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 36 Episodes
E1
Most people imagine dinosaurs lurking in warm locales with swamps and jungles, dining on vegetation and each other. But …
E2
At the end of a nearly flawless 15-day mission in early 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry in…
E3
Join Mark Everett on his quixotic quest to understand his father Hugh, creator of a radical theory of quantum physics.
E4
Fractals are more than just pretty pictures. These simple but sophisticated equations describe the world we live in, fro…
E5
The 2004 discovery of tiny human fossil bones on the island of Flores, Indonesia, raised new—and controversial—speculati…
E6
An archeological detective story tackling some of the biggest questions in biblical studies: Where did the ancient Israe…
E7
NOVA takes you inside a very special ER to witness the efforts of wildlife veterinarians as they fight to save their ani…
E8
After four decades of fly-by probes, orbiters, landers, and rovers, the quest for life on Mars is as tantalizing as ever…
E9
As Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger launches a dramatic and controversial program to slash carbon dioxide e…
E10
Orange-and-black wings fill the sky as NOVA charts one of nature's most remarkable phenomena: the epic migration of mona…
E11
In this program, an eye-opening documentary on the National Security Agency by best-selling author James Bamford and Emm…
E12
Once every 48 years, bamboo forests in parts of northeast India go into exuberant flower. Then, like clockwork, the flow…
E13
In collaboration with National Geographic, NOVA follows the exploits of acclaimed photojournalist James Balog and a scie…
E14
An examination over whether a comet struck the Great Lakes region 12,900 years ago, and whether it caused the extinction…
E15
In 1987, NOVA's cameras began rolling to chronicle the lives of seven young, bright medical students embarking on the lo…
E16
In 1987, NOVA's cameras began rolling to chronicle the lives of seven young, bright medical students embarking on the lo…
E17
An exploration of the effect of music on the brain via four case studies from neurologist Oliver Sacks book "Musicopia" …
