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 10 Episodes
EP 1
This land of fire and beauty is the most isolated island chain in the world. NOVA cameras uncover an extraordinary world far from the teemi…
EP 2
NOVA captivates a remarkably candid portrait of Nobel prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, a man of few pretensions and tremendous pers…
EP 3
A gripping docudrama about a mysterious, highly lethal disease which struck a village in Nigeria in 1969, and the frustrating, seesaw battl…
EP 4
NOVA presents the first film ever made of the incredible chain of events which turns a sperm and an egg into a newborn baby. Amazing photog…
EP 5
Every 58 minutes between now and the end of the century, one American will die from asbestos exposure. NOVA turns its spotlight on the trag…
EP 6
NOVA takes a spellbinding voyage through one of the world's most fascinating and colorful ecosystems: a coral reef, where the line between …
EP 7
"Why can't I lose weight?" It's a question many Americans ask themselves everyday. NOVA comes up with some surprising answers about weight …
EP 8
The accident at Three Mile Island made front page news all over the world and rocked the entire nuclear power industry. In this special 90-…
EP 9
The dream of talking with animals has been with us for centuries. NOVA explores the latest research, from language experiments with dolphin…
EP 10
Seattle dentist Barney Clark received the first artificial heart implant in 1982. He died in March 1983, having survived 112 days with the …
EP 11
NOVA looks at computers in the classroom through the eyes of MIT's Seymour Papert, father of the Turtle—a computerized robot that crawls on…
EP 12
Remote tribes and exotic islanders have been made known to the world through the lens of anthropology. But in recent years, some of these p…
EP 13
Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross has become a legend in her lifetime for her work with the dying. For the first time on American television, her e…
EP 14
Can the thoroughbred horse run any faster? NOVA examines the billion-dollar horse racing industry in its search for the magic combination o…
EP 15
When plastic surgeons repair the shattered face of a soldier or rescue a child from a disfiguring disease, the victory is more than skin-de…
EP 16
Patients at an Australian institution for the severely handicapped rebel against a pair of over-zealous custodians. This astonishing true s…
EP 17
As the American space program celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, NOVA chronicles the effects of the space age on Earth, drawing on …
EP 18
Will nuclear weapons deter World War III or only make it more likely? NOVA explores the military strategies of the nuclear age, now that th…
EP 19
This summer's record temperatures may be one of the signs that the earth's atmosphere is warming up. NOVA looks at the climate predictions …
EP 20
NOVA documents a dramatic encounter in international medicine when an American plane lands in China—equipped with a state-of-the-art eye-op…
EP 21
In a culture laced with alcohol, the search for a scientific understanding of alcoholism is as complex as the disease. In an interdisciplin…
