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 21 : Kingdom of the Seahorse
April. 15,1997
The world's leading sea horse biologist journeys to Australia and the Philippines to explore the secret lives of these extraordinary fish.
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Episode 20 : Cut to the Heart
April. 08,1997
Ever since World War II, physicians have struggled to find ways to treat heart failure, the biggest killer in the modern world.
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Episode 19 : Curse of T.rex
February. 25,1997
How do paleontologists and commercial fossil hunters know where to look for rare and priceless dinosaur bones?
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Episode 18 : Hunt for Alien Worlds
February. 18,1997
Astronomers discover planets beyond our solar system. But is there life on them?
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Episode 17 : Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum (4)
February. 12,1997
Citizens of Rome came to the Colosseum to behold free entertainment that usually came in the form of violent war games and bloody battles between humans and animals. This structure's most impressive feature was a massive canopy that provided shade from the hot sun. In order to investigate the possible forms the roof may have taken, NOVA's team constructs models at a smaller arena in Spain.
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Episode 16 : Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk (3)
February. 12,1997
Pharaohs who built magnificent temples to preserve their names for eternity often graced temple gates with pairs of obelisks, four-sided shafts of granite that taper gently upward until the sides meet at the top to form a pyramid shape. NOVA's team of experts attempts to build, transport, and raise a scale model obelisk using those materials available to ancient Egyptian engineers: rope, dirt, sticks, and stones.
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Episode 15 : Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca (2)
February. 11,1997
Even without such technological advances as wheels, arches, draft animals, iron tools, or a system of writing, the Inca—utilizing a tradition of shared labor—achieved a number of engineering feats. The NOVA team explores both stonework and bridge building, experimenting with dragging and fitting huge stones, and working with the people of an Andean village to create a suspension bridge made only of grass ropes.
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Episode 14 : Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge (1)
February. 11,1997
A distinctive feature of this stone site are the trilithons, which consist of two upright stones topped by a horizontal lintel stone. In this program, the NOVA team considers how to transport and raise the massive stones, as well as how to place the lintel stone on top. By comparing different strategies and adapting ramps, levers, and other tools that might have been available to the ancient builders, the team works to meet the challenge.
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Episode 13 : Secrets Of Lost Empires (1): Pyramid
February. 04,1997
In a 90-minuite presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologist, Mark Lehner, and a professional stonemason, Roger Hopkins, join forces in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza to put clever and sometimes bizarre pyramid construction theories to the test.
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Episode 12 : Titanic's Lost Sister
January. 28,1997
In a 90-minuite presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologist, Mark Lehner, and a professional stonemason, Roger Hopkins, join forces in the shadow of the Great Pyramid of Giza to put clever and sometimes bizarre pyramid construction theories to the test.
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Episode 11 : Kaboom!
January. 14,1997
An in-depth and heart stopping look at the ultimate chemical reaction - the explosion. Using high speed photography and dramatic reconstruction, the film will chart the tarnished history of explosives: the terrible accidents, the scientific ingenuity and ultimately, the carnage of war and terrorism.
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Episode 10 : Cracking the Ice Age
December. 31,1996
Did the crash of continents that produced the Himalayan Mountains also trigger the Ice Age?
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Episode 9 : Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets (3)
November. 26,1996
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Episode 8 : Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World (2)
November. 25,1996
This program reveals some of the billions of practically invisible organisms that live on, in, and around us.
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Episode 7 : Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey (1)
November. 24,1996
NOVA explores the links between our individual development and the evolution of life itself.
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Episode 6 : Shark Attack
November. 19,1996
Sharks are known as the "perfect predators," but sometimes they slip up and attack the wrong prey—people.
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Episode 5 : Top Gun Over Moscow
November. 12,1996
Flights in Russia's powerful fighter jets are for sale to foreign travelers. So is the Russian Air Force still in the game?
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Episode 4 : Secrets of Making Money
October. 22,1996
With a radically redesigned bill, the U.S. Treasury fights back against a new breed of counterfeiters.
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Episode 2 : Lost City of Arabia
October. 08,1996
Helped by remote sensing, an expedition searches Oman's vast al-Khali desert for the lost city of Ubar.
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