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 Mummy Who Would Be King
Aired: Sep 20, 2005It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant...
Aired: Oct 4, 2005 The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ...
Aired: Oct 11, 2005 Exactly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his ...
Aired: Nov 1, 2005 A restless mountain threatens a bustling metropolis perched on its flanks.
Aired: Nov 8, 2005 This program examines and the many subtle secrets that scientists have teased...
Aired: Nov 15, 2005 New theories explain the beginnings of creation.
7. Arctic Passage: Ice Survivors
Aired: Nov 22, 2005In less than 12 hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Lo...
8. Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice
Aired: Jan 3, 2006Could a mummy found in Niagara Falls be the remains of a long-lost Pharaoh?
Aired: Jan 17, 2006 Nova follows a group of teams as they construct driverless vehicles for a 130...
10. Voyage to the Mystery Moon
Aired: Feb 7, 2006Nova follows the Cassini probe on it's voyage to Saturn's moon Titan. Along t...
Aired: Feb 14, 2006 The scientific community took some time to accept the evidence that the level...
Aired: Feb 21, 2006 A 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new understanding of matter its...
13. Mystery of the Megavolcano
Aired: Feb 28, 2006An eruption of a megavolcano may be the most likely cataclysmic event the ear...
Aired: Mar 28, 2006 Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Majove Desert.
Aired: Apr 4, 2006 A mission to Saturn and its enigmatic sattelite, Titan, looks for clues to th...
Aired: Apr 18, 2006 Everyone has heard of global warming, but a lesser-known man-made phenomenon ...
Aired: Nov 7, 2006 Nova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of a...
18. Family That Walks on All Fours
Aired: Nov 14, 2006This episode focuses on a scientific debate about five siblings in a Turkish ...
Aired: Oct 3, 2006 The "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250...
Aired: Dec 26, 2006 The story of Peter Robbins, an engineer who---at a cost of $1.5 million---bui...
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