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 24, 2000 The film chronicles an expedition to study and retrieve parts of the USS Moni...
Aired: Oct 31, 2000 The film uses a celebrated recent trial as a springboard to examine and succe...
Aired: Nov 14, 2000 The film follows a six-year odyssey by a group of divers to identify a myster...
Aired: Nov 21, 2000 A group of archaeologists explore the early history of the Maya by examining ...
Aired: Nov 28, 2000 The film takes a look at the extraordinary natural history of the Seychelles,...
6. Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor
Aired: Dec 12, 2000The film examines a disturbing increase in the prevalence of debilitating and...
7. Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions
Aired: Dec 18, 2000The program chronicles a year in the life of wildlife and people around Lake ...
8. Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds
Aired: Jan 16, 2001The program follows a French-led expedition to recover thousands of porcelain...
Aired: Jan 30, 2001 The effort to decipher the 3-billion-letter human genome is one of the bigges...
Aired: Feb 6, 2001 A two hour joint report by Frontline and Nova on genetically-modified (GM) fo...
11. Search for a Safe Cigarette
Aired: Feb 13, 2001The film follows the work of archeologists who are using new excavations and ...
Aired: Feb 27, 2001 For decades Dr. Judah Folkman struggled against the grain of many in the canc...
Aired: Mar 27, 2001 A man who can "see" without seeing; amputees who feel pain in limbs that are ...
Aired: Apr 3, 2001 In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the lon...
Aired: Apr 10, 2001 In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the lon...
Aired: Apr 17, 2001 Three New York Times reporters studying biological weapons before, during and...
Aired: Apr 24, 2001 Sequel to "Miracle of Life" Trace human development from embryo to newborn th...
