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.
Aired: Jan 14, 1992 NOVA covers the fight to put out Saddam Hussein's bonfire of oil wells in Kuw...
Aired: Jan 21, 1992 NOVA takes a voyage on the newest of America's doomsday machines—the ballisti...
Aired: Jan 28, 1992 Few people give any thought to wildlife in the midst of a war. During the Gul...
Aired: Feb 11, 1992 The nose knows. How much is the subject of NOVA's investigation of the myster...
5. Can You Believe TV Ratings?
Aired: Feb 18, 1992Rating the audience for TV shows is a classic problem in statistical analysis...
Aired: Mar 3, 1992 Criminals still make money the old-fashioned way—by counterfeiting. NOVA look...
Aired: Mar 10, 1992 NOVA examines the mysterious whale strandings along the beaches of Cape Cod B...
8. An Astronaut's View of the Earth
Aired: Mar 17, 1992NOVA goes behind the scenes to watch the filming of a big-screen Imax/Omnimax...
Aired: Mar 24, 1992 The spectacular eclipse of 1991 passed over major observatories on the island...
Aired: Aug 25, 1992 In a 90-minute special presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how ...
11. The Genius Behind the Bomb
Aired: Sep 29, 1992Physicists Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard reenact the signing of the 1939 le...
Aired: Oct 13, 1992 NOVA goes behind the scenes to give the real story behind the FBI unit popula...
13. Search for the First Americans
Aired: Oct 20, 1992NOVA follows the trail of America's first inhabitants. Did they migrate acros...
14. Rafting Through the Grand Canyon
Aired: Oct 27, 1992NOVA explores Earth's greatest natural wonder by rafting down the river that ...
Aired: Nov 4, 1992 Dr Mark Lehrer attempts to explain how ancient Egyptians moved the stone bloc...
Aired: Nov 10, 1992 Five thousand years ago, a man perished in a mountain storm. In 1991, his fro...
Aired: Nov 17, 1992 NOVA delves into the deep sea drama of life among the dolphins at research st...
Aired: Dec 1, 1992 Two paralyzed drug addicts travel to Sweden to receive a revolutionary treatm...
19. Can You Stop People from Drinking?
Aired: Dec 22, 1992NOVA looks at how Russia and the United States are attacking the intractable ...
Aired: Dec 29, 1992 NOVA examines the high-tech efforts to preserve the world's animal diversity....
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