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 38 Episodes

S38E1
E1
Building the Great Cathedrals
55 min 2010

Take a dazzling architectural journey inside those majestic marvels of Gothic architecture, the great cathedrals of Char…

S38E2
E2
Emergency Mine Rescue
55 min 2010

This one-hour film chronicles the fate of the 33 miners trapped in a collapsed Chilean gold and copper mine in August 20…

S38E3
E3
Trapped in an Elevator
55 min 2010

A documentary examining the ubiquitous transportation device as used in modern day and features a recounting of a real-l…

S38E4
E4
Dogs Decoded
55 min 2010

"Dogs Decoded" reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs and investigates new discove…

S38E5
E5
Secrets of Stonehenge
55 min 2010

Dated to the late Stone Age, Stonehenge may be the best-known and most mysterious relic of prehistory. Every year, a mil…

S38E6
E6
Quest for Solomon's Mines
55 min 2010

Countless treasure-seekers have set off in search of King Solomon's mines, trekking through burning deserts and scaling …

S38E7
E7
Secrets Beneath the Ice
55 min 2010

Almost three miles of ice buries most of Antarctica, cloaking a continent half again as large as the United States. But …

S38E8
E8
Deadliest Earthquakes
55 min 2011

In 2010, several epic earthquakes delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. The deadliest strike, in …

S38E9
E9
Making Stuff: Stronger
55 min 2011

What is the strongest material in the world? Is it steel, Kevlar, carbon nanotubes, or something entirely new? NOVA kick…

S38E10
E10
Making Stuff: Smaller
55 min 2011

How small can we go? Could we one day have robots taking "fantastic voyages" in our bodies to kill rogue cells? The triu…

S38E11
E11
Making Stuff: Cleaner
55 min 2011

Can innovations in materials science help clean up our world? In "Making Stuff: Cleaner," David Pogue explores the rapid…

S38E12
E12
Making Stuff: Smarter
55 min 2011

"Making Stuff: Smarter" looks at materials that respond to their environments and even learn, such as an airplane wing t…

S38E13
E13
Smartest Machine on Earth
55 min 2011

Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, and the promise of "Hal" from 2001: A Space Odyssey is sti…

S38E14
E14
Crash of Flight 447
55 min 2011

On June 1, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlan…

S38E15
E15
Venom: Nature's Killer
55 min 2011

Over the millennia, thousands of creatures have developed that most sophisticated of biological and chemical weapons: ve…

S38E16
E16
Japan's Killer Quake
55 min 2011

In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a death toll likely in the tens of thousa…

S38E17
E17
Power Surge
55 min 2011

Can emerging technology defeat global warming? The United States has invested tens of billions of dollars in clean energ…

S38E18
E18
How Smart Are Animals?
55 min 2011

Would you care to match wits with a dog, an octopus, a dolphin, or a parrot? You may think twice after watching the segm…

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