NOVA
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 27 Episodes
E1
Even before it was finished 800 years ago, the Leaning Tower of Pisa - a masterpiece of medieval architecture - began to…
E2
In the program, leading physicists delve into the mystery of whether time travel is possible, and if so, how one might g…
E3
The death of Marilyn Sheppard in 1954 is one of the most famous unsolved murders in America. The indictment of her husba…
E4
In the far north of Japan, thrust out into the north Pacific, is the remote island of Hokkaido. It's a land of towering …
E5
Most historians agree that by enabling Allied commanders to eavesdrop on German plans, Station X shortened the war by 2 …
E6
Buried in mud beneath the shallow waters of Matagorda Bay in Texas, lay a glorious remnant of one of the most ill-fated …
E7
The program tells the story of a handful of brilliant, obsessed surgeons and researchers who have pursued the target of …
E8
NOVA chronicles a year in the life of a bee colony with stunning images that take viewers inside the innermost secrets o…
E9
The program chronicles a successful 1999 NOVA expedition to investigate the mysterious disappearance of George Mallory a…
E10
In the film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, a team of timber framers and other specialists …
E11
The film documents the efforts of researchers around the world to create synthetic diamonds, some of which have become s…
E12
In the film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, NOVA brings together a team of Egyptologists, e…
E13
The film tells the fascinating story of the invention of the Black-Scholes Formula, a mathematical Holy Grail that forev…
E14
The film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, showcases the efforts of a team of archeologists, …
E15
In 1996, near Kennewick, Washington, a suspected murder victim is identified by forensic anthropologists as Caucasian - …
E16
In the film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, an international crew of archeologists, enginee…
E17
At the heart of Jewish tradition lies the haunting mystery of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Ever since their defeat and ban…
E18
The film, which is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, documents a 1999 effort by a NOVA-assembled crew o…
E19
In "What's Up with the Weather?" NOVA and FRONTLINE join forces to investigate the science and politics of one of the mo…
E20
The broadcast explores America's manned space program and the crisis caused by Russia's delay in delivering the critical…
E21
In this two-hour special, NOVA presents a dramatic investigation of a people who were much more than axe-wielding pirate…