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 45 Episodes
E1
Astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin talks about black holes and their importance to the universe.
E2
For the first time, two intrepid pilots fly a solar-powered airplane around the world.
E3
Discover remains of a 13,000 year-old teenager in an underwater cave in Mexico.
E4
How courage and ingenuity saved Allied troops during the epic Dunkirk operation in 1940.
E5
Discover why some predictions succeed and others fail as experts forecast the future.
E6
Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude t…
E7
In just one devastating month, Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean were changed forever. In summer 2017, three monster h…
E8
NOVA takes you inside the operating room to witness organ transplant teams transferring organs from donors to recipients…
E9
Follow the race to rebuild the Old Blenheim Bridge in New York State, an icon of 19th century American engineering, dest…
E10
Climb with volcano experts to the summit of Nyiragongo, a highly active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
E11
Explore Nyamuragira, one of the world’s most active and mysterious volcanoes in Africa. Decades of civil strife have pre…
E12
Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as …
E13
NOVA takes you inside the historic international race to develop the first supersonic airliner, the Concorde. Hear stori…
E14
Dive to the bottom of the Adriatic Sea in search of the Tulsamerican, a B-24 bomber that crashed off the coast of Croati…
E15
In July 2018, the world held its breath as an international team of cave divers endeavored to rescue 12 boys and their s…
E16
See the world through the eyes of nature’s fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once perilously endangered in th…
E17
Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space …
E101
From singing whales and squeaking bats to thumping spiders and clicking dolphins, the world is filled with the exotic so…
E102
Whether they make you fat, fart, or freak out, microbes play a central role in your life. Right beneath your nose—on you…
E103
The search for extraterrestrial life is an age-old quest. But recent breakthroughs make today an era unlike any in the h…
E104
Artificially intelligent machines are taking over. They’re influencing our everyday lives in profound and often invisibl…
E105
"It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the id…
E106
The universe is hiding something. In fact, it is hiding a lot. Everything we experience on Earth, the stars and galaxies…
