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 33 Episodes
EP 1
It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant scientific riddle. A maverick geologist became convinced that…
EP 2
The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ever floated and the pride of the Japanese Imperial Fleet. Con…
EP 3
Exactly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary Special Theory of Relativity and came to a start…
EP 4
A restless mountain threatens a bustling metropolis perched on its flanks.
EP 5
One of the most daring clandestine operations of World War II was the 1944 sinking of the Norwegian ferry Hydro with its cargo of "heavy wa…
EP 6
He was the greatest scientist of his day, perhaps of all time. But while Isaac Newton was busy discovering the universal law of gravitation…
EP 7
In less than 12 hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana coast, leading to more than a thousand deaths and tran…
EP 8
Could a mummy found in Niagara Falls be the remains of a long-lost Pharaoh?
EP 9
Doctors, rescuers and mountaineers try to determine why people die attempting to climb Mount McKinley.
EP 10
Forensic investigators tease secrets from the well preserved bodies of people buried long ago under peat bogs.
EP 11
David Attenborough probes the mystery of ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber.
EP 12
A 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new understanding of matter itself.
EP 13
NOVA recreates the expeditions of Sir John Franklin and Roald Amundsen, two Arctic explorers who set out to find the legendary Arctic sea r…
EP 14
Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Majove Desert.
EP 15
A mission to Saturn and its enigmatic sattelite, Titan, looks for clues to the origins of life.
EP 16
Everyone has heard of global warming, but a lesser-known man-made phenomenon has been nearly as powerful at affecting Earth's climate. A lo…
EP 17
Nova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of aircraft development and his uncanny ability to abandon one lin…
EP 18
This episode focuses on a scientific debate about five siblings in a Turkish family who walk on all fours. When, in 2005, scientist Uner Ta…
EP 19
The "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250 million years ago; investigates the 1918 influenza outbreak, …
EP 20
The story of Peter Robbins, an engineer who---at a cost of $1.5 million---built his own submarine (named Alicia) in order to explore sunken…
