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 7 Episodes

E1
The Elusive Illness
55 min 1980

Aborigines in Australia, woodchucks in Pennsylvania, the Nobel Prize in Stockholm and the gay community in New York City…

E2
A is for Atom, B is for Bomb
55 min 1980

NOVA profiles Dr. Edward Teller, the "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb," an acclaimed scientific genius and brilliant theoret…

E3
Living Machines
55 min 1980

NOVA explores the science of natural engineering and asks the basic questions: what makes a good design in nature and wh…

E4
Portrait of a Killer
55 min 1980

More than 40 million Americans are afflicted by cardiovascular disease. NOVA examines the new information on risk factor…

E5
Umealit: The Whale Hunters
55 min 1980

Whaling is an integral part of Eskimo life, and a major source of food; even so, conservationists are seeking to restric…

E6
The Safety Factor
55 min 1980

Recent aircraft accidents have raised the question of just how safe modern commercial aviation really is. NOVA looks at …

E7
A Mediterranean Prospect
55 min 1980

Every year, millions of tourists converge on the Mediterranean's sunny coasts, lured by the prospect of bathing in clear…

E8
Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland
55 min 1980

NOVA explores the amazing Jari project of the Amazon basin. Eleven years ago, 3.5 million acres of virgin jungle were bo…

E9
The Pinks and the Blues
55 min 1980

NOVA explores the shaping and molding of the male and female personality. From infancy through childhood, the program do…

E10
The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian
55 min 1980

In one of the first films ever to come out of modern China, NOVA sifts through clues that Chinese scientists have uncove…

E11
The Sea Behind the Dunes
55 min 1980

One year in the intricate life of a coastal lagoon unfolds in an hour's time when NOVA documents the fragile tidal ecosy…

E12
Do We Really Need the Rockes?
55 min 1980

Locked in the shale of the Western Rocky Mountains is more oil than in the Middle East—more than enough to solve our dep…

E13
The Big IF
55 min 1980

Is interferon—known as IF in medical shorthand—the wonder drug and cure for cancer that some doctors claim? NOVA travels…

E14
Voyager: Jupiter & Beyond
55 min 1980

On Wednesday, 12 November 1980, Voyager 1 is expected to arrive at Saturn for a first time ever extensive close-up inves…

E15
The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
55 min 1980

Thomas Edison is the quintessential American hero, the Wizard whose inventions revolutionized modern living. But there w…

E16
The Water Crisis
55 min 1980

Water, water everywhere...but just how useful is it? NOVA travels to the Adirondack Mountains where acid rain is killing…

E17
Moving Still
55 min 1980

NOVA tells the story of still and cine photography in science—from the extraordinary work of the pioneers in the early 1…

E18
A Touch of Sensitivity
55 min 1980

The exquisite sensitivity of touch cells in the human skin makes it possible for us to discriminate with precision the s…

E19
The Red Deer of Rhum
55 min 1980

The cuddly image of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has become an integral part of the jollity of the Christmas season. N…

E20
It's About Time
55 min 1980

Time—a concept which has baffled scientists and philosophers since time immemorial. Actor Dudley Moore hosts a funny, so…

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