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 7, 2016 Evidence discovered in the world's highest tombs reveals ancient rituals and ...
Aired: Sep 14, 2016 A look at the future of nuclear power, which was called into question by the ...
3. Search for the Super Battery
Aired: Oct 5, 2016David Pogue investigates how batteries work and what the future may hold for ...
Aired: Oct 12, 2016 The building of the Seven Seas Explorer cruise ship, which weighs some 54,000...
Aired: Nov 2, 2016 The centuries old Japanese art form has gone high tech. Building with example...
6. Treasures of the Earth: Metals
Aired: Nov 9, 2016History's most important metals and how they advanced civilization.
Aired: Nov 16, 2016 An international team of archaeologists is excavating the remains of Vilna's ...
Aired: Jan 4, 2017 The towering Himalayas were among the last places on Earth that humanity sett...
Aired: Jan 11, 2017 A look at the future of nuclear power, which was called into question by the ...
10. Search for the Super Battery
Aired: Feb 1, 2017David Pogue investigates how batteries work and what the future may hold for ...
Aired: Feb 8, 2017 Scientists and citizens alike observe the first total solar eclipse to traver...
Aired: Feb 15, 2017 For over a decade, the Cassini space probe has been sending dazzling images o...
13. Secrets of the Shining Knight
Aired: Feb 22, 2017Discover what it was like to be a knight in shining armor and follow the hist...
Aired: Apr 19, 2017 Who built Stonehenge and why? Groundbreaking archaeological digs have reveale...
15. Secrets of the Forbidden City
Aired: Apr 26, 2017The architectural design of Beijing's ancient complex of palaces and temples ...
Aired: May 17, 2017 Experts reconstruct and test China's first super-weapon, the chariot, which d...
Aired: May 31, 2017 An investigation of what happened in Flint, Mich., when officials changed the...
Aired: Aug 23, 2017 Geologists examine extreme terrain on Iceland, the Scablands in Washington St...
Aired: Aug 31, 2017 Why some animals have extreme armaments, including claws, horns, fangs and st...
Aired: Sep 13, 2017 Join NOVA to witness the brainpower of birds. Long mocked as empty-headed, ou...
Aired: Oct 4, 2017 Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Jo...
22. Secrets of the Forbidden City
Aired: Oct 18, 2017The architectural design of Beijing's ancient complex of palaces and temples ...
Aired: Oct 25, 2017 Volcanologists search for an elusive volcanic mega-eruption that plunged the ...
Aired: Nov 1, 2017 The Great Hurricane of 1780, which took nine days to blast its way across the...
Aired: Nov 8, 2017 Geologists examine extreme terrain on Iceland, the Scablands in Washington St...
Aired: Nov 22, 2017 Why some animals have extreme armaments, including claws, horns, fangs and st...
Aired: Dec 20, 2017 Join NOVA to witness the brainpower of birds. Long mocked as empty-headed, ou...
Aired: Dec 27, 2017 Investigate how an asteroid vanquished the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Jo...
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