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: Sep 28, 2004 NOVA follows a team of scientists as the monitor the Martian rovers Spirit an...
Aired: Sep 28, 2004 Chronicles English fossil hunter Charles Dawson's 1912 discovery of the "miss...
Aired: Sep 29, 2004 Chronicles the short history of the Concorde, from the drawing board in the 1...
Aired: Sep 29, 2004 "Origins: Back to the Beginning" explores how the colossal, mind-boggling for...
Aired: Oct 12, 2004 Since its sensational unveiling by Yale University in 1965, the Vinland Map h...
6. Saving the National Treasures
Aired: Nov 9, 2004Follows the restoration and re-encasement of the Declaration of Independence,...
Aired: Nov 16, 2004 Chronicles Frenchman Louis Bleriot's English Channel crossing in 1909, the fi...
Aired: Nov 23, 2004 Dec. 26, 2004 Tsunami.
Aired: Jan 4, 2005 NOVA follows a team of scientists as the monitor the Martian rovers Spirit an...
10. Nova scienceNow: Fuel Cells
Aired: Jan 11, 2005For decades, a fossil skull discovered in Piltdown, England, was hailed as th...
Aired: Jan 18, 2005 Scientists now think that the Scablands' gorges, dry waterfall beds, scattere...
Aired: Feb 8, 2005 A modern team of divers sets out to learn the secrets of the super battleship...
13. E=mc²: Einstein's Big Idea
Aired: Feb 15, 2005E = mc2 is not about an old Einstein, it's about a young, energetic, dynamic,...
Aired: Feb 22, 2005 Chronicles Frenchman Louis Bleriot's English Channel crossing in 1909, the fi...
Aired: Mar 29, 2005 Volcanologists climb into the caldera of Mount Nyiragongo, an active and unst...
Aired: Nov 8, 2005 Explores the Nazi quest for atomic weapons as it follows a mission to recover...
Aired: Nov 15, 2005 The auction of some of Newton's papers early in the 20th century uncovers the...
Aired: Dec 14, 2005 An exploration of the devastation wrought on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina...
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