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 35 Episodes
E1
English archers had their longbows, Old West sheriffs had their six-guns, but Japan’s samurai warriors had the most fear…
E2
Experts investigate how a mysterious "second genome" helps determine our biological fates.
E3
Can anyone run a marathon? How do you run 26.2 miles if you have trouble making it around the block? With good coaching,…
E4
On October 4, 1957, the Space Age dawned with the red hue of the Communist flag when the Soviet Union launched the first…
E5
Using courtroom reenactments based on transcripts and interviews with those present, NOVA looks at the events of the fed…
E6
The Mofu people of northern Cameroon have a close relationship with insects, in particular, the red driver ants which th…
E7
In the early 1950s, epic battles unfolded in the skies over North Korea as American and Russian fighters faced off in hi…
E8
Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gas…
E9
Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gas…
E10
For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, almost d…
E11
Millions remember the countdowns, launchings, splashdowns, and parades as the U.S. raced the USSR to the moon in the 196…
E12
At a research site in Fongoli, Senegal, a female chimpanzee breaks off a branch, chews the end to make it sharp, and t…
E13
A look at the 2002 discovery of a four-winged crow-sized dinosaur fossil dubbed Microraptor, which has rekindled the sci…
E14
The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script, carved on …
E15
Tom and Ray Magliozzi of NPR's Car Talk, explore new technologies and ideas for the future of automobiles.
E16
In this award-winning documentary, a difficult journey that begins in hopelessness and shame for thousands of women in E…
E17
At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his "little savage" phase of boyhood exploration of the natural world. In …
