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: Jan 6, 1981 Is the fagara root a match for the stethoscope? This program looks at the con...
Aired: Jan 20, 1981 This program explores clues gathered from ancient rocks and Meteorites in an ...
Aired: Jan 27, 1981 NOVA examines the Dead Sea. The lowest place on Earth, at 1400 feet below sea...
Aired: Feb 10, 1981 When Mount St. Helens erupted earlier this year, it focused the attention of ...
Aired: Feb 17, 1981 NOVA investigates what science can do in helping to solve murder—in understan...
Aired: Feb 24, 1981 Health care is no longer two Aspirins and some chicken soup—it is a huge ente...
Aired: Mar 3, 1981 Sophisticated instruments used by astronomers enable earthlings to see beyond...
8. The Asteroid and the Dinosaur
Aired: Mar 10, 1981Today most scientists accept that a large asteroid impact killed the dinosaur...
Aired: Mar 17, 1981 The beauty, endurance, and raw power of animals in the wild are captured on f...
Aired: Aug 25, 1981 It's over 300 years since Galileo turned his new telescope on Saturn and firs...
11. Computers, Spies, and Private Lives
Aired: Sep 27, 1981NOVA reports on the potential danger of modern Computers that gather "routine...
Aired: Oct 4, 1981 More people die in fires in the US than in any other industrialized country. ...
Aired: Oct 11, 1981 A great secret lies locked inside the master Violins created by Italian craft...
Aired: Oct 18, 1981 A NOVA showing the extraordinary discoveries of X-ray astronomy. This new sci...
Aired: Oct 25, 1981 Called the "teeth of the wind" by those who have battled them for centuries, ...
Aired: Nov 1, 1981 The controversy which exploded a century ago when Charles Darwin published "T...
Aired: Nov 15, 1981 Many were delighted by the extraordinary special effects in movies like "2001...
18. Notes of a Biology Watcher: A Film with Lewis Thomas
Aired: Nov 22, 1981You are not alone! Like it or not, every human being and virtually every livi...
Aired: Nov 29, 1981 William H. Whyte's insightful and humorous look at city parks, plazas and Str...
Aired: Dec 6, 1981 Ever thought what it's like having your mirror image talk back to you? It can...
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