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 48 Episodes
E1
The value of DNA testing and the risks of entrusting this private data to commercial enterprises and online databases.
E2
Just about every solid, liquid, or gas in the world as we know it begins with reactions between individual atoms and mol…
E3
Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of co…
E4
Without the chemistry of photosynthesis, ozone, and a molecule called Rubisco, none of us would be here. So how did we g…
E5
NASA launches its most ambitious hunt for traces of life on Mars, landing a car-sized rover in a rocky, ancient river de…
E6
Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of co…
E7
Coral reefs are not just beautiful, they are also home to over a quarter of all marine life and are crucial to human soc…
E8
What causes infertility, and how can assisted reproductive technologies help? Follow the journeys of people navigating f…
E9
80 years after the world’s largest airship ignited in a giant fireball, newly discovered footage sparks a reinvestigatio…
E10
Can new emission-free electric planes replace our polluting airliners and revolutionize personal transportation in our c…
E11
Five centuries ago, the Age of Exploration and Europe’s imperial colonization of far-off lands was launched by a revolut…
E12
Bats have been implicated in deadly epidemics such as COVID-19 and Ebola, yet scientists are discovering evidence that t…
E13
As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA investigates the latest scientific evidence for its potential benefits and ris…
E14
Outnumbering atoms a billion to one, neutrinos are the universe’s most common yet most elusive and baffling particle. NO…
E15
Join scientists on the most ambitious Arctic research expedition of all time. Experts from over twenty different nations…
E16
From crunchy crickets to nutty fly grubs, NOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods and how they could benefit our health …
E17
The sun is our life-giving source of light, heat, and energy, and new discoveries are unraveling its epic history. Join …
E18
Straddling the night sky, the Milky Way reminds us of our place in the galaxy we call home. But what shaped this giant s…
E19
It’s an age-old question: are we alone? Or do other lifeforms and intelligences thrive on worlds far beyond our own? Ult…
E20
Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride to explore nature’s strangest and most powerful objects. Black holes can reshape…
E21
The Big Bang is when many think the universe started and time itself began. But what clues can we discover about this ul…
E22
Gleaming symbols of prestige, skyscrapers are an ingenious way to save space in dense urban areas. But even as we devise…
E23
The hidden scientific secrets of butterflies reveal them to be more inventive and resilient than we ever imagined. Follo…
E24
A team of intrepid paleontologists discovers that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places—the cold and dark of wi…
E25
The ancient ancestors of today’s Maya people thrived in large sophisticated cities across Central America for centuries.…
