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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 28 Episodes

S28E1
E1
Lincoln's Secret Weapon
55 min 2000

The film chronicles an expedition to study and retrieve parts of the USS Monitor, the famous Civil War ironclad, which s…

S28E2
E2
Holocaust on Trial
55 min 2000

The film uses a celebrated recent trial as a springboard to examine and successfully challenge the notion of Holocaust d…

S28E3
E3
Hitler's Lost Sub
55 min 2000

The film follows a six-year odyssey by a group of divers to identify a mysterious U-boat they discovered in 1991 off the…

S28E4
E4
Runaway Universe
55 min 2000

The program follows the efforts of two rival teams of astronomers as they search for exploding stars, map out gigantic c…

S28E5
E5
Garden of Eden
55 min 2000

The film takes a look at the extraordinary natural history of the Seychelles, an ancient archipelago of about 100 island…

S28E6
E6
Dying to Be Thin
55 min 2000

The film examines a disturbing increase in the prevalence of debilitating and sometimes life-threatening eating disorder…

S28E7
E7
Japan's Secret Garden
55 min 2000

The program chronicles a year in the life of wildlife and people around Lake Biwa, Japan, a cycle that has continued unc…

S28E8
E8
Sultan's Lost Treasure
55 min 2001

The program follows a French-led expedition to recover thousands of porcelain and other artifacts from a centuries-old C…

S28E9
E9
Vanished!
55 min 2001

The program investigates the mysterious disappearance -- and, half a century later, reappearance -- of Stardust, a civil…

S28E10
E10
Nazi Prison Escape
55 min 2001

The program documents a series of spectacular escape attempts made at Colditz Castle, the Nazi's most impregnable prison…

S28E11
E11
Lost King of the Maya
55 min 2001

The film follows the work of archeologists who are using new excavations and hieroglyphic translations to interpret the …

S28E12
E12
The Cancer Warrior
55 min 2001

For decades Dr. Judah Folkman struggled against the grain of many in the cancer research community in his quest to pione…

S28E13
E13
Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor (1)
55 min 2001

In "Tattooed Doctor," the first hour of NOVA's "Survivor M.D." series, emergency-room physician Dr. Tom Tarter eloquentl…

S28E14
E14
Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions (2)
55 min 2001

In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education:…

S28E15
E15
Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds (3)
55 min 2001

In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education:…

S28E16
E16
Cracking the Code of Life
55 min 2001

This two-hour special, hosted by ABC "Nightline" correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the race to capture one of th…

S28E17
E17
Harvest of Fear
55 min 2001

A gene from a jellyfish is placed in a potato plant, making it light up whenever it needs watering. Rice plants are gene…

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