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 38 Episodes
EP 1
Take a dazzling architectural journey inside those majestic marvels of Gothic architecture, the great cathedrals of Chartres, Beauvais and …
EP 2
This one-hour film chronicles the fate of the 33 miners trapped in a collapsed Chilean gold and copper mine in August 2010 and investigates…
EP 3
A documentary examining the ubiquitous transportation device as used in modern day and features a recounting of a real-life horror story of…
EP 4
"Dogs Decoded" reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs and investigates new discoveries in genetics th…
EP 5
Dated to the late Stone Age, Stonehenge may be the best-known and most mysterious relic of prehistory. Every year, a million visitors are d…
EP 6
Countless treasure-seekers have set off in search of King Solomon's mines, trekking through burning deserts and scaling the forbidding moun…
EP 7
Almost three miles of ice buries most of Antarctica, cloaking a continent half again as large as the United States. But when an Antarctic i…
EP 8
In 2010, several epic earthquakes delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. The deadliest strike, in Haiti, killed more …
EP 9
What is the strongest material in the world? Is it steel, Kevlar, carbon nanotubes, or something entirely new? NOVA kicks off the four-part…
EP 10
How small can we go? Could we one day have robots taking "fantastic voyages" in our bodies to kill rogue cells? The triumphs of tiny are se…
EP 11
Can innovations in materials science help clean up our world? In "Making Stuff: Cleaner," David Pogue explores the rapidly developing scien…
EP 12
"Making Stuff: Smarter" looks at materials that respond to their environments and even learn, such as an airplane wing that changes shape a…
EP 13
Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, and the promise of "Hal" from 2001: A Space Odyssey is still just a fantasy. …
EP 14
On June 1, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the …
EP 15
Over the millennia, thousands of creatures have developed that most sophisticated of biological and chemical weapons: venom. These complex …
EP 16
In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a death toll likely in the tens of thousands, massive destru…
EP 17
Can emerging technology defeat global warming? The United States has invested tens of billions of dollars in clean energy projects as our l…
EP 18
Would you care to match wits with a dog, an octopus, a dolphin, or a parrot? You may think twice after watching the segments in this NOVA s…
