NOVA
TV-PG
8.7
1974
Documentary
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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Episode 23 : Animal Espionage
November. 27,2019
Camera technology is revolutionizing the study of animals—without them even noticing.
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Episode 22 : The Violence Paradox
November. 20,2019
Is violence actually declining? If so, why? And can we build a more peaceful future?
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Episode 21 : Decoding Da Vinci
November. 13,2019
How Leonardo da Vinci used science to create his legendary artwork. Included: why Mona Lisa's smile is so captivating—and what it took to create it.
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Episode 19 : Rise of the Mammals
October. 30,2019
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs in a fiery global catastrophe. An amazing trove of fossils reveals how mammals took over, ultimately evolving into the huge array of species—including humans—that rule the Earth today.
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Episode 18 : Look Who's Driving
October. 23,2019
Self-driving cars may one day be big business, but will they ever be safer than human drivers?
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Episode 17 : Why Bridges Collapse
October. 16,2019
Join experts as they compare what happened in several deadly bridge collapses across America.
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Episode 16 : The Planets: Ice Worlds
August. 14,2019
Uranus and Neptune's unexpected rings, supersonic winds and dozens of moons; an up-close view of Pluto before exploring the Kuiper belt.
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Episode 15 : The Planets: Saturn
August. 07,2019
Nasa's Cassini reveals the mysteries of Saturn's rings and new hope for life on one of its moons.
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Episode 14 : The Planets: Jupiter
July. 31,2019
Jupiter's gravitational force made it a wrecking ball as it barreled through the early solar system, but it also helped shape life on Earth as it brought comets laden with water and possibly the asteroid that put an end to the dinosaurs.
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Episode 13 : The Planets: Mars
July. 24,2019
The dry, red planet Mars was once a blue water world studded with active volcanoes and may have even had the ingredients to support life.
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Episode 12 : The Planets: Inner Worlds
July. 24,2019
The rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars all have similar origins, but only one supports life.
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Episode 10 : Lost Viking Army
May. 22,2019
Forensic archaeologist Cat Jarman and her team investigate the Great Heathen army, a legendary Viking fighting force that invaded England in the 9th century.
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Episode 9 : First Horse Warriors
May. 15,2019
Canadian anthropologist Niobe Thompson travels to sites in Kazakhstan, genetics labs in Denmark and anthropology museums in Russia to unlock mysteries surrounding the first riders of wild horses.
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Episode 8 : Inside the Megafire
May. 08,2019
Scientists try to determine the cause for the increasing megafire threat by exploring the physics of fire, how firestorms move and travel and by analyzing aerial drone and satellite data to catch fires before they start.
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Episode 7 : Saving the Dead Sea
April. 24,2019
Scientists, engineers and political leaders devise a plan to save the Dead Sea, whose levels have declined by more than 65 feet since 1976.
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Episode 6 : The Next Pompeii
February. 20,2019
In the shadow of Vesuvius and Pompeii, a lesser-known volcano puts the city of Naples at risk.
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Episode 5 : Rise of the Rockets
February. 13,2019
With new technologies, NASA and private companies are promising a new renaissance in space travel.
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Episode 4 : Decoding the Great Pyramid
February. 06,2019
New archeological evidence sheds light on the stunning engineering of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
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Episode 3 : Kïlauea: Hawai'i on Fire
January. 23,2019
Journey to Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, which sent rivers of lava through communities and into the sea when it erupted in 2018. A group of scientists and locals investigate the spike in volcano activity that turned paradise into an inferno.
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Episode 2 : Einstein's Quantum Riddle
January. 09,2019
Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance,” but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from computers to cryptography. Physicists have gradually become convinced that the phenomenon—two subatomic particles that mirror changes in each other instantaneously over any distance—is real.
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