-09T00:00-0400; end=2037-12-31T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel Are hyenas the most misunderstood animals in the wild? They're intelligent, they have a sophisticated social order, and their famous laugh isn't even a laugh. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003627_1_3416449_eps03.m4v richardson,watch,TV online,behavior,wild,Facts,Hyenas,PR,animal,nature,Serengeti,enclosure,hierarchical,plains,predator,clan,whisperer,hierarchy,Documentary,vocalization,territorial,channel,stream TV,whoop,ranking,carnivore,social,dominant,video,Episodes,misunderstood,free tv,squitter,Order,turf,Tanzania,smithsonian,intelligence,free videos,vermin,Laugh Are hyenas the most misunderstood animals in the wild? They're intelligent, they have a sophisticated social order, and their famous laugh isn't even a laugh. Are hyenas the most misunderstood animals in the wild? They're intelligent, they have a sophisticated social order, and their famous laugh isn't even a laugh. 00:03:33 Yes Mon, 02 Mar 2015 12:00:00 EST start=2015-03-02T00:00-0500; end=2037-12-31T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel A hungry lioness captures a young calf. 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A Kentucky farmer his whole life, Jim assumed his giant hands were just a product of old-age and hard labor -- until a chance encounter revealed something much more serious. 00:03:19 Yes Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:00:00 EST start=2015-02-02T00:00-0500; end=2037-12-31T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel The captain's instruments were working when Crossair Flight 498 crashed, but he didn't understand what they were telling him. 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Located in Angkor, the West Baray holds over 12 billion gallons of water and required 200,000 people to construct its tall embankments. Ten centuries later, its water is still being used to irrigate surrounding fields. 00:00:47 Yes Mon, 08 Dec 2014 12:00:00 EST start=2014-12-08T00:00-0500; end=2038-01-01T00:00-0500; Smithsonian Channel Ten young mothers submit their breast milk for lab testing. The reports that come back contain a slew of strange chemicals and substances. http://a1959.g.akamai.net/shocomstor.download.akamai.com/8606/video/smithsonian/podcasts/1003344_1_3402681_eps02.m4v watch,TV online,parenting,mothers,Facts,PFOA,pesticides,free tv streaming,feeding,Documentary,channel,babies,stream TV,holistic,childrearing,watch online,DDT,natural alternatives,video,breastfeeding,Episodes,Giti Misagh,baby formula,infants,Valeh Sedghi,smithsonian,chemicals,Antigone Foster,free videos,breast milk,PBDE,childcare Ten young mothers submit their breast milk for lab testing. 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When the remote island of Palau created the first national shark sanctuary in the world, the tourist revenue began flooding in. 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