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 24 Episodes
EP 1
This two-hour program chronicles Albert Einstein's life and scientific achievements from his birth in 1879 to his death in 1955. The first …
EP 2
Helped by remote sensing, an expedition searches Oman's vast al-Khali desert for the lost city of Ubar.
EP 3
One of the final aeronautics challenges left in the world today does not involve the use of a plane, a rocket, or even an engine. No one ha…
EP 4
With a radically redesigned bill, the U.S. Treasury fights back against a new breed of counterfeiters.
EP 5
Flights in Russia's powerful fighter jets are for sale to foreign travelers. So is the Russian Air Force still in the game?
EP 6
Sharks are known as the "perfect predators," but sometimes they slip up and attack the wrong prey—people.
EP 7
NOVA explores the links between our individual development and the evolution of life itself.
EP 8
This program reveals some of the billions of practically invisible organisms that live on, in, and around us.
EP 9
EP 10
Did the crash of continents that produced the Himalayan Mountains also trigger the Ice Age?
EP 11
An in-depth and heart stopping look at the ultimate chemical reaction - the explosion. Using high speed photography and dramatic reconstruc…
EP 12
In a 90-minuite presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologis…
EP 13
In a 90-minuite presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologis…
EP 14
A distinctive feature of this stone site are the trilithons, which consist of two upright stones topped by a horizontal lintel stone. In th…
EP 15
Even without such technological advances as wheels, arches, draft animals, iron tools, or a system of writing, the Inca—utilizing a traditi…
EP 16
Pharaohs who built magnificent temples to preserve their names for eternity often graced temple gates with pairs of obelisks, four-sided sh…
EP 17
Citizens of Rome came to the Colosseum to behold free entertainment that usually came in the form of violent war games and bloody battles b…
EP 18
Astronomers discover planets beyond our solar system. But is there life on them?
EP 19
How do paleontologists and commercial fossil hunters know where to look for rare and priceless dinosaur bones?
EP 20
Ever since World War II, physicians have struggled to find ways to treat heart failure, the biggest killer in the modern world.
EP 21
The world's leading sea horse biologist journeys to Australia and the Philippines to explore the secret lives of these extraordinary fish.
