NOVA
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NOVA

7.0/10 1974 53 Seasons 1020 Episodes Returning Series

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.

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Season 12 Episodes

E1
Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines
55 min 1985

NOVA explores the fascinating world of Dr. Harold Edgerton, electronics wizard and inventor extraordinaire, whose invent…

E2
Global Village
55 min 1985

NOVA presents an in-depth look at India's attempt to use satellite technology to leapfrog into the era of space-age comm…

E3
Conquest of the Parasites
55 min 1985

NOVA examines the complex world of parasites, parasitic diseases and the exciting work currently being done by a new bre…

E4
In the Land of the Polar Bears
55 min 1985

A rare look at the beautiful and desolate Wrangel Island-a Soviet possession 300 miles off the coast of Alaska-as seen t…

E5
AIDS: Chapter One
55 min 1985

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or AIDS, is a deadly disease that has struck down some 2,000 people in the four yea…

E6
The Shape of Things
55 min 1985

Sea shells, Crystals, Honeycombs, Eggs and seeds: They are shaped the way they are for a reason. NOVA takes viewers on a…

E7
Baby Talk
55 min 1985

It's a mystery just how children acquire language. Does the process begin in the womb? And which comes first, language o…

E8
The Mathematical Mystery Tour
55 min 1985

Imagine a bottle with no inside or a number bigger than infinity or parallel lines that meet. Welcome to the world of pu…

E9
Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities
55 min 1985

What do Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the painter Raphael and chess champion Bobby Fischer have in common? They were all chil…

E10
Monarch of the Mountains
55 min 1985

NOVA explores the breeding, migration and survival patterns of the Rocky Mountain elk in a unique film, made totally und…

E11
The National Science Test II
55 min 1985

In NOVA's special sequel to 1984's National Science Test, viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists David Attenbor…

E12
Seeds of Tomorrow
55 min 1985

NOVA examines worldwide efforts of scientists who employ aggressive agricultural technologies to ensure food for the fut…

E13
What Einstein Never Knew
55 min 1985

Albert Einstein did not live to find the answer. NOVA follows a new generation of physicists in their search to explain …

E14
The Robot Revolution?
55 min 1985

How are the computer and the robot affecting the way we work? NOVA chronicles the new industrial revolution reshaping th…

E15
The Magic of Special Effects
55 min 1985

NOVA cameras go behind-the-scenes to reveal the new art of illusion, Hollywood-style, focusing on three blockbuster film…

E16
Child Survival: The Silent Emergency
55 min 1985

NOVA charts the progress of an ambitious worldwide health program established to save the lives of millions of children …

E17
Tornado!
55 min 1985

NOVA follows a chase team—a group of scientists who chart deadly Tornadoes—in an effort to learn more about predicting n…

E18
The Genetic Gamble
55 min 1985

NOVA examines current research and its ethical implications as modern medicine confronts the era of human gene therapy.

E19
Animal Architects
55 min 1985

NOVA examines the intricate world of nature's construction industry and presents rare footage of unusual habits.

E20
The Plane that Changed the World
55 min 1985

NOVA joins the 50th anniversary celebration of the DC-3—the plane that revolutionized commercial air travel, served gall…

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