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 37 Episodes

S37E1
E1
Darwin's Darkest Hour
55 min 2009

This two-hour scripted drama tells the remarkable story behind the unveiling of the most influential scientific theory o…

S37E2
E2
Hubble's Amazing Rescue
55 min 2009

The best-known scientific instrument in history was dying. After nearly 20 years in space and hundreds of thousands of s…

S37E3
E3
Lizard Kings
55 min 2009

Though they may look like dragons and inspire stories of man-eating, fire-spitting monsters with long claws, razor-sharp…

S37E4
E4
Becoming Human: First Steps
55 min 2009

The first hour examines the factors that caused the split from the apes. The film explores the fossil of “Selam,” also k…

S37E5
E5
Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity
55 min 2009

In gripping forensic detail, the second program in “Becoming Human” investigates the first skeleton that really looks li…

S37E6
E6
Becoming Human: Last Human Standing
55 min 2009

The final program examines the roots of our own species, Homo sapiens, which new evidence pinpoints to southern Africa s…

S37E7
E7
What Are Dreams?
55 min 2009

What are dreams and why do we have them? Are they a window into a hidden realm within us? Science is only just beginning…

S37E8
E8
What Darwin Never Knew
55 min 2009

NOVA takes viewers on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic, and from the Cambrian explosion of animal form…

S37E9
E9
Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor
55 min 2010

NOVA dives beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor to trace provocative new clues to one of the most tragic events of World W…

S37E10
E10
Building Pharaoh's Ship
55 min 2010

A magnificent trading vessel embarks on a royal expedition to a mysterious, treasure-laden land called Punt. Is this jou…

S37E11
E11
Riddles of the Sphinx
55 min 2010

A team of archeologists carries out experiments that reveal the techniques and labor invested in the carving of the Sphi…

S37E12
E12
Ghosts of Machu Picchu
55 min 2010

NOVA joins a new generation of archeologists as they probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven’t been touched since the tim…

S37E13
E13
Extreme Cave Diving
55 min 2010

"Extreme Cave Diving" follows a fearless team of scientists as they venture into blue holes—underwater caves that formed…

S37E14
E14
The Pluto Files
55 min 2010

When the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse …

S37E15
E15
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way
55 min 2010

In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding…

S37E16
E16
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe
55 min 2010

In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding…

S37E17
E17
Mind Over Money
55 min 2010

Exposes the mysterious and surprising nature of the two most powerful forces on the planet: the human mind and money. U…

S37E18
E18
Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead
55 min 2010

For 27 years, biologist Charlie Crisafulli has been documenting the dramatic return of plant and animal life to Mt. St. …

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