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SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL GOES ON AN EXPEDITION THROUGH LATIN AMERICA WITH HUMBOLDT: EPIC EXPLORER

DOCU-DRAMA DEPICTING THE EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERIES OF ONE OF THE GREATEST EXPLORERS AND SCIENTISTS PREMIERES MARCH 25 AT 8 PM ET/PT   NEW YORK – February 19, 2020 – More than 200 years ago, a German scientist Alexander von Humboldt spent five years traveling across the South American continent, making revolutionary discoveries about the workings of the natural world. Now, in Smithsonian Channel’s HUMBOLDT: EPIC EXPLORER, historian and bestselling author, Andrea Wulf, follows in his footsteps, delving into Humboldt’s landmark insights into human-induced climate change, evolution and contin...