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Episode 17
Power Surge
aired: Tue, Apr 19, 2011
Can emerging technology defeat global warming?
Episode 16
Japan's Killer Quake
aired: Tue, Mar 29, 2011
A unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.
Episode 15
Venom: Nature's Killer
aired: Tue, Feb 22, 2011
NOVA reveals how venom causes the body to shut down, arteries to bleed uncontrollably and limbs to go black and die.
Episode 13
The Smartest Machine On Earth
aired: Tue, Feb 8, 2011
Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, but scientists are edging closer with machines like “Watson,” an IBM computing system that is gearing up to compete on the game show JEOPARDY!
Episode 12
Making Stuff: Smarter
aired: Wed, Feb 9, 2011
Explore a new generation of ingenious materials, including real-life invisibility cloaks.
Episode 11
Making Stuff: Cleaner
aired: Wed, Feb 2, 2011
Can innovative materials help solve the energy crisis and lead to a sustainable future?
Episode 10
Making Stuff: Smaller
aired: Wed, Jan 26, 2011
See the future of tiny stuff --from from silicon chips to micro-robots that probe the body.
Episode 9
Making Stuff: Stronger
aired: Wed, Jan 19, 2011
David Pogue tests his mettle against the world's strongest stuff, from steel and Kevlar to bioengineered silk.
Episode 8
Deadliest Earthquakes
aired: Mon, Jan 10, 2011
NOVA follows a team of US geologists as they first enter Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the 2010 epic earthquake, hunting for crucial evidence that will help them determine what the risks are of a new killer quake.
Episode 5
Secrets of Stonehenge
aired: Mon, Nov 15, 2010
An archaeological dig at Bluestonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle monument about a mile from Stonehenge, is examined. The effort seeks to answer questions about both circles, including how the stones were quarried, transported, sculpted and erected.
Episode 4
Dogs Decoded
aired: Mon, Nov 8, 2010
Dogs Decoded reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs.
Episode 3
Trapped in an Elevator
aired: Mon, Nov 1, 2010
Elevators move millions of passengers every day. In TRAPPED IN AN ELEVATOR, NOVA reveals the secret life of these ubiquitous machines. Once brawny but simple machines, elevators are getting a brainy makeover. Computer controls are getting passengers to their destinations faster and more safely than ever before. But will the elevator-wary be comfortable handing over the reins to computers?
Episode 2
Emergency Mine Rescue
aired: Mon, Oct 25, 2010
NOVA chronicles the miners’ 69-day ordeal and the work of a global team of engineers who struggled tirelessly around the clock in a desperate bid to bring the trapped miners safely to the surface.
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Episode 18
Mount St. Helens: Back from the Dead
aired: Tue, Apr 27, 2010
Why the brain can misfire when money is involved, from Wall Street experts not predicting the economic collapse of 2008 to the irrational money-related decisions everyday people can make. The hour highlights a new discipline that welds psychology to finance in the form of behavioral economics, and details how mood, decision-making and economic activity are interlinked. Also: the brains of Wall Street traders when they buy and sell stocks.
Episode 17
Secrets Beneath the Ice
aired: Tue, Dec 28, 2010
Can Antarctica’s climate past offer clues to what may happen to our warming planet? To gather crucial evidence, NOVA follows an ambitious Antarctic investigation — a state-of-the-art drilling probe known as ANDRILL. Drilling deep beneath the Antarctic ice, down through the sea and three-fourths of a mile into the seafloor, ANDRILL recovers rock cores that reveal intimate details of climate and fauna from a time in the distant past when the Earth was just a few degrees warmer than it is today. As researchers grapple with the harshest conditions on the planet, they discover astonishing new clues — not only about Antarctica’s past, but also Earth’s future.
Episode 16
Quest for Solomon's Mines
aired: Tue, Apr 27, 2010
Inspired by the biblical account of the splendor of his temples and palaces countless treasure-seekers have set off in search of King Solomon’s mines. Now join NOVA and National Geographic as they embark on two groundbreaking expeditions to expose new clues buried in the pockmarked desert of Jordan and seek to reveal the source of the great wealth that powered the first mighty Biblical kingdoms.
Episode 15
Secrets of Stonehenge
aired: Mon, Apr 26, 2010
Every year, a million visitors are drawn to the Salisbury Plain, in southern England, to gaze upon a mysterious circle of stones. Who built Stonehenge? What was its purpose? A new generation of researchers is tackling these questions, finding important clues in the landscape surrounding Stonehenge –one of the densest concentrations of prehistoric structures in the world. The story of Stonehenge is being rewritten.
Episode 14
The Pluto Files
aired: Tue, Feb 9, 2010
Earth's climate history is explored via underwater caves that were formed during the last ice age (when the sea level was almost 400 feet lower than it is today) by ecological anthropologist Kenny Broad and a team of climatologists, paleontologists and anthropologists.
Episode 13
Trapped in an Elevator
aired: Tue, Feb 2, 2010
Elevators have transformed our cities and our lives, but how safe are they?
Episode 12
Ghosts of Machu Picchu
aired: Mon, Feb 1, 2010
Perched atop a mountain crest, mysteriously abandoned more than four centuries ago, Machu Picchu is the most famous archeological ruin in the Western hemisphere and an iconic symbol of the power and engineering prowess of the Inca. NOVA joins a new generation of archeologists as they probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven’t been touched since the time of the Incas and unearth burials of the people who built the sacred site.
Episode 11
Riddles of the Sphinx
aired: Tue, Jan 12, 2010
For 45 centuries, the Great Sphinx has cast its enigmatic gaze over Egypt’s Giza plateau. The biggest and oldest statue in a land of colossal ancient monuments, its scale is staggering. How was it built, and who or what does it represent? NOVA’s expert team of archaeologists carries out experiments that reveal the techniques and incredible labor that was invested in the carving of this gigantic sculpture.
Episode 10
Mount St. Helens: Back from the Dead
aired: Mon, Jan 4, 2010
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, every living thing in the blast zone was buried beneath 300 feet of avalanche debris, covered with steaming mud, and finally, topped with a superheated layer of frothy rock from deep within the earth. It seemed as though Mount St. Helens might remain a wasteland forever. When biologist Charlie Crisafulli first flew over the disaster zone, finding no sign of life, little did he realize that his own life would be forever changed. Crisafulli has remained at the site for 27 years, documenting the dramatic return of plant and animal life to the barren landscape and pioneering a new understanding of the interaction between geologic forces and the life surrounding the mountain. NOVA brings viewers on an inspiring journey of a landscape brought back from the dead.
Episode 9
Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor
aired: Tue, Dec 29, 2009
NOVA joins an exclusive dive beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor to trace new clues to the sinking of the USS Arizona.
Episode 8
What Darwin Never Knew
aired: Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals. The source of life’s endless forms was a profound mystery until Charles Darwin’s revolutionary idea of natural selection. NOVA reveals answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn’t explain. Stunning breakthroughs in a brand new science nicknamed ‘evo devo’ are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature’s great mysteries, the development of an embryo.
Episode 7
Mind Over Money
aired: Tue, Nov 10, 2009
In the aftermath of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, "Mind Over Money" explores why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions.
Episode 6
Becoming Human: Last Human Standing
aired: Tue, Nov 3, 2009
NOVA probes a wave of dramatic new evidence, based partly on cutting-edge DNA analysis, that reveals new insights into how we became the creative and "behaviorally modern" humans of today.
Episode 5
Extreme Cave Diving
aired: Tue, Nov 3, 2009
Extreme Cave Diving follows the charismatic Dr. Kenny Broad as he dives into blue holes-underwater caves that formed during the last ice age when sea level was nearly 400 feet below what it is today. They are Earth's least explored and perhaps most dangerous frontiers. With an interdisciplinary team of climatologists, paleontologists and anthropologists, Broad investigates the hidden history of Earth's climate as revealed by finds in this spectacularly beautiful "alternate universe."
Episode 4
Becoming Human: First Steps
aired: Tue, Oct 13, 2009
The first program explores fresh clues about our earliest ancestors in Africa, including the stunningly complete fossil nicknamed "Lucy's Child."
Episode 3
Lizard Kings
aired: Tue, Oct 13, 2009
A chronicle of the May 2009 mission to address the Hubble Space Telescope's failing gyroscopes, low batteries and dead instruments. The documentary details the two-year preparation for the flight, as well as the 12-day mission itself, which included pulling the Hubble into the space shuttle's payload bay using a large robotic arm.
Episode 2
Building Pharaoh's Ship
aired: Mon, Oct 12, 2009
A magnificent trading vessel embarks on a royal expedition to a mysterious, treasure-laden land called Punt. Is this journey, intricately depicted on the wall of one of Egypt’s most impressive temples, mere myth—or was it a reality? NOVA follows a team of archeologists and boat builders as they reconstruct the mighty vessel shown in the mysterious carving, and then finally launch it in to the Red Sea on a unique voyage of discovery.
Episode 1
Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor
aired: Tue, Jan 5, 2010
NOVA looks into new clues to one of the most tragic events of World War II, the sinking of the USS Arizona. It has been thought that the Arizona was sunk by a bomb dropped by a Japanese aircraft, but the discovery of five Japanese midget subs just outside Pearl Harbor raises new questions about the Arizona’s final hours. Could these tiny but lethal subs have played a crucial and previously unsuspected part in the day’s tragic events?
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Episode 16
Lizard Kings
aired: Mon, Apr 13, 2009
Though they may look like dragons and inspire stories, they are actually monitor lizards, the largest lizard to walk the planet. With acute intelligence, they are a very different kind of reptile, blurring the line between reptiles and mammals. NOVA follows expert lizard hunter, Dr. Eric Pianka, as he tracks the elusive creatures through Australia’s heartland, for an unparalleled close encounter with these versatile ‘living dragons.’
Episode 15
Doctors' Diaries, Part 1
aired: Mon, Apr 6, 2009
Over the past 21 years, NOVA has followed a group of seven doctors from their first day at Harvard Medical School in 1987.
Episode 14
Last Extinction: Megabeasts' Sudden Death
aired: Sat, Mar 28, 2009
An investigation of a possible comet strike in the Great Lakes region some 12,900 years ago, which could explain the extinction of such mega-creatures as the saber-toothed cat and woolly mammoth in North America. Included: the discovery of nanodiamonds created from the heat and impact of extraterrestrial objects; remarks from climate scientist Paul Mayewski, geologists James Kennett and Allen West, archaeologist Vance Haynes and physicist Mark Boslough.
Episode 13
Extreme Ice
aired: Mon, Mar 23, 2009
The apparent acceleration in the melting of glaciers and ice sheets is documented through the efforts of photojournalist James Balog, who places time-lapse cameras in 26 alpine and arctic locations, including Alaska and Greenland. The long-term consequences of the melt: sea levels would rise by some 200 feet and force massive numbers of people---from Bangladesh to Florida---to move inland. Scientists Richard Alley (Penn State), Tad Pfeffer (UC-Boulder) and Jim White (UC-Boulder) are interviewed.
Episode 12
Rat Attack
aired: Mon, Feb 23, 2009
Why do huge swarms of rats overrun a bamboo forest in India once every half-century?
Episode 11
Hubble's Amazing Race
aired: Mon, Feb 2, 2009
NOVA exposes the hidden world of high-tech, 21st-century eavesdropping carried out by the National Security Agency (NSA).
Episode 10
The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
aired: Mon, Jan 26, 2009
Follow the 2,000-mile migration of monarchs to a sanctuary in the highlands of Mexico.
Episode 9
The Big Energy Gamble
aired: Mon, Jan 19, 2009
A vast majority of Americans believe we are facing a global climate crisis, but we don’t know how the various energy solutions we hear about can help.
Episode 7
Last Extinction: Megabeasts' Sudden Death
aired: Mon, Nov 24, 2008
San Francisco veterinarian Frances Gulland and her team care for marine mammals affected by toxic algae blooms.
Episode 6
The Bible's Buried Secrets
aired: Mon, Nov 17, 2008
Scholars and researchers discuss the Old Testament and how the concept of one God emerged.
Episode 5
Alien from Earth
aired: Mon, Nov 10, 2008
The 2003 discovery of 18,000-year-old remains of a hobbit-sized people on the Indonesian island of Flores, and whether the remains are evidence of a previously unknown branch of the human species or, instead, malformed people.
Episode 4
Extreme Ice
aired: Mon, Oct 27, 2008
An acclaimed photographer joins scientists to document the runaway melting of glaciers.
Episode 2
The Spy Factory
aired: Tue, Oct 14, 2008
Examine the high-tech eavesdropping carried out by the National Security Agency and the pitfalls of surveillance in an age of terrorism.
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Episode 17
Lord of the Ants
aired: Mon, May 19, 2008
A profile of E.O. Wilson, the two-time Pulitzer-winning biologist known for his studies of ants and sociobiology. Included: remarks from naturalist David Attenborough. Harrison Ford narrates.
Episode 16
A Walk to Beautiful
aired: Mon, May 12, 2008
Three Ethiopian women with childbirth injuries find solace at a special hospital in Addis Ababa.
Episode 15
Car of the Future
aired: Mon, Apr 21, 2008
Episode 14
Cracking the Maya Code
aired: Mon, Apr 7, 2008
The story of how the hieroglyphs used by the Maya, an ancient people who lived in what is now southern Mexico and Central America, were deciphered. Included: footage of Maya art and temples.
Episode 13
The Four Winged Dinosaur
aired: Mon, Feb 25, 2008
The 2002 discovery in a Chinese stone quarry of the 350-million-year-old fossil of a four-winged, pigeon-sized dinosaur, and the possibility that the creature---dubbed the Microraptor---is the \
Episode 10
Secrets of the Parthenon
aired: Mon, Jan 28, 2008
An examination of the Greek government's restoration of the Parthenon, which dates back some 25 centuries ago, and the secrets it has unveiled about how the temple was built. Included: remarks from Acropolis Restoration Project architect Manolis Korres; University of Florida art history professor Barbara Barletta; University of Bath architecture and civil engineering lecturer Mark Wilson Jones; and University of Pennsylvania Greco-Roman architecture expert Lothar Haselberger.
Episode 5
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
aired: Tue, Nov 13, 2007
Science is "exhibit A" in a landmark trial on the teaching of evolution.
Episode 3
Marathon Challenge
aired: Mon, Oct 29, 2007
Thirteen novices, ranging in age from 22 to 60, train nine months for the Boston Marathon. The group includes a former smoker, a heart-attack survivor and an overweight woman, and receives support from three-time Boston Marathon winner Uta Pippig and Donald Megerle, director of Tufts' annual President's Marathon Challenge. Included: comments from Timothy Noakes, a University of Cape Town sports-medicine expert; and Harvard bioanthropologist Daniel Lieberman.
Episode 1
Astrospies
aired: Tue, Feb 12, 2008
An elite corps of U.S. astronauts is trained to gather intelligence on the Soviets.
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Episode 17
Voyage to the Mystery Moon
aired: Tue, Mar 28, 2006
The DARPA Grand Challenge, a Pentagon-sponsored race of unmanned robotic vehicles over a 131.6-mile course in the Mojave Desert. Included: the inaugural 2004 event, which no entrant was able to finish; prep work by the 2005 entrants, who are vying for a Pentagon contract. Among the teams are ones from Stanford and Carnegie Mellon (which has two vehicles); and Team DAD (consisting of two brothers, who've competed on the “BattleBots” TV series).
Episode 9
Secrets of the Parthenon
aired: Tue, Jan 29, 2008
How did the ancient Athenians build this near-flawless icon of Greece's golden age? Secrets of the Parthenon received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming.
Episode 8
Marathon Challenge
aired: Tue, Oct 30, 2007
Explore what it takes for novice runners to make it through a classic test of endurance.
Episode 7
Newton's Dark Secrets
aired: Fri, Jan 23, 2009
Centuries old manuscripts reveal the hidden pursuits of a scientific genius.
Episode 5
Lord of the Ants
aired: Tue, May 20, 2008
E.O. Wilson's fascination with little creatures has led him to some very big ideas.
Episode 4
A Walk to Beautiful
aired: Tue, May 13, 2008
2009 Emmy Winner: A powerful story of healing & hope for women in Ethiopia devastated by childbirth injuries. A Walk to Beautiful won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program - Long Format.
Episode 3
Car of the Future
aired: Tue, Apr 22, 2008
The "Car Talk" guys look for a new breed of clean, fuel-efficient vehicles.
Episode 2
Cracking the Maya Code
aired: Tue, Apr 8, 2008
The story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs.
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Episode 9
Welcome to Mars
aired: Mon, Jan 3, 2005
“Welcome to Mars” follows scientists and engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory as they analyze data and photos sent back from the rovers Spirit and Opportunity. “We're in Mars Geology 101 here,” says one scientist. The long work days (and nights) are annoyingly staggered by a 40-minute difference between the Earth and Mars day, leading to “Martian jet lag.” But the team does find conclusive evidence of water, which could be momentous. As the narrator puts it: “Life had a chance.”
Episode 8
The Great Robot Race
aired: Mon, Mar 27, 2006
Twenty-three bizarre looking vehicles line up at the gate of the DARPA Grand Challenge with one thing in common: there's nobody behind the wheel. With names like Terramax, Ghostrider, and Stanley, these vehicles are armed with cutting-edge technology.
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Episode 18
Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land
aired: Thu, Jun 19, 2008
Israel's remote Cave of Letters holds clues to a Jewish uprising against the Romans.
Episode 15
Hunt for the Supertwister
aired: Mon, Mar 29, 2004
Episode 14
Life and Death in the War Zone
aired: Mon, Mar 1, 2004
Life-and-death drama occurs daily at the tented 21st Combat Support Hospital near Baghdad, Iraq.
Episode 9
MARS Dead or Alive
aired: Sat, Jan 3, 2004
Tracking the mission of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover and chronicling the MER's construction and testing process. The mission's purpose: to look for signs of life (or at least water), but getting the MER safely onto the frigid, rocky, windy and dusty Martian surface is no easy task. Nor was designing and testing the parachute and airbags that will cushion the impact of the 900-mph landing. The MER \
Episode 6
Life and Death in the War Zone
aired: Mon, Nov 10, 2003
A team of Wright Brothers experts explore how the Ohio bicycle mechanics got their “flying machines that would change the world” aloft, then build a replica of one and try to get it to fly. The first thing the Wrights did was to divide their task into its three basic components: lift, control and propulsion, and work on each separately. That's what the latter-day team does as well, beginning with glider test flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
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Episode 13
Lost Treasures of Tibet
aired: Tue, Feb 18, 2003
Following restorations to 15th-century Buddhist monasteries in the Himalyan kingdom of Mustang, a Tibetan enclave in present-day Nepal. “The Buddha says that everything is impermanent,” notes cleric Sakya Trizin, and that includes Thubchen, a royal monastery in Mustang's capital, LoManthang. Leaks from the roof are wreaking havoc on artwork on the walls (which also haven't been cleaned in centuries). Restoration techniques similar to those used in the Vatican's Sistine Chapel are applied by a te
Episode 11
Battle of the X-Planes
aired: Tue, Feb 4, 2003
Following the 1996-2001 competition between Boeing and Lockheed Martin to win the U.S. Defense Department contract for the Joint Strike Fighter. It is the largest contract in military history (worth up to to $200 billion to the winner), so there's little wonder that the competition is “a furious engineering dogfight to the death,” as narrator Liev Shreiber puts it. Making the task trickier: the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps all want the plane, but they want it to do different things.
Episode 6
Lost Treasures of Tibet
aired: Mon, Feb 17, 2003
Set foot inside an untouched society and get a remarkably rare glimpse of a Tibetan world's dazzling sacred relics.
Episode 4
Battle of the X-Planes
aired: Mon, Feb 3, 2003
NOVA goes behind the doors of Boeing's Phantom Works and Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works to record classified meetings, flies the most revolutionary planes, and examines the high-stakes battle to build the most capable and versatile fighter ever.
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Episode 11
Lost King of the Maya
aired: Mon, Feb 12, 2001
Following archaeologists and scholars as they get to the bottom---literally---of a dynasty that ruled from the city of Copan (in present-day Honduras) from A.D. 426 to 820. The dynasty's founder, Yax K'uk Mo (whose skeleton is seen in the program), presided over a highly advanced civilization of astute astronomers. But their astronomy had a dark purpose: to track the planet Venus, which represented their god of ritual warfare and bloody sacrifice. Hector Elizondo narrates.
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Episode 18
Secrets of Lost Empires II: China Bridge
aired: Mon, Feb 28, 2000
“Secrets of Lost Empires” concludes with the construction of a facsimile 12th-century Chinese “rainbow” bridge near Shanghai. The graceful span is a replica of one depicted in a Song dynasty scroll painting, and is “woven” from short wooden beams by a team that includes bridge engineers from China and MIT, and an American timber framer. Also on hand: a historian from McGill University in Montreal. Stacy Keach narrates.
Episode 17
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Roman Bath
aired: Tue, Feb 22, 2000
Engineers and architects build a Roman bath, complete with hot tubs, cold plunges and underfloor heating.
Episode 16
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Roman Bath
aired: Mon, Feb 21, 2000
In part 3 of a five-part series, a team of engineers, architects and historians attempts to re-create a Roman bath, “the most technologically advanced building in the ancient world,” says narrator Stacy Keach. The new bath is built in Sardis, Turkey (near Ephesus), and presents many challenges, especially the heating system. The hour also marvels at the sophistication of Roman architecture and engineering. Ancient Rome's water-delivery system, for instance, was not equaled until the 19th century
Episode 15
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Easter Island
aired: Tue, Feb 15, 2000
Part 3 of “Secrets of Lost Empires” visits Rapa Nui (formerly Easter Island) to try to determine how islanders moved and raised their huge stone statues called “maoi.” “It's a mystery locked in stone,” says narrator Stacy Keach, and the “Nova” crew has considerable difficulty with a maoi they made. “I think,” says archaeologist Jo Anne Van Tilburg, “that [ancient islanders] would think on their feet.” The hour recalls the civilization that built the maoi and speculates on why it collapsed. The m
Episode 14
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Easter Island
aired: Mon, Feb 14, 2000
Travel to Easter Island to discover the secrets of this vanished civilization through the "moai," the massive headstones that these ancient islanders created to achieve peace and harmony, yet resulted in geological disaster.
Episode 12
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Pharaoh's Obelisk
aired: Mon, Feb 7, 2000
In Part 2 of five, engineers and historians speculate on how ancient Egyptians transported and raised an obelisk. Then they try it themselves. The “giant needles of stone” from the Middle Kingdom era run up to 100 foot high and weigh up to 500 tons. But the obelisk that the “Nova” team (also included are a boat expert and a sculptor, plus laborers) tries to raise weighs just 30 tons. They fail. Still, “we know it can be done,” says sculptor Rick Brown before starting anew in the U.S. Stacy Keach
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Episode 8
8. Meteor Strike
aired: Wed, Nov 14, 2012
A blinding flash of light streaked across the Russian sky, followed by a shuddering blast strong enough to damage buildings and send more than 1,000 people to the hospital. On the morning of February 15, 2013, a 7,000-ton asteroid crashed into the Earth's atmosphere.
Episode 6
6. Earth From Space
aired: Wed, Feb 13, 2013
EARTH FROM SPACE is a groundbreaking two-hour special that reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet.
Episode 5
5. Building Pharaoh's Chariot
aired: Wed, Feb 6, 2013
A team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots.
Episode 4
4. Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
aired: Wed, Jan 30, 2013
NOVA is reopening one of the most confounding crime mysteries of all time as a team of expert investigators employs state-of-the-art forensic and behavioral science techniques in an effort to determine what really happened to Charles Lindbergh's baby... and why.
Episode 3
3. Rise of the Drones
aired: Wed, Jan 23, 2013
Discover the cutting-edge technologies that are propelling us toward a new chapter in aviation history.
Episode 2
2. Decoding Neanderthals
aired: Wed, Jan 9, 2013
What happened when the first modern humans encountered the Neanderthals? Did they make love or war?
Episode 1
1. Doomsday Volcanoes
aired: Wed, Jan 2, 2013
Iceland is a ticking time bomb: When it blows, the consequences will be global. What can we do to prepare for the coming disaster?
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Episode 12
12. Forensics on Trial
aired: Wed, Oct 17, 2012
In Forensics on Trial, NOVA investigates how modern forensics can send innocent men and women to prison--and sometimes even to death row.
Episode 11
11. Secrets of the Viking Sword
aired: Wed, Oct 10, 2012
The Vikings were the most ferocious warriors of the Middle Ages. Especially fearsome were the select few who wielded a formidable weapon: a light, razor sharp, virtually indestructible sword with its maker's name, ULFBERHT, inlaid along the blade.
Episode 10
10. Secrets of the Sun
aired: Wed, Apr 25, 2012
With the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun.
Episode 9
9. Why Ships Sink
aired: Wed, Apr 18, 2012
NOVA looks at questions about cruise ship safety and the science of the ships' buoyancy
Episode 8
8. Deadliest Tornadoes
aired: Wed, Apr 11, 2012
In 2011, the worst tornado season in decades left a trail of destruction across the U.S., killing more than 550 people. Why was there such an extreme outbreak? How do such outbreaks form? With modern warning systems, why did so many die? Is our weather getting more extreme - and if so how bad will it get? In this NOVA special, we meet scientists striving to understand the forces at work behind last year's outbreak. Could their work improve tornado prediction in the future? We also meet people whose lives have been upended by these extreme weather events and and learn how we all can protect ourselves and our communities for the future.
Episode 7
7. Hunting the Elements
aired: Wed, Apr 4, 2012
Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. Watch as David Pogue unlocks their secrets.
Episode 6
6. Cracking Your Genetic Code
aired: Wed, Mar 28, 2012
What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA--all six billion chemical letters of it--read, stored and available for analysis? Cracking Your Genetic Code reveals that we stand on the verge of such a revolution.
Episode 5
5. Separating Twins
aired: Wed, Feb 8, 2012
Witness the extraordinary surgery that will allow twin girls, born joined at the head, to live separate lives.
Episode 4
4. Ice Age Death Trap
aired: Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Racing against developers in the Rockies, archaeologists uncover a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts, opening a window on the vanished world of the Ice Age.
Episode 3
3. Mystery of a Masterpiece
aired: Wed, Jan 25, 2012
NOVA meets a new breed of experts who are approaching "cold case" art mysteries as if they were crime scenes, determined to discover "who committed the art," and follows art sleuths as they deploy new techniques to combat the multi-billion dollar criminal market in stolen and fraudulent art.
Episode 2
2. Bombing Hitler's Dams
aired: Wed, Jan 11, 2012
In 1943 a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in history, destroying two gigantic dams in Germany's industrial heartland with a revolutionary bouncing bomb invented by British engineer Barnes Wallis. Now, NOVA re-creates the extreme engineering challenges faced by Wallis and the pilots.
Episode 1
1. Deadliest Volcanoes
aired: Wed, Jan 4, 2012
Millions of people around the world live in the shadow of active volcanoes. Under constant threat of massive volcanic eruptions, their homes and their lives are daily at risk from these sleeping giants. From Japan's Mount Fuji to the "Sleeping Giant" submerged beneath Naples to the Yellowstone "supervolcano" in the United States, we will travel with scientists from around the world who are at work on these sites, attempting to discover how likely these volcanoes are to erupt, when it might happen, and exactly how deadly they could prove to be.
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Episode 3
3. Iceman Murder Mystery
aired: Wed, Oct 26, 2011
He's been dead for more than 5,000 years, yet Otzi the Iceman, continues to keep many secrets. Now, a new autopsy yields fresh clues to his way of life and the mysterious circumstances of his murder. Otzi's frozen remains reveal intriguing details of his life and times in the ancient Copper Age. Join NOVA as we defrost the ultimate time capsule, the 5,000-year-old man.
Episode 2
2. Finding Life Beyond Earth
aired: Wed, Oct 19, 2011
Scientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone? Finding Life Beyond Earth immerses audiences in the sights and sounds of alien worlds, while top astrobiologists explain how these places are changing how we think about the potential for life in our solar system.
Episode 1
1. Engineering Ground Zero
aired: Wed, Sep 7, 2011
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation and the perseverance of the human spirit.
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Episode 10
10. Crash of Flight 447
aired: Wed, Feb 16, 2011
On June 1st, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives.
Episode 9
9. Quest for Solomon's Mines
aired: Tue, Nov 23, 2010
Now join NOVA and National Geographic as they embark on two groundbreaking expeditions to expose new clues buried in the pockmarked desert of Jordan and seek to reveal the source of the great wealth that powered the first mighty Biblical kingdoms.
Episode 8
8. Secrets of Stonehenge
aired: Tue, Nov 16, 2010
Granted exclusive access to the dig site at Bluestonehenge, a prehistoric stone circle monument recently discovered about a mile from Stonehenge, NOVA cameras join a new generation of researchers finding important clues to the enduring mystery of Stonehenge.
Episode 7
7. Dogs Decoded
aired: Tue, Nov 9, 2010
Dogs Decoded reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs.
Episode 6
6. Trapped in an Elevator
aired: Tue, Nov 2, 2010
In TRAPPED IN AN ELEVATOR, NOVA reveals the secret life of these ubiquitous machines. Once brawny but simple machines, elevators are getting a brainy makeover.
Episode 5
5. Building the Great Cathedrals
aired: Tue, Oct 19, 2010
On this dazzling journey inside the jewels of Gothic architecture, NOVA reveals the hidden formulas, drawn from the pages of the Bible itself, that drove medieval builders ever upward.
Episode 4
4. Mount St. Helens: Back from the Dead
aired: Tue, May 4, 2010
NOVA brings viewers on an inspiring journey of a landscape brought back from the dead.
Episode 3
3. Mind Over Money
aired: Tue, Apr 27, 2010
why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions.
Episode 2
2. Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe
aired: Tue, Apr 6, 2010
(Part 2 of 2) In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has changed our understanding of our place in the universe.
Episode 1
1. Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way
aired: Tue, Apr 6, 2010
(Part 1 of 2) In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has changed our understanding of our place in the universe.
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Episode 47
Crash of Flight 447
aired: Fri, Feb 11, 2011
Forensic investigators reconstruct the final moments of the Air France disaster.
Episode 8
8. The Pluto Files
aired: Tue, Mar 2, 2010
Since its discovery in 1930, Pluto has held a warm place in the public imagination. So, when the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse Tyson found himself at the center of a firestorm-a firestorm led by angry, Pluto-loving elementary school students. But what is it about this cold, distant rock that captures so many hearts?
Episode 7
7. What Darwin Never Knew
aired: Tue, Dec 29, 2009
Stunning breakthroughs in a new science - nicknamed "evo devo" - are revealing answers to the riddles that Darwin couldn't explain.
Episode 6
6. Last Exctinction: Megabeasts' Sudden Death
aired: Sat, Feb 28, 2009
A provocative new theory about what killed off America's mammoths at the end of the last Ice Age.
Episode 5
5. The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies
aired: Tue, Jan 27, 2009
NOVA flies along with the monarch butterflies, visiting the spectacular locations they call home and meeting the dangers they encounter along the way.
Episode 4
4. Ocean Animal Emergency
aired: Tue, Nov 25, 2008
San Francisco veterinarian Dr. Frances Gulland is committed to saving sick marine mammals, but she's also desperately trying to figure out what's killing them.
Episode 3
3. Alien From Earth
aired: Tue, Nov 11, 2008
On June 1st, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives. Using expert testimony, messages transmitted by the doomed plane’s computer system, and multi-layered CGI weather reconstructions, NOVA pieces together the events leading up to the disaster and provides a forensic view of crucial events seen from all angles to reveal what really happened on Flight 447.
Episode 2
2. Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension
aired: Tue, Oct 28, 2008
A revolutionary new branch of math called fractals has changed the way we see the world and opened up a vast new territory to scientific analysis and understanding.
Episode 1
1. Columbia: Space Shuttle Disaster
aired: Tue, Oct 14, 2008
Through interviews with astronauts, their families and members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, this program gives viewers a new look at the Columbia space shuttle tragedy - and at NASA itself.
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Episode 10
10. A Walk to Beautiful
aired: Tue, May 13, 2008
A difficult journey that begins in loneliness and shame for thousands of Ethiopian women ends in a productive new life and hope for the future in this award-winning film. Shot against a starkly beautiful landscape, A Walk to Beautiful shares the inspiring stories of three women, rejected by their husbands and ostracized by their communities, who leave home in search of treatment for obstetric fistula. In a courageous attempt to reclaim their lives, these women embark on a remarkable journey.
Episode 9
9. Secrets of the Parthenon
aired: Tue, Jan 29, 2008
For 25 centuries, the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by misguided restorations. Now, a team of architects and engineers is investigating the many mysteries of this icon of Western Civilization: How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection without modern tools and architectural aids that we take for granted today, such as comprehensive plans or drawings? With unprecedented access to the Greek government's Acropolis Restoration Project, which has been restoring the Parthenon for over three decades, NOVA takes viewers inside the minds of the ancient Greeks as they created their most enduring architectural miracle. Secrets of the Parthenon features suspenseful action as Greek master craftsmen struggle with 10-ton blocks and strive to rediscover the lost tools and techniques of their ancestors. And it ends in a final dazzling discovery, as a trick of sunlight reveals a hidden carving that solves the last, most baffling riddle of all.
Episode 8
8. Marathon Challenge
aired: Tue, Oct 30, 2007
What does it take for the average person to run one of the world's toughest races? NOVA finds out in a program that's both a human story and an intriguing scientific exploration of the way our bodies respond to intense exercise demands. Filmed in cooperation with the Boston Athletic Association, NOVA has been granted unprecedented access to the Boston Marathon course and will take viewers on a unique adventure inside the human body. Every year thousands of athletes from across the globe flock to Boston to run the city's marathon, known worldwide as the ultimate test of stamina and endurance. In the summer of 2006, NOVA began following 13 novices as they took the first step toward completing the 26.2-mile race in April 2007. The group of participants includes a variety of people from diverse backgrounds - a young woman running in memory of her mother, who died in a tragic car accident; a working single mom; even a former NFL linebacker - the unifying element is that not one of them is currently a runner. Over the nine-month training period, exercise and nutrition scientists and doctors at Tufts University use sophisticated technology to monitor the physical transformations that the participants undergo. Intimate interviews reveal the highs and lows along the way. The experience will demand a transformation of mind and body; NOVA cameras will be there, following every step.
Episode 6
6. The Four-Winged Dinosaur
aired: Tue, Feb 26, 2008
Long ago in the age of dinosaurs, a volcano in eastern China erupted and buried a host of strange creatures in ash, creating exquisite fossils that preserved a big surprise--many dinosaurs were covered in feathers. In The Four-Winged Dinosaur, NOVA investigates the most bizarre of these feathered dinosaurs, which has rekindled a fierce, decades-long debate over the origin of bird flight. The central character in this drama is a strange little dinosaur with wings on its legs as well as its arms. The pigeon-sized Microraptor is the smallest adult dinosaur ever found, perhaps the first known tree-dweller. But could it really fly? NOVA assembles a team of top paleontologists, aeronautical engineers, and paleo-artists to reconstruct Microraptor and build a sophisticated model for a wind tunnel experiment. The results have surprising implications for long-accepted ideas about how winged flight began.
Episode 5
Secrets of Lost Empires II: China Bridge
aired: Tue, Feb 29, 2000
Narrated by Harrison Ford. At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his 'little savage' phase of boyhood exploration of the natural world. NOVA profiles this soft-spoken Southerner and Professor Emeritus at Harvard, who is an acclaimed advocate for ants, biological diversity, and the controversial extension of Darwinian ideas to human society.
Episode 4
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Roman Bath
aired: Tue, Feb 22, 2000
Tom Magliozzi has a problem. The wacky co-host of NPR's Car Talk needs to replace his beloved 1952 MG roadster. But where do you turn to in today's car market? Is new technology about to transform the way we drive? Join Tom and brother Ray as they take a light-hearted but shrewd look at America's four-wheeled future. "Click and Clack" explore everything from a glitzy Detroit auto show to a green think tank in Colorado.
Episode 3
Secrets of Lost Empires II: Easter Island
aired: Tue, Feb 15, 2000
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind a riddle: an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script carved on stone monuments and painted on pottery and bark books. Because the invading Spanish suppressed nearly all knowledge of how the script worked, unlocking its meaning posed one of archaeology's fiercest challenges. Until now. NOVA presents the inside story of how the decoding was done, told by the experts at the center of one of archaeology's greatest detective stories.
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Episode 11
NOVA: Secrets of the Sun
aired: Fri, Apr 27, 2012
Now, with the help of new spacecraft and Earth-based telescopes, scientists are seeing the Sun as they never have before and even re-creating what happens at the very center of the Sun. Their work will help us understand aspects of the sun that have puzzled scientists for decades. Secrets of the Sun reveals a bright new dawn in our understanding of our nearest star, one that might help keep our planet from going dark.
Episode 10
NOVA: Why Ships Sink
aired: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Picking up from this winter's Costa Concordia disaster and looking both back to the Titanic disaster a century ago, and into the future of sea travel, NOVA looks at questions about cruise ship safety and the science of the ships' buoyancy.
Episode 9
NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Deadliest Tornado looks at the scientists striving to understand the forces at work behind last year's tornado outbreak. Could their work improve tornado prediction in the future? NOVA also talks to people whose lives have been upended by these extreme weather events in an effort to learn how we all can protect ourselves and our communities for the future.
Episode 8
NOVA: Hunting the Elements
aired: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Where do nature’s building blocks, called the elements, come from? They’re the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones. Watch as David Pogue unlocks their secrets.
Episode 7
NOVA: Engineering Ground Zero
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, this program follows the five-year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. NOVA captures the behind-the-scenes struggle of architects and engineers to make the buildings safe and highly secure under the pressures of a tight schedule, the demands of practical office space and efficient, "green" architecture, and the public's expectations of a fitting site for national remembrance. Featuring interviews with 1 WTC architect David Childs; Chris Ward, executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Mayor Michael Bloomberg, chairman of the 9-11 Memorial Foundation; and Michael Arad, the man behind the breakthrough concept for the 9-11 Memorial.
Episode 6
NOVA: Power Surge
aired: Tue, Apr 3, 2012
Can emerging technology defeat global warming? The United States has invested tens of billions of dollars in clean energy projects as our leaders try to save our crumbling economy and our poisoned planet in one bold, green stroke. Are we finally on the brink of a green-energy POWER SURGE, or is it all a case of too little, too late? From solar panel factories in China to a carbon capture and storage facility in the Sahara desert to massive wind and solar installations in the United States, NOVA travels the globe to reveal the surprising technologies that just might turn back the clock on climate change. NOVA will focus on the latest and greatest innovations, including everything from artificial trees to green reboots of familiar technologies like coal and nuclear energy. Can our technology, which helped create this problem, now solve it?
Episode 5
NOVA: Japan’s Killer Quake
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
JAPAN'S KILLER QUAKE combines authoritative on-the-spot reporting, personal stories of tragedy and survival, compelling eyewitness videos, explanatory graphics and exclusive helicopter footage for a unique look at the science behind the catastrophe.
Episode 4
NOVA: Mystery of a Masterpiece
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
NOVA meets a new breed of experts who are approaching "cold case" art mysteries as if they were crime scenes, determined to discover "who committed the art," and follows art sleuths as they deploy new techniques to combat the multi-billion dollar criminal market in stolen and fraudulent art.
Episode 3
NOVA: Venom: Nature's Killer
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
NOVA reveals how venom causes the body to shut down, arteries to bleed uncontrollably and limbs to go black and die. VENOM follows two scientists on their expeditions to track down and capture the planet’s most deadly creatures with the hope of finding out how nature’s deadliest cocktails could be medicine’s brightest new hope.
Episode 2
NOVA: Smartest Machine On Earth
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, but scientists are edging closer with machines like “Watson,” an IBM computing system that is gearing up to compete on the game show JEOPARDY!, taking on Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, two of the show’s most successful and celebrated contestants of all time. This program is an updated version of the original broadcast, with additional content added.
Episode 1
NOVA: Deadliest Earthquakes
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
NOVA follows a team of US geologists as they first enter Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the 2010 epic earthquake, hunting for crucial evidence that will help them determine what the risks are of a new killer quake. Could this work one day lead to a breakthrough in predicting quakes before they happen? NOVA investigates intriguing new leads in its gripping investigation of a deadly scientific conundrum.
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NOVA: Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures
aired: Tue, Apr 30, 2013
After a massive extinction, diverse marsupials came to dominate this isolated continent.
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NOVA: Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters
aired: Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Some 250 million years ago, some of the largest, most dangerous reptiles ruled this land.
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NOVA: Australia: Life Explodes
aired: Fri, Apr 12, 2013
Fossils reveal how life’s explosion in the ocean was recreated on dry land.
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NOVA: Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening
aired: Mon, Apr 8, 2013
Australia’s ancient landscape holds clues to Earth's early history and the beginning of life.
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NOVA: Ancient Computer
aired: Mon, Apr 1, 2013
A Greek shipwreck holds the remains of an intricate bronze machine that turns out to be the world’s first computer.
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NOVA: Meteor Strike
aired: Mon, Mar 25, 2013
A meteor burst into a fireball over Siberia. Can we spot the next deadly asteroid in time?
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NOVA: Earth from Space
aired: Mon, Feb 11, 2013
Detailed satellite images reveal the web of connections that sustain life on Earth.
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NOVA: Building Pharaoh's Chariot
aired: Fri, Feb 1, 2013
A team uncovers the advanced engineering behind an ancient Egyptian war machine.
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NOVA: Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?
aired: Mon, Jan 28, 2013
Expert investigators reexamine one of the greatest murder mysteries of all time.
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NOVA: Rise of the Drones
aired: Wed, Jan 16, 2013
Meet a new breed of flying robots, from tiny swarming vehicles to giant unmanned planes.
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NOVA: Decoding Neanderthals
aired: Mon, Jan 7, 2013
Shared DNA reveals a deep connection with our long-vanished human cousins.
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NOVA: Doomsday Volcanoes
aired: Wed, Dec 19, 2012
Could the explosion of Iceland's ticking time bombs cause cold and famine worldwide?
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NOVA: Inside the Megastorm
aired: Fri, Nov 16, 2012
Was Hurricane Sandy a freak combination of weather systems? Or are hurricanes increasing in intensity due to a warming climate? How did this perfect storm make search and rescue so dangerous? "Inside the Megastorm" takes viewers moment by moment through Hurricane Sandy, its impacts and the future of storm protection.
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NOVA: Ultimate Mars Challenge
aired: Mon, Nov 12, 2012
In its search for life beyond Earth, NASA employs a "sky crane" maneuver to land the Curiosity rover on Mars.
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NOVA: Mystery of Easter Island
aired: Fri, Nov 2, 2012
A team of scientists and volunteers test a theory on how the ancient stone statues were moved, using a 15-ton replica.
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NOVA: Forensics on Trial
aired: Sun, Oct 14, 2012
Virtual autopsies, 3-D fingerprints, and digital crime scenes are making crime-solving into a more precise science.
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NOVA: Secrets of the Viking Sword
aired: Wed, Sep 26, 2012
A modern-day swordsmith reverse engineers the ultimate weapon of the Middle Ages — a sword both prized and feared.
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NOVA: An Interview with Sally Ride
aired: Tue, Jul 24, 2012
Watch an uncut interview with the late astronaut, conducted at NASA in 1984.
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NOVA: 3D Spies of WWII
aired: Mon, Jun 18, 2012
The allies used special arial photos to deal a blow to the Nazi rocket program.
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NOVA: Secrets of the Sun
aired: Thu, Apr 26, 2012
New tools let scientists better grasp our star's potentially destructive solar storms.
Episode
NOVA: Why Ships Sink
aired: Thu, Apr 19, 2012
Are you safe aboard a modern cruise ship?
Episode
NOVA: Deadliest Tornadoes
aired: Thu, Apr 12, 2012
Why was the 2011 tornado season in the U.S. so extreme, and why did so many die?
Episode
NOVA: Hunting the Elements
aired: Thu, Apr 5, 2012
A two-hour special from the producers of "Making Stuff"
Episode
NOVA: Cracking Your Genetic Code
aired: Thu, Mar 29, 2012
We are on the brink of a new era of personalized, gene-based medicine. Are we ready for it?
Episode
NOVA: The Great Inca Rebellion
aired: Mon, Mar 5, 2012
Mass graves and forensic evidence reveal a complex truth about how the Inca Empire fell.
Episode
NOVA: Separating Twins
aired: Wed, Feb 8, 2012
Follow the story of twin girls joined at the head, as surgeons prepare to separate them.
Episode
NOVA: Ice Age Death Trap
aired: Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Experts uncover a site in Colorado packed with fossil mammoths and other extinct beasts.
Episode
NOVA: Mystery of a Masterpiece
aired: Wed, Jan 25, 2012
Experts investigate whether a portrait sold for about $20,000 in 1998 is a lost Leonardo.
Episode
NOVA: Bombing Hitler's Dams
aired: Wed, Jan 11, 2012
Can experts recreate an Allied attack from WWII and destroy dams with a bouncing bomb?
Episode
NOVA: Deadliest Volcanoes
aired: Thu, Jan 5, 2012
How can we best prepare for the most lethal volcanic eruptions?
Episode
NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?
aired: Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Is our universe unique, or could it be just one in an endless "multiverse"?
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NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?
aired: Thu, Nov 24, 2011
Is our universe unique, or could it be just one in an endless "multiverse"?
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NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap
aired: Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Take a wild ride into the quantum realm, where even the impossible seems possible.
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NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap
aired: Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Take a wild ride into the quantum realm, where even the impossible seems possible.
Episode
NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap
aired: Thu, Nov 17, 2011
Take a wild ride into the quantum realm, where even the impossible seems possible.
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NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time
aired: Thu, Nov 10, 2011
It defines our lives, but what is time really? Have a look into its true nature.
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NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time
aired: Thu, Nov 10, 2011
It defines our lives, but what is time really? Have a look into its true nature.
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NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time
aired: Thu, Nov 10, 2011
It defines our lives, but what is time really? Have a look into its true nature.
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NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time
aired: Thu, Nov 10, 2011
It defines our lives, but what is time really? Have a look into its true nature.
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NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?
aired: Thu, Nov 3, 2011
Surprising clues indicate that space is very much something and not nothing.
Episode
NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?
aired: Thu, Nov 3, 2011
Surprising clues indicate that space is very much something and not nothing.
Episode
NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?
aired: Thu, Nov 3, 2011
Surprising clues indicate that space is very much something and not nothing.
Episode
NOVA: The Fabric of the Cosmos: What Is Space?
aired: Thu, Nov 3, 2011
Surprising clues indicate that space is very much something and not nothing.
Episode
NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth
aired: Fri, Oct 21, 2011
We are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone?
Episode
NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth
aired: Fri, Oct 21, 2011
We are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone?
Episode
NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth
aired: Fri, Oct 21, 2011
We are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone?
Episode
NOVA: Finding Life Beyond Earth
aired: Fri, Oct 21, 2011
We are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone?
Episode
NOVA: An Interview With Steve Jobs
aired: Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Watch a rare interview with the late Apple visionary, conducted in 1990.
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NOVA: An Interview With Steve Jobs
aired: Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Watch a rare interview with the late Apple visionary, conducted in 1990.
Episode
NOVA: An Interview With Steve Jobs
aired: Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Watch a rare interview with the late Apple visionary, conducted in 1990.
Episode
NOVA: An Interview With Steve Jobs
aired: Wed, Oct 12, 2011
Watch a rare interview with the late Apple visionary, conducted in 1990.
Episode
NOVA: Engineering Ground Zero
aired: Thu, Sep 8, 2011
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation, and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, "Engineering Ground Zero" follows the five-year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
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NOVA: Engineering Ground Zero
aired: Thu, Sep 8, 2011
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation, and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, "Engineering Ground Zero" follows the five-year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
Episode
NOVA: Engineering Ground Zero
aired: Thu, Sep 8, 2011
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation, and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, "Engineering Ground Zero" follows the five-year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
Episode
NOVA: Engineering Ground Zero
aired: Thu, Sep 8, 2011
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation, and the perseverance of the human spirit. With extraordinary access granted by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, "Engineering Ground Zero" follows the five-year construction of One World Trade Center (1 WTC) and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
Episode
NOVA: Origins: Earth is Born
aired: Thu, Jul 14, 2011
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
Episode
NOVA: Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
aired: Fri, Jul 1, 2011
The story of Galileo, his discoveries, and his struggle with the Catholic Church.
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NOVA: Einstein Revealed
aired: Thu, Jun 30, 2011
Einstein's letters shed light on his revolutionary discoveries and his forbidden loves.
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NOVA: Origins: Where are the Aliens?
aired: Wed, Jun 8, 2011
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
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NOVA: Origins: How Life Began
aired: Wed, Jun 8, 2011
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
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NOVA: Power Surge
aired: Tue, Apr 26, 2011
Are we finally on the brink of a clean energy revolution?
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NOVA: Power Surge
aired: Tue, Apr 26, 2011
Are we finally on the brink of a clean energy revolution?
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NOVA: Power Surge
aired: Tue, Apr 26, 2011
Are we finally on the brink of a clean energy revolution?
Episode
NOVA: Power Surge
aired: Tue, Apr 26, 2011
Are we finally on the brink of a clean energy revolution?
Episode
NOVA: Japan's Killer Quake
aired: Tue, Apr 12, 2011
An account and investigation of the epic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.
Episode
NOVA: Japan's Killer Quake
aired: Tue, Apr 12, 2011
An account and investigation of the epic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.
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NOVA: Japan's Killer Quake
aired: Tue, Apr 12, 2011
An account and investigation of the epic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.
Episode
NOVA: Japan's Killer Quake
aired: Tue, Apr 12, 2011
An account and investigation of the epic earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis.
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NOVA: Venom: Nature's Killer
aired: Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Hunting down the most venomous animals to reveal their medical mysteries.
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NOVA: Venom: Nature's Killer
aired: Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Hunting down the most venomous animals to reveal their medical mysteries.
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NOVA: Venom: Nature's Killer
aired: Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Hunting down the most venomous animals to reveal their medical mysteries.
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NOVA: Venom: Nature's Killer
aired: Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Hunting down the most venomous animals to reveal their medical mysteries.
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NOVA: Smartest Machine on Earth
aired: Fri, Feb 18, 2011
Jeopardy! challenges even the best human minds. Can a computer win the game?
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NOVA: Smartest Machine on Earth
aired: Fri, Feb 18, 2011
Jeopardy! challenges even the best human minds. Can a computer win the game?
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NOVA: Smartest Machine on Earth
aired: Fri, Feb 18, 2011
Jeopardy! challenges even the best human minds. Can a computer win the game?
Episode
NOVA: Deadliest Earthquakes
aired: Wed, Jan 12, 2011
Big quakes are inevitable, but can we prevent their devastation?
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NOVA: Deadliest Earthquakes
aired: Wed, Jan 12, 2011
Big quakes are inevitable, but can we prevent their devastation?
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NOVA: Deadliest Earthquakes
aired: Wed, Jan 12, 2011
Big quakes are inevitable, but can we prevent their devastation?
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NOVA: Emergency Mine Rescue
aired: Tue, Oct 26, 2010
Engineers and NASA scientists aid an all-out effort to save 33 trapped Chilean miners.
Episode
NOVA: Emergency Mine Rescue
aired: Tue, Oct 26, 2010
Engineers and NASA scientists aid an all-out effort to save 33 trapped Chilean miners.
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NOVA: Building the Great Cathedrals
aired: Wed, Oct 20, 2010
How did medieval engineers construct magnificent skyscrapers of glass and stone?
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NOVA: Space Shuttle Disaster
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
An investigation uncovers the human failures and design flaws behind the 2003 Columbia tragedy.
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NOVA: Ocean Animal Emergency
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Wildlife veterinarians struggle to save injured seals and sea lions on the California coast.
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NOVA: Is There Life on Mars?
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
The search for life on the Red Planet heats up with the discovery of frozen water.
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NOVA: The Big Energy Gamble
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Can California's ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases actually succeed?
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NOVA: Doctors' Diaries
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
Seven doctors, 21 years... Saving lives is only part of the story.
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NOVA: Darwin's Darkest Hour
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
NOVA and National Geographic Television present a two-hour drama on the crisis that compelled Darwin to publish his theory of evolution.
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NOVA: Becoming Human Part 1
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
The first hour of NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special "Becoming Human" examines the factors that caused us to split from the other great apes.
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NOVA: Becoming Human Part 2
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
The second hour of NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special "Becoming Human" examines new discoveries that reveal how the first humans hunted and formed families.
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NOVA: Becoming Human Part 3
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
The third hour of NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special "Becoming Human" examines why, of the many species of humans that once shared the globe, only our species, Homo sapiens, remains.
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NOVA: Hunting the Edge of Space: Part 1
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
The Mystery of the Milky Way: How telescopes have expanded our view of the universe
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NOVA: Hunting the Edge of Space: Part 2
aired: Tue, Sep 14, 2010
The Ever-Expanding Universe: How telescopes have expanded our view of the universe
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NOVA: Sputnik Declassified
aired: Wed, Aug 11, 2010
Top secret documents rewrite the history of the most famous satellite and the early space race.
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NOVA: Saved by the Sun
aired: Fri, Mar 6, 2009
As the Earth heats up at a dangerous rate and fossil fuels become scarcer, ordinary citizens and businesses are bypassing the federal government to lead the way in exploring a clean, renewable source of power: the sun.
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NOVA: Cancer Warrior
aired: Fri, Apr 8, 2011
Follow Dr. Judah Folkman's quest to fight cancer by cutting off blood flow to tumors.
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NOVA: Dying to Be Thin
aired: Fri, Apr 8, 2011
Anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders are on the rise. What can be done?
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NOVA: Origins: Back to the Beginning
aired: Fri, Apr 1, 2011
Learn about the elements and their roles in the universe.
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NOVA: Life's Greatest Miracle
aired: Fri, Apr 1, 2011
Trace human development from embryo to newborn through stunning microimagery.
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NOVA: Storm That Drowned a City
aired: Mon, Jan 3, 2011
What led to the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans?
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NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs
aired: Wed, Aug 11, 2010
Experts in Alaska investigate how dinosaurs managed to thrive in polar regions.
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NOVA: Missing in MiG Alley
aired: Wed, Aug 11, 2010
What happened to American pilots shot down over Korea half a century ago?
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NOVA: The Deadliest Plane Crash
aired: Thu, Aug 13, 2009
NOVA investigates the worst aviation accident of all time.
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NOVA: Kings of Camouflage
aired: Wed, Jun 24, 2009
Meet the cuttlefish, one of the brainiest, most bizarre animals in the ocean.
