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 28 Episodes
EP 1
The film chronicles an expedition to study and retrieve parts of the USS Monitor, the famous Civil War ironclad, which sank off North Carol…
EP 2
The film uses a celebrated recent trial as a springboard to examine and successfully challenge the notion of Holocaust denial
EP 3
The film follows a six-year odyssey by a group of divers to identify a mysterious U-boat they discovered in 1991 off the coast of New Jersey
EP 4
The program follows the efforts of two rival teams of astronomers as they search for exploding stars, map out gigantic cosmic patterns of g…
EP 5
The film takes a look at the extraordinary natural history of the Seychelles, an ancient archipelago of about 100 islands scattered between…
EP 6
The film examines a disturbing increase in the prevalence of debilitating and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders, particularly ano…
EP 7
The program chronicles a year in the life of wildlife and people around Lake Biwa, Japan, a cycle that has continued unchanged for thousand…
EP 8
The program follows a French-led expedition to recover thousands of porcelain and other artifacts from a centuries-old Chinese shipwreck of…
EP 9
The program investigates the mysterious disappearance -- and, half a century later, reappearance -- of Stardust, a civilian aircraft that c…
EP 10
The program documents a series of spectacular escape attempts made at Colditz Castle, the Nazi's most impregnable prison.
EP 11
The film follows the work of archeologists who are using new excavations and hieroglyphic translations to interpret the early history of Co…
EP 12
For decades Dr. Judah Folkman struggled against the grain of many in the cancer research community in his quest to pioneer a novel form of …
EP 13
In "Tattooed Doctor," the first hour of NOVA's "Survivor M.D." series, emergency-room physician Dr. Tom Tarter eloquently describes some of…
EP 14
In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education: the nearly decade-…
EP 15
In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education: the nearly decade-…
EP 16
This two-hour special, hosted by ABC "Nightline" correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the race to capture one of the biggest prizes in…
EP 17
A gene from a jellyfish is placed in a potato plant, making it light up whenever it needs watering. Rice plants are genetically transformed…
