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 35 Episodes
EP 1
English archers had their longbows, Old West sheriffs had their six-guns, but Japan’s samurai warriors had the most fearsome weapon of all:…
EP 2
Experts investigate how a mysterious "second genome" helps determine our biological fates.
EP 3
Can anyone run a marathon? How do you run 26.2 miles if you have trouble making it around the block? With good coaching, discipline, and lo…
EP 4
On October 4, 1957, the Space Age dawned with the red hue of the Communist flag when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satelli…
EP 5
Using courtroom reenactments based on transcripts and interviews with those present, NOVA looks at the events of the federal case of Kitzmi…
EP 6
The Mofu people of northern Cameroon have a close relationship with insects, in particular, the red driver ants which they use to combat te…
EP 7
In the early 1950s, epic battles unfolded in the skies over North Korea as American and Russian fighters faced off in history's first jet w…
EP 8
Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconduct…
EP 9
Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconduct…
EP 10
For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, almost destroyed by explosi…
EP 11
Millions remember the countdowns, launchings, splashdowns, and parades as the U.S. raced the USSR to the moon in the 1960s. But few know th…
EP 12
At a research site in Fongoli, Senegal, a female chimpanzee breaks off a branch, chews the end to make it sharp, and then uses this rudimen…
EP 13
A look at the 2002 discovery of a four-winged crow-sized dinosaur fossil dubbed Microraptor, which has rekindled the scientific debate over…
EP 14
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script, carved on monuments, painted …
EP 15
Tom and Ray Magliozzi of NPR's Car Talk, explore new technologies and ideas for the future of automobiles.
EP 16
In this award-winning documentary, a difficult journey that begins in hopelessness and shame for thousands of women in Ethiopia ends in a p…
EP 17
At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his "little savage" phase of boyhood exploration of the natural world. In "Lord of the Ants,"…
