NOVA
Synopsis
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
Season 12 Episodes
EP 1
NOVA explores the fascinating world of Dr. Harold Edgerton, electronics wizard and inventor extraordinaire, whose invention of the electron…
EP 2
NOVA presents an in-depth look at India's attempt to use satellite technology to leapfrog into the era of space-age communication and wheth…
EP 3
NOVA examines the complex world of parasites, parasitic diseases and the exciting work currently being done by a new breed of medical resea…
EP 4
A rare look at the beautiful and desolate Wrangel Island-a Soviet possession 300 miles off the coast of Alaska-as seen through the eyes of …
EP 5
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, is a deadly disease that has struck down some 2,000 people in the four years since its discov…
EP 6
Sea shells, Crystals, Honeycombs, Eggs and seeds: They are shaped the way they are for a reason. NOVA takes viewers on a unique journey of …
EP 7
It's a mystery just how children acquire language. Does the process begin in the womb? And which comes first, language or thought? NOVA exp…
EP 8
Imagine a bottle with no inside or a number bigger than infinity or parallel lines that meet. Welcome to the world of pure mathematics. NOV…
EP 9
What do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the painter Raphael and chess champion Bobby Fischer have in common? They were all child prodigies. NOVA e…
EP 10
NOVA explores the breeding, migration and survival patterns of the Rocky Mountain elk in a unique film, made totally under natural conditio…
EP 11
In NOVA's special sequel to 1984's National Science Test, viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists David Attenborough, Michelle John…
EP 12
NOVA examines worldwide efforts of scientists who employ aggressive agricultural technologies to ensure food for the future.
EP 13
Albert Einstein did not live to find the answer. NOVA follows a new generation of physicists in their search to explain the mystery of the …
EP 14
How are the computer and the robot affecting the way we work? NOVA chronicles the new industrial revolution reshaping the American workplac…
EP 15
NOVA cameras go behind-the-scenes to reveal the new art of illusion, Hollywood-style, focusing on three blockbuster films—Return of the Jed…
EP 16
NOVA charts the progress of an ambitious worldwide health program established to save the lives of millions of children who continue to die…
EP 17
NOVA follows a chase team—a group of scientists who chart deadly Tornadoes—in an effort to learn more about predicting nature's most powerf…
EP 18
NOVA examines current research and its ethical implications as modern medicine confronts the era of human gene therapy.
EP 19
NOVA examines the intricate world of nature's construction industry and presents rare footage of unusual habits.
EP 20
NOVA joins the 50th anniversary celebration of the DC-3—the plane that revolutionized commercial air travel, served gallantly in World War …
