Science documentaries about various topics.
A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show have included the cutting edge of theoretical physics, a return to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the long-term effects of Amazon deforestation, and the development of life-saving medical techniques.
1. The Making of a Natural History Film
Aired: Mar 3, 1974NOVA premieres on public television with a behind-the-scenes look at the maki...
Aired: Mar 10, 1974 This episode takes a look at the Colorado River and its impact on the lives o...
Aired: Mar 17, 1974 NOVA explores the impact of whaling and the goods it produces for the industr...
Aired: Mar 24, 1974 Does life exist outside this planet? The Viking lander will set down on Mars ...
Aired: Mar 31, 1974 How does a primitive nomadic tribe of the Amazon basin cope with the encroach...
Aired: Apr 7, 1974 The story honored the men who revolutionized medicine in the 19th century by ...
Aired: Apr 14, 1974 In 1054 AD, the Chinese recorded the explosion of a star so bright that it li...
8. Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation
Aired: Apr 21, 1974Birds migrate in search of perpetual summer, sometimes traveling as much as 2...
9. Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?
Aired: Apr 28, 1974The advance of medicine depends inevitably on the testing of experimental pro...
Aired: May 5, 1974 Washoe is a chimp more like a person: she talks with her hands. NOVA visits w...
11. The Case of the Midwife Toad
Aired: May 12, 1974When Paul Kammerer committed suicide in 1926, it was taken by most of his fel...
12. Fusion: The Energy of Promise
Aired: May 19, 1974Nuclear fusion offers the promises of an unlimited, clean source of energy. B...
13. The Mystery of the Anasazi
Aired: May 26, 1974Who were the people that built the first cities -- complete with apartment bl...
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