this weekend r t w. welcome to your weekly dose of science beyond tomorrow today. our journey in the footsteps of alexander from humboldt continues to the orinoco river in south america. in the neighboring amazon basin huge fires are raging but not all blazes are necessarily bad for the environment. climate change isn't just affecting the rain forest how can we future proofed.

this weekend r t w. welcome to your weekly dose of science on tomorrow today. our journey in the footsteps of alexander from humble continues to the orinoco river in south america. in the neighboring amazon basin huge fires are raging but not all blazes are necessarily bad for the environment. climate change isn't just affecting the rain forest how can we future proof our woodlands in other regions. but 1st tortoises and turtles a fascinating bunch giant galapagos tortoises can weigh up to 300 kilos sadly many species of these reptiles are in decline only 3 yangtze giant soft shell turtles are thought to still exist and that's even though a lot of these creatures have a very long life spans some live more than 200 years in was one more time valentine wanted to know more. how do sea turtles find their way back to their place of birth . or head turtles are globetrotters following ocean currents they can travel more than 100 kilometers a day with their aerodynamic shape paddle. feet they are in bursts able to exceed speeds of 25 kilometers an hour. they have to co

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