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: Oct 1, 1996 This program traces the history of the development of explosives focusing on ...
Aired: Oct 8, 1996 An account of Dr. Robert D. Ballard's exploration of the wreck of the Britann...
3. Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge (1)
Aired: Oct 15, 1996Nova shows how the giant sarsen stones used in Stonehenge might be moved 20 m...
4. Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca (2)
Aired: Oct 22, 1996Nova examines how the Inca could construct magnificently engineered citadels ...
5. Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk (3)
Aired: Nov 12, 1996Flights in Russia's powerful fighter jets are for sale to foreign travelers. ...
6. Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum (4)
Aired: Nov 19, 1996Nova shows how a roof to shade the Roman Colosseum's audience might have been...
Aired: Nov 24, 1996 NOVA explores the links between our individual development and the evolution ...
Aired: Nov 25, 1996 This program reveals some of the billions of practically invisible organisms ...
Aired: Nov 26, 1996
Aired: Dec 31, 1996 Did the crash of continents that produced the Himalayan Mountains also trigge...
Aired: Jan 14, 1997 Coma explores the latest medical developments in the treatment of comas.
Aired: Jan 28, 1997 In a 90-minuite presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyr...
Aired: Feb 4, 1997 In a 90-minuite presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyr...
Aired: Feb 11, 1997 A distinctive feature of this stone site are the trilithons, which consist of...
15. Wild Wolves with David Attenborough
Aired: Feb 11, 1997Even without such technological advances as wheels, arches, draft animals, ir...
Aired: Feb 12, 1997 The problems and challenges in building a new highway bridge, of innovative c...
17. Treasures of the Sunken City
Aired: Feb 12, 1997Citizens of Rome came to the Colosseum to behold free entertainment that usua...
Aired: Feb 18, 1997 Astronomers discover planets beyond our solar system. But is there life on them?
Aired: Feb 25, 1997 How do paleontologists and commercial fossil hunters know where to look for r...
Aired: Apr 8, 1997 Ever since World War II, physicians have struggled to find ways to treat hear...
Aired: Apr 15, 1997 The world's leading sea horse biologist journeys to Australia and the Philipp...
