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 36 Episodes
EP 1
Most people imagine dinosaurs lurking in warm locales with swamps and jungles, dining on vegetation and each other. But "Arctic Dinosaurs" …
EP 2
At the end of a nearly flawless 15-day mission in early 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphe…
EP 3
Join Mark Everett on his quixotic quest to understand his father Hugh, creator of a radical theory of quantum physics.
EP 4
Fractals are more than just pretty pictures. These simple but sophisticated equations describe the world we live in, from forest growth pat…
EP 5
The 2004 discovery of tiny human fossil bones on the island of Flores, Indonesia, raised new—and controversial—speculation about the histor…
EP 6
An archeological detective story tackling some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israelites come from? Wh…
EP 7
NOVA takes you inside a very special ER to witness the efforts of wildlife veterinarians as they fight to save their animal patients as wel…
EP 8
After four decades of fly-by probes, orbiters, landers, and rovers, the quest for life on Mars is as tantalizing as ever. NOVA goes behind …
EP 9
As Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger launches a dramatic and controversial program to slash carbon dioxide emissions and promot…
EP 10
Orange-and-black wings fill the sky as NOVA charts one of nature's most remarkable phenomena: the epic migration of monarch butterflies acr…
EP 11
In this program, an eye-opening documentary on the National Security Agency by best-selling author James Bamford and Emmy Award-winning pro…
EP 12
Once every 48 years, bamboo forests in parts of northeast India go into exuberant flower. Then, like clockwork, the flowering is invariably…
EP 13
In collaboration with National Geographic, NOVA follows the exploits of acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and a scientific team as they…
EP 14
An examination over whether a comet struck the Great Lakes region 12,900 years ago, and whether it caused the extinction of such mega-creat…
EP 15
In 1987, NOVA's cameras began rolling to chronicle the lives of seven young, bright medical students embarking on the longest and most rigo…
EP 16
In 1987, NOVA's cameras began rolling to chronicle the lives of seven young, bright medical students embarking on the longest and most rigo…
EP 17
An exploration of the effect of music on the brain via four case studies from neurologist Oliver Sacks book "Musicopia" and the MRI visuali…
