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 7 Episodes
EP 1
Aborigines in Australia, woodchucks in Pennsylvania, the Nobel Prize in Stockholm and the gay community in New York City—what could possibl…
EP 2
NOVA profiles Dr. Edward Teller, the "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb," an acclaimed scientific genius and brilliant theoretician, and a man co…
EP 3
NOVA explores the science of natural engineering and asks the basic questions: what makes a good design in nature and why did a particular …
EP 4
More than 40 million Americans are afflicted by cardiovascular disease. NOVA examines the new information on risk factors and possible prev…
EP 5
Whaling is an integral part of Eskimo life, and a major source of food; even so, conservationists are seeking to restrict the hunting of bo…
EP 6
Recent aircraft accidents have raised the question of just how safe modern commercial aviation really is. NOVA looks at some of the problem…
EP 7
Every year, millions of tourists converge on the Mediterranean's sunny coasts, lured by the prospect of bathing in clear, azure waters and …
EP 8
NOVA explores the amazing Jari project of the Amazon basin. Eleven years ago, 3.5 million acres of virgin jungle were bought by the reclusi…
EP 9
NOVA explores the shaping and molding of the male and female personality. From infancy through childhood, the program documents the impact …
EP 10
In one of the first films ever to come out of modern China, NOVA sifts through clues that Chinese scientists have uncovered in their pursui…
EP 11
One year in the intricate life of a coastal lagoon unfolds in an hour's time when NOVA documents the fragile tidal ecosystem which supports…
EP 12
Locked in the shale of the Western Rocky Mountains is more oil than in the Middle East—more than enough to solve our dependence on foreign …
EP 13
Is interferon—known as IF in medical shorthand—the wonder drug and cure for cancer that some doctors claim? NOVA travels to London, Stockho…
EP 14
On Wednesday, 12 November 1980, Voyager 1 is expected to arrive at Saturn for a first time ever extensive close-up investigation of the maj…
EP 15
Thomas Edison is the quintessential American hero, the Wizard whose inventions revolutionized modern living. But there was always more to E…
EP 16
Water, water everywhere...but just how useful is it? NOVA travels to the Adirondack Mountains where acid rain is killing many high elevatio…
EP 17
NOVA tells the story of still and cine photography in science—from the extraordinary work of the pioneers in the early 1800s to how the abi…
EP 18
The exquisite sensitivity of touch cells in the human skin makes it possible for us to discriminate with precision the slightest changes in…
EP 19
The cuddly image of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has become an integral part of the jollity of the Christmas season. NOVA takes a timely …
EP 20
Time—a concept which has baffled scientists and philosophers since time immemorial. Actor Dudley Moore hosts a funny, sobering and visually…
