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 15 Episodes
EP 1
Today's sophisticated fighter jets can almost fly themselves, but well-trained pilots are still needed to win air battles. NOVA looks at ho…
EP 2
Julia Child introduces NOVA's behind-the-scenes look at how science aids in the creation of snack foods.
EP 3
Scientists investigate the frozen remains of members of the 19th century Franklin Expedition to the Canadian Arctic and ask why all perishe…
EP 4
Airplane fires are often deadly. NOVA looks at efforts to make fires aboard planes less likely and more survivable.
EP 5
In part one of a two-part special presentation, NOVA reports on the trials to determine whether the new drug Interleukin-2—the first to mak…
EP 6
Breast cancer claims the lives of four American women every hour. Jane Pauley of NBC News hosts and narrates this NOVA report on stepped-up…
EP 7
Princeton professor and author Robert Mark tracks down the engineering secrets of some of the beautiful buildings in the world including No…
EP 8
It was a blustery day in December 1986, and the New England Coast was in the midst of a winter storm, accompanied by strong on-shore gales …
EP 9
NOVA explores the life of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a poor clerk from India who astounded mathematicians in the 1910s with his brilliant insight…
EP 10
NOVA charts an electronics revolution in the making as Japan and the United States race to develop a material that will conduct electricity…
EP 11
Most cases of polio in this country are caused by the vaccine designed to prevent it. NOVA examines the controvery surrounding the nation's…
EP 12
Part one of a four-part series on the pioneers of modern surgery relives the early days, when surgery was practiced without the benefit of …
EP 13
Once unthinkable, open-heart surgery is now an everyday miracle. NOVA looks at the brave doctors and patients who make it possible.
EP 14
From kidneys to hearts, NOVA examines the daring attempts to replace diseased organs with transplanted ones.
EP 15
Surgeons have always been eager to help patients, even at the risk of killing them. NOVA looks at some of the excesses of surgery, and at h…
EP 16
Science meets art in the controversial effort to restore Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel frescoes.
EP 17
Thirty years after Sputnik, the United States space program is mired in uncertainty, while the Russians, Europeans, Japanese and others spr…
EP 18
NOVA examines the troubling question of scientific fraud: How prevalent is it? Who commits it? And what happens when the perpetrators are c…
EP 19
Using previously unavailable technology, NOVA probes the available evidence surrounding the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy.
EP 20
Reliving a Greek myth takes an effort of mythic proportions, as NOVA reveals in its behind-the-scenes report of a human powered-flight acro…
EP 21
The life of the shy, intelligent black bear in the wild—foraging, mating, playing and constantly preparing for its remarkable hibernation—i…
EP 22
NOVA embarks on a 10-year project to profile—in its entirety—the education of a doctor. In the premiere episode, we follow a handful of stu…
