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 43 Episodes
E1
Deep in a South African cave, an astounding discovery reveals clues to what made us human.
E2
NOVA presents an exclusive breakthrough in the greatest unsolved mystery in Arctic exploration. In 1845, British explore…
E3
A team of historians and expert boat builders investigates the fascinating Noah's Ark flood legend and sets out to rebui…
E4
NOVA examines the science and technology behind cyber warfare and asks if we are already in the midst of a deadly new ar…
E5
NOVA joins a team of leading Egyptologists who deploy the latest medical imaging to peer beneath the wrappings of Egypti…
E6
The epic 3 billion-year story of how our continent came to be. From the palm trees that once flourished in Alaska to tit…
E7
How did life emerge on our primeval continent? Why was North America home to so many iconic dinosaurs like T. rex? And h…
E8
The history of North America since the arrival of humans is chronicled. Natural resources, including gold and oil, have …
E9
On November 25th, 1915, Einstein published his greatest work: general relativity. The theory transformed our understandi…
E10
During World War I, the Allies and Germans repeatedly struggled to break the hideous stalemate of trench warfare. In the…
E11
Four and a half billion years ago, the young Earth was a hellish place—a seething chaos of meteorite impacts, volcanoes …
E12
Tiny, transparent, and threatened, krill are crucial to the Antarctic ecosystem. But the population of krill is crashing…
E13
On April 25, 2015, a devastating earthquake rocked Nepal. As it ripped across the Himalayas, it wiped out villages and l…
E14
On a summer’s night, there’s nothing more magic than watching the soft glow of fireflies switching on and off. Few other…
E15
Memory is the glue that binds our mental lives. Without it, we’d be prisoners of the present, unable to use the lessons …
E16
He was stalked, attacked and left to die alone. Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is Europe’s oldest k…
E17
Machines are everywhere. They run our factory assembly lines and make our coffee. But humanoid robots—machines with huma…
E18
Uncover the truth behind the legendary Vikings and their epic journey to the Americas.
E19
Alzheimer's ravages the minds of over 40 million victims worldwide. Join scientists as they untangle the cause of this t…
E20
Explore how newly established wildlife corridors offer hope to endangered species.
E21
Engineers race to rescue the Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard from the ocean's erosion.
E22
Engineers and World War II historians investigate Hitler's fearsome bank of "superguns."
