Robert "Rob" Nelson (born August 13, 1979,

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) is an American biologist, documentary filmmaker, television personality and

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r. He is a regular contributor to the

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documentary series '' What on Earth?'' Starting in 2017, he was the host and participating researcher of the Science Channel documentary series ''Secrets of the Underground'', whose goal was to examine long-held legendary mysteries that lie beneath the surfaces of streets, buildings, earth, salt and fresh water, etc. Nelson also cohosted the popular hit

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show, ''Life After Chernobyl'' in 2015. He holds a B.S. in biology and marine science from the

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, a

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degree from the

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, and a M.F.A. from the

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. He received an

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in 2014 for his work on ''Mysteries of the Driftless,'' a documentary film about the

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. He later filmed a second feature of the ''Mysteries of the Driftless'' in 2018 called ''Decoding the Driftless''. Nelson's current work includes being the director of ''Untamed Science'' where he hosts a

show by the same name. His show works closely with the North Carolina Zoo to help tell untold animal stories.

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