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(November 2024)">relevant?</span></a></i>]</sup> All acquired programs are edited for <i>Nova</i>, if only to provide <a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">American English</a> narration and additional voice of interpreters (translating from another language).<sup id="cite_ref-wilford_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilford-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view" title="Wikipedia:Neutral point of view"><span title="This statement is possibly biased. (November 2024)">neutrality</span></a> is <a href="/wiki/Talk:List_of_Nova_episodes" title="Talk:List of Nova episodes">disputed</a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (November 2024)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Most of the episodes aired in a 60-minute time slot.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, <i>Nova</i> began airing some episodes titled <i><a href="/wiki/NOVA_scienceNOW" class="mw-redirect" title="NOVA scienceNOW">NOVA scienceNOW</a></i>, which followed a <a href="/wiki/Newsmagazine" class="mw-redirect" title="Newsmagazine">newsmagazine</a> style format. For two seasons, <i>NOVA scienceNOW</i> episodes aired in the same time slot as <i>Nova</i>. In 2008, <i>NOVA scienceNOW</i> was officially declared its own series and given its own time slot.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Therefore, <i>NOVA scienceNOW</i> episodes are not included in this list. </p> <table id="toc" class="toc" summary="Contents"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align: center;"><b>Contents</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p>Seasons: <a href="#Season_1:_1974">1</a> • <a href="#Season_2:_1974–75">2</a> • <a href="#Season_3:_1976">3</a> • <a href="#Season_4:_1977">4</a> • <a href="#Season_5:_1978">5</a> • <a href="#Season_6:_1979">6</a> • <a href="#Season_7:_1979–1980">7</a> • <a href="#Season_8:_1980–81">8</a> • <a href="#Season_9:_1981–82">9</a> • <a href="#Season_10:_1982–83">10</a> •<br /> <a href="#Season_11:_1983–84">11</a> • <a href="#Season_12:_1984–85">12</a> • <a href="#Season_13:_1985–86">13</a> • <a href="#Season_14:_1986–87">14</a> • <a href="#Season_15:_1987–88">15</a> • <a href="#Season_16:_1988–89">16</a> • <a href="#Season_17:_1989–1990">17</a> • <a href="#Season_18:_1990–91">18</a> • <a href="#Season_19:_1991–92">19</a> • <a href="#Season_20:_1992–93">20</a> •<br /> <a href="#Season_21:_1993–94">21</a> • <a href="#Season_22:_1994–95">22</a> • <a href="#Season_23:_1995–96">23</a> • <a href="#Season_24:_1996–97">24</a> • <a href="#Season_25:_1997–98">25</a> • <a href="#Season_26:_1998–99">26</a> • <a href="#Season_27:_1999–2000">27</a> • <a href="#Season_28:_2000–01">28</a> • <a href="#Season_29:_2001–02">29</a> • <a href="#Season_30:_2002–03">30</a> •<br /> <a href="#Season_31:_2003–04">31</a> • <a href="#Season_32:_2004–05">32</a> • <a href="#Season_33:_2005–06">33</a> • <a href="#Season_34:_2006–07">34</a> • <a href="#Season_35:_2007–08">35</a> • <a href="#Season_36:_2008–09">36</a> • <a href="#Season_37:_2009–2010">37</a> • <a href="#Season_38:_2010–11">38</a> • <a href="#Season_39:_2011–12">39</a> • <a href="#Season_40:_2012–13">40</a> •<br /> <a href="#Season_41:_2013–14">41</a> • <a href="#Season_42:_2014–15">42</a> • <a href="#Season_43:_2015–16">43</a> • <a href="#Season_44:_2016–17">44</a> • <a href="#Season_45:_2017–18">45</a> • <a href="#Season_46:_2018–19">46</a> • <a href="#Season_47:_2020">47</a> • <a href="#Season_48:_2021">48</a> • <a href="#Season_49:_2022">49</a> • <a href="#Season_50:_2023">50</a> •<br /> <a href="#Season_51:_2024">51</a>• <a href="#Season_52:_2025">52</a> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;">• <a href="#Sources">Sources</a> • <a href="#References">References</a> • <a href="#External_links">External links</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_1:_1974">Season 1: 1974</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Season 1: 1974"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep1" style="text-align:center">1</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheMakingofaNaturalHistoryFilm">The Making of a Natural History Film</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 3, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-3-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0101" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0101</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <p>Re-narrated <i><a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)">Horizon</a></i> episode, first aired in the UK in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> We give you a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a nature film. <a href="/wiki/Oxford_Scientific_Films" title="Oxford Scientific Films">Oxford Scientific Films</a> Unit shows how it tackles such problems as filming a <a href="/wiki/Sawfly" title="Sawfly">wood wasp</a> laying its eggs inside trees, the hatching of a chick and the courtship rituals of the stickleback.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep2" style="text-align:center">2</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TimeLifeVideoWhereDidtheColoradoGo">Where Did the Colorado Go?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 10, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-3-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0102" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0102</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the mighty <a href="/wiki/Colorado_River" title="Colorado River">Colorado River</a> which today has become the lifeblood of the Southwest, providing water and electricity to the farms and cities of <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada" title="Nevada">Nevada</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a>. The program examines the political expediency and technological over-optimism that has led to some major miscalculations of the river's capacity. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Robert_J._Lurtsema" title="Robert J. Lurtsema">Robert J. Lurtsema</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep3" style="text-align:center">3</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhalesDolphinsMen">Whales, Dolphins, and Men</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 17, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-3-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0103" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0103</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the impact of <a href="/wiki/Whaling" title="Whaling">whaling</a> and the goods it produces for the industry, versus the grace and beauty of this intelligent mammal of the sea.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep4" style="text-align:center">4</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheSearchForLife">The Search for Life</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 24, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-3-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0104" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0104</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Does life exist outside this planet? The <a href="/wiki/Viking_program" title="Viking program">Viking</a> lander will set down on <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a> in July 1976 to try to find out just that. NOVA explores how life started on Earth and examines the Viking Lander being built in its germ-free room before starting its long journey.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep5" style="text-align:center">5</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/thelastofthecuiva">Last of the Cuiva</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 31, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-3-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0105" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0105</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How does a primitive nomadic tribe of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_basin" title="Amazon basin">Amazon basin</a> cope with the encroachment of Western settlers? NOVA looks at both sides of the story, revealing the misunderstandings between the two cultures.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep6" style="text-align:center">6</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/StrangeSleep">Strange Sleep</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 7, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-4-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0106" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0106</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Medicine was transformed in the 19th century by the discovery of <a href="/wiki/Anesthesia" title="Anesthesia">anesthesia</a>; surgery, until then hasty, bloody and completely unable to deal with internal disorders, subsequently took its place in the front rank of medical practice. This NOVA docudrama depicts the pioneers of medicine.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep7" style="text-align:center">7</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheCrabNebula">The Crab Nebula</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 14, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-4-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0107" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0107</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In 1054 AD, the Chinese recorded the <a href="/wiki/Supernova" title="Supernova">explosion of a star</a> so bright that it lit the sky for three weeks, even during the day. It was the explosion of a dying star that was bigger than the Sun. NOVA explores this mysterious explosion that led to the discovery of the <a href="/wiki/Crab_Nebula" title="Crab Nebula">Crab Nebula</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep8" style="text-align:center">8</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/Horizonbirdbrain1974">Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 21, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-4-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0108" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0108</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Birds migrate in search of perpetual summer, sometimes traveling as many as 20,000 miles every year. NOVA uses radar to track and identify migrating birds that travel at night, focusing on how they choose routes that avoid bad weather and make the best of prevailing winds – information that can aid meteorologists.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep9" style="text-align:center">9</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 28, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-4-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0109" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0109</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The advance of medicine depends inevitably on the testing of experimental procedures on human volunteers from either the healthy or the sick. Yet such procedures are often dangerous, and may not be of direct benefit to the subject. NOVA examines how individuals' interests are safeguarded, and asks under what circumstances should experiments be conducted on children.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep10" style="text-align:center">10</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheFirstSignsOfWashoe">The First Signs of Washoe</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 5, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-5-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0110" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0110</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Washoe_(chimpanzee)" title="Washoe (chimpanzee)">Washoe</a> is a chimpanzee more like a person; she talks with her hands. NOVA visits Washoe and her teachers, Professor <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Allen_Gardner" class="extiw" title="de:Robert Allen Gardner">Allen Gardner</a> and Dr. <a href="/wiki/Beatrix_Tugendhut_Gardner" title="Beatrix Tugendhut Gardner">Trixie Gardner</a>, to learn more about this unusual animal.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep11" style="text-align:center">11</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Case of the Midwife Toad"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 12, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-5-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0111" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0111</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When <a href="/wiki/Paul_Kammerer" title="Paul Kammerer">Paul Kammerer</a> committed suicide in 1926, it was taken by most of his fellow biologists as a tacit admission of guilt that he had faked his experiments purporting to show the inheritance of acquired characteristics. <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Koestler" title="Arthur Koestler">Arthur Koestler</a> joins <i>NOVA</i> in an in-depth examination of Kammerer's infamous experiment.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep12" style="text-align:center">12</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HorizonFusionTheEnergyPromise">Fusion: The Energy Promise</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 19, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-5-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0112" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0112</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Controlled <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_fusion" title="Nuclear fusion">nuclear fusion</a> means taming the <a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_bomb" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydrogen bomb">hydrogen bomb</a>. It could solve the world's energy shortage but it is an enormous engineering challenge. NOVA looks at the latest fusion machines in the UK and USA. Narrated by David Rose.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep13" style="text-align:center">13</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TimeLifeVideoTheMysteryoftheAnasazi/">The Mystery of the Anasazi</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 26, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-5-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0113" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0113</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Who were the people that built the first cities – complete with apartment blocks – in North America? They were the <a href="/wiki/Anasazi" class="mw-redirect" title="Anasazi">Anasazi</a> Indians, who lived in the Southwest for some eight or nine thousand years, and who then, in about 1300 AD, abruptly abandoned their cities and apparently disappeared. NOVA traces the steps of this ancient sophisticated culture.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_2:_1974–75"><span id="Season_2:_1974.E2.80.9375"></span>Season 2: 1974–75</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Season 2: 1974–75"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep14" style="text-align:center">14</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhyDoBirdsSing">Why Do Birds Sing?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 3, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-11-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0201" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0201</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA travels to the forest and marshes by discovering why birds sing, and finding to surprise parallels with the <a href="/wiki/Acquisition_of_speech" class="mw-redirect" title="Acquisition of speech">acquisition of speech</a> in humans.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep15" style="text-align:center">15</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"How Much Do You Smell?"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-11-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0202" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0202</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Many insects and some mammals use smell as a primary means of communication. NOVA explains how, for example, the entire economy of an ant's nest is organized by smell, and how some moths use smell for population control—an ability we are now beginning to understand.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep16" style="text-align:center">16</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Hunting of the Quark"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 17, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-11-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0203" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0203</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Smashing matter into ever smaller pieces in an attempt to find its fundamental building blocks has produced a confused nightmare of particles. NOVA looks at this on-again, off-again story—one of science's most mysterious—and, one of the most expensive, involving some of the biggest machines in the world.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep17" style="text-align:center">17</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheSecretsofSleep">The Secrets of Sleep</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-11-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0204" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0204</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Most of us spend one-third of our lives in a state of which we understand remarkably little—some people sleep for only a few minutes a night, and function perfectly well, while others declare that eight hours isn't enough. NOVA explores traditional notions about how much sleep we need; looks at effects of the sleeping pill, and, perhaps the most baffling of all aspects of sleep—dreaming.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep18" style="text-align:center">18</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAInsidetheGoldenGate">Inside the Golden Gate</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 1, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-12-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0205" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0205</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA joins scientists from different fields as they study the ecosystem of the estuary known as the San Francisco Bay, and man's effects on that ecosystem.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep19" style="text-align:center">19</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Men Who Painted Caves"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 8, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-12-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0206" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0206</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Just why did Cro-Magnon man living in France's Dordogne Valley some 15,000 years ago take time out from the desperate business of survival to paint pictures in inaccessible corners of his cave dwellings? NOVA joins French and American archeologists as they piece together the lifestyle of these hunters and artists of the last great Ice Age, and try to interpret the meaning of their cave art.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep20" style="text-align:center">20</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Red Sea Coral"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 15, 1974<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1974-12-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0207" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0207</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA joins a group of English biologists living literally on a platform in the middle of the Red Sea, who for several years have been studying the crown-of-thorns starfish, notorious for the devastation it has wrought on the coral reefs of Australia and the Pacific.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep21" style="text-align:center">21</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WarFromTheAir">War From the Air</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 5, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-1-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0208" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0208</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Using historical and propaganda footage, <i>NOVA</i> traces the history of the usage of airplanes in warfare; beginning from movies that depict the possibility of pilots dropping bombs using airplanes to the development of nuclear weapons in the 1970s.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep22" style="text-align:center">22</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhatTimeisYourBody">What Time is Your Body?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-1-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0209" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0209</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists study the circadian body rhythms of plants and animals on Earth. Knowing man's circadian rhythms may help us perform better at work and lead healthier lives.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep23" style="text-align:center">23</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheRiseAndFallOfDDT">The Rise and Fall of DDT</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-1-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0210" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0210</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA traces the rise in popularity of the insecticide after helping WWII soldiers avoid disease to its ban in the US after scientists rose the alarm of its effect on animals' reproduction rates.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep24" style="text-align:center">24</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Take the World From Another Point of View"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-2-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0211" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0211</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA asks famed Nobel prize winning physicist Richard Feynman how he thinks and who he wants to have conversations with.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep25" style="text-align:center">25</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheLysenkoAffair">The Lysenko Affair</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-2-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0212" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0212</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA talks about the rise and fall of <a href="/wiki/Trofim_Lysenko" title="Trofim Lysenko">Trofim Lysenko</a>, a Soviet biologist who used his political influence to push pseudoscientific ideas in agronomy that caused prolonged food shortages in the Soviet Union.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep26" style="text-align:center">26</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Tuaregs"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 16, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-2-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0213" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0213</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> High in the Hoggar Mountains, in the exact center of the Sahara desert, lives Sidi Mohammed and his family: children, grandchildren, cousins and a few former slave women. Their environment, one of the most ungenerous on Earth, provides them with almost nothing. NOVA examines the changing lifestyle of Sidi Mohammed.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep27" style="text-align:center">27</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAPlutoniumConnection">The Plutonium Connection</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 9, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-3-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0214" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0214</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> With information into making a small nuclear bomb readily obtainable, NOVA determines whether nuclear reprocessing plants are capable of preventing the theft or robbery of plutonium.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep28" style="text-align:center">28</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheOtherWay">The Other Way</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 16, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-3-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0215" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0215</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> As the price of fuel continues to rise, <a href="/wiki/E._F._Schumacher" title="E. F. Schumacher">Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher</a> promotes <a href="/wiki/Intermediate_technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Intermediate technology">intermediate technology</a> to help small-scale businesses and less industrialized countries increase productivity and labor opportunities. NOVA asks Schumacher to explain his solution to increase productivity, while requiring less energy consumption. First aired on Horizon on November 11, 1974.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep29" style="text-align:center">29</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LostWorldoftheMaya">The Lost World of the Maya</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 30, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-3-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0216" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0216</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/J._Eric_S._Thompson" title="J. Eric S. Thompson">Dr. Eric Thompson</a> guides <a href="/wiki/Magnus_Magnusson" title="Magnus Magnusson">Magnus Magnusson</a> around various Mayan sites and their meanings.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> First broadcast in BBC Chronicle, October 6, 1972.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep30" style="text-align:center">30</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WillTheFishingHaveToStop_201809">Will The Fishing Have to Stop?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 6, 1975<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1975-4-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0217" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0217</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Fish is an excellent source of protein; it could help ease the growing international food shortage. But in 1972 the total world fish catch dropped. NOVA explores the possible reasons for this decline.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_3:_1976">Season 3: 1976</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Season 3: 1976"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep31" style="text-align:center">31</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PredictableDisaster">Predictable Disaster</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 4, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-1-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0301" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0301</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> It is now possible to <a href="/wiki/Earthquake_prediction" title="Earthquake prediction">predict earthquakes</a>. At least two successful predictions have already been made in the United States; and the NOVA crew was present and filming while a third prediction was being formulated. NOVA looks at why <a href="/wiki/Earthquakes" class="mw-redirect" title="Earthquakes">earthquakes</a> occur, how predictions are made, the threat they pose to cities at risk, and examines the advantages and disadvantages of making an earthquake a predictable disaster.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep32" style="text-align:center">32</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/joeyfilmpart1">Joey</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 11, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-1-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0302" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0302</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes viewers into the world of <a href="/wiki/Joey_Deacon" title="Joey Deacon">Joey Deacon</a>, 54 years old and a spastic since birth. Joey has lived most of his life in institutions, unable to communicate with anyone until he met Ernie Roberts. The docudrama recreates Joey's story, with remarkable performances by two spastic actors portraying him as a boy and as a young man. Joey and Ernie themselves appear in the final sequences. First aired in <i>Horizon</i> on December 9, 1974.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep33" style="text-align:center">33</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MeditationandtheMind">Meditation and the Mind</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 18, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-1-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0303" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0303</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What do singer <a href="/wiki/Peggy_Lee" title="Peggy Lee">Peggy Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Jets" title="New York Jets">New York Jets</a> <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Namath" title="Joe Namath">Joe Namath</a> and Congressman Richard Nolas have in common? They all practice a ritual called TM—<a href="/wiki/Transcendental_Meditation" title="Transcendental Meditation">Transcendental Meditation</a>. NOVA examines the recent phenomenal success of the TM movement in America.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep34" style="text-align:center">34</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAThePlanets">The Planets</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 25, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-1-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0304" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0304</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The last fourteen years have been a revolution in our understanding of our place in the stars, the Solar System. Beginning in 1961 with a Russian spacecraft flying to <a href="/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a>, quickening with the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_program" title="Apollo program">Apollo crewed missions</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Moon" title="Moon">Moon</a>, it came of age in the Spring of 1974, when there were six spacecraft traveling simultaneously from the Earth to the planets. NOVA looks at the era of crewed and uncrewed exploration of the <a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Solar System</a>. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Vaughan" title="Paul Vaughan">Paul Vaughan</a>. Originally aired in <i>Horizon</i> on March 10, 1975.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep35" style="text-align:center">35</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAADesertPlace">A Desert Place</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-2-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0305" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0305</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the mysterious ecosystem of the desert: a snowstorm; a lashing summer monsoon; and the emergence—in a pool created only minutes before—of a pair of adult spadefoot toads. Toads who had been waiting beneath the sand for a year for this brief and fortuitous moment to procreate the next generation. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Dryden" title="Robert Dryden">Robert Dryden</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep36" style="text-align:center">36</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"A Small Imperfection"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-2-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0306" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0306</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Every year, some 5,000 babies are born in the US with <a href="/wiki/Spina_bifida" title="Spina bifida">spina bifida</a>, a congenital abnormality of the <a href="/wiki/Central_nervous_system" title="Central nervous system">central nervous system</a>. NOVA explores the mystery of what causes spina bifida and raises the issues of whether heroic measures should be taken to preserve the life of severely malformed babies.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep37" style="text-align:center">37</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NinetyDegreesBelow">Ninety Degrees Below</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-2-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0307" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0307</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> There's one place on Earth where no one will ever catch a cold. And the freezing waters are so bitter there that a fish has been discovered to have developed its own anti-freeze. NOVA explores <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a>—the coldest desert in the world.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep38" style="text-align:center">38</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheRacefortheDoubleHelix">The Race for the Double Helix</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 7, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-3-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0308" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0308</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Author <a href="/wiki/Isaac_Asimov" title="Isaac Asimov">Isaac Asimov</a> joins NOVA in the retelling of the remarkable story of the discovery of the structure of <a href="/wiki/DNA" title="DNA">DNA</a>. <a href="/wiki/James_Watson" title="James Watson">James Watson</a> and his ex-colleague <a href="/wiki/Francis_Crick" title="Francis Crick">Francis Crick</a> exchange memories of the events which led to their winning the race for the structure of the gene.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep39" style="text-align:center">39</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheRenewableTree">The Renewable Tree</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 7, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-3-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0309" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0309</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Paper mill business began planting trees in the early 20th Century after logging wiped out the forests in the Southern United States. This practice has continued, but is the tree a truly renewable resource? NOVA examines the effect of clear-cutting and reforestation efforts to determine if we will eventually run out of trees for wood products. Narrated by Glenn Kezer.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep40" style="text-align:center">40</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheWilliamsburgFile">The Williamsburg File</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 14, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-3-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0310" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0310</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA joins chief archaeologist, <a href="/wiki/Ivor_No%C3%ABl_Hume" title="Ivor Noël Hume">Ivor Noël Hume</a>, of <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Williamsburg" title="Colonial Williamsburg">Colonial Williamsburg</a>, VA, for a fascinating glimpse of the lifestyles of the founders of this country, complete with detailed reconstructions of houses, stores, workshops, gardens, taverns and palaces.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep41" style="text-align:center">41</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Overworked Miracle"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 21, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-3-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0311" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0311</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Today we take <a href="/wiki/Antibiotics" class="mw-redirect" title="Antibiotics">antibiotics</a> for granted, and by doing so are steadily eroding their medical value. NOVA examines the problem of resistance to antibiotics in the bacteria they are designed to kill.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep42" style="text-align:center">42</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheTransplantExperience">The Transplant Experience</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 11, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-4-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0312" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0312</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Dr. <a href="/wiki/Norman_Shumway" title="Norman Shumway">Norman Shumway</a> of <a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford University</a> has performed more <a href="/wiki/Heart_transplantation" title="Heart transplantation">heart transplants</a> than any other heart surgeon. NOVA explores those extraordinary days in 1968–69 when it appeared that everyone with a scalpel was doing heart transplants, and survival of patients was measured in days.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep43" style="text-align:center">43</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheUndergroundMovement">The Underground Movement</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 18, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-4-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0313" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0313</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores life underground, from <a href="/wiki/Foxes" class="mw-redirect" title="Foxes">foxes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Badgers" class="mw-redirect" title="Badgers">badgers</a> through <a href="/wiki/Mole_(animal)" title="Mole (animal)">moles</a> and Worms down to the myriad of <a href="/wiki/Microorganism" title="Microorganism">micro-organisms</a> that make <a href="/wiki/Soil" title="Soil">soil</a> the most complex substrate for life on Earth. Included in the film is extraordinary footage of a mole burrowing and of roots growing.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep44" style="text-align:center">44</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HuntersOfTheSeal">Hunters of the Seal</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 2, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-5-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0314" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0314</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In 1967, the Canadian Government gave housing to the <a href="/wiki/Netsilik_Inuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Netsilik Inuit">Netsilik Inuit</a> for them to settle in and give up their nomadic lifestyle. 10 years later, some of them have returned to their old ways. NOVA shows how the elders preserve and teach their culture to the next generation while attempting to protect their ancestral lands from industrialization. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_McCambridge" title="Mercedes McCambridge">Mercedes McCambridge</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep45" style="text-align:center">45</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HorizonBenjamin">Benjamin</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 9, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-5-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0315" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0315</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Benjamin is a healthy, normal baby, whom we meet at birth and whose first year of life provides the backbone of this revealing NOVA about early child development.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep46" style="text-align:center">46</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Women Rebel"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 23, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-5-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0316" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0316</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Sanger" title="Margaret Sanger">Margaret Sanger</a> was responsible almost single-handedly for changing the whole attitude of the male-dominated medical profession towards "women's issues" and, above all, for gaining social and political acceptance for the concept of birth control. This NOVA docudrama reconstructs her life, told as flashbacks interspersed throughout an interview. <a href="/wiki/Piper_Laurie" title="Piper Laurie">Piper Laurie</a> stars as Margaret Sanger.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep47" style="text-align:center">47</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DeathOfADisease">Death of a Disease</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 6, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-6-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0317" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0317</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> As late as 1967, <a href="/wiki/Smallpox" title="Smallpox">smallpox</a> struck as many as 15 million people in 43 countries and killed an estimated two or three million. Experts now believe that the disease is on the verge of extinction. NOVA looks at the recent success of the <a href="/wiki/World_Health_Organization" title="World Health Organization">World Health Organization</a>'s program to eradicate this disease, considered a triumph of western-styled medicine. Narrated by Robert Montiegel.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep48" style="text-align:center">48</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/InsidetheShark">Inside the Shark</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 13, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-6-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0318" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0318</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The "<a href="/wiki/Jaws_(film)" title="Jaws (film)">Jaws</a>" phenomenon has given sharks a bad name. But is the shark really such a barbarian? NOVA looks at the lifestyle of this remarkable survivor from the days when dinosaurs ruled the earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep49" style="text-align:center">49</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHTheGeneticChance">The Genetic Chance</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 20, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-6-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0319" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0319</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Recent scientific developments have made it possible to detect a wide variety of defects in unborn babies. NOVA focuses on the ethical question that must be considered: What defines a defect? Should defective babies be aborted, or should they be allowed to live?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep50" style="text-align:center">50</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheCaseOfTheBermudaTriangle">The Case of the Bermuda Triangle</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 27, 1976<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1976-6-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0320" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0320</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Since 1945, hundreds of ships and planes and thousands of people have mysteriously disappeared in an area of the Atlantic Ocean off of Florida, known as the <a href="/wiki/Bermuda_Triangle" title="Bermuda Triangle">Bermuda Triangle</a>. NOVA penetrates the mystery of the terrifying Bermuda Triangle. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Vaughan" title="Paul Vaughan">Paul Vaughan</a>. First aired on <i>Horizon</i> on February 16, 1976.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_4:_1977">Season 4: 1977</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Season 4: 1977"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep51" style="text-align:center">51</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HitlersSecretWeapon">Hitler's Secret Weapon</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 5, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-1-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0401" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0401</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun" title="Wernher von Braun">Wernher von Braun</a> and others recount the development of the <a href="/wiki/V-2_rocket" title="V-2 rocket">V-2 rocket</a>, the first long-range, guided ballistic missile. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Kiley" title="Richard Kiley">Richard Kiley</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep52" style="text-align:center">52</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HotBloodedDinosaurs">The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-1-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0402" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0402</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> If you were a <a href="/wiki/Paleontology" title="Paleontology">dinosaur scientist</a>, what would you do with a pile of <a href="/wiki/Fossil" title="Fossil">fossil</a> bones? How would you even start to put the giant jigsaw puzzle together, never mind discover anything about how these dinosaurs lived? NOVA explores the incredible world of the dinosaur scientist.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep53" style="text-align:center">53</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAWhatPriceCoal">What Price Coal?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-1-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0403" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0403</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What is the price we are prepared to pay for coal? NOVA looks at the environmental and health safety issues raised by the government, industry, and the victims.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep54" style="text-align:center">54</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheSunspotMystery">The Sunspot Mystery</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-2-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0404" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0404</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the research on the 1976 drought in the western United States which led some solar scientists to discover the link between weather patterns and the 11-year sunspot mystery.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep55" style="text-align:center">55</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ThePlasticPrison">The Plastic Prison</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-2-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0405" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0405</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows the lives of three boys who have combined <a href="/wiki/Immunodeficiency" title="Immunodeficiency">immuned deficiency</a>—a disease that leaves its victims with no immune system.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep56" style="text-align:center">56</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHIncidentatBrownsFerry">Incident at Brown's Ferry</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 23, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-2-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0406" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0406</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA recreates March 1975 at <a href="/wiki/Browns_Ferry_Nuclear_Plant" title="Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant">Browns Ferry</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power_plant" title="Nuclear power plant">nuclear power plant</a>—the largest in the world—that suffered a seven-hour fire which came very close to developing into a major public disaster.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep57" style="text-align:center">57</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bye Bye Blackbird"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 2, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-3-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0407" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0407</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA looks at blackbirds, their winter habit of nesting in the millions, and the destruction they do to crops.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep58" style="text-align:center">58</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ThePillforthePeople">The Pill for the People</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 9, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-3-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0408" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0408</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA profiles chemist <a href="/wiki/Russell_Earl_Marker" title="Russell Earl Marker">Russell Marker</a> who made the <a href="/wiki/Combined_oral_contraceptive_pill" title="Combined oral contraceptive pill">birth control pill</a> possible by discovering a synthetic substitute for the <a href="/wiki/Hormone" title="Hormone">hormone</a> <a href="/wiki/Progesterone" title="Progesterone">progesterone</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep59" style="text-align:center">59</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheGeneEngineers">The Gene Engineers</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 16, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-3-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0409" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0409</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the history of <a href="/wiki/Genetic_engineering" title="Genetic engineering">genetic engineering</a> and the possible risks and benefits of this area of research.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep60" style="text-align:center">60</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SociobiologyTheHumanAnimal">The Human Animal</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 23, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-3-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0410" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0410</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA investigates the controversial theory of <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a> <a href="/wiki/Biologist" title="Biologist">biologist</a> <a href="/wiki/E.O._Wilson" class="mw-redirect" title="E.O. Wilson">E.O. Wilson</a>, that many aspects of human behavior are genetically determined.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep61" style="text-align:center">61</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Wolf Equation"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 30, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-3-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0411" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0411</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the winter of 1976–77, 80 percent of the <a href="/wiki/Wolf" title="Wolf">wolf</a> population in Northwest <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a> was the target of aerial hunts. Although the area is roamed by the Western Arctic <a href="/wiki/Caribou" class="mw-redirect" title="Caribou">caribou</a> herds—a natural predator of the wolf—the caribou population has been steadily decreasing in number. NOVA examines how the <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Department_of_Fish_and_Game" title="Alaska Department of Fish and Game">Dept. of Fish and Game</a> is handling the problem of wolf control.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep62" style="text-align:center">62</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DawnoftheSolarAge">The Dawn of the Solar Age</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 20, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-4-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0412" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0412</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Solar_energy" title="Solar energy">Solar energy</a> is increasingly popular as a home heating source. But only recently has it been seriously considered as a source of industrial power. NOVA looks at this new industrial approach, such as the use of a huge <a href="/wiki/Windmill" title="Windmill">windmill</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, giant machines that may generate electricity from the heat of the tropical seas or from the <a href="/wiki/Wave_power" title="Wave power">motion of waves</a>, and an <a href="/wiki/Space-based_solar_power" title="Space-based solar power">orbiting solar power station</a> able to beam <a href="/wiki/Microwaves" class="mw-redirect" title="Microwaves">microwaves</a> to Earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep63" style="text-align:center">63</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheBusinessofExinction">The Business of Extinction</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 20, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-4-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0413" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0413</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the huge international <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_smuggling" title="Wildlife smuggling">illegal trade in animals</a>, penetrates the thriving underworld of smugglers and assesses the effects on vanishing wildlife.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep64" style="text-align:center">64</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheRedPlanet">The Red Planet</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 27, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-4-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0414" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0414</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA traces 300 years of speculation, investigation and discovery that have centered on <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a>—particularly the theory that <a href="/wiki/Life_on_Mars" title="Life on Mars">the planet could support life</a>. Questions raised by NASA's 1976 <a href="/wiki/Viking_program" title="Viking program">Viking missions</a> about how the vast canyons were formed are also explored.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep65" style="text-align:center">65</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheTonguesofMen">Tongues of Men: Disaster at Babel</a>" (1 of 2)</td><td style="text-align:center">May 11, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-5-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0415" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0415</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In part one of this two-part exploration of the diversity of world <a href="/wiki/Languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Languages">languages</a>, NOVA examines how and why the bewildering confusion of languages came about.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep66" style="text-align:center">66</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheTonguesofMen">Tongues of Men: A World Language?</a>" (2 of 2)</td><td style="text-align:center">May 18, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-5-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0416" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0416</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In part two of this two-part series on the diversity of language, NOVA explores how man has coped with the confusion of language and asks if the growing acceptance of English is the answer.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep67" style="text-align:center">67</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LinusPaulingCrusadingScientist">Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 1, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-6-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0417" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0417</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA profiles <a href="/wiki/Linus_Pauling" title="Linus Pauling">Linus Pauling</a>—the only person to have received two unshared <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prizes" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel Prizes">Nobel Prizes</a> for his work in <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear weapons">nuclear weapons</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep68" style="text-align:center">68</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAAcrosstheSilenceBarrier">Across the Silent Barrier</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 22, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-6-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0418" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0418</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the different means by which <a href="/wiki/Hearing_loss" title="Hearing loss">hearing-impaired</a> people have learned to penetrate the world of the hearing by visiting with <a href="/wiki/Kitty_O%27Neil" title="Kitty O'Neil">Kitty O'Neil</a>—a woman record-holding speed car racer; Frances Parsons, an advocate of hearing-impaired persons' rights; and workers at Silent Industries—a factory in Los Angeles founded by a deaf man.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep69" style="text-align:center">69</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheNewHealers">The New Healers</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 29, 1977<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1977-6-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0419" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0419</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the debilitating <a href="/wiki/Diseases" class="mw-redirect" title="Diseases">diseases</a> that are often caused by <a href="/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty</a> and follows two paths to health care in <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_5:_1978">Season 5: 1978</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Season 5: 1978"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep70" style="text-align:center">70</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/IntheEventofCatastrophe">In The Event of Catastrophe</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 4, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-1-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0501" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0501</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can a nuclear war be survived? Some members of the defense community say yes. NOVA explores the possibility.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep71" style="text-align:center">71</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGreenMachine">The Green Machine</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 11, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-1-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0420" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0420</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Botany is a neglected science and plants are all around us, but unfamiliar. NOVA examines our state of knowledge of how plants work: growth hormones, responses to light and shade, photosynthesis, root mechanisms and twining responses.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep72" style="text-align:center">72</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/BlueprintsintheBloodstream">Blueprints in the Bloodstream</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 18, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-1-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0502" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0502</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> It has been known since the turn of the century that there are four human blood groups, based on different red cells and serum characteristics. NOVA looks at the more recent discovery that the different white cell types, as determined by a variety of different molecular markers on the cell surface, open up the possibility of the prevention of disease.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep73" style="text-align:center">73</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAOneSmallStep">One Small Step</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 25, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-1-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0503" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0503</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Part one of a two-part series on the subject of man in space, NOVA examines the history of NASA—from the origin of the space race through the triumph of the Apollo programs. By tracing the history of three key programs—Mercury, Gemini, Apollo—we show how the basic challenges surrounding space flight were answered: rendezvous and docking, life support, weightlessness, space sickness, equipment reliability and so on.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep74" style="text-align:center">74</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAFinalFrontier">The Final Frontier</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-2-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0504" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0504</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Second of the two-part series on space programs, NOVA looks ahead to the future, post-Apollo and the role that man in space will play, including the possibility of space colonization—huge orbiting space stations where people live and work in an earth atmosphere under artificial gravity.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep75" style="text-align:center">75</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"BaMiki BaNdula: Children of the Forest"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-2-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0505" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0505</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the rain forests of Zaire, in the heart of Africa, live the Mbuti Pygmies. The Pygmy way of life has always been extraordinarily difficult to capture on film, though many have tried. NOVA presents a rare portrait of an elusive people, made by an independent filmmaker who lived with the Pygmies and won their trust.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep76" style="text-align:center">76</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TrialofDentonCooley">Trial of Denton Cooley</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-2-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0506" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0506</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In a dramatic docudrama, NOVA reconstructs the controversial lawsuit raised against renowned heart surgeon Dr. Denton Cooley when one of his patients died after heart surgery, and examines the legal and moral issues this raises in the practice of modern medicine.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep77" style="text-align:center">77</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TLVTheGreatWineRevolution">The Great Wine Revolution</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 1, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-3-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0507" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0507</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A science-based revolution in the making of wine is underway. NOVA traces the secrets of the aging process and science's involvement with the predicting of mass production high-quality vintage wines.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep78" style="text-align:center">78</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheCaseOfTheAncientAstronauts">The Case of the Ancient Astronauts</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 8, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-3-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0508" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0508</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA investigates the theories of von Daniken and others that the Earth has been visited by intelligent beings from outer space. Among claims examined are: that the building techniques used in the Great Pyramid of Cheops are so advanced that only an extraterrestrial intelligence could have built it; and that the engraved stones of Palenque in Mexico depict an ancient astronaut at the controls of a space rocket.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep79" style="text-align:center">79</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheMindMachines_201901">The Mind Machines</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 22, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-3-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0509" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0509</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Today's scientists may be creating their own successors. Work being done in Artificial Intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science, only suggest that in the not too distant future, machines will outpace their creators. NOVA examines the possibility.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep80" style="text-align:center">80</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/IcarusChildren">Icarus' Children</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 29, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-3-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0510" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0510</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the summer of 1977 Paul MacCready, a California scientist and businessman, won the coveted Kremer Prize. His achievement was to design and build an airplane which completed, unaided, a one-mile figure-eight course entirely under the power provided by the pilot himself. This is the story of those many failures and MacCready's success.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep81" style="text-align:center">81</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAStillWaters">Still Waters</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 12, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-4-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0511" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0511</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA shows a year in the life of a beaver pond and includes almost every life form that exists in, on, under, around and above the water, from the microscopic plant life of summer to the eagles feeding on carcasses of deer that collapsed on the winter ice.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep82" style="text-align:center">82</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Battle for the Acropolis"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 19, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-4-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0512" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0512</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The fortified plateau above Athens known as the Acropolis is the site of some of the most remarkable architecture in the world: its marble structures built in the fifth century BC, including the renowned Parthenon, represent the artistic peak of classical Greek architecture. NOVA examines how the heavily polluted air of Athens produces acid rain which is dissolving the marble sculptures and columns; and how iron tiles used extensively in repair 40 years ago are now rusting, expanding and shattering the stone structures.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep83" style="text-align:center">83</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheRoadtoHappiness">The Road to Happiness</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 3, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-5-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0513" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0513</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Henry Ford, a great friend of Edison, was a film enthusiast who amassed some one and a half million feet of film during his lifetime. Deposited in the National Archives and known as the Ford Film Collection, it covers not only the Ford family and Ford Motor Company but also contains newsreels, and general films produced under Ford. Using the Collection, NOVA profiles Ford's life and times.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep84" style="text-align:center">84</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/Lightofthe21stCentury">Light of the 21st Century</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 10, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-5-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0514" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0514</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When first invented 18 years ago, lasers were called "a solution looking for a problem;" nobody could think what to do with them. But in fact research scientists immediately began to exploit their pure colors and near-perfect focusing ability. Today lasers have grown into a billion-dollar business. They are used in construction, manufacturing, clothing, dentistry and medicine. And the future uses of lasers are likely to be of major significance as the means of achieving nuclear fusion and as a very high efficiency communications medium.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep85" style="text-align:center">85</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheInsectAlternative">The Insect Alternative</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 24, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-5-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0515" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0515</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In a world that each year loses up to 40 percent of its crops to insects, some form of pest control is desperately needed. But chemical pesticides have backfired. Pesticide-resistant insects frequently develop, and previously harmless insects have become devastating infestations. Farmers have found themselves trapped on a "pesticide treadmill"—the more they spray, the more they have to spray. NOVA examines several alternatives for pest control.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep86" style="text-align:center">86</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheDesertsEdge">The Desert's Edge</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 31, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-5-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0516" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0516</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For thousands of years people have managed to live in deserts all over the world. But in recent years, a growing population and the demands of the international market have put more stress on these poor and easily exhausted lands. NOVA examines the consequences and possible solutions to desertification.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep87" style="text-align:center">87</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheTsetseTrap">The Tsetse Trap</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 7, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-6-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0517" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0517</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores Bovine sleeping sickness. Spread by a fly, it is a deadly disease that poses a threat to Africa's cattle.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep88" style="text-align:center">88</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHMemoriesfromEden">Memories From Eden</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 14, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-6-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0518" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0518</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Traditionally zoos were designed neither for people nor animals; barred cages taught people more about their separation from nature than about an animal and its habitat. But just as man has realized that he has all but destroyed much of the world's wilderness and its wildlife, he is realizing that the zoo may be the last refuge for wildlife. NOVA visits several United States zoos to examine a variety of activities of concern today: breeding, public education, creative new animal habitats, and the reintroduction of animals to their natural environment.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep89" style="text-align:center">89</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AWhisperfromSpace">A Whisper From Space</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 21, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-6-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0519" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0519</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In 1965, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, two radio astronomers at Bell Telephone Laboratories, discovered faint, but ever-present, microwave signals from space—the most ancient and most distant signals detected by man: the oldest "fossils" in the universe. NOVA explores the current surge of cosmological discovery that continues to aid scientists in the "cosmic archaeology" of digging into the history of the universe.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep90" style="text-align:center">90</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AlaskaTheClosingFrontier">Alaska: The Closing Frontier</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 28, 1978<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1978-6-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0520" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0520</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Congress is currently considering a proposal that would double the size of America's national park system by designating a sizeable chunk of Alaska as off-limits to developers. NOVA explores the public debates on Alaska, such as the construction of the oil pipeline—a proposal that has sparked a bitter controversy between conservationists and developers.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_6:_1979">Season 6: 1979</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Season 6: 1979"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep91" style="text-align:center">91</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/blacktide">Black Tide</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 4, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-1-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0601" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0601</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On the morning of March 16, 1978, the US-owned, Liberian registered <a href="/wiki/Supertanker" class="mw-redirect" title="Supertanker">supertanker</a>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Amoco_Cadiz" title="Amoco Cadiz">Amoco Cadiz</a></i>, went aground off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Brittany" title="Brittany">Brittany</a>. Over the following days and weeks its entire 68 million gallons of oil drained into the sea. A NOVA production team began filming at the scene shortly after the disaster, the biggest oil spill in history, and recorded clean-up efforts, effects of the spill on the crucial tourism and fishing industries, and the attempts of US and French marine biologists to trace the passage of the oil through the environment.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep92" style="text-align:center">92</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LongWalkofFredYoung">Long Walk of Fred Young</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 11, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-1-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0602" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0602</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> As a child, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Begay" title="Fred Begay">Fred Young</a> hunted birds and wild animals with primitive weapons, spoke only the Indian languages <a href="/wiki/Ute_dialect" title="Ute dialect">Ute</a> and <a href="/wiki/Navajo_language" title="Navajo language">Navajo</a>, went to a medicine man when he was sick, and slept under the stars. NOVA profiles Dr. Frederick Young, now a <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_physicist" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear physicist">nuclear physicist</a> working on the <a href="/wiki/Inertial_confinement_fusion" title="Inertial confinement fusion">laser fusion</a> project at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory" title="Los Alamos National Laboratory">Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep93" style="text-align:center">93</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AWorldOfDifference">A World of Difference</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 18, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-1-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0603" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0603</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In 1945, <a href="/wiki/B.F._Skinner" class="mw-redirect" title="B.F. Skinner">B.F. Skinner</a> shocked the world by putting his 13-month-old daughter, Deborah, into a "box." The box was actually a climate-controlled crib designed for comfort and protection, and the young psychologist was merely testing his theory that environment controls behavior. NOVA portrays the life of this famous behavioral psychologist now in his 70's and living quietly in <a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge</a> as <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Emeritus" class="extiw" title="wikt:Emeritus">Emeritus</a> professor of <a href="/wiki/Psychology" title="Psychology">Psychology</a> at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard University</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep94" style="text-align:center">94</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CashingInontheOcean">Cashing In On The Ocean</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-2-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0604" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0604</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The bed of the northeast Pacific Ocean is covered with a "carpet" estimated to be worth a staggering ten million dollars. These <a href="/wiki/Manganese" title="Manganese">manganese</a> nodules—the bumpy carpet—are rich not only in manganese but in the key strategic minerals: copper, <a href="/wiki/Nickel" title="Nickel">nickel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cobalt" title="Cobalt">cobalt</a>. NOVA examines the debate about who owns them and who has the right to exploit their use.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep95" style="text-align:center">95</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Patterns from the Past"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-2-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0605" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0605</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Below the snow-capped peaks of the Peruvian <a href="/wiki/Andes" title="Andes">Andes</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Q%27ero" title="Q'ero">Q'ero</a> Indians live a life patterned on that of their ancestors thousands of years ago. NOVA takes a look at the unchanging world of these isolated mountain people.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep96" style="text-align:center">96</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheInvisibleFlame">The Invisible Flame</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-2-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0606" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0606</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Some day <a href="/wiki/Hydrogen" title="Hydrogen">hydrogen</a> may replace the gasoline that we are now using up so rapidly. NOVA looks at the potential of <a href="/wiki/Hydrogen_fuel" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydrogen fuel">hydrogen</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Zero_emission" title="Zero emission">zero-pollution</a> <a href="/wiki/Fuel" title="Fuel">fuel</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep97" style="text-align:center">97</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAEndoftheRainbow">The End of the Rainbow</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 1, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-3-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0607" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0607</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_fusion" title="Nuclear fusion">nuclear fusion</a> the solution to the <a href="/wiki/Energy_crisis" title="Energy crisis">energy crisis</a>? NOVA examines the promise—and problems—of fusion as a future energy source.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep98" style="text-align:center">98</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Beersheva Experiment"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 8, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-3-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0608" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0608</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Health_care_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Health care in the United States">Health care</a> is the third largest industry in the US. As a result of billions of dollars spent on medical education in the 1960s, there are now too many specialists and too few primary care physicians, especially in underserved areas. NOVA tells the story of one medical school in Israel that is training a new kind of family doctor.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep99" style="text-align:center">99</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAAEinstein">Einstein</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 15, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-3-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0609" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0609</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> One hundred years after his birth, <a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Albert Einstein</a> remains an enigma to most Americans. NOVA presents an insightful portrait of the man and his mind through rarely viewed film footage.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep100" style="text-align:center">100</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheKeysOfParadise">The Keys of Paradise</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 29, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-3-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0610" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0610</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Some powerful and complex <a href="/wiki/Analgesic" title="Analgesic">painkilling drugs</a> have just been discovered—in a place where you would least expect to find them. <a href="/wiki/Endorphins" title="Endorphins">Endorphins</a> and their component <a href="/wiki/Enkephalin" title="Enkephalin">Enkephalins</a> are manufactured in the brain, and perform the same painkilling function as analgesics like <a href="/wiki/Morphine" title="Morphine">morphine</a>. NOVA explores some physiological mysteries, such as why <a href="/wiki/Acupuncture" title="Acupuncture">acupuncture</a> works, and how <a href="/wiki/Placebos" class="mw-redirect" title="Placebos">placebos</a> can relieve symptoms, and shows how endorphins could revolutionize the treatment of <a href="/wiki/Pain" title="Pain">pain</a>, depression, and even <a href="/wiki/Schizophrenia" title="Schizophrenia">schizophrenia</a>.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_7:_1979–1980"><span id="Season_7:_1979.E2.80.931980"></span>Season 7: 1979–1980</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Season 7: 1979–1980"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep101" style="text-align:center">101</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/APlagueOnOurChildren">A Plague on our Children</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 2, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-10-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0611" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0611</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is the <a href="/wiki/Chemical_industry" title="Chemical industry">chemical industry</a> a boom to modern civilization, or a major threat to our health and that of future generations? NOVA examines how toxic <a href="/wiki/Herbicide" title="Herbicide">heribicides</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pesticide" title="Pesticide">Pesticides</a>, and other chemicals may cause cancer, <a href="/wiki/Miscarriage" title="Miscarriage">Miscarriages</a> and <a href="/wiki/Birth_defect" title="Birth defect">Birth defects</a> in humans.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep102" style="text-align:center">102</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/Novalifeonsilkenthread">Life on a Silken Thread</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 9, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-10-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0612" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0612</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Sinister, sometimes even deadly, spiders have little popular appeal; yet their silken webs are among nature's loveliest creations. NOVA takes a close look in slow motion, as spiders reveal a delicate grace and beauty, and an amazing array of lifestyles.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep103" style="text-align:center">103</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SweetSolutions">Sweet Solutions</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 16, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-10-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0613" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0613</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA views the history of sugar—from its scientific, religious and political history to its medical controversy.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep104" style="text-align:center">104</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RaceForTheGold">Race For Gold</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 30, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-10-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0614" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0614</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> At the <a href="/wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics" title="1976 Summer Olympics">1976 Olympics</a>, East German athletes walked off with 40 of the coveted gold medals, though their country is only the size of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>. NOVA investigates whether a drug is responsible for their incredible success—or is American athletic training and commitment falling behind that of the Communist world?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep105" style="text-align:center">105</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AllPartoftheGame">All Part of The Game</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 6, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-11-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0615" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0615</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Thousands of amateur athletes are hurt every year, and many professional athletes suffer injuries that may mean the end of a career. NOVA looks at a new medical specialty—<a href="/wiki/Sports_medicine" title="Sports medicine">sports medicine</a>—that promises to prevent and cure many sports related problems.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep106" style="text-align:center">106</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAMachineryofHope">India: Machinery of Hope</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0616" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0616</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Most of India lives by the same rhythm, the same tools, as in centuries past. But there is another India—with thriving commercial centers, spotless research laboratories and large-scale industry. NOVA looks at how the gap between these two extremes is shrinking because of a policy of "appropriate" technology that uses the resources of both to meet the greatest needs of all.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep107" style="text-align:center">107</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheBridgethatSpannedtheWorld">The Bridge That Spanned The World</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 4, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-12-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0617" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0617</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/The_Iron_Bridge" title="The Iron Bridge">The Iron Bridge</a> across the <a href="/wiki/River_Severn" title="River Severn">River Severn</a> in <a href="/wiki/Telford" title="Telford">Telford</a>, England is two centuries old this year. It remains a monument to the <a href="/wiki/Shropshire" title="Shropshire">Shropshire</a> iron masters who built it, and a symbol of the <a href="/wiki/Industrial_Revolution" title="Industrial Revolution">Industrial Revolution</a> that was born in the area where the bridge stands. NOVA traces the development of ironmaking and its far-reaching effects on society and the world economy.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep108" style="text-align:center">108</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TermitesandTelescopes">Termites and Telescopes</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 11, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-12-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0618" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0618</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Philip_Morrison" title="Philip Morrison">Dr. Philip Morrison</a>, Institute Professor and professor of <a href="/wiki/Physics" title="Physics">Physics</a> at <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">Massachusetts Institute of Technology</a>, presents this thoughtful and provocative commentary on the nature of <a href="/wiki/Civilization" title="Civilization">civilization</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep109" style="text-align:center">109</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Blindness: Five Points of View"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 18, 1979<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1979-12-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0619" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0619</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For many people the idea of <a href="/wiki/Visual_impairment" title="Visual impairment">life without vision</a> is as fearful as death. NOVA looks at five people struggling to save their threatened vision using drugs, surgery, counseling and determination.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep110" style="text-align:center">110</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheElusiveIllness">The Elusive Illness</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 15, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-1-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0701" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0701</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Aboriginal_Australians" title="Aboriginal Australians">Aborigines</a> in Australia, <a href="/wiki/Groundhog" title="Groundhog">woodchucks</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a>, the Nobel Prize in Stockholm and the <a href="/wiki/LGBT_community" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT community">gay community</a> in New York City—what could possibly link such disparate elements? The answer is <a href="/wiki/Hepatitis" title="Hepatitis">Hepatitis</a>. NOVA examines this elusive disease, what causes it, how it is spread and how you get rid of it.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep111" style="text-align:center">111</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AisforAtomBisforBomb">A is for Atom, B is for Bomb</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 22, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-1-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0702" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0702</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA profiles <a href="/wiki/Edward_Teller" title="Edward Teller">Dr. Edward Teller</a>, the "Father of the <a href="/wiki/Thermonuclear_weapon" title="Thermonuclear weapon">Hydrogen Bomb</a>," an acclaimed scientific genius and brilliant theoretician, and a man considered by some the most dangerous scientist in the United States.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep112" style="text-align:center">112</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LivingMachines">Living Machines</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 5, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-2-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0703" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0703</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the science of natural engineering and asks the basic questions: what makes a good design in nature and why did a particular plant or animal adopt a particular design?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep113" style="text-align:center">113</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PortraitofaKiller">Portrait of a Killer</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 19, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-2-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0704" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0704</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> More than 40 million Americans are afflicted by <a href="/wiki/Cardiovascular_disease" title="Cardiovascular disease">cardiovascular disease</a>. NOVA examines the new information on risk factors and possible prevention of <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attacks</a> and Strokes—often fatal diseases.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep114" style="text-align:center">114</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/UmealitTheWhaleHunters">Umealit: The Whale Hunters</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 4, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-3-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0705" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0705</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Whaling" title="Whaling">Whaling</a> is an integral part of <a href="/wiki/Eskimo" title="Eskimo">Eskimo</a> life, and a major source of food; even so, <a href="/wiki/Conservation_biology" title="Conservation biology">conservationists</a> are seeking to restrict the hunting of <a href="/wiki/Bowhead_whale" title="Bowhead whale">bowheads</a> in <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep115" style="text-align:center">115</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheSafetyFactor">The Safety Factor</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 11, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-3-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0706" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0706</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Recent <a href="/wiki/Aviation_accidents_and_incidents" title="Aviation accidents and incidents">aircraft accidents</a> have raised the question of just how safe modern <a href="/wiki/Commercial_aviation" title="Commercial aviation">commercial aviation</a> really is. NOVA looks at some of the problems and experimental efforts underway to deal with them.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep116" style="text-align:center">116</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAS07E07AMediterraneanProspect">A Mediterranean Prospect</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 18, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-3-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0707" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0707</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Every year, millions of tourists converge on the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean</a>'s sunny coasts, lured by the prospect of bathing in clear, azure waters and basking in semi-tropical sun. But years of use and abuse have taken their toll on the once idyllic Mediterranean and the "world's biggest swimming pool" has become the world's biggest open sewer. NOVA explores the complex problems that plague the Mediterranean's future.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep117" style="text-align:center">117</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MrLudwigsTropicalDreamland_201808">Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 25, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-3-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0708" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0708</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the amazing <a href="/wiki/Jari_project" title="Jari project">Jari project</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_basin" title="Amazon basin">Amazon basin</a>. Eleven years ago, 3.5 million acres of virgin jungle were bought by the reclusive billionaire, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_K._Ludwig" title="Daniel K. Ludwig">Daniel K. Ludwig</a>.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_8:_1980–81"><span id="Season_8:_1980.E2.80.9381"></span>Season 8: 1980–81</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Season 8: 1980–81"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep118" style="text-align:center">118</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAPinksandtheBlues">The Pinks and the Blues</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 30, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-9-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0709" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0709</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the shaping and molding of the male and female personality. From <a href="/wiki/Infant" title="Infant">infancy</a> through <a href="/wiki/Childhood" class="mw-redirect" title="Childhood">childhood</a>, the program documents the impact of culture on the development of <a href="/wiki/Sex_differences_in_humans" title="Sex differences in humans">sex differences</a>. Known as "The Secret Of The Sexes" as the <a href="/wiki/Vestron_Video" title="Vestron Video">Vestron Video</a> release of 1988.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep119" style="text-align:center">119</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheCancerDetectiviesOfLinXian">The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 7, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-10-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0710" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0710</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In one of the first films ever to come out of modern China, NOVA sifts through clues that Chinese scientists have uncovered in their pursuit of particularly virulent and elusive forms of cancer from which one out of every four people die.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep120" style="text-align:center">120</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHSeaBehindtheDunes">The Sea Behind the Dunes</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 14, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-10-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0711" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0711</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> One year in the intricate life of a coastal lagoon unfolds in an hour's time when NOVA documents the fragile tidal ecosystem which supports the entire ocean.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep121" style="text-align:center">121</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DoWeReallyNeedtheRockies">Do We Really Need The Rockies?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 28, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-10-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0712" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0712</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Locked in the <a href="/wiki/Shale" title="Shale">shale</a> of the Western <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountains" title="Rocky Mountains">Rocky Mountains</a> is more oil than in the Middle East—more than enough to solve our dependence on foreign crude oil. But will <a href="/wiki/Shale_oil" title="Shale oil">shale oil</a> solve our gasoline shortage, or will it simply turn the Rockies into a gigantic industrial zone? NOVA explores the promise and the problems of shale oil.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep122" style="text-align:center">122</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nova-interferon-s-8-e-5-aka-the-big-if-convert-video-online.com">The Big IF</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 4, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-11-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0713" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0713</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is <a href="/wiki/Interferon" title="Interferon">interferon</a>—known as IF in medical shorthand—the wonder drug and cure for cancer that some doctors claim? NOVA travels to London, <a href="/wiki/Stockholm" title="Stockholm">Stockholm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, San Francisco, and <a href="/wiki/New_Haven,_Connecticut" title="New Haven, Connecticut">New Haven</a> in search of the answer in the most complete film on interferon ever to appear on <a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States" title="Television in the United States">American television</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep123" style="text-align:center">123</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/VoyagerJupiterandBeyond">Voyager: Jupiter & Beyond</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 11, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-11-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0714" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0714</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On Wednesday, November 12, 1980, <i><a href="/wiki/Voyager_1" title="Voyager 1">Voyager 1</a></i> is expected to arrive at <a href="/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a> for a first time extensive close-up investigation of the majestic ringed planet. Astronomers can expect to gather more information than ever before possible. On the day before this historic event, NOVA documents Voyager's journey through the outer Solar System.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep124" style="text-align:center">124</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheWizardWhoSpatontheFloor">The Wizard Who Spat On The Floor</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 18, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-11-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0715" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0715</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edison" title="Thomas Edison">Thomas Edison</a> is the quintessential American hero, the Wizard whose inventions revolutionized modern living. But there was always more to Edison than met the eye. He was a complex and contradictory man; a brilliant inventor, a foolish investor; a demanding boss, a liberal benefactor—a public figure that no one ever really knew. NOVA profiles the man behind the mythical reputation.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep125" style="text-align:center">125</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheWaterCrisis">The Water Crisis</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 25, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-11-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0716" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0716</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Water, water everywhere...but just how useful is it? NOVA travels to the <a href="/wiki/Adirondack_Mountains" title="Adirondack Mountains">Adirondack Mountains</a> where <a href="/wiki/Acid_rain" title="Acid rain">acid rain</a> is killing many high elevation lakes; to the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> where <a href="/wiki/Chlorine" title="Chlorine">chlorine</a> has combined with natural and manmade organic chemicals to form cancer-causing toxic chemical substances; to California, where conservation recycling has had to become a way of life; and to <a href="/wiki/Bedford,_Massachusetts" title="Bedford, Massachusetts">Bedford, Massachusetts</a>, where the town wells have been contaminated by <a href="/wiki/Industrial_waste" title="Industrial waste">industrial waste</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep126" style="text-align:center">126</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MovingStill">Moving Still</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 2, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-12-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0717" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0717</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA tells the story of still and cine photography in science—from the extraordinary work of the pioneers in the early 1800s to how the ability to freeze time on film in ever shorter periods has given scientists remarkable new insights. Today photography enables us to analyze (frame by frame) the thousands of molecular reactions that can happen in less time than the blink of an eye.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep127" style="text-align:center">127</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HorizonATouchofSensitivity">A Touch of Sensitivity</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 9, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-12-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0718" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0718</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The exquisite sensitivity of touch cells in the human skin makes it possible for us to discriminate with precision the slightest changes in texture and pressure, but how the electrical impulses we receive are converted into sensation remains a mystery. NOVA explores the hidden meaning and extraordinary power of human touch.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep128" style="text-align:center">128</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Red Deer of Rhum"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 23, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-12-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0719" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0719</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The cuddly image of <a href="/wiki/Rudolph_the_Red-Nosed_Reindeer" title="Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</a> has become an integral part of the jollity of the Christmas season. NOVA takes a timely look at how real deer live by visiting <a href="/wiki/R%C3%B9m" title="Rùm">Rhum</a>—an island off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> inhabited by <a href="/wiki/Red_deer" title="Red deer">red deer</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep129" style="text-align:center">129</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"It's About Time"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 30, 1980<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1980-12-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0720" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0720</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Time—a concept which has baffled scientists and philosophers since time immemorial. Actor <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Moore" title="Dudley Moore">Dudley Moore</a> hosts a funny, sobering and visually stunning quest for answers to riddles, as NOVA spends an hour on time. Aired on the BBC in 1979.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep130" style="text-align:center">130</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DoctorsofNigeria">The Doctors of Nigeria</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 6, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-1-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0801" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0801</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is the <a href="/wiki/Zanthoxylum" title="Zanthoxylum">fagara</a> root a match for the <a href="/wiki/Stethoscope" title="Stethoscope">stethoscope</a>? This program looks at the contributions of both traditional <a href="/wiki/Herbal_medicine" title="Herbal medicine">herbal medicine</a> and western orthodox medicine to the health of the Nigerian people.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep131" style="text-align:center">131</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MessageintheRocks">Message In The Rocks</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 20, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-1-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0802" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0802</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This program explores clues gathered from ancient rocks and <a href="/wiki/Meteorite" title="Meteorite">Meteorites</a> in an attempt to piece together how our planet formed, what happened during its earliest days, and when life first appeared. The program includes visits to the scene of a fresh fall of meteorites, several volcanic eruptions, and an underwater glimpse of molten "pillow" lava as it oozes out of volcanic vents in the sea floor.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep132" style="text-align:center">132</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheDeadSeaLives">The Dead Sea Lives</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 27, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-1-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0803" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0803</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the <a href="/wiki/Dead_Sea" title="Dead Sea">Dead Sea</a>. The lowest place on Earth, at 1400 feet below sea level, it is jointly owned by Israel and <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a>. If used properly it could become a vital natural resource for both countries, giving them not only salt, but <a href="/wiki/Protein" title="Protein">protein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fertilizer" title="Fertilizer">fertilizer</a>, oil, and a <a href="/wiki/Solar_energy" title="Solar energy">solar energy</a> store.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep133" style="text-align:center">133</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AnatomyOfAVolcano">Anatomy of a Volcano</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 10, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-2-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0804" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0804</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When <a href="/wiki/Mount_St._Helens" title="Mount St. Helens">Mount St. Helens</a> erupted earlier this year, it focused the attention of the whole world on the almost incredible destructive forces that <a href="/wiki/Volcanos" class="mw-redirect" title="Volcanos">volcanos</a> can release. Geologists from around the world congregated at the volcano and NOVA joined the vigil for an in-depth look at the incident and its aftermath.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep134" style="text-align:center">134</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ScienceofMurder">The Science of Murder</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 17, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-2-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0805" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0805</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA investigates what science can do in helping to solve murder—in understanding why it occurs, and how the rate might be reduced—and explores the work of people who have the stark job of dealing with death: the police, <a href="/wiki/Pathologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Pathologist">pathologist</a>, scientists and <a href="/wiki/Psychiatrists" class="mw-redirect" title="Psychiatrists">psychiatrists</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep135" style="text-align:center">135</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MaladyofHealthCare">The Malady of Health Care</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 24, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-2-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0806" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0806</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Health care is no longer two <a href="/wiki/Aspirin" title="Aspirin">Aspirins</a> and some <a href="/wiki/Chicken_soup" title="Chicken soup">chicken soup</a>—it is a huge enterprise capable of amazing feats and costing billions of dollars. How can we afford to pay the bills? Is quality health care a right or a privilege? NOVA examines these questions in a comparison between the American and British systems of health care.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep136" style="text-align:center">136</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVABeyondtheMilkyWay">Beyond the Milky Way</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 3, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-3-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0807" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0807</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Sophisticated instruments used by astronomers enable earthlings to see beyond what was once the cloudy barrier of the <a href="/wiki/Milky_Way" title="Milky Way">Milky Way</a>, to a <a href="/wiki/Universe" title="Universe">universe</a> of perhaps 100 billion other <a href="/wiki/Galaxies" class="mw-redirect" title="Galaxies">galaxies</a>. NOVA takes a trip into outer space to see these clusters which are as old as time and several million light years away.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep137" style="text-align:center">137</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheAsteroidAndTheDinosaur">The Asteroid and the Dinosaur</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 10, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-3-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0808" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0808</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For 150 million years, non-avian <a href="/wiki/Dinosaurs" class="mw-redirect" title="Dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a> dominated the Earth. Then, 65 million years ago, they suddenly vanished, along with a great deal of the planet's animal and plant life. NOVA examines a remarkable theory about the cause of the <a href="/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event" title="Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event">catastrophe</a>—in which the first clue to the solution was a piece of <a href="/wiki/Clay" title="Clay">clay</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep138" style="text-align:center">138</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAAnimalOlympians">Animal Olympians</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 17, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-3-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0809" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0809</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The beauty, endurance, and raw power of animals in the wild are captured on film as NOVA juxtaposes Olympic athletes performing feats which have parallels in the animal kingdom with animals who are the champions of grace and strength.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep139" style="text-align:center">139</th><td style="text-align:center">22</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ResolutononSaturn">Resolution on Saturn</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">August 25, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-8-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0810" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0810</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> It's over 300 years since <a href="/wiki/Galileo" class="mw-redirect" title="Galileo">Galileo</a> turned his new <a href="/wiki/Telescope" title="Telescope">telescope</a> on <a href="/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a> and first saw its spectacular rings. NOVA shows the beauty and new mysteries discovered by <i><a href="/wiki/Voyager_1" title="Voyager 1">Voyager 1</a></i> on its historic visit.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_9:_1981–82"><span id="Season_9:_1981.E2.80.9382"></span>Season 9: 1981–82</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Season 9: 1981–82"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep140" style="text-align:center">140</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ComputersSpiesAndPrivateLives">Computers, Spies, & Private Lives</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 27, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-9-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0811" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0811</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA reports on the potential danger of modern Computers that gather "routine" information about our daily lives as we buy things, go to the hospital, or make donations. Computers can know more about us than our closest friends. NOVA examines how much of that personal information is readily shared with other computers.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep141" style="text-align:center">141</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhyAmericaBurns">Why America Burns</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 4, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-10-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0812" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0812</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> More people die in fires in the US than in any other industrialized country. In an alarming report that challenges the complacency of the US fire prevention establishment, NOVA uncovers glaring gaps in our defenses against flames that kill. Sealing any one of these gaps might save thousands of lives and prevent enormous pain and misery.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep142" style="text-align:center">142</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/GreatViolinMystery">The Great Violin Mystery</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 11, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-10-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0813" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0813</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A great secret lies locked inside the master Violins created by Italian craftsmen like <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Stradivari" title="Antonio Stradivari">Antonio Stradivari</a> in the 17th and 18th centuries. Now, a Wisconsin physicist, working alone in his cellar, may have solved the violin mystery.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep143" style="text-align:center">143</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cosmic Fire"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 18, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-10-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0814" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0814</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A NOVA showing the extraordinary discoveries of <a href="/wiki/X-ray_astronomy" title="X-ray astronomy">X-ray astronomy</a>. This new science has revealed that our universe is much stranger and more violent than ever imagined, filled with <a href="/wiki/Neutrons" class="mw-redirect" title="Neutrons">neutrons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="Stars">stars</a>, exploding <a href="/wiki/Galaxies" class="mw-redirect" title="Galaxies">galaxies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quasars" class="mw-redirect" title="Quasars">quasars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Black_holes" class="mw-redirect" title="Black holes">black holes</a>—a universe seething with energy, bursting across vast distances of <a href="/wiki/Space" title="Space">space</a> and time.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep144" style="text-align:center">144</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVALocusts">Locusts: "War Without End"</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 25, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-10-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0815" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0815</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Called the "teeth of the wind" by those who have battled them for centuries, <a href="/wiki/Locusts" class="mw-redirect" title="Locusts">locusts</a> continue to plague hundreds of millions of people. Rare desert rains transforms locusts from harmless <a href="/wiki/Grasshoppers" class="mw-redirect" title="Grasshoppers">grasshoppers</a> to voracious swarms capable of destroying all vegetation in their path. <i>NOVA</i> reveals some of man's latest attempts to rid himself of his age-old enemy, the locust.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep145" style="text-align:center">145</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DidDarwinGetItWrong">Did Darwin Get It Wrong?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 1, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-11-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0816" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0816</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The controversy which exploded a century ago when <a href="/wiki/Charles_Darwin" title="Charles Darwin">Charles Darwin</a> published <i><a href="/wiki/The_Origin_of_Species" class="mw-redirect" title="The Origin of Species">The Origin of Species</a></i> is erupting again with new facts and emotion. <i>NOVA</i> explores challenges to the theory of <a href="/wiki/Evolution" title="Evolution">evolution</a> coming from evidence in <a href="/wiki/Fossils" class="mw-redirect" title="Fossils">fossils</a>, from biology laboratories, and <a href="/wiki/Creationists" class="mw-redirect" title="Creationists">Creationists</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep146" style="text-align:center">146</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ArtistsintheLab">Artists in the Lab</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 15, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-11-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0817" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0817</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Many were delighted by the extraordinary special effects in movies like <i><a href="/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="2001: A Space Odyssey (film)">2001</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)" title="Star Wars (film)">Star Wars</a></i>, but few realized how their magic relied on technologies as futuristic as their science fiction plots. <i>NOVA</i> introduces 20th century pioneers who use <a href="/wiki/Computers" class="mw-redirect" title="Computers">computers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lasers" class="mw-redirect" title="Lasers">lasers</a> to create an extraordinary array of strange, exciting new art forms.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep147" style="text-align:center">147</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NotesofaBiologyWatcher">Notes of a Biology Watcher: A Film with Lewis Thomas</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 22, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-11-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0818" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0818</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> You are not alone! Like it or not, every human being and virtually every living creature is, in a sense, owned and operated by legions of prehistoric organisms, hordes of them in each cell in the body. That is one of the startling revelations as NOVA explores the mysterious wonder of life with Dr. <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Thomas" title="Lewis Thomas">Lewis Thomas</a>, a leading biologist and award-winning author described by Time as "quite possibly the best essayist on science anywhere in the world."</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep148" style="text-align:center">148</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CitySpacesHumanPlaces">City Spaces, Human Places</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 29, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-11-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0819" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0819</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/William_H._Whyte" title="William H. Whyte">William H. Whyte</a>'s insightful and humorous look at <a href="/wiki/Urban_park" title="Urban park">city parks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Town_square" title="Town square">plazas</a> and Streets, and the people who use them. Whyte shows the remarkable research he did over a period of many years to find out why some city squares and small parks are enjoyable while others are so dreary. His work led to the transformation of some New York City plazas from barren to bustling. Whyte shows how any city—large or small—can lick the problem of downtown dreariness.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep149" style="text-align:center">149</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Twins"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 6, 1981<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1981-12-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0820" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0820</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ever thought what it's like having your mirror image talk back to you? It can be an everyday occurrence for identical twins. <i>NOVA</i> tells the incredible story of scientific research on twins—a field marked by brazen and damaging fraud, but also by surprising and important new discoveries about nature's recipe of heredity and environment which makes us all unique individuals.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep150" style="text-align:center">150</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SalmonOnTheRun">Salmon on the Run</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 10, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-1-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0901" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0901</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <i>NOVA</i> captures the breathtaking power and determination of these amazing creatures and examines how business and technology are changing the fishing industry—and the <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a> itself.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep151" style="text-align:center">151</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TestTubeBabies">Test-Tube Babies: A Daughter For Judy</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 17, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-1-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0902" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0902</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA presents a dramatic, exclusive film of the first <a href="/wiki/In_vitro_fertilisation" title="In vitro fertilisation">"test-tube" baby</a> born in America, <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Jordan_Carr" title="Elizabeth Jordan Carr">Elizabeth Jordan Carr</a>. NOVA follows the pregnancy from the start, presenting the only view on American TV of the extraordinary medical procedures used to remove and fertilize the egg, and of the historic birth on December 28, 1981, in <a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk, Virginia</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep152" style="text-align:center">152</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"A Field Guide to Roger Tory Peterson"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 24, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-1-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0903" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0903</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes an intimate look at <a href="/wiki/Roger_Tory_Peterson" title="Roger Tory Peterson">Roger Tory Peterson</a>, the man whose best-selling guide books to <a href="/wiki/Ornithology" title="Ornithology">ornithology</a> have played a pivotal role in turning <a href="/wiki/Birdwatching" title="Birdwatching">birdwatching</a> into a mass sport.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep153" style="text-align:center">153</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HuntfortheLegionKiller">The Hunt for the Legion Killer</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 31, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-1-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0904" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0904</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> One of the biggest investigations in medical history began when a mysterious killer disease broke out during independence celebrations in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> in 1976: <a href="/wiki/Legionnaires%27_disease" title="Legionnaires' disease">Legionnaires' disease</a>. NOVA traces the search for a cause and cure—a search bedeviled by false trails, accusations of incompetence and cover-up, and increasing urgency as the death toll mounted.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep154" style="text-align:center">154</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FindingaVoice">Finding a Voice</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 7, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-2-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0905" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0905</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What is it like not to be able to communicate with others? NOVA explores the severest of <a href="/wiki/Speech_disorder" title="Speech disorder">speech disabilities</a> with Dick Boydell—born with <a href="/wiki/Cerebral_palsy" title="Cerebral palsy">cerebral palsy</a>, confined to a <a href="/wiki/Wheelchair" title="Wheelchair">wheelchair</a> and unable for 30 years to say more than "yes" or "no" and investigates some of the new technology that gives the speechless a "voice."</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep155" style="text-align:center">155</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheTelevisionExplosion">The Television Explosion</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 14, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-2-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0906" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0906</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the past, present, and future of <a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_States" title="Television in the United States">American television</a> including the potential of <a href="/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United_States" title="Cable television in the United States">cable</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio" title="Columbus, Ohio">Columbus, Ohio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Interactive_television" title="Interactive television">two-way TV</a> experiment, the array of new techniques and their potential social impact. Will the new video technology let people see what they really want, rather than what the networks want?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep156" style="text-align:center">156</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LifePatentPending">Life: Patent Pending</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 28, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-2-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0907" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0907</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA shows how scientists go about creating <a href="/wiki/Synthetic_biology" title="Synthetic biology">new forms of life</a>, and investigates the impact of the gene bonanza on industry, medicine, and the universities themselves. NOVA reveals that other countries are plowing far more resources than the US into the burgeoning industry.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep157" style="text-align:center">157</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PalaceofDelights">Palace of Delights</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 7, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-3-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0908" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0908</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA visits San Francisco's <a href="/wiki/Exploratorium" title="Exploratorium">Exploratorium</a>—part laboratory, part school, part three-ring circus—run by an unlikely collection of physicists and high school students.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep158" style="text-align:center">158</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Animal Impostors"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 14, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-3-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0909" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0909</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In this vivid study of <a href="/wiki/Mimicry" title="Mimicry">mimicry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Camouflage" title="Camouflage">camouflage</a> NOVA shows dramatically how snakes, <a href="/wiki/Butterflies" class="mw-redirect" title="Butterflies">butterflies</a>, fish, turtles and many other kinds of animals, both predators and their intended victims, use remarkable forms of deception to achieve their goal: to eat, or avoid being eaten.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep159" style="text-align:center">159</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheMethuselahSyndrome">Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 28, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-3-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0910" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0910</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What is <a href="/wiki/Ageing" title="Ageing">aging</a>? Why does it happen? Can it be stopped? NOVA presents a startling report on research into the processes which make us age and how to control them.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_10:_1982–83"><span id="Season_10:_1982.E2.80.9383"></span>Season 10: 1982–83</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Season 10: 1982–83"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep160" style="text-align:center">160</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheCaseOfTheUFOs">The Case of the UFOs</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 12, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-10-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0911" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0911</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For the first time on television a rigorous, scientific investigation into the fact, fiction, and hoax of <a href="/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object" title="Unidentified flying object">Unidentified flying objects</a>. With vivid film and accounts from several eyewitnesses including astronauts, NOVA sifts the evidence for and against the existence of UFOs.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep161" style="text-align:center">161</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheFragileMountain">The Fragile Mountain</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 19, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-10-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0912" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0912</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The <a href="/wiki/Himalayas" title="Himalayas">Himalayas</a>, highest peaks in the world, are crumbling. People are making them crumble, and people are the victims, as NOVA reveals in this breathtaking documentary.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep162" style="text-align:center">162</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAHeresLookingatYouKid">Here's Looking At You, Kid</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 9, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-11-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0913" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0913</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Of the 70,000 Americans hospitalized annually for severe <a href="/wiki/Burn" title="Burn">Burns</a>, one-third are children. NOVA tells the story of extraordinary personal resilience in an 11-year-old boy's fight to recover from burns suffered over 73 percent of his body.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep163" style="text-align:center">163</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AdventuresofTeenageScientists">Adventures of Teenage Scientists</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 16, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-11-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0914" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0914</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA introduces some of the winners of the 1982 <a href="/wiki/Regeneron_Science_Talent_Search" title="Regeneron Science Talent Search">Westinghouse Science Talent Search</a>: high school students whose interests range from <a href="/wiki/Silkworms" class="mw-redirect" title="Silkworms">silkworms</a> to <a href="/wiki/Solar_cells" class="mw-redirect" title="Solar cells">solar cells</a>. With education facing a deepening financial crisis, will this year's group of well-trained young scientists be among the last of the best and the brightest?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep164" style="text-align:center">164</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheCobaltBlues">The Cobalt Blues</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 23, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-11-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0915" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0915</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> An investigative report on US dependence on foreign sources of strategic minerals, vital to the <a href="/wiki/Aerospace" title="Aerospace">aerospace</a> and steel industries, which examines and questions <a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Presidency of Ronald Reagan">Reagan Administration</a> policies toward those international sources.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep165" style="text-align:center">165</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHGoodbyeLouisiana">Goodbye Louisiana</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 30, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-11-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0916" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0916</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA reports on the staggering water problems of Southern <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>—where the mighty <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi</a> is threatening to change its course, and where last year 49 square miles of coastline disappeared into the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico" title="Gulf of Mexico">Gulf of Mexico</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep166" style="text-align:center">166</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhaleWatch">Whale Watch</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 7, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-12-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0917" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0917</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows the great <a href="/wiki/Gray_whale" title="Gray whale">grey whales</a> along their annual marathon migration from the <a href="/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a> to the Mexican coast and reveals little known facts about the mating and feeding habits of the gentle giants.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep167" style="text-align:center">167</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TrackingtheSupertrains">Tracking The Supertrains</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 14, 1982<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1982-12-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc0918" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">0918</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> While <a href="/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States" title="Rail transportation in the United States">America's passenger-train service</a> deteriorates, trains in Japan and Europe are speeding ahead at over 150 miles per hour. NOVA reports that the <a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail" title="High-speed rail">super-fast trains</a> are finally coming to <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">America</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep168" style="text-align:center">168</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HawaiiCrucibleOfLife">Hawaii: Crucible of Life</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 18, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-1-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1001" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1001</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_Islands" title="Hawaiian Islands">land of fire and beauty</a> is the most isolated <a href="/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">island chain</a> in the world. NOVA cameras uncover an extraordinary world far from the teeming tourist hotels, one filled with unique life forms, but also scarred by tragic extinction.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep169" style="text-align:center">169</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ThePleasureOfFindingThingsOut_201809">The Pleasure of Finding Things Out</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 25, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-1-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1002" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1002</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA captivates a remarkably candid portrait of <a href="/wiki/Nobel_prize" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel prize">Nobel prize</a>-winning physicist <a href="/wiki/Richard_Feynman" title="Richard Feynman">Richard Feynman</a>, a man of few pretensions and tremendous personal charm, who speaks with the same passion about a child's toy wagon and the frontiers of subatomic physics.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep170" style="text-align:center">170</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LassaFever">Lassa Fever</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-2-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1003" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1003</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A gripping docudrama about a <a href="/wiki/Lassa_fever" title="Lassa fever">mysterious, highly lethal disease</a> which struck a village in <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> in 1969, and the frustrating, seesaw battle against it. NOVA recounts how public health workers came perilously close to accidentally releasing a deadly virus in the US.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep171" style="text-align:center">171</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheMiracleOfLife">The Miracle of Life</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-2-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1004" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1004</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA presents the first film ever made of the incredible chain of events which turns a <a href="/wiki/Spermatozoon" title="Spermatozoon">sperm</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Egg_cell" title="Egg cell">egg</a> into a <a href="/wiki/Infant" title="Infant">newborn baby</a>. Amazing photographic techniques give the viewers the feeling of being reduced to the size of cells, following the sperm on its perilous voyage toward the egg, and meeting protectors and enemies along the way—like Ulysses on a microscopic odyssey.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep172" style="text-align:center">172</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AsbestosALethalLegacy">Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 1, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-3-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1005" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1005</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Every 58 minutes between now and the end of the century, one American will die from <a href="/wiki/Asbestos" title="Asbestos">asbestos</a> exposure. NOVA turns its spotlight on the tragic consequences of asbestos use and on the current controversy over who is responsible.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep173" style="text-align:center">173</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHCityofCoral">City of Coral</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 8, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-3-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1006" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1006</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes a spellbinding voyage through one of the world's most fascinating and colorful ecosystems: a <a href="/wiki/Coral_reef" title="Coral reef">coral reef</a>, where the line between plants and animals is blurred, "rocks" move, eat and fight, fish farm, and weak animals borrow the shields and weapons of stronger ones.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep174" style="text-align:center">174</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FatChanceinaThinWorld">Fat Chance in a Thin World</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 22, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-3-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1007" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1007</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> "Why can't I lose weight?" It's a question many Americans ask themselves everyday. NOVA comes up with some surprising answers about <a href="/wiki/Weight_loss" title="Weight loss">weight</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dieting" title="Dieting">dieting</a> that could have significant impact on our daily lives.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep175" style="text-align:center">175</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SixtyMinutestoMeltdown">Sixty Minutes to Meltdown</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 29, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-3-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1008" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1008</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The <a href="/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident" title="Three Mile Island accident">accident at Three Mile Island</a> made front page news all over the world and rocked the entire <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power" title="Nuclear power">nuclear power</a> industry. In this special 90-minute broadcast, NOVA presents a docudrama chronicling the minute-by-minute events leading up to the accident and examines the questions raised about safety confronting nuclear power industry today.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_11:_1983–84"><span id="Season_11:_1983.E2.80.9384"></span>Season 11: 1983–84</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Season 11: 1983–84"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep176" style="text-align:center">176</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SignsoftheApesSongsoftheWhales">Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 11, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-10-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1009" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1009</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The dream of talking with animals has been with us for centuries. NOVA explores the latest research, from language experiments with dolphins and <a href="/wiki/Apes" class="mw-redirect" title="Apes">apes</a> to studies of animal calls in the wild.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep177" style="text-align:center">177</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheArtificialHeart">The Artificial Heart</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 18, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-10-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1010" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1010</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a> dentist Barney Clark received the first <a href="/wiki/Artificial_heart" title="Artificial heart">artificial heart</a> implant in 1982. He died in March 1983, having survived 112 days with the world's first permanent, pneumatic, totally artificial heart. NOVA follows the case with the surgeon, <a href="/wiki/William_DeVries" title="William DeVries">William DeVries</a>, and looks at the prospects for this technology to save lives. It also explored the work of Dr. <a href="/wiki/William_F._Bernhard" title="William F. Bernhard">William F. Bernhard</a> on the Left <a href="/wiki/Ventricular_Assist_Device" class="mw-redirect" title="Ventricular Assist Device">Ventricular Assist Device</a> (LVAD) ongoing at the Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratories, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Children%27s_Hospital" title="Boston Children's Hospital">Boston Children's Hospital</a> Medical Center.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep178" style="text-align:center">178</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATalkingTurtle">Talking Turtle</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 25, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-10-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1011" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1011</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA looks at computers in the classroom through the eyes of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Seymour_Papert" title="Seymour Papert">Seymour Papert</a>, father of the Turtle—a computerized <a href="/wiki/Robot" title="Robot">robot</a> that crawls on the floor and talks in versatile language even five-year-olds can learn.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep179" style="text-align:center">179</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAAnthropologyonTrial">Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 1, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-11-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1012" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1012</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Remote tribes and exotic islanders have been made known to the world through the lens of <a href="/wiki/Anthropology" title="Anthropology">anthropology</a>. But in recent years, some of these people have begun to object. NOVA travels to <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Mead" title="Margaret Mead">Margaret Mead</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> and looks at anthropology from the other side.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep180" style="text-align:center">180</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/toliveuntilyoudietheworkofelisabethkublerross">To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 8, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-11-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1013" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1013</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Dr. <a href="/wiki/Elisabeth_K%C3%BCbler-Ross" title="Elisabeth Kübler-Ross">Elisabeth Kübler-Ross</a> has become a legend in her lifetime for her work with the dying. For the first time on American television, her explorations with patients are captured in film, as NOVA presents an intimate portrait of the Swiss-born psychiatrist at work.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep181" style="text-align:center">181</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AMagicWayofGoing">A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 15, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-11-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1014" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1014</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can the <a href="/wiki/Thoroughbred" title="Thoroughbred">thoroughbred</a> horse run any faster? NOVA examines the billion-dollar <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a> industry in its search for the magic combination of speed, stamina and the will to win.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep182" style="text-align:center">182</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ANormalFace">A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 22, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-11-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1015" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1015</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When <a href="/wiki/Plastic_surgeons" class="mw-redirect" title="Plastic surgeons">plastic surgeons</a> repair the shattered face of a soldier or rescue a child from a disfiguring disease, the victory is more than skin-deep. NOVA looks at the history, heroes and miracles of plastic surgery in mending the accidents of war and birth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep183" style="text-align:center">183</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Captives of Care"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 29, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-11-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1016" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1016</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Patients at an Australian institution for the severely handicapped rebel against a pair of over-zealous custodians. This astonishing true story was filmed as a docudrama, written and performed by the patients themselves.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep184" style="text-align:center">184</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TwentyFiveYearsinSpace">Twenty-Five Years in Space</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 6, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-12-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1017" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1017</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> As the <a href="/wiki/Space_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Space policy of the United States">American space program</a> celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, NOVA chronicles the effects of the <a href="/wiki/Space_age" class="mw-redirect" title="Space age">space age</a> on Earth, drawing on popular music, film and television archives from the last quarter of a century.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep185" style="text-align:center">185</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVANuclearStrategyForBeginners">Nuclear Strategy for Beginners</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 13, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-12-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1018" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1018</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Will <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Nuclear weapons">nuclear weapons</a> deter <a href="/wiki/World_War_III" title="World War III">World War III</a> or only make it more likely? NOVA explores the military strategies of the <a href="/wiki/Atomic_Age" title="Atomic Age">nuclear age</a>, now that the challenge may no longer be to win global war but to prevent it.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep186" style="text-align:center">186</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheClimateCrisis">The Climate Crisis</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 20, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-12-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1019" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1019</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This summer's record temperatures may be one of the signs that the Earth's <a href="/wiki/Atmosphere" title="Atmosphere">atmosphere</a> is warming up. NOVA looks at the <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate predictions</a> and hazard warnings for the next century, based on the effects of our soaring consumption of <a href="/wiki/Fossil_fuel" title="Fossil fuel">Fossil fuels</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep187" style="text-align:center">187</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EyesoverChina">Eyes Over China</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 27, 1983<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-12-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1020" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1020</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA documents a dramatic encounter in international medicine when an American plane lands in China—equipped with a state-of-the-art eye-operating theater—and two very different medical systems meet eyeball to eyeball.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep188" style="text-align:center">188</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AlcoholismLifeUndertheInfluence">Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 10, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-1-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1021" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1021</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In a culture laced with alcohol, the search for a scientific understanding of alcoholism is as complex as the disease. In an interdisciplinary report, NOVA looks at the many faces of alcoholism—medical, historical and social.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep189" style="text-align:center">189</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheCaseofESP">The Case of ESP</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 17, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-1-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1101" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1101</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the past decade, a number of researchers have begun systematic laboratory research into <a href="/wiki/Extrasensory_perception" title="Extrasensory perception">extrasensory perception</a>—ESP. NOVA considers the claims for—and against—paranormal phenomena and looks at some startling applications in the field of <a href="/wiki/Archaeology" title="Archaeology">archaeology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Criminology" title="Criminology">criminology</a> and Warfare.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep190" style="text-align:center">190</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AntarcticaEarthsLastFrontier">Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 31, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-1-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1102" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1102</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> An <a href="/wiki/Astronaut" title="Astronaut">astronaut</a> once observed a great white light shining out from the bottom of our world: <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a>, the ice-covered continent we are only just beginning to understand. NOVA visits this wilderness of ice, larger than the United States and Mexico combined, whose only warm-blooded residents are <a href="/wiki/Pinniped" title="Pinniped">seals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skuas" class="mw-redirect" title="Skuas">skuas</a>, penguins and scientists.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep191" style="text-align:center">191</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ChinasOnlyChild">China's Only Child</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 14, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-2-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1103" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1103</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Efforts to control the population explosion are among the burning controversies of our time. NOVA looks at the <a href="/wiki/One-child_policy" title="One-child policy">one-child policy</a> of the People's Republic of China, a revolutionary decree with profound implications for a people accustomed to traditionally large families.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep192" style="text-align:center">192</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WillIWalkAgain">Will I Walk Again?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 28, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-2-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1104" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1104</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is there a cure for paralyzing <a href="/wiki/Spinal_cord_injury" title="Spinal cord injury">spinal injuries</a>? Most <a href="/wiki/Neurosurgery" title="Neurosurgery">neurosurgeons</a> are doubtful, pointing to the <a href="/wiki/Central_nervous_system" title="Central nervous system">central nervous system</a>'s most apparent inability to heal itself. But others dispute the point. NOVA explores the debate, the hopes for a cure and recent breakthroughs to help paralyzed patients.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep193" style="text-align:center">193</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/VisionsoftheDeep">Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 6, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-3-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1105" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1105</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Al Giddings is one of the greatest <a href="/wiki/Underwater_photography" title="Underwater photography">underwater photographers</a> in the world. In a riveting look at the unearthly beauties and terrors of the seas, NOVA presents a portrait of Giddings at work.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep194" style="text-align:center">194</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVADownOnTheFarm">Down on the Farm</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 20, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-3-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1106" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1106</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Agriculture is America's biggest industry. This productivity, envied around the world, is also depleting the most essential ingredients in farming: water and <a href="/wiki/Soil" title="Soil">soil</a>. NOVA looks at the agricultural dilemma, the short term need for profit and long term needs of the land.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep195" style="text-align:center">195</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MakeMyPeopleLive">Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 27, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-3-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1107" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1107</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What are America's obligations to its <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas">native population</a>? As an important Indian health act comes up for renewal in <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a> this Spring (1984), NOVA explores the state of medical care for a proud but vulnerable minority.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep196" style="text-align:center">196</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheWorldAccordingtoWeisskopf">The World According to Weisskopf</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 3, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-4-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1108" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1108</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Victor_Weisskopf" title="Victor Weisskopf">Victor Weisskopf</a>: physicist, lover of music and citizen of the world. NOVA profiles the international statesman of science and learns that one of the giants of 20th century <a href="/wiki/Physics" title="Physics">physics</a> is also one of the country's greatest <a href="/wiki/Humanists" class="mw-redirect" title="Humanists">humanists</a>.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_12:_1984–85"><span id="Season_12:_1984.E2.80.9385"></span>Season 12: 1984–85</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Season 12: 1984–85"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep197" style="text-align:center">197</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SpaceBridgetoMoscow">Space Bridge to Moscow</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 2, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-10-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1120" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1120</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> At a time when scientific exchange between the United States and the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> is at its lowest since the 1950s, a special hookup will allow eight leading Soviet and American scientists to share ideas face-to-face before millions of television viewers in each country on this NOVA special.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep198" style="text-align:center">198</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The National Science Test I"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 16, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-10-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1109" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1109</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA departs from tradition with the first National Science Test. Viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists <a href="/wiki/Jane_Alexander" title="Jane Alexander">Jane Alexander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jules_Bergman" title="Jules Bergman">Jules Bergman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marva_Collins" title="Marva Collins">Marva Collins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Newman" title="Edwin Newman">Edwin Newman</a>. <a href="/wiki/Art_Fleming" title="Art Fleming">Art Fleming</a> hosts.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep199" style="text-align:center">199</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheFountainsofParadise">Fountains of Paradise</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 23, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-10-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1110" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1110</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the billion-dollar-plus <a href="/wiki/Mahaweli_Development_programme" title="Mahaweli Development programme">Mahaweli Irrigation Project</a> in Sri Lanka. Will this high-risk project prove to be a great leap forward or an industrial and sociological disaster?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep200" style="text-align:center">200</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheMysteryofYellowRain">The Mystery of Yellow Rain</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 30, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-10-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1111" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1111</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores whether "<a href="/wiki/Yellow_rain" title="Yellow rain">yellow rain</a>," described by members of the <a href="/wiki/Hmong_people" title="Hmong people">Hmong tribe</a> of <a href="/wiki/Laos" title="Laos">Laos</a>, is a form of <a href="/wiki/Chemical_warfare" title="Chemical warfare">chemical warfare</a>—or a naturally occurring phenomenon.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep201" style="text-align:center">201</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NomadsoftheRainForest">The Nomads of the Rain Forest</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 6, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-11-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1112" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1112</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA visits a tribe of <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_in_Ecuador" title="Indigenous peoples in Ecuador">Ecuadoran Indians</a> who still maintain traditions that date back to the <a href="/wiki/Stone_Age" title="Stone Age">Stone Age</a>—thirty years after their first contact with <a href="/wiki/Western_world" title="Western world">Western Civilization</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep202" style="text-align:center">202</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FarmersOfTheSea">Farmers of the Sea</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 13, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-11-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1113" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1113</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA looks at the "blue revolution"—modern advances in the ancient art of raising <a href="/wiki/Aquaculture" title="Aquaculture">aquatic animals and plants</a>—in the United States, Japan, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> and other countries.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep203" style="text-align:center">203</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FrontiersofPlasticSurgery">Frontiers of Plastic Surgery</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1114" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1114</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA's sequel to "A Normal Face" examines the merging of technology and art in modern <a href="/wiki/Reconstructive_surgery" title="Reconstructive surgery">reconstruction</a> and <a href="/wiki/Plastic_surgery" title="Plastic surgery">cosmetic surgical</a> techniques.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep204" style="text-align:center">204</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SpaceWomen">Space Women</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 27, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-11-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1115" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1115</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> They have been part of the <a href="/wiki/Space_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Space policy of the United States">United States' space program</a> for more than 20 years. Who are these <a href="/wiki/Women_in_space" title="Women in space">talented, courageous women</a>? NOVA looks at astronaut <a href="/wiki/Sally_Ride" title="Sally Ride">Sally Ride</a> and her colleagues, how they are trained and their role in <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a>'s future.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep205" style="text-align:center">205</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/JAWSTheTrueStory">Jaws: The True Story</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 4, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-12-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1116" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1116</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Acclaimed underwater cameraman Al Giddings takes NOVA viewers beneath the waves to explore the fact and fiction surrounding the <a href="/wiki/Great_white_shark" title="Great white shark">great white shark</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep206" style="text-align:center">206</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AcidRainNewBadNews">Acid Rain: New Bad News</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 11, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-12-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1117" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1117</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The debate over <a href="/wiki/Acid_rain" title="Acid rain">acid rain</a> continues to grow. NOVA travels to <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_(United_States)" title="Mid-Atlantic (United States)">mid-Atlantic states</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> to examine the controversy surrounding this phenomenon.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep207" style="text-align:center">207</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/StephenJayGouldThisViewOfLife">Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 18, 1984<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1984-12-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1118" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1118</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What do dinosaurs, a <a href="/wiki/Giant_panda" title="Giant panda">panda</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sesamoid_bone" title="Sesamoid bone">thumb</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Peafowl" title="Peafowl">peacock</a>'s tail have in common? Dr. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Jay_Gould" title="Stephen Jay Gould">Stephen Jay Gould</a>, the internationally renowned <a href="/wiki/Paleontologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Paleontologist">paleontologist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Evolution" title="Evolution">evolutionary</a> theorist, provides some surprising answers in this NOVA profile.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep208" style="text-align:center">208</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGardenofInheritance">The Garden of Inheritance</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 8, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-1-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1119" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1119</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In this <a href="/wiki/Docudrama" title="Docudrama">docudrama</a> presentation, NOVA looks at the life, times and work of <a href="/wiki/Gregor_Mendel" title="Gregor Mendel">Gregor Mendel</a>, the 19th century <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Saint_Augustine" title="Order of Saint Augustine">Augustinian</a> <a href="/wiki/Friar" title="Friar">friar</a> whose revolutionary scientific Experiments in <a href="/wiki/Selective_breeding" title="Selective breeding">selective breeding</a> have made him the "Father of <a href="/wiki/Genetics" title="Genetics">Genetics</a>."</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep209" style="text-align:center">209</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EdgertonAndHisIncredibleSeeingMachines">Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 15, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-1-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1201" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1201</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the fascinating world of <a href="/wiki/Doc_Edgerton" title="Doc Edgerton">Dr. Harold Edgerton</a>, electronics wizard and inventor extraordinaire, whose invention of the electronic strobe, a "magic lamp," has enabled the human eye to see the unseen.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep210" style="text-align:center">210</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/GlobalVillage">Global Village</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 22, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-1-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1202" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1202</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA presents an in-depth look at India's attempt to use <a href="/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite">satellite</a> technology to leapfrog into the era of space-age <a href="/wiki/Communications_satellite" title="Communications satellite">communication</a> and whether it brings benefit or blight to India's villages and rural areas.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep211" style="text-align:center">211</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ConquestoftheParasites">Conquest of the Parasites</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 29, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-1-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1203" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1203</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the complex world of <a href="/wiki/Parasitism" title="Parasitism">parasites</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parasitic_diseases" class="mw-redirect" title="Parasitic diseases">parasitic diseases</a> and the exciting work currently being done by a new breed of medical researchers as they meet the challenge of conquering the world's number one medical problem.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep212" style="text-align:center">212</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/InTheLandOfThePolarBears">In the Land of the Polar Bears</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 5, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-2-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1204" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1204</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A rare look at the beautiful and desolate <a href="/wiki/Wrangel_Island" title="Wrangel Island">Wrangel Island</a>-a Soviet possession 300 miles off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a>-as seen through the eyes of Soviet Filmmaker and naturalist Yuri Ledin. Wrangel Island is not only the home to <a href="/wiki/Siberia" title="Siberia">Siberian</a> <a href="/wiki/Snow_goose" title="Snow goose">snow geese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arctic_fox" title="Arctic fox">polar foxes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walrus" title="Walrus">Walruses</a>, but serves as the world's largest denning area for <a href="/wiki/Polar_bear" title="Polar bear">Polar bears</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep213" style="text-align:center">213</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AIDSChapterOne">AIDS: Chapter One</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 12, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-2-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1205" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1205</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, or <a href="/wiki/HIV/AIDS" title="HIV/AIDS">AIDS</a>, is a deadly disease that has struck down some 2,000 people in the four years since its discovery. NOVA examines how modern science has been unraveling the mystery of this baffling ailment.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep214" style="text-align:center">214</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheShapeofThings">The Shape of Things</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 19, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-2-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1206" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1206</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Seashell" title="Seashell">Sea shells</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crystal" title="Crystal">Crystals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honeycomb" title="Honeycomb">Honeycombs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Egg" title="Egg">Eggs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seeds" class="mw-redirect" title="Seeds">seeds</a>: They are shaped the way they are for a reason. NOVA takes viewers on a unique journey of discovery to find out why things are shaped the way they are and why they work so well.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep215" style="text-align:center">215</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVABabyTalk">Baby Talk</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 26, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-2-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1207" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1207</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> It's a mystery just how children acquire <a href="/wiki/Language" title="Language">language</a>. Does the process begin in the <a href="/wiki/Womb" class="mw-redirect" title="Womb">womb</a>? And which comes first, language or <a href="/wiki/Thought" title="Thought">thought</a>? NOVA explores the fascinating world of <a href="/wiki/Baby_talk" title="Baby talk">baby talk</a> and reveals the latest theories on this remarkable achievement.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep216" style="text-align:center">216</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheMathematicalMysteryTour">A Mathematical Mystery Tour</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 5, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-3-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1208" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1208</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Imagine a <a href="/wiki/Klein_bottle" title="Klein bottle">bottle with no inside</a> or a number bigger than <a href="/wiki/Infinity" title="Infinity">infinity</a> or <a href="/wiki/Parallel_(geometry)" title="Parallel (geometry)">parallel</a> lines that meet. Welcome to the world of pure mathematics. NOVA offers a look into a wholly abstract, quirky world of mathematics.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep217" style="text-align:center">217</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ChildsPlayProdigiesandPossibilities">Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 12, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-3-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1209" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1209</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What do <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart" title="Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart</a>, the painter <a href="/wiki/Raphael" title="Raphael">Raphael</a> and chess champion <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Fischer" title="Bobby Fischer">Bobby Fischer</a> have in common? They were all <a href="/wiki/Child_prodigy" title="Child prodigy">child prodigies</a>. NOVA explores the current efforts to learn more about the nature of giftedness.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep218" style="text-align:center">218</th><td style="text-align:center">22</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAMonarchoftheMountains">Monarch of the Mountains</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 19, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-3-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1210" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1210</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the breeding, migration and survival patterns of the <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocky Mountain">Rocky Mountain</a> <a href="/wiki/Elk" title="Elk">elk</a> in a unique film, made totally under natural conditions. Telephoto lenses were used so as not to disturb the animals; filmmakers spent 18 months tracking the elk through the breathtaking <a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a> Rockies.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_13:_1985–86"><span id="Season_13:_1985.E2.80.9386"></span>Season 13: 1985–86</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Season 13: 1985–86"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep219" style="text-align:center">219</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The National Science Test II"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 8, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-10-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1211" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1211</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In NOVA's special sequel to 1984's National Science Test, viewers can match wits with celebrity panelists <a href="/wiki/David_Attenborough" title="David Attenborough">David Attenborough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michelle_D._Johnson" title="Michelle D. Johnson">Michelle Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Newman" title="Edwin Newman">Edwin Newman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Francis_Poussaint" title="Alvin Francis Poussaint">Alvin Poussaint</a> and a live studio audience. <a href="/wiki/Art_Fleming" title="Art Fleming">Art Fleming</a> hosts.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep220" style="text-align:center">220</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SeedsofTomorrow">Seeds of Tomorrow</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 15, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-10-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1212" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1212</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines worldwide efforts of scientists who employ aggressive agricultural technologies to ensure food for the future.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep221" style="text-align:center">221</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhatEinsteinNeverKnew">What Einstein Never Knew</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 22, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-10-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1213" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1213</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Albert Einstein</a> did not live to find the answer. NOVA follows a new generation of physicists in their search to explain the mystery of the universe.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep222" style="text-align:center">222</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheRobotRevolution">The Robot Revolution?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 29, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-10-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1214" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1214</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How are the computer and the <a href="/wiki/Robot" title="Robot">robot</a> affecting the way we work? NOVA chronicles the new industrial revolution reshaping the American workplace.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep223" style="text-align:center">223</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheMagicofSpecialEffects">The Magic of Special Effects</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 5, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-11-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1215" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1215</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA cameras go behind-the-scenes to reveal the new art of illusion, Hollywood-style, focusing on three blockbuster films—<i><a href="/wiki/Return_of_the_Jedi" title="Return of the Jedi">Return of the Jedi</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_Doom" title="Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom">Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/2010:_The_Year_We_Make_Contact" title="2010: The Year We Make Contact">2010: The Year We Make Contact</a></i>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep224" style="text-align:center">224</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ChildSurvivalTheSilentEmergency">Child Survival: The Silent Emergency</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 12, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-11-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1216" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1216</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA charts the progress of an ambitious worldwide health program established to save the lives of millions of children who continue to die from common but curable diseases.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep225" style="text-align:center">225</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHTornado">Tornado!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 19, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-11-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1217" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1217</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows a <a href="/wiki/Storm_chasing" title="Storm chasing">chase team</a>—a group of scientists who chart deadly <a href="/wiki/Tornado" title="Tornado">Tornadoes</a>—in an effort to learn more about predicting nature's most powerful and elusive weather phenomenon.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep226" style="text-align:center">226</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGeneticGamble">The Genetic Gamble</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 26, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-11-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1218" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1218</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines current research and its ethical implications as modern medicine confronts the era of human <a href="/wiki/Gene_therapy" title="Gene therapy">gene therapy</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep227" style="text-align:center">227</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Animal Architects"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 3, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-12-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1219" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1219</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the intricate world of nature's construction industry and presents rare footage of unusual habits.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep228" style="text-align:center">228</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ThePlaneThatChangedtheWorld">The Plane that Changed the World</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 17, 1985<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1985-12-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1220" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1220</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA joins the 50th anniversary celebration of the <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">DC-3</a>—the plane that revolutionized commercial air travel, served gallantly in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and is called the most important plane ever built.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep229" style="text-align:center">229</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HalleysCometOnceInALifetime">Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 21, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-1-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1301" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1301</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA observes worldwide preparations as amateur comet hunters, astronomers and scientists armed with specialized cameras, high powered telescopes and spacecraft look to the heavens in search of the expected arrival in 1986 of <a href="/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet" title="Halley's Comet">Halley's Comet</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep230" style="text-align:center">230</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/GoddessoftheEarth">Goddess of the Earth</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 28, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-1-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1302" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1302</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Gaia" title="Gaia">Gaia</a>, the Greek word for Earth goddess, also is the name of the controversial <a href="/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis" title="Gaia hypothesis">hypothesis</a> that life on Earth controls the environment. NOVA explores this provocative theory that challenges conventional ways of thinking about the Earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep231" style="text-align:center">231</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HorsemenofChinaTheKazakhs">Horsemen of China</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 4, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-2-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1303" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1303</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For centuries, the <a href="/wiki/Kazakhs_in_China" title="Kazakhs in China">Chinese Kazakh</a> horseman preserved their ancient traditions, refusing to be dominated by either the Chinese or nearby Russian cultures. Today, however, this nomadic tribe has integrated communism into its way of life. NOVA traces the ancient Kazahk lifestyle and looks at how the Chinese cultural Revolution has modernized Kazakh customs.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep232" style="text-align:center">232</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LifesFirstFeelings">Life's First Feelings</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 11, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-2-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1304" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1304</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the incredibly complex emotional development of infants and examines the current theory that early childhood psychological intervention can head off emotional problems later in life.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep233" style="text-align:center">233</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheCaseoftheFrozenAddict">The Case of the Frozen Addict</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 18, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-2-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1305" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1305</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In July 1982, a 42-year-old addict in a San Jose, California jail became paralyzed—unable to move or talk. His symptoms, caused by a bad batch of synthetic heroin, were indistinguishable from those associated with <a href="/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease" title="Parkinson's disease">Parkinson's disease</a>, a degenerative nerve disorder that strikes the elderly. NOVA traces the story of a "designer" drug which could lead to a major medical breakthrough.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep234" style="text-align:center">234</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ToxicTrials">Toxic Trials</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 25, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-2-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1306" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1306</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When a high number of cancer cases struck the suburban community of <a href="/wiki/Woburn,_Massachusetts" title="Woburn, Massachusetts">Woburn, Massachusetts</a>, the town mobilized to investigate why. The result was a landmark study of the effects of hazardous wastes. NOVA explores the legal and scientific implications of the link between environmental pollution and illness.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep235" style="text-align:center">235</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Skydive to the Rain Forest"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 4, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-3-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1307" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1307</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA journeys to a remote region of southern <a href="/wiki/Venezuela" title="Venezuela">Venezuela</a> where the land is alive with spectacular waterfalls, colored by exotic flowers and inhabited by rare species of birds and animals.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep236" style="text-align:center">236</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Return of the Osprey"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 11, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-3-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1308" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1308</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows a conservation success story as environmentalists, scientists and bird-lovers fight to save the majestic <a href="/wiki/Osprey" title="Osprey">Osprey</a> from extinction.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep237" style="text-align:center">237</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheRiseofaWonderDrug">The Rise of a Wonder Drug</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 18, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-3-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1309" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1309</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Fleming" title="Alexander Fleming">Alexander Fleming</a> discovered the <a href="/wiki/Penicillin" title="Penicillin">penicillin</a> mold in 1928, he never considered its possible therapeutic value. NOVA explores the "Fleming myth" and reveals the true story of the scientists who worked behind the scenes to develop the wonder drug of the century.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep238" style="text-align:center">238</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhenWonderDrugsDontWork">When Wonder Drugs Don't Work</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 25, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-3-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1310" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1310</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the medical community's alarm as the spread of <a href="/wiki/Antimicrobial_resistance" title="Antimicrobial resistance">antibiotic-resistant</a> infection increases, and studies how one hospital fights its own dramatic epidemic.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep239" style="text-align:center">239</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/VisionsofStarWars">Visions of 'Star Wars'</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 22, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-4-22</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA and <a href="/wiki/Frontline_(American_TV_program)" title="Frontline (American TV program)">Frontline</a> combine resources to explore the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Defense_Initiative" title="Strategic Defense Initiative">Strategic Defense Initiative</a>. The two-hour documentary contains the most comprehensive information on "Star Wars" ever produced. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kurtis" title="Bill Kurtis">Bill Kurtis</a> of <a href="/wiki/WBBM-TV" title="WBBM-TV">WBBM-TV</a>—Chicago hosts.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_14:_1986–87"><span id="Season_14:_1986.E2.80.9387"></span>Season 14: 1986–87</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Season 14: 1986–87"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep240" style="text-align:center">240</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheSearchfortheDisappeared">The Search for the Disappeared</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 14, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-10-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1311" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1311</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA joins scientists in <a href="/wiki/Argentina" title="Argentina">Argentina</a> as they help locate kidnapped children and identify thousands of dead in the aftermath of a military reign of terror.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep241" style="text-align:center">241</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAPlanetKnockedOnItsSide">The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 21, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-10-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1312" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1312</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The adventures of the <i><a href="/wiki/Voyager_2" title="Voyager 2">Voyager 2</a></i> spacecraft continue as it passes the rings of <a href="/wiki/Uranus" title="Uranus">Uranus</a>. Scientists suspect that violent events in the early history of the planet may have shaped Uranus and its strange collection of moons.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep242" style="text-align:center">242</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HighTechBabies">High-Tech Babies</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 4, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-11-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1313" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1313</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientific breakthroughs now make it possible to reproduce ourselves in ways never before imagined. NOVA looks at the medical, legal and moral questions raised by this new technology.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep243" style="text-align:center">243</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanAIDSBeStopped">Can AIDS Be Stopped?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 11, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-11-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1314" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1314</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What are the prospects for halting or curing the deadliest epidemic ever to challenge modern medicine? NOVA finds cause for both hope and alarm in the battle against AIDS.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep244" style="text-align:center">244</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/IsAnybodyOutThere_201901">Is Anybody Out There?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 18, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-11-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1315" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1315</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Could there be life beyond Earth? Only recently has it become possible to scan the skies in a systematic attempt to find out. NOVA joins the search with guest host <a href="/wiki/Lily_Tomlin" title="Lily Tomlin">Lily Tomlin</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep245" style="text-align:center">245</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheMysteryoftheAnimalPathfinders">The Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 25, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-11-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1316" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1316</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Birds do it; bees do it, butterflies, bats and eels do it—all leave one habitat to migrate to another, often thousands of miles away. NOVA penetrates the mystery of where animals migrate, why and how they get there.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep246" style="text-align:center">246</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AreYouSwimminginaSewer">Are You Swimming in a Sewer?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 2, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-12-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1317" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1317</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA dips into the sad plight of our coastal waters, where toxic chemicals, raw sewage and disease-carrying microbes are routinely dumped.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep247" style="text-align:center">247</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SailWars">Sail Wars!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 9, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-12-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1318" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1318</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Yankee ingenuity has designs on the <a href="/wiki/America%27s_Cup" title="America's Cup">America's Cup</a>. NOVA goes behind-the-scenes to look at the engineering effort to design a technically advanced sailboat.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep248" style="text-align:center">248</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LeprosyCanBeCured">Leprosy Can Be Cured!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 16, 1986<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1986-12-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1319" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1319</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Leprosy" title="Leprosy">Leprosy</a>, a misunderstood disease that has been curable for 40 years, still afflicts some 12 million people. NOVA looks at the tragedy of the disease that need not be.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep249" style="text-align:center">249</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HowBabiesGetMade">How Babies Get Made</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 13, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-1-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1320" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1320</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the ground-breaking experiments that led to the discovery of a tiny sequence of molecules—and more clues to the mystery of how a complete baby develops from a single cell.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep250" style="text-align:center">250</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CountdowntotheInvisibleUniverse">Countdown to the Invisible Universe</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 20, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-1-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1401" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1401</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA scans the <a href="/wiki/Universe" title="Universe">universe</a> with the infrared eye of <a href="/wiki/IRAS" title="IRAS">IRAS</a>—the Infrared Astronomical Satellite—and discovers never-before-seen <a href="/wiki/Comets" class="mw-redirect" title="Comets">comets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stars" class="mw-redirect" title="Stars">stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galaxies" class="mw-redirect" title="Galaxies">galaxies</a> and other celestial wonders and enigmas.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep251" style="text-align:center">251</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHChildrenofEve">Children of Eve</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 27, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-1-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1402" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1402</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines a <a href="/wiki/Mitochondrial_Eve" title="Mitochondrial Eve">controversial theory</a> that traces our ancestry to a small group of women living in Africa 300,000 years ago.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep252" style="text-align:center">252</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhyPlanesCrash">Why Planes Crash</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 3, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-2-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1403" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1403</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Between 60 and 80 percent of all commercial <a href="/wiki/Aviation_accidents_and_incidents" title="Aviation accidents and incidents">airplane accidents</a> are attributable to <a href="/wiki/Pilot_error" title="Pilot error">pilot error</a>. NOVA looks at some shocking instances of pilot negligence and what airlines are doing to solve the problem.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep253" style="text-align:center">253</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/OrangutansoftheRainforest">Orangutans of the Rainforest</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 10, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-2-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1404" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1404</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA cameras travel to <a href="/wiki/Borneo" title="Borneo">Borneo</a>, one of the last habitats of the wild <a href="/wiki/Orangutans" class="mw-redirect" title="Orangutans">orangutans</a>, where scientists study the endangered ape. Who is observing whom? It is not always clear.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep254" style="text-align:center">254</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FreudUnderAnalysis">Freud Under Analysis</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 17, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-2-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1405" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1405</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Fifty years after his death, the creator of <a href="/wiki/Psychoanalysis" title="Psychoanalysis">psychoanalysis</a> is still the subject of intense debate. Was <a href="/wiki/Sigmund_Freud" title="Sigmund Freud">Freud</a> right or wrong? NOVA profiles the enigmatic man and his controversial legacy.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep255" style="text-align:center">255</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheHoleintheSky">The Hole in the Sky</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 24, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-2-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1406" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1406</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA travels to <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a> with an emergency scientific expedition to study a baffling "<a href="/wiki/Ozone_depletion" title="Ozone depletion">hole</a>" in the Earth's protective <a href="/wiki/Ozone_layer" title="Ozone layer">ozone layer</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep256" style="text-align:center">256</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Confessions of a Weaponeer"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 3, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-3-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1407" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1407</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Harvard_University" title="Harvard University">Harvard</a> <a href="/wiki/Chemist" title="Chemist">chemist</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Kistiakowsky" title="George Kistiakowsky">George Kistiakowsky</a> was an anti-<a href="/wiki/Bolsheviks" title="Bolsheviks">Bolshevik</a> soldier in 1919 Russia, an <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" title="Nuclear weapon">atomic bomb</a> scientist at <a href="/wiki/Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory" title="Los Alamos National Laboratory">Los Alamos</a>, a presidential advisor in the <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Eisenhower</a> White House and an arms control activist. Shortly before Kistiakowsky's death, he recounts his eventful career to interviewer <a href="/wiki/Carl_Sagan" title="Carl Sagan">Carl Sagan</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep257" style="text-align:center">257</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/GreatMomentsfromNOVA">Great Moments from NOVA</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 10, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-3-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pcSpecial" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">Special</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA presents two hours of the best from its 14 seasons of exciting science coverage. A "talking" chimpanzee, an exploding volcano and a sight-and-sound space video are but a few of the memorable segments. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Kiley" title="Richard Kiley">Richard Kiley</a> hosts.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep258" style="text-align:center">258</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WilltheWorldStarve">Will the World Starve?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 24, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-3-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1408" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1408</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> All over the world, <a href="/wiki/Farmers" class="mw-redirect" title="Farmers">farmers</a> are taking more from the <a href="/wiki/Soil" title="Soil">soil</a> than they return. NOVA reports on the soil crisis in world agriculture—a plight that has already resulted in massive <a href="/wiki/Starvation" title="Starvation">starvation</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep259" style="text-align:center">259</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheDesertDoesntBloomHereAnymore">The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 31, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-3-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1409" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1409</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In rich and poor countries alike, once-productive farms are turning to desert because of mismanagement of <a href="/wiki/Water_resource_management" class="mw-redirect" title="Water resource management">water resources</a>. NOVA examines the causes and cures of <a href="/wiki/Desertification" title="Desertification">desertification</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep260" style="text-align:center">260</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheRockyRoadtoJupiter">Rocky Road to Jupiter</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 7, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-4-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1410" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1410</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In a case study of the strengths and weaknesses of the <a href="/wiki/Space_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Space policy of the United States">United States space program</a>, NOVA chronicles the ambitious and long-delayed <a href="/wiki/Galileo_(spacecraft)" title="Galileo (spacecraft)"><i>Galileo</i> mission</a> to <a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>—still on the ground long after its planned May 1986 launch.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_15:_1987–88"><span id="Season_15:_1987.E2.80.9388"></span>Season 15: 1987–88</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Season 15: 1987–88"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep261" style="text-align:center">261</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DeathofaStar">Death of a Star</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 6, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-10-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1411" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1411</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A star blows itself apart in a nearby galaxy, and astronomers scramble to study the rare appearance of a supernova. NOVA kicks off its 15th season with a fast-breaking science story as it is happening. Including scenes taken from Las Campanas Observatory in Chile and many others in the U.S., Australia and South Africa. Narrated by Bill Mason. Later, it was broadcast as a <a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)"><i>Horizon</i></a> episode on the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Norddeutscher_Rundfunk" title="Norddeutscher Rundfunk">Norddeutscher Rundfunk</a> (NDR) in Germany and the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a> (ABC).</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep262" style="text-align:center">262</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SpyMachines">Spy Machines</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 13, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-10-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1412" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1412</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On the 25th anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a>, NOVA investigates the <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_aircraft" title="Reconnaissance aircraft">spy planes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance_satellite" title="Reconnaissance satellite">satellites</a> that played a critical role in history and influence <a href="/wiki/Arms_control" title="Arms control">arms control</a> today.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep263" style="text-align:center">263</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/pbs-nova-s-15e-03-the-hidden-power-of-plants-1987">The Hidden Power of Plants</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 20, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-10-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1413" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1413</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Plants produce some of the world's most potent chemicals in the fight against disease. NOVA follows the urgent efforts to track down new <a href="/wiki/Medicinal_plants" title="Medicinal plants">medicines</a> in nature.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep264" style="text-align:center">264</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/JapansAmericanGenius">Japan's American Genius</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 27, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-10-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1414" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1414</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is Detroit inventor <a href="/wiki/Stanford_R._Ovshinsky" title="Stanford R. Ovshinsky">Stanford Ovshinsky</a> the new <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edison" title="Thomas Edison">Thomas Edison</a>? Japanese industries are betting that the genius behind <a href="/wiki/Amorphous_solid" title="Amorphous solid">amorphous materials</a>-a simpler and less expensive alternative to <a href="/wiki/Silicon" title="Silicon">silicon</a>-is onto something big.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep265" style="text-align:center">265</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AManAPlanACanalPanama">A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 3, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-11-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1415" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1415</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal" title="Panama Canal">Panama Canal</a> opened in 1914 after a 30-year effort that dwarfed the building of the pyramids. Historian <a href="/wiki/David_McCullough" title="David McCullough">David McCullough</a> navigates through the canal and tells the story of the human drama behind the engineering feat.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep266" style="text-align:center">266</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHVolcano">Volcano!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-11-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1416" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1416</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Millions live in the shadows of nature's ticking time-bombs—<a href="/wiki/Volcanos" class="mw-redirect" title="Volcanos">volcanos</a>. NOVA accompanies scientists who are developing new techniques to <a href="/wiki/Prediction_of_volcanic_activity" title="Prediction of volcanic activity">predict when volcanos will erupt</a> and how violently.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep267" style="text-align:center">267</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HowGoodisSovietScience">How Good is Soviet Science?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 17, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-11-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1417" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1417</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes a behind-the-scenes look at science and technology in the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">USSR</a>, where the government is trying novel approaches in an effort to catch up with the West.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep268" style="text-align:center">268</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Treasures from the Deep"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 1, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-12-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1418" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1418</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA joins <a href="/wiki/Underwater_archaeology" title="Underwater archaeology">underwater archaeologists</a> as they explore the oldest <a href="/wiki/Shipwreck" title="Shipwreck">shipwreck</a> ever excavated, a richly-laden merchant vessel dating from the time of <a href="/wiki/Tutankhamun" title="Tutankhamun">King Tut</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep269" style="text-align:center">269</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RiddleoftheJoints">Riddle of the Joints</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 8, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-12-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1419" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1419</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A trail of evidence leading from a <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">medieval</a> <a href="/wiki/Abbey" title="Abbey">abbey</a> to a small town in <a href="/wiki/Connecticut" title="Connecticut">Connecticut</a> sheds new light on <a href="/wiki/Rheumatoid_arthritis" title="Rheumatoid arthritis">rheumatoid arthritis</a>, a crippling inflammation of the <a href="/wiki/Synovial_joint" title="Synovial joint">joints</a> with no known cause or cure.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep270" style="text-align:center">270</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 15, 1987<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-12-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1420" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1420</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows <a href="/wiki/Archaeology" title="Archaeology">archaeologists</a> as they unearth clues, some 7,000 years old, about unknown, <a href="/wiki/Red_Paint_People" title="Red Paint People">mysterious and advanced sea-faring people</a> who lived along the North Atlantic coast of the United States and Canada.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep271" style="text-align:center">271</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TopGunandBeyond">Top Gun and Beyond</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-1-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1501" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1501</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Today's sophisticated <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighter jets</a> can almost fly themselves, but well-trained pilots are still needed to win <a href="/wiki/Dogfight" title="Dogfight">air battles</a>. NOVA looks at how <a href="/wiki/Airplane" title="Airplane">planes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_pilot" title="Aircraft pilot">pilots</a> are adapting to high technology.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep272" style="text-align:center">272</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HowtoCreateaJunkFood">How to Create a Junk Food</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 26, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-1-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1502" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1502</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Julia_Child" title="Julia Child">Julia Child</a> introduces NOVA's behind-the-scenes look at how science aids in the creation of <a href="/wiki/Snack" title="Snack">snack</a> foods.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep273" style="text-align:center">273</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHBuriedinIce">Buried in Ice</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-2-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1503" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1503</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists investigate the frozen remains of members of the 19th century <a href="/wiki/Franklin%27s_lost_expedition" title="Franklin's lost expedition">Franklin Expedition</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Canada" title="Northern Canada">Canadian Arctic</a> and ask why all perished.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep274" style="text-align:center">274</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhyPlanesBurn">Why Planes Burn</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-2-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1504" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1504</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Airplane fires are often deadly. NOVA looks at efforts to make fires aboard planes less likely and more survivable.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep275" style="text-align:center">275</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AWonderDrugonTrial">Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 23, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-2-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1505" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1505</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In part one of a two-part special presentation, NOVA reports on the trials to determine whether the new drug <a href="/wiki/Interleukin" title="Interleukin">Interleukin</a>-2—the first to make use of the body's own disease-fighting strategy—will live up to its promise as a pivotal cancer breakthrough. <a href="/wiki/Jane_Pauley" title="Jane Pauley">Jane Pauley</a> of <a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC News</a> hosts and narrates.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep276" style="text-align:center">276</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/BreastCancerTurningtheTide">Battles in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer – Turning the Tide</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 1, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-3-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1506" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1506</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Breast cancer claims the lives of four American women every hour. <a href="/wiki/Jane_Pauley" title="Jane Pauley">Jane Pauley</a> of NBC News hosts and narrates this NOVA report on stepped-up efforts to reduce the death rate from this all-too-common killer.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep277" style="text-align:center">277</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheMysteryoftheMasterBuilders">The Mystery of the Master Builders</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 8, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-3-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1507" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1507</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Princeton_University" title="Princeton University">Princeton professor</a> and author Robert Mark tracks down the engineering secrets of some of the beautiful buildings in the world including <a href="/wiki/Notre-Dame_de_Paris" title="Notre-Dame de Paris">Notre Dame</a> in Paris, <a href="/wiki/St_Paul%27s_Cathedral" title="St Paul's Cathedral">St. Paul</a> in London and the <a href="/wiki/Pantheon,_Rome" title="Pantheon, Rome">Roman Pantheon</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep278" style="text-align:center">278</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhaleRescue">Whale Rescue</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 15, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-3-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1508" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1508</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> It was a blustery day in December 1986, and the <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a> Coast was in the midst of a winter storm, accompanied by strong on-shore gales and an unusually high tide—conditions perfect for stranding whales in the confined shallows of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod" title="Cape Cod">Cape Cod</a>. NOVA recounts this tragic episode and the happy surprise ending for the young whales who survived after being nursed back to health by the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Aquarium" title="New England Aquarium">New England Aquarium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep279" style="text-align:center">279</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheManWhoLovedNumbers">The Man Who Loved Numbers</a> (Re-edit of episode aired during 8th season titled "Ramanujan – The Man Who Loved Numbers".)"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 22, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-3-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1509" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1509</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the life of <a href="/wiki/Srinivasa_Ramanujan" title="Srinivasa Ramanujan">Srinivasa Ramanujan</a>, a poor clerk from India who astounded mathematicians in the 1910s with his brilliant insight into the world of numbers.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep280" style="text-align:center">280</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RacefortheSuperconductor">Race for the Superconductor</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 29, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-3-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1510" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1510</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA charts an electronics revolution in the making as Japan and the United States race to develop a material that will <a href="/wiki/Superconductivity" title="Superconductivity">conduct electricity at room temperature with zero resistance</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep281" style="text-align:center">281</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanYouStillGetPolio">Can You Still Get Polio?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 5, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-4-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1511" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1511</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Most cases of <a href="/wiki/Polio" title="Polio">polio</a> in the United States are caused by the <a href="/wiki/Vaccine" title="Vaccine">vaccine</a> designed to prevent it. NOVA examines the controversy surrounding the nation's <a href="/wiki/Vaccination_policy" title="Vaccination policy">vaccine policy</a>.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_16:_1988–89"><span id="Season_16:_1988.E2.80.9389"></span>Season 16: 1988–89</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Season 16: 1988–89"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep282" style="text-align:center">282</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PioneersofSurgery">Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 6, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-9-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1512" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1512</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Part one of a four-part series on the pioneers of modern surgery relives the early days, when surgery was practiced without the benefit of <a href="/wiki/Anesthesia" title="Anesthesia">anaesthesia</a> or <a href="/wiki/Antiseptic" title="Antiseptic">antisceptics</a> and patients usually died.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep283" style="text-align:center">283</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PioneersofSurgery">Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 13, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-9-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1513" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1513</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Once unthinkable, <a href="/wiki/Cardiac_surgery" title="Cardiac surgery">open-heart surgery</a> is now an everyday miracle. NOVA looks at the brave doctors and patients who make it possible.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep284" style="text-align:center">284</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PioneersofSurgery">Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 20, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-9-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1514" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1514</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> From <a href="/wiki/Kidneys" class="mw-redirect" title="Kidneys">kidneys</a> to <a href="/wiki/Heart" title="Heart">Hearts</a>, NOVA examines the daring attempts to <a href="/wiki/Organ_transplantation" title="Organ transplantation">replace diseased organs with transplanted ones</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep285" style="text-align:center">285</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PioneersofSurgery">Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 27, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-9-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1515" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1515</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Surgeons have always been eager to help patients, even at the risk of killing them. NOVA looks at some of the excesses of surgery, and at how new drugs and technologies are rendering some operations obsolete.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep286" style="text-align:center">286</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CantheVaticanSavetheSistineChapel">Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 4, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1516" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1516</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Science meets art in the controversial effort to restore <a href="/wiki/Michelangelo" title="Michelangelo">Michelangelo</a>'s famous <a href="/wiki/Sistine_Chapel" title="Sistine Chapel">Sistine Chapel</a> <a href="/wiki/Frescoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Frescoes">frescoes</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep287" style="text-align:center">287</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CantheNextPresidentWintheSpaceRace">Can the Next President Win the Space Race?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 11, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1517" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1517</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Thirty years after <a href="/wiki/Sputnik_1" title="Sputnik 1">Sputnik</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Space_policy_of_the_United_States" title="Space policy of the United States">United States space program</a> is mired in uncertainty, while the <a href="/wiki/Roscosmos" title="Roscosmos">Russians</a>, <a href="/wiki/European_Space_Agency" title="European Space Agency">Europeans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_space_program" title="Japanese space program">Japanese</a> and others sprint onward and upward.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep288" style="text-align:center">288</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DoScientistsCheat">Do Scientists Cheat?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 25, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1518" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1518</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the troubling question of <a href="/wiki/Scientific_misconduct" title="Scientific misconduct">scientific fraud</a>: How prevalent is it? Who commits it? And what happens when the perpetrators are caught?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep289" style="text-align:center">289</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAWhoShotPresidentKennedy">Who Shot President Kennedy?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 15, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-11-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1519" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1519</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Using previously unavailable technology, NOVA probes the available evidence surrounding the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Assassination of John F. Kennedy">1963 assassination</a> of <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep290" style="text-align:center">290</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheLightStuff">The Light Stuff</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 22, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-11-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1520" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1520</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Reliving a Greek myth takes an effort of mythic proportions, as NOVA reveals in its behind-the-scenes report of a <a href="/wiki/History_of_human-powered_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="History of human-powered aircraft">human powered-flight</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Aegean_Sea" title="Aegean Sea">Aegean Sea</a>, a journey that symbolically recreated the mythical flight of <a href="/wiki/Daedalus" title="Daedalus">Daedalus</a>. NOVA follows the epic journey of the human-powered plane <a href="/wiki/MIT_Daedalus" title="MIT Daedalus">Daedalus 88</a> from the early prototypes to its dramatic landing in the surf after a 74-mile flight from the island of <a href="/wiki/Crete" title="Crete">Crete</a> to <a href="/wiki/Santorini" title="Santorini">Santorini</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep291" style="text-align:center">291</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nova-the-all-american-bear">The All-American Bear</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 6, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-12-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1521" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1521</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The life of the shy, intelligent <a href="/wiki/American_black_bear" title="American black bear">black bear</a> in the wild—foraging, mating, playing and constantly preparing for its remarkable hibernation—is captured for the first time on film by NOVA.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep292" style="text-align:center">292</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanWeMakeaBetterDoctor">Can We Make a Better Doctor?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 13, 1988<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-12-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1522" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1522</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA embarks on a 10-year project to profile—in its entirety—the education of a doctor. In the premiere episode, we follow a handful of students as they start their first year at <a href="/wiki/Harvard_Medical_School" title="Harvard Medical School">Harvard Medical School</a> under a revolutionary program emphasizing early clinical contact with patients. Part one of a ten-year study. See also "<a href="#pc1812">So You Want to Be a Doctor?</a>", "<a href="#pc2207">Making of a Doctor</a>", and "<a href="#pc3608">Doctors' Diaries</a>".</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep293" style="text-align:center">293</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HotEnoughforYou">Hot Enough for You?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 17, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-1-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1601" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1601</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Was the searing summer of 1988 a taste of things to come? NOVA looks at the greenhouse effect, which portends higher temperatures, rising sea levels and other environmental disasters</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep294" style="text-align:center">294</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheLastJourneyofaGenius">The Last Journey of a Genius</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 24, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-1-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1602" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1602</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <p>Re-narrated <i><a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)">Horizon</a></i> episode, "The Quest for Tannu Tuva".<sup id="cite_ref-Sykes_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sykes-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> NOVA looks at the bongo-playing scientist, adventurer, safecracker and yarn-spinner <a href="/wiki/Richard_Feynman" title="Richard Feynman">Richard Feynman</a>, most recently famous for his role as gadfly of the Presidential Commission investigating the explosion of the <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Challenger" title="Space Shuttle Challenger">Space Shuttle <i>Challenger</i></a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep295" style="text-align:center">295</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheStrangeNewScienceofChaos">The Strange New Science of Chaos</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 31, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-1-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1603" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1603</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explains "chaos," a new science that is making surprising sense out of chaotic phenomena in nature, from the weather to brain waves.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep296" style="text-align:center">296</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/BacktoChernobyl">Back to Chernobyl</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 14, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-2-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1604" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1604</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA goes to the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> for an inside investigation of the world's most catastrophic nuclear power accident with correspondent <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kurtis" title="Bill Kurtis">Bill Kurtis</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep297" style="text-align:center">297</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/GodDarwinandDinosaurs">God, Darwin and Dinosaurs</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 21, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-2-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1605" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1605</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In an Idaho classroom, teacher Phil Gerrish puts an unorthodox interpretation on the day's biology lesson. As students take notes, he explains that creationism is a valid scientific explanation for the origin on life. Once relying solely on the literal word of the Bible to make their case, creationists now argue that the scientific evidence is on their side. NOVA reports on this new twist in the long-running battle between creationism and evolution.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep298" style="text-align:center">298</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AdriftontheGulfStream">Adrift on the Gulf Stream</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 28, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-2-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1606" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1606</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the importance of the Gulf Stream to ocean life, climate and human history.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep299" style="text-align:center">299</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHSecretsofEasterIsland">Secrets of Easter Island</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 7, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-3-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1607" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1607</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA investigates the mystery of Easter Island in the South Pacific. Who built its celebrated statues and why?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep300" style="text-align:center">300</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LegendsofEasterIsland">Legends of Easter Island</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 14, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-3-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1608" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1608</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores ancient legends hold the clues to the violent history of the South Pacific's Easter Island.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep301" style="text-align:center">301</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheWorldisFullofOil">The World Is Full of Oil!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 21, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-3-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1609" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1609</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientific detectives test their ingenuity in the effort to find underground oil deposits.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep302" style="text-align:center">302</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ConfrontingtheKillerGene">Confronting the Killer Gene</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 28, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-3-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1610" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1610</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Arlo, Nancy and Janice each have a 50/50 chance of developing a devastating nerve disorder. A laboratory test can tell them if in fact they will fall victim. In their shoes, would you take the test? Thousands of others face a similar choice: to know, or not know, if they will carry the genetic time bomb of Huntington's disease. NOVA looks at this incurable disease which affects 20,000 people in the US and threatens tens of thousands of others.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_17:_1989–1990"><span id="Season_17:_1989.E2.80.931990"></span>Season 17: 1989–1990</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Season 17: 1989–1990"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep303" style="text-align:center">303</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheHiddenCity">The Hidden City</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 3, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-10-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1611" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1611</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Exposing four essential <a href="/wiki/Public_infrastructure" class="mw-redirect" title="Public infrastructure">public infrastructure</a> systems that city dwellers depend on: <a href="/wiki/Electrical_energy" title="Electrical energy">electricity</a>, <a href="/wiki/Water_supply" title="Water supply">water</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sewage" title="Sewage">sewage</a> and <a href="/wiki/Municipal_solid_waste" title="Municipal solid waste">sanitation</a>. Filmed in New York City and hosted by <a href="/wiki/Judd_Hirsch" title="Judd Hirsch">Judd Hirsch</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep304" style="text-align:center">304</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheControversialDrKoop">The Controversial Dr. Koop</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 10, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-10-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1612" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1612</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In this profile of former Surgeon General <a href="/wiki/C._Everett_Koop" title="C. Everett Koop">C. Everett Koop</a>, NOVA follows events as they unfold in a unique behind-the-scenes account of a man who speaks his mind on AIDS, smoking and abortion.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep305" style="text-align:center">305</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DesignWars">Design Wars!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 17, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-10-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1613" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1613</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Five architects compete for the approval of architecture-obsessed Chicagoans in the contest to build the city's new public library. NOVA looks at the strengths and weakness of each of the surprisingly varied entries.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep306" style="text-align:center">306</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EchoesofWar">Echoes of War</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 24, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-10-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1614" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1614</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The atomic bomb might have ended World War II, but radar was the quiet miracle that won battles. NOVA tells the little-known wartime history of radar.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep307" style="text-align:center">307</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DecodingtheBookofLife">Decoding the Book of Life</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 31, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-10-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1615" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1615</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Biologists around the world gear up to decode the three-billion-letter genetic message that describes how humans are made. Ethicists warn that it may not be such a good idea.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep308" style="text-align:center">308</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHHurricane">Hurricane!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 7, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-11-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1616" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1616</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA studies hurricanes—the lurking giants waiting to destroy many coastal areas—by flying straight into one. Scientists hope that such close-up studies will supply the data to make better predictions.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep309" style="text-align:center">309</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 14, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-11-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1617" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1617</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Increasingly awash in high water, the romantic city of Venice is counting on high-tech floodgates to save it from drowning. Environmentalists worry that the gates may destroy the fragile lagoon that surrounds the city.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep310" style="text-align:center">310</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhatisMusic">What Is Music?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 21, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-11-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1618" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1618</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the science of musical sound—from what makes a classic violin to how the human brain perceives music. Bells, trumpets, human voices and computers all perform.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep311" style="text-align:center">311</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Yellowstone's Burning Question"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 5, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-12-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1619" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1619</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The 1988 Yellowstone fire may have been one of the worst in human memory, but nature has had eons of experience with such events. NOVA accompanies scientists who are studying the surprisingly rapid recovery from the blaze. Narrated by Peter Thomas.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep312" style="text-align:center">312</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheSchoolboysWhoCrackedtheSovietSecret">The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 12, 1989<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1989-12-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1620" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1620</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA re-enacts a classic case of classroom detection when English schoolboys track down a secret Soviet launch site.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep313" style="text-align:center">313</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PoisonintheRockies">Poison in the Rockies</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 9, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-1-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1701" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1701</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA reports on the 100-year-old legacy of pollution from mining that poisons the once-pristine waters of the Rocky Mountain states. Acid Rain and economic development also contribute to stress on the West's scarce water supply.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep314" style="text-align:center">314</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RacefortheTop">Race for the Top</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 23, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-1-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1702" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1702</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Using some of the largest machines ever built, American and European physicists race to discover one of the most fundamental and most elusive objects in nature—the top quark.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep315" style="text-align:center">315</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DisguisesofWar">Disguises of War</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 6, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-2-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1703" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1703</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes the wraps off the art of deception in war—from simple camouflage to the expensive, radar-evading technology embodied in the Stealth bomber.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep316" style="text-align:center">316</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheBombsLethalLegacy">The Bomb's Lethal Legacy</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 13, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-2-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1704" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1704</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines an alarming nuclear waste problem at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in eastern Washington state, where 45 years of mismanagement in the nuclear weapons industry will cost billions to correct.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep317" style="text-align:center">317</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheBigSpill">The Big Spill</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 27, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-2-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1705" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1705</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Covering last year's Exxon Valdez oil spill from an unexplored angle, NOVA focuses on how technology failed in preventing, containing and cleaning up the Alaskan disaster.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep318" style="text-align:center">318</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGeniusThatWasChina">The Genius That Was China: Rise of the Dragon</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 20, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-3-20</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1706-1709_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1706-1709-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td id="pc1706" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1706</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> China in the 13th century was the richest, most powerful, most technologically advanced civilization on earth. NOVA looks at how China achieved what it did, and what in Chinese politics, culture and economy kept it from doing more.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep319" style="text-align:center">319</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGeniusThatWasChina">The Genius That Was China: Empires in Collision</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 27, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-3-27</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1706-1709_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1706-1709-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td id="pc1707" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1707</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the extraordinary transformation that propelled Europe outward into the world from the 15th to 18th centuries, while China remained the insular middle kingdom.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep320" style="text-align:center">320</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGeniusThatWasChina">The Genius That Was China: The Threat from Japan</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 3, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-4-3</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1706-1709_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1706-1709-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td id="pc1708" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1708</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> East and West came into direct conflict over trade and power in the 19th century. The West won. NOVA explores how Japan was later able to master Western methods, while China was not.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep321" style="text-align:center">321</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGeniusThatWasChina">The Genius That Was China: Will the Dragon Rise Again?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 10, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-4-10</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1706-1709_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1706-1709-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td id="pc1709" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1709</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers China's long road to economic and technological equality with the West, punctuated by frequent setbacks such as the 1989 massacre of pro-democratic demonstrations in Beijing.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_18:_1990–91"><span id="Season_18:_1990.E2.80.9391"></span>Season 18: 1990–91</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Season 18: 1990–91"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep322" style="text-align:center">322</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHKGBComputerMe">The KGB, The Computer and Me</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 2, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-10-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1710" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1710</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What happens when a Berkeley hippie turns detective and gets mixed up with the CIA and the KGB? NOVA follows computer sleuth <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Stoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Cliff Stoll">Cliff Stoll</a> as he tracks a data thief through a maze of military and research computers.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep323" style="text-align:center">323</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NeptunesColdFury">Neptune's Cold Fury</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 9, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-10-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1711" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1711</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA visits Neptune, the planet that took <i>Voyager</i> 12 years to reach. Mysteries abound in and around this big, blue world at the outer limits of the Solar System. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Stewart" title="Patrick Stewart">Patrick Stewart</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep324" style="text-align:center">324</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAToBoldlyGo">To Boldly Go...</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 16, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-10-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1712" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1712</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA chronicles the Voyager space mission – from Earth to the ends of the Solar System. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and dozens of moons star in this epic voyage of exploration and a new view of the Solar System. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Stewart" title="Patrick Stewart">Patrick Stewart</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep325" style="text-align:center">325</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/PoisonedWindsofWar">Poisoned Winds of War</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 23, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-10-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1713" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1713</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Sixty-five years after <a href="/wiki/Chemical_Weapons_Convention" title="Chemical Weapons Convention">attempts to ban them</a>, chemical weapons pose more of a threat than ever. NOVA looks at the problem of controlling substances that are easily produced and cruelly effective.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep326" style="text-align:center">326</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheBlimpisBack">The Blimp is Back!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 30, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-10-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1714" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1714</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the troubled past and promising future of blimps, zeppelins, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cyclocrane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cyclocrane (page does not exist)">cyclocranes</a> and other species of airships. There's life in the old gasbags yet.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep327" style="text-align:center">327</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAEarthquake">Earthquake!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 6, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-11-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1715" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1715</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA looks at the high-stakes quest to predict earthquakes. Despite past disappointments, geologists still hope to divine the clues that precede nature's ultimate upheavals. Narrated by <a href="/wiki/Avery_Brooks" title="Avery Brooks">Avery Brooks</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep328" style="text-align:center">328</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/KillingMachines">Killing Machines</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 13, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-11-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1716" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1716</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Robotic weapons that seek out and destroy ships, planes, and other targets are the wave of the future. NOVA questions whether their proliferation may spell an end to superpower invincibility.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep329" style="text-align:center">329</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CantheElephantbeSaved">Can the Elephant Be Saved?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1717" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1717</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is the ivory ban in the elephant's best interest? NOVA looks at the controversial strategies to save the world's largest land animal from extinction.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep330" style="text-align:center">330</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WeKnowWhereYouLive">We Know Where You Live</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 27, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-11-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1718" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1718</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA investigates the hidden world of direct marketing, pointing out how advertisers know a lot more about people than they think.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep331" style="text-align:center">331</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/IntheLandoftheLlamas">In the Land of the Llamas</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 4, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-12-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1719" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1719</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA profiles the llama, alpaca, <a href="/wiki/Vicu%C3%B1a" title="Vicuña">vicuña</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guanaco" title="Guanaco">guanaco</a> of South America. At one time nearly extinct, these four members of the camel family are exceptionally well adapted to life in the beautiful high Andes.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep332" style="text-align:center">332</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhatsKillingtheChildren">What's Killing the Children?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 18, 1990<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1990-12-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1720" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1720</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA tracks a <a href="/wiki/Brazilian_purpuric_fever" title="Brazilian purpuric fever">mysterious disease that suddenly and fatally attacks the children of a small Brazilian town</a>. Researchers from the <a href="/wiki/Centers_for_Disease_Control" class="mw-redirect" title="Centers for Disease Control">Centers for Disease Control</a> in Atlanta are called in to crack the case.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep333" style="text-align:center">333</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ReturntoMtStHelens">Return to Mt. St. Helens</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 8, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-1-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1801" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1801</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA returns to <a href="/wiki/Mount_St._Helens" title="Mount St. Helens">Mount St. Helens</a> a <a href="/wiki/1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens" title="1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens">decade after its cataclysmic eruption</a> to learn how nature is recovering from the disaster.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep334" style="text-align:center">334</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ConFusioninaJar">ConFusion in a Jar</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 15, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-1-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1802" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1802</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> An experiment that could mean limitless supplies of energy sets the scientific world on its head. NOVA covers the cold fusion controversy.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep335" style="text-align:center">335</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheHuntforChinasDinosaurs">The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 5, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-2-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1803" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1803</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers the <a href="/wiki/China-Canada_Dinosaur_Project" title="China-Canada Dinosaur Project">most elaborate expedition ever undertaken in the search for dinosaurs—to China's Gobi desert</a>. Paleontologists brave sandstorms, heat and worse to find their fossils.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep336" style="text-align:center">336</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheCaseoftheFlyingDinosaur">Case of the Flying Dinosaur</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 12, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-2-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1804" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1804</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA looks at the question of whether present-day <a href="/wiki/Birds" class="mw-redirect" title="Birds">birds</a> are <a href="/wiki/Dinosaurs" class="mw-redirect" title="Dinosaurs">dinosaurs</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Origin_of_birds" title="Origin of birds">origin of birds</a>, avian dinosaurs, is explored.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep337" style="text-align:center">337</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TRexExposed">T. Rex Exposed</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 19, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-2-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1805" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1805</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Tyrannosaurus_rex" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyrannosaurus rex">Tyrannosaurus rex</a>, a kind of dinosaur, recently turned up in a <a href="/wiki/Specimens_of_Tyrannosaurus" title="Specimens of Tyrannosaurus">nearly complete skeleton in Montana</a>. NOVA follows the dig to extract the bones and looks at the science and lore of dinosaurs in general.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep338" style="text-align:center">338</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RussianRightStuffTheInvisibleSpaceman">Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 26, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-2-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1806" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1806</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the first program of a three-part miniseries on the Soviet space program, NOVA profiles the mysterious genius behind the world's first satellite, the first man to orbit the Earth and other early Russian triumphs in space.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep339" style="text-align:center">339</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RussianRightStuffTheDarkSideoftheMoon">Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 27, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-2-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1807" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1807</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA reveals the details of <a href="/wiki/Soviet_crewed_lunar_programs" title="Soviet crewed lunar programs">Moscow's secret plan to reach the Moon ahead of the Americans</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep340" style="text-align:center">340</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RussianRightStuffTheMission">Russian Right Stuff: The Mission</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 28, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-2-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1808" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1808</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In an unprecedented insider's look, NOVA covers the training, flight and recovery of a cosmonaut crew that visits the Soviet space station <a href="/wiki/Mir" title="Mir">Mir</a>. Unexpected emergencies show that space travel is still far from routine.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep341" style="text-align:center">341</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVASwimmingwithWhales">Swimming With Whales</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 5, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-3-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1809" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1809</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Gregory_Peck" title="Gregory Peck">Gregory Peck</a> narrates a scientific voyage around Vancouver Island in search of whales. Humpbacks, Killers, Grays and other whale species make their appearance in spectacular, never-before-seen footage both above and below the waves.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep342" style="text-align:center">342</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheChipvstheChessMaster">The Chip vs. the Chessmaster</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 26, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-3-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1810" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1810</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The computer chess champ matches wits with the human world titleholder.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_19:_1991–92"><span id="Season_19:_1991.E2.80.9392"></span>Season 19: 1991–92</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Season 19: 1991–92"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep343" style="text-align:center">343</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SexLiesandToupeeTape">Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 1, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-10-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1811" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1811</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers the causes and attempted cures of <a href="/wiki/Baldness" class="mw-redirect" title="Baldness">baldness</a>. Some men take pride in their bald heads; others will go to great lengths to cover up. <a href="/wiki/Alan_Rachins" title="Alan Rachins">Alan Rachins</a> of NBC's <i><a href="/wiki/LA_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="LA Law">LA Law</a></i> tells the story.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep344" style="text-align:center">344</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SoYouWanttobeaDoctor">So You Want to Be a Doctor?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 9, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-10-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1812" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1812</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In a two-hour special, NOVA follows seven aspiring doctors through four years of medical school. The first examination, the anatomy lab, the first death, the first baby-it's all part of becoming a doctor. <a href="/wiki/Neil_Patrick_Harris" title="Neil Patrick Harris">Neil Patrick Harris</a>, star of ABC's <i><a href="/wiki/Doogie_Howser,_MD" class="mw-redirect" title="Doogie Howser, MD">Doogie Howser, MD</a></i> hosts.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep345" style="text-align:center">345</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsoftheDeadSeaScrolls">Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 15, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-10-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1814" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1814</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Forty years after they were discovered, the <a href="/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls" title="Dead Sea Scrolls">Dead Sea Scrolls</a> have yet to be published in their entirety. NOVA looks at the laborious-some say scandalous-process of compiling and releasing this religious treasure.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep346" style="text-align:center">346</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nova-suicide-mission-to-chernobyl">Suicide Mission to Chernobyl</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 22, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-10-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1815" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1815</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA accompanies Soviet scientists on a deadly mission inside the sarcophagus-the massive structure that entombs the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. Will there be another deadly explosion?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep347" style="text-align:center">347</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TallerThanEverest">Taller Than Everest?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 5, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-11-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1816" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1816</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The tallest mountain in the world? Think again: cartographers had to when satellite date revealed a peak called "<a href="/wiki/K2" title="K2">K2</a>" might be the real champ. Which is the world's tallest mountain?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep348" style="text-align:center">348</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FastestPlanesintheSky">Fastest Planes in the Sky</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 12, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-11-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1817" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1817</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The fastest machines in the sky are going to be slow stuff when the latest speed demons on the drawing board take to the air. NOVA looks at the intoxicating lure to fly even faster.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep349" style="text-align:center">349</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AvoidingtheSurgeonsKnife">Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 3, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-12-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1818" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1818</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows the efforts of four participants in a celebrated California study to unblock arteries without using drugs or surgery before their heart disease becomes fatal. A studio segment featuring experts with varying medical views will air as part of the 60-minute program. ABC News Medical Correspondent George Strait moderates.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep350" style="text-align:center">350</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVASkyscraper">Skyscraper! A Nova Special</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 10, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-12-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1819" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1819</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This 80-minute NOVA pledge special chronicles the building of the <a href="/wiki/One_Worldwide_Plaza" title="One Worldwide Plaza">Worldwide Plaza</a>, 47-story office tower in midtown Manhattan, from a hole in the ground to a 770-foot skyscraper.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep351" style="text-align:center">351</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheFineArtofFakingIt">The Fine Art of Faking It</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 17, 1991<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1991-12-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1820" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1820</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Science comes to the aid of art. Museums now employ scientists to find forgeries and give insight into the process of artist creation. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Dreyfuss" title="Richard Dreyfuss">Richard Dreyfuss</a> narrates.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep352" style="text-align:center">352</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HellFightersofKuwait">Hell Fighters of Kuwait</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 14, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-1-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1901" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1901</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers the fight to put out <a href="/wiki/Saddam_Hussein" title="Saddam Hussein">Saddam Hussein</a>'s bonfire of oil wells in <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a>, which has created the worst manmade pollution event in history. Fire fighting teams from Houston and elsewhere are faced with a Texas-size job.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep353" style="text-align:center">353</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVASubmarine">Submarine!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 21, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-1-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1902" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1902</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes a voyage on the newest of America's doomsday machines—the ballistic missile submarine USS <i>Michigan</i>. The Cold War may be won, but these submerged super arsenals continue to prowl the deep.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep354" style="text-align:center">354</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SaddamsWarOnWildlife">Saddam's War on Wildlife</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 28, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-1-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1903" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1903</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Few people give any thought to wildlife in the midst of a war. During the Gulf War, environmentalist John Walsh did his best to save animals from oil spills, bullets and other dangers.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep355" style="text-align:center">355</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"What Smells?"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 11, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-2-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1904" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1904</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The nose knows. How much is the subject of NOVA's investigation of the mysterious aromas and hidden messages picked up by our sense of smell. <a href="/wiki/David_Suzuki" title="David Suzuki">David Suzuki</a> hosts.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep356" style="text-align:center">356</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanYouBelievetheTVRatings">Can You Believe TV Ratings?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 18, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-2-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1905" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1905</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Rating the <a href="/wiki/Audience_measurement" title="Audience measurement">audience for TV shows</a> is a classic problem in statistical analysis. NOVA finds that ratings are getting more accurate but still are far from scientific.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep357" style="text-align:center">357</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MakingaDishonestBuck">Making a Dishonest Buck</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 3, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-3-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1906" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1906</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Criminals still make money the old-fashioned way—by <a href="/wiki/Counterfeit_money" title="Counterfeit money">counterfeiting</a>. NOVA looks at why US currency is so easy to fake and what the government is doing about it.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep358" style="text-align:center">358</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RescuingBabyWhales">Rescuing Baby Whales</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 10, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-3-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1907" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1907</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the mysterious whale strandings along the beaches of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod_Bay" title="Cape Cod Bay">Cape Cod Bay</a>, as the puzzling behavior becomes more common.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep359" style="text-align:center">359</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AnAstronautsViewofEarth">An Astronaut's View of the Earth</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 17, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-3-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1908" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1908</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA goes behind the scenes to watch the filming of a big-screen <a href="/wiki/IMAX" title="IMAX">IMAX</a>/Omnimax space spectacle. Astronauts operate the cameras on location aboard the Space Shuttle.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep360" style="text-align:center">360</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EclipseoftheCentury">Eclipse of the Century</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 24, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-3-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1909" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1909</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The spectacular <a href="/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_July_11,_1991" title="Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991">eclipse of 1991</a> passed over major observatories on the island of Hawaii. NOVA was there for 6<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> minutes of frenetic research that revealed new secrets about the Sun.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_20:_1992–93"><span id="Season_20:_1992.E2.80.9393"></span>Season 20: 1992–93</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Season 20: 1992–93"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep361" style="text-align:center">361</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AnimalOlympiansII">Animal Olympians II</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">August 25, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-8-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1910" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1910</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA looks at grace, speed, strength and endurance of humans and animals.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep362" style="text-align:center">362</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGeniusBehindtheBomb">The Genius Behind the Bomb</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 29, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-9-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1911" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1911</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Physicists <a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Albert Einstein</a> and <a href="/wiki/Leo_Szilard" title="Leo Szilard">Leo Szilard</a> reenact the signing of the <a href="/wiki/Einstein%E2%80%93Szil%C3%A1rd_letter" class="mw-redirect" title="Einstein–Szilárd letter">1939 letter</a> that alerted President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Roosevelt">Franklin Roosevelt</a> to the feasibility of atomic weapons. Szilard drafted and Einstein signed the famous warning, which led to the building of the first <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_weapon" title="Nuclear weapon">atomic bomb</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep363" style="text-align:center">363</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MindofaSerialKiller">Mind of a Serial Killer</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 13, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-10-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1912" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1912</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA goes behind the scenes to give the real story behind <a href="/wiki/Behavioral_Science_Unit" title="Behavioral Science Unit">the FBI unit</a> popularized in the Academy Award-winning film, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_(film)" title="The Silence of the Lambs (film)">The Silence of the Lambs</a></i>. Using a detailed psychological profile, the unit helped the <a href="/wiki/Rochester,_New_York" title="Rochester, New York">Rochester, New York</a>, police department catch a notorious serial killer who targeted prostitutes. Actor <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Stewart" title="Patrick Stewart">Patrick Stewart</a> narrates.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep364" style="text-align:center">364</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SearchfortheFirstAmericans">Search for the First Americans</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 20, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-10-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1913" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1913</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows the trail of America's first inhabitants. Did they migrate across a <a href="/wiki/Beringia" title="Beringia">Bering Sea land bridge</a> at the end of the <a href="/wiki/Last_Glacial_Period" title="Last Glacial Period">last ice age</a>, as we all learned in school? Or did they arrive thousands of years earlier, possibly by some different route, as new archaeological evidence increasingly hints?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep365" style="text-align:center">365</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rafting Through the Grand Canyon"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 27, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-10-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1914" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1914</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores Earth's greatest natural wonder by rafting down the river that created it, repeating the spectacular first canyon voyage of the 19th-century explorer <a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Powell" title="John Wesley Powell">John Wesley Powell</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Grand_Canyon" title="Grand Canyon">Grand Canyon</a> tells the story of nearly 2 billion years of Earth history plus the changes caused by three decades of human intervention.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep366" style="text-align:center">366</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"This Old Pyramid"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 4, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-11-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1915" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1915</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In a 90-minute special presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologist, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Lehner" title="Mark Lehner">Mark Lehner</a>, and a professional stonemason, Roger Hopkins (<i><a href="/wiki/This_Old_House" title="This Old House">This Old House</a></i>), join forces in the shadow of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza" title="Great Pyramid of Giza">Great Pyramid of Giza</a> to put clever and sometimes bizarre pyramid construction theories to the test.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep367" style="text-align:center">367</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Iceman"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-11-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1916" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1916</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Five thousand years ago, a <a href="/wiki/%C3%96tzi" title="Ötzi">man</a> perished in a mountain storm. In 1991, his frozen body was found along with artifacts of his vanished way of life. NOVA covers the international effort to unlock the secrets of this astonishing discovery.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep368" style="text-align:center">368</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ThePrivateLivesofDolphins">The Private Lives of Dolphins</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 17, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-11-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1917" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1917</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA delves into the deep sea drama of life among the dolphins at research stations in Florida and Australia. Like humans and <a href="/wiki/Chimpanzees" class="mw-redirect" title="Chimpanzees">chimpanzees</a>, dolphins have evolved a sophisticated social system that provides clues about the origins and purpose of big brains and intelligence.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep369" style="text-align:center">369</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/BrainTransplant">Brain Transplant</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 1, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-12-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1918" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1918</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Two paralyzed drug addicts travel to Sweden to receive a revolutionary treatment for brain disease that is largely unavailable in the US due to the ban on fetal tissue research. "Brain Transplant" continues the remarkable story of a mysterious malady linked to a bad batch of synthetic heroin that NOVA first covered in the 1986 award-winning film, <i><a href="#pc1305">The Case of the Frozen Addict</a></i>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep370" style="text-align:center">370</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanYouStopPeopleFromDrinking">Can You Stop People From Drinking?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 22, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-12-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1919" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1919</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA looks at how Russia and the United States are attacking the intractable problem of <a href="/wiki/Alcohol_abuse" title="Alcohol abuse">alcohol abuse</a> with old and new weapons—including prohibition, hypnotism, imprisonment, surveillance, deception, aversion therapy and group therapy as practiced by <a href="/wiki/Alcoholics_Anonymous" title="Alcoholics Anonymous">Alcoholics Anonymous</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep371" style="text-align:center">371</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SexandtheSingleRhino">Sex and the Single Rhino</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 29, 1992<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-12-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc1920" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">1920</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the high-tech efforts to preserve the world's animal diversity. <a href="/wiki/Noah" title="Noah">Noah</a> needed only an ark—but today's conservationists need all the tools that biology, ecology, diplomacy and politics can muster if endangered species are to survive beyond the next century.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep372" style="text-align:center">372</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-1-12</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td id="pc2001" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2001</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows the international team of advisors who are fulfilling the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Special_Commission" title="United Nations Special Commission">UN mandate to dismantle Iraq's weapons of mass destruction</a>. Nuclear technology, poison chemicals, missiles and giant guns are some of the threats that inspectors must hunt down in a cat-and-mouse game with the Iraqis.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep373" style="text-align:center">373</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanBombingWinaWar">Can Bombing Win a War?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-1-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2002" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2002</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a> was fought in 38 days of non-stop bombing and four days of swift ground action. Did bombing win it? NOVA looks at the history of strategic bombing and asks whether bombing has now achieved preeminence in warfare.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep374" style="text-align:center">374</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Deadly Deception"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 26, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-1-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2003" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2003</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For four decades, <a href="/wiki/Tuskegee_Syphilis_Study" title="Tuskegee Syphilis Study">400 African American men from Macon, Alabama were unwitting participants in a government study of untreated syphilis</a>. NOVA tells the story of this notorious human experiment. George Strait, ABC News Medical Correspondent, hosts.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep375" style="text-align:center">375</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NazisandtheRussianBomb">Nazis and the Russian Bomb</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-2-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2004" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2004</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA tells the story of the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Osoaviakhim" title="Operation Osoaviakhim">German scientists abducted to the Soviet Union after World War II</a> to <a href="/wiki/Soviet_atomic_bomb_project" title="Soviet atomic bomb project">help build an atomic bomb</a>. The success of the crash program in 1949, with the explosion of the first Soviet nuclear weapon, shocked the world.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep376" style="text-align:center">376</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/InthePathofaKillerVolcano">In the Path of a Killer Volcano</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-2-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2005" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2005</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers scientists on the brink of a sputtering, shaking, impatient volcano, trying to forecast when it will go off. When it does, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Pinatubo" title="Mount Pinatubo">Mount Pinatubo</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> goes big time, producing the largest volcanic eruption in 80 years.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep377" style="text-align:center">377</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanScienceBuildaChampionAthlete">Can Science Build a Champion Athlete?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 16, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-2-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2006" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2006</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Athletes are training smarter, running faster, jumping higher and generally outperforming their predecessors—thanks to high technology. NOVA covers the record-setting trend for improving sports performance with science.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep378" style="text-align:center">378</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Diving for Pirate Gold"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 23, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-2-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2007" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2007</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> These days, <a href="/wiki/Piracy_in_the_21st_century" title="Piracy in the 21st century">piracy on the high seas</a> often involves sonar, magnometers, metal detectors and other high-tech equipment for finding and plundering sunken ships. NOVA explores the swashbuckling seafaring pirates of old and their present-day successors.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep379" style="text-align:center">379</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Murder, Rape and DNA"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 2, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-3-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2008" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2008</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Wherever we shed our body cells, we leave an indisputable identity card: our <a href="/wiki/DNA" title="DNA">DNA</a>. NOVA investigates the new science of DNA typing which is putting increasing numbers of murderers and rapists behind bars.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep380" style="text-align:center">380</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheLostTribe">The Lost Tribe</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 30, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-3-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2009" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2009</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers both sides of the stormy controversy over the <a href="/wiki/Tasaday" title="Tasaday">Tasaday</a> tribe. When these isolated cave dwellers were discovered in the Philippines in 1971, they were hailed as a <a href="/wiki/Stone_Age" title="Stone Age">Stone Age</a> relic. Now, many anthropologists denounce them as fakes.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_21:_1993–94"><span id="Season_21:_1993.E2.80.9394"></span>Season 21: 1993–94</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Season 21: 1993–94"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep381" style="text-align:center">381</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The NOVA Quiz"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 5, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-10-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2010" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2010</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA fans from around the country match wits in a fast-paced contest of general science knowledge celebrating NOVA's 20th anniversary. Famous guests pose questions for the viewers at home. <a href="/wiki/Marc_Summers" title="Marc Summers">Marc Summers</a> hosts.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep382" style="text-align:center">382</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WantedButchandSundance">Wanted: Butch and Sundance</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 12, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-10-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2011" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2011</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Forensic sleuth <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Snow" title="Clyde Snow">Clyde Snow</a> and a posse of experts travel to <a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a> in search of the remains of <a href="/wiki/Butch_Cassidy_and_the_Sundance_Kid" title="Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid">Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</a>. They find Hollywood and legend got a few things wrong.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep383" style="text-align:center">383</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofthePsychics">Secrets of the Psychics</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 19, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-10-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2012" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2012</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Magician <a href="/wiki/James_%22The_Amazing%22_Randi" class="mw-redirect" title="James "The Amazing" Randi">James "The Amazing" Randi</a> tests the claims of mind readers, fortune tellers, faith healers and others with purported paranormal powers. As a magician, "I know how people are deceived," Randi says.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep384" style="text-align:center">384</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DyingtoBreathe">Dying to Breathe</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 26, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-10-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2013" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2013</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers the tense vigil of three people with terminal lung disease as they await the most complex of all organ transplants – a new lung. Months of waiting end in a few frenzied hours of intricate surgery.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep385" style="text-align:center">385</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Shadow of the Condor"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 2, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-11-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2014" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2014</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA soars with the condor, an extraordinary bird that lives a tenuous existence in the California mountains and the Andes of South America. Footage includes never-before-photographed nesting sites in the cliffs of Patagonia.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep386" style="text-align:center">386</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheRealJurassicPark">The Real Jurassic Park</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 9, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-11-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2015" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2015</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> With help from director <a href="/wiki/Steven_Spielberg" title="Steven Spielberg">Steven Spielberg</a>, author <a href="/wiki/Michael_Crichton" title="Michael Crichton">Michael Crichton</a> and a host of scientific experts, NOVA investigates what it would take to recreate the dinosaur theme park in <i><a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Park" title="Jurassic Park">Jurassic Park</a></i>. It won't be as easy as it was for Hollywood.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep387" style="text-align:center">387</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVARollerCoaster">Roller Coaster!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 16, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-11-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2016" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2016</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes viewers on the ride of their lives as it explores the science of roller coasters, where physics and psychology meet. New rides of the future may take place entirely in the mind—with virtual reality. First aired on <a href="/wiki/Channel_Four" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel Four">Channel Four</a> in 1992.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep388" style="text-align:center">388</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MysteriousCrashofFlight201">Mysterious Crash of Flight 201</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 30, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-11-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2017" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2017</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> US federal investigators are called in to determine the cause of a mysterious <a href="/wiki/Jetliner" class="mw-redirect" title="Jetliner">jetliner</a> crash in <a href="/wiki/Panama" title="Panama">Panama</a>, <a href="/wiki/Copa_Airlines_Flight_201" title="Copa Airlines Flight 201">Copa Airlines Flight 201</a>. Nothing about the accident makes sense, until a key clue emerges.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep389" style="text-align:center">389</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Great Moments from NOVA"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 7, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-12-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2018" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2018</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cosby" title="Bill Cosby">Bill Cosby</a> guides viewers through the most exciting footage from two decades of NOVA in a 20th anniversary salute. Real-life action, adventure, mystery, drama and non-stop discovery fill this 90-minute special.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep390" style="text-align:center">390</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheBestMindSinceEinstein">The Best Mind Since Einstein</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 21, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-12-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2019" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2019</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A profile of the late <a href="/wiki/Richard_Feynman" title="Richard Feynman">Richard Feynman</a> – an atomic bomb pioneer, Nobel prize-winning physicist, acclaimed teacher and all-around eccentric, who helped solve the mystery of the Space Shuttle <i>Challenger</i> explosion. Edited and re-narrated from the two-part <i><a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)">Horizon</a></i> episode, "No Ordinary Genius".<sup id="cite_ref-Sykes_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sykes-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep391" style="text-align:center">391</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Stranger in the Mirror"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 28, 1993<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1993-12-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2020" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2020</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the nature of human perception through the puzzling condition called <a href="/wiki/Visual_agnosia" title="Visual agnosia">visual agnosia</a>, the inability to recognize faces and familiar objects, made famous in <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Sacks" title="Oliver Sacks">Oliver Sacks</a>' book, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Man_Who_Mistook_His_Wife_For_A_Hat" class="mw-redirect" title="The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat">The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat</a></i>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep392" style="text-align:center">392</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/Codebreakers">Codebreakers</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 18, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-1-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2101" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2101</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA delves into the history of secret communications and the people who wrack their brains to decipher them. The program probes the most celebrated of all cryptographic coups: the breaking of the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> codes used by Japan and Germany and how codebreaking helped shorten the war.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep393" style="text-align:center">393</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DinosaursoftheGobi">Dinosaurs of the Gobi</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 25, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-1-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2102" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2102</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Velociraptor" title="Velociraptor">Velociraptors</a> and primitive birds are among the fabulous <a href="/wiki/Fossil" title="Fossil">fossil</a> finds as NOVA accompanies an <a href="/wiki/American_Museum_of_Natural_History" title="American Museum of Natural History">American Museum of Natural History</a> expedition to the <a href="/wiki/Gobi_Desert" title="Gobi Desert">Gobi Desert</a>. The trip relives the exploits of the Museum's dashing explorer of the 1920s, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Chapman_Andrews" title="Roy Chapman Andrews">Roy Chapman Andrews</a> -said to be the real-life model for <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Jones_(character)" title="Indiana Jones (character)">Indiana Jones</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep394" style="text-align:center">394</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DaredevilsoftheSky">Daredevils of the Sky</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-2-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2103" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2103</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows members of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=US_Aerobatic_Team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="US Aerobatic Team (page does not exist)">US Aerobatic Team</a> as they prepare for and compete in the <a href="/w/index.php?title=1992_World_Aerobatic_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1992 World Aerobatic Championship (page does not exist)">1992 World Aerobatic Championship</a>. The sport, as precisely choreographed as <a href="/wiki/Gymnastics" title="Gymnastics">gymnastics</a>-except that it takes place in airplanes at 200 miles per hour-has always been on the leading edge of developments in aviation.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep395" style="text-align:center">395</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/JourneytoKilimanjaro">Journey to Kilimanjaro</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-2-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2104" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2104</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores ice-capped mountains-on the equator. These African giants are magical islands of life towering above the scorched plains. Giant forest hogs, bearded vultures, the elusive <a href="/wiki/Bongo_(antelope)" title="Bongo (antelope)">bongo</a> and other exotic creatures live in this harsh and isolated high country.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep396" style="text-align:center">396</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Can Chimps Talk?"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-2-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2105" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2105</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers exciting and controversial research with chimpanzees who have been trained to express themselves with human symbols. Are they speaking their minds? Or are they just <a href="/wiki/Imitation" title="Imitation">aping</a> their trainers?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep397" style="text-align:center">397</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/InSearchofHumanOrigins">In Search of Human Origins: The Story of Lucy</a>" (1 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 28, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-2-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2106" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2106</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the first part of a three-part series, noted anthropologist <a href="/wiki/Donald_Johanson" title="Donald Johanson">Donald Johanson</a> probes the earliest ancestors of the human species, reaching back more than three million years to a strange ape who walked upright. Johanson takes viewers to the site in <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a> where he discovered the fossil remains of this missing link nicknamed "<a href="/wiki/Lucy_(Australopithecus)" title="Lucy (Australopithecus)">Lucy</a>".</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep398" style="text-align:center">398</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/InSearchofHumanOrigins">In Search of Human Origins: Surviving in Africa</a>" (2 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">March 1, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-3-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2107" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2107</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Anthropologist Donald Johanson looks at how our human ancestors of two million years ago made their living. Contrary to popular myth, scavenging was a more lucrative living than hunting – and may have contributed to the development of <a href="/wiki/Human_intelligence" title="Human intelligence">human intelligence</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep399" style="text-align:center">399</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/InSearchofHumanOrigins">In Search of Human Origins: The Creative Revolution</a>" (3 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">March 2, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-3-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2108" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2108</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> At what point did our <a href="/wiki/Evidence_of_common_descent" title="Evidence of common descent">distant ancestors</a> become anatomically like us? And, more importantly, when did they begin to act like us? Anthropologist Donald Johanson looks at what it is that makes us human.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep400" style="text-align:center">400</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanChinaKicktheHabit">Can China Kick the Habit?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 12, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-4-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2109" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2109</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA visits the most cigarette-addicted nation in the world, China. Western advertising and trading practices have exacerbated the fatal romance with smoking in the world's most populous country, where lung cancer cases are beginning to strain the nation's health care system.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep401" style="text-align:center">401</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AircraftCarrier">Aircraft Carrier!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 19, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-4-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2110" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2110</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA experiences the relentless, round-the-clock life aboard the <a href="/wiki/US_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="US Navy">US Navy</a> aircraft carrier, <i><a href="/wiki/USS_Independence_(CV-62)" title="USS Independence (CV-62)">Independence</a></i>, where every day is a constant drill of launching and landing aircraft atop a floating city of 5,000 people. The action includes <i>Top Gun</i> mock combat exercises and live-ammunition patrols over <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_22:_1994–95"><span id="Season_22:_1994.E2.80.9395"></span>Season 22: 1994–95</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Season 22: 1994–95"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep402" style="text-align:center">402</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheGreatWildlifeHeist">The Great Wildlife Heist</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 11, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-10-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2111" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2111</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Polly wants a crackdown when it comes to the <a href="/wiki/Parrot_trade" class="mw-redirect" title="Parrot trade">illegal trade in the world's most beautiful and intelligent birds: parrots</a>. NOVA goes undercover with a US government sting that breaks an <a href="/wiki/International_parrot_trade" title="International parrot trade">international parrot smuggling</a> ring, landing some surprising suspects.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep403" style="text-align:center">403</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretoftheWildChild">The Secret of the Wild Child</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 18, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-10-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2112" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2112</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA profiles "<a href="/wiki/Genie_(feral_child)" title="Genie (feral child)">Genie</a>", a girl whose parents kept her imprisoned in near total isolation from infancy. When social workers discovered her as a teenager, Genie had not learned to walk or talk. This NOVA documentary includes never-before-seen footage of Genie during her rehabilitation and probes how and when we learn the skills that make us "human."</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep404" style="text-align:center">404</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HauntedCryofaLongGoneBird">Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 25, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-10-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2113" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2113</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the legacy of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Auk" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Auk">great Auk</a>, a magnificent <a href="/wiki/Flightless_bird" title="Flightless bird">flightless bird</a> that was hunted to extinction over a century ago. In a journey retracing its migratory route, host Richard Wheeler kayaks from <a href="/wiki/Newfoundland" class="mw-redirect" title="Newfoundland">Newfoundland</a> to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod" title="Cape Cod">Cape Cod</a> and discovers that other marine species face the Auk's luckless fate.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep405" style="text-align:center">405</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WhatsNewAboutMenopause">What's New About Menopause</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 1, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-11-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2114" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2114</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA tackles the long-taboo subject of <a href="/wiki/Menopause" title="Menopause">menopause</a>, profiling new research and examining the medical and ethical controversies that arise when science enables women to postpone menopause or even to bear children long after "the change." <a href="/wiki/Stockard_Channing" title="Stockard Channing">Stockard Channing</a> narrates.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep406" style="text-align:center">406</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheTribeThatTimeForgot">The Tribe that Time Forgot</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 8, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-11-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2115" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2115</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA travels deep into the Amazon wilderness in search of a mysterious tribe- <a href="/wiki/Arara_(Par%C3%A1)" title="Arara (Pará)">a tribe that dismembered and partially ate three prospectors in 1976</a>. Locating the group, NOVA lives with them for three months, gaining insight into the customs and beliefs of a people whose lifestyle has not changed for centuries.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep407" style="text-align:center">407</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/KillerQuake">Killer Quake!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 15, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-11-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2116" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2116</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA probes the <a href="/wiki/1994_Northridge_earthquake" title="1994 Northridge earthquake">1994 Los Angeles earthquake</a>. Even as the city struggles to repair itself from the tragedy, seismic pressure continues to build. Scientists fear that newly discovered faults could, at any moment, trigger California's most devastating natural disaster.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep408" style="text-align:center">408</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/BuriedinAsh">Buried in Ash</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 29, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-11-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2117" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2117</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ten million years ago, an <a href="/wiki/Bruneau-Jarbidge_caldera" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruneau-Jarbidge caldera">enormous volcanic eruption buried much of what is now Nebraska</a> in up to 10 feet of ash, preserving countless skeletons of prehistoric big game animals. NOVA joins the discoverer of this treasure trove to learn what life was like when a lot more than buffalo roamed the West.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep409" style="text-align:center">409</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RescueMissioninSpace">Rescue Mission in Space</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 6, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-12-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2118" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2118</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Hobbled by defective eyesight because of its original, bungled prescription, the <a href="/wiki/STS-61" title="STS-61">Hubble Space Telescope was recently repaired in a dramatic Space Shuttle mission</a>. NOVA follows the exploits of astronauts who saved the day, and the stunning work that <a href="/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" title="Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble</a> has performed in the months since its repair.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep410" style="text-align:center">410</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/JourneytotheSacredSea">Journey to the Sacred Sea</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 20, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-12-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2119" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2119</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA travels to <a href="/wiki/Lake_Baikal" title="Lake Baikal">Lake Baikal</a>, the world's oldest and deepest lake, containing one-fifth of all the fresh water on Earth. Investigating Baikal from above, below and all around, NOVA charts its dramatically changing environment over the course of four seasons.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep411" style="text-align:center">411</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/InSearchoftheFirstLanguage">In Search of the First Language</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 27, 1994<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1994-12-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2120" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2120</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the common threads that link the more than 5,000 languages of Earth, including a controversial theory that claims to reconstruct words from a time when only a handful of languages were spoken, recalling the biblical story of the <a href="/wiki/Tower_of_Babel" title="Tower of Babel">Tower of Babel</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep412" style="text-align:center">412</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MammothsoftheIceAge">Mammoths of the Ice Age</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 10, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-1-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2201" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2201</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The subjects of <a href="/wiki/Stone_Age" title="Stone Age">Stone Age</a> <a href="/wiki/Cave_painting" title="Cave painting">Cave paintings</a> thunder onto the screen as NOVA explores <a href="/wiki/Woolly_mammoth" title="Woolly mammoth">Woolly mammoths</a>. Recent discoveries show that the hairy ancestors of Elephants fought off <a href="/wiki/Extinction" title="Extinction">extinction</a> much longer than anyone thought, surviving on an isolated island in the Arctic Ocean until as recently as 4,000 years ago.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep413" style="text-align:center">413</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/VikingsinAmerica">Vikings in America</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 24, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-1-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2202" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2202</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA investigates the myth and reality of the first known Europeans to reach North America – <a href="/wiki/Vikings" title="Vikings">Vikings</a>. These intrepid <a href="/wiki/Norse_colonization_of_North_America" title="Norse colonization of North America">Norsemen explored and settled parts of present-day North America</a> 500 years before <a href="/wiki/Voyages_of_Christopher_Columbus" title="Voyages of Christopher Columbus">Columbus set sail</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep414" style="text-align:center">414</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LittleCreaturesWhoRuntheWorld">Little Creatures Who Run the World</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 31, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-1-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2203" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2203</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Entomology" title="Entomology">Entomologist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize" title="Pulitzer Prize">Pulitzer Prize</a>-winning author <a href="/wiki/E._O._Wilson" title="E. O. Wilson">Edward O. Wilson</a> shows who's boss on this planet: <a href="/wiki/Ants" class="mw-redirect" title="Ants">ants</a>. The professor's infectious fascination for ant civilization wins over even the most confirmed "formicophobe" (ant hater).</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep415" style="text-align:center">415</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NaziDesignersofDeath">Nazi Designers of Death</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 7, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-2-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2204" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2204</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA uses recently discovered documents to uncover the complicity of German architects and engineers in <a href="/wiki/The_Holocaust" title="The Holocaust">the Holocaust</a>. Focusing on <a href="/wiki/Auschwitz" class="mw-redirect" title="Auschwitz">Auschwitz</a>, the program tells a tale of ever-deepening evil as the prison camp was methodically converted into a super-efficient factory for <a href="/wiki/Genocide" title="Genocide">genocide</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep416" style="text-align:center">416</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVASiameseTwins">Siamese Twins</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 14, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-2-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2205" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2205</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Born joined at the pelvis, <a href="/wiki/Conjoined_twins" title="Conjoined twins">Siamese twins</a> Dao and Duan were brought to the United States from <a href="/wiki/Thailand" title="Thailand">Thailand</a> to assess their chances for being separated surgically. NOVA covers the intricate planning and protracted operations that eventually made the two girls into two distinct individuals.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep417" style="text-align:center">417</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MysteryoftheSenses">Mystery of the Senses</a>: Hearing" (1 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 19, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-2-19</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What we hear can create a mood, build communication, and guide our physical movement. In this episode, series host and naturalist Diane Ackerman investigates musical communication in the movies, in relationships with babies, and in Maori culture. She presents information about how our ears process and protect us from sounds, and explores new medical technology that mimics some of those functions to enable deaf people to hear. She also studies the hearing abilities of several types of animals and discovers how an owl uses its ears to locate prey in total darkness.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep418" style="text-align:center">418</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MysteryoftheSenses">Mystery of the Senses</a>: Smell" (2 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 20, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-2-20</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For centuries, many cultures have used scents and odors for a variety of purposes. From the earliest civilizitions, humans have created and used scents to mask unpleasant odors and to enhance other, more appealing ones. To find out what makes humans so responsive to natural and synthesized fragrances, series host and naturalist Diane Ackerman investigates the role of incense in Oman, visits a perfume factory in New Jersey, traces a smell from outside the body to the part of the brain that stores memories and emotions, and examines how different animals use their sense of smell.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep419" style="text-align:center">419</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MysteryoftheSenses">Mystery of the Senses</a>: Taste" (3 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 21, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-2-21</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Eating sustains life. However, our tongues also enable us to taste foods, so we eat the foods we like; and our cultures assign values to foods, so we often eat as part of a ritual. In this episode, series host and naturalist Diane Ackerman explores the biology and the rituals of taste around the world. In France, a master chef divulges his secrets; in Mexico, a family prepares a meal for the Day of the Dead; in a Japanese restaurant, Ackerman looks into why some people consider potentially poisonous fish to be a delicacy; and in Connecticut, a scientist maps our taste buds.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep420" style="text-align:center">420</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MysteryoftheSenses">Mystery of the Senses</a>: Touch" (4 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-2-22</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Touch contributes dramatically to our feeling of well-being. In this episode, Ackerman explores how touching and being touched promotes physical and psychological growth in young monkeys and humans. She also explores human responses to touch in massage, relationships, and art; and cultural perspectives on touch in social taboos, hugging, and kissing. To explain our biological responses, series host and naturalist Diane Ackerman introduces a scientist who has identified how the brain's sensory map operates. His research has led to the groundbreaking discovery that even if a person loses a limb, the brain will respond as if that limb is being touched.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep421" style="text-align:center">421</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MysteryoftheSenses">Mystery of the Senses</a>: Vision" (5 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-2-22</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Vision allows us to see color, motion, form, and shadow. Our brain interprets images so that we understand what we see. In this episode, series host and naturalist Diane Ackerman considers both the biology of vision and the mental processes and perceptions that govern vision. She seeks answers to how the brain makes sense of optical illusions, what the importance of eye placement is in predatory animals, how artists use light and color, and why the sky is blue.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep422" style="text-align:center">422</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheUniverseWithin">The Universe Within</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 7, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-3-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2206" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2206</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What amazing processes go on inside super-athletes and couch potatoes alike? NOVA uses the latest medical imaging techniques to explore the body's incredible inner workings-with the help of Olympic ice skater <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Blair" title="Bonnie Blair">Bonnie Blair</a>, world record long jumper <a href="/wiki/Mike_Powell_(long_jumper)" title="Mike Powell (long jumper)">Mike Powell</a> and others.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep423" style="text-align:center">423</th><td style="text-align:center">22</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making of a Doctor"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 3, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-5-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2207" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2207</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the third installment of a 10-year project, NOVA checks up on a group of aspiring doctors who've been chronicled since their first day of medical school in 1987. Now bona fide MDs and in the middle of residency training, the group faces the awesome responsibility of curing the sick and keeping their own lives intact.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep424" style="text-align:center">424</th><td style="text-align:center">23</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FastCars">Fast Cars</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 23, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-5-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2208" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2208</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What does it take to win at <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_500" title="Indianapolis 500">Indy</a>? NOVA follows champion race driver <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Rahal" title="Bobby Rahal">Bobby Rahal</a> and a team of engineers as they strive to design a new car that can win the checkered flag at the Memorial Day classic. The program also features racing insights from top drivers <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Fittipaldi" title="Emerson Fittipaldi">Emerson Fittipaldi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willy_T._Ribbs" title="Willy T. Ribbs">Willy T. Ribbs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lyn_Saint_James" class="mw-redirect" title="Lyn Saint James">Lyn Saint James</a>.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_23:_1995–96"><span id="Season_23:_1995.E2.80.9396"></span>Season 23: 1995–96</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Season 23: 1995–96"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep425" style="text-align:center">425</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AnastasiaDeadorAlive">Anastasia: Dead or Alive?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 10, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-10-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2209" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2209</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Shortly after midnight on July 17, 1918, at a house in the town of <a href="/wiki/Yekaterinburg" title="Yekaterinburg">Ekaterinburg</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ural_mountains" class="mw-redirect" title="Ural mountains">Ural mountains</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bolsheviks" title="Bolsheviks">Bolshevik</a> guards awakened the deposed <a href="/wiki/Tsar" title="Tsar">Tsar</a> <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_II_of_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="Nicholas II of Russia">Nicholas II</a> together with his family and forced them into the basement, where they were shot and clubbed to death. NOVA follows forensic tests of skeletons discovered in Ekaterinburg in 1979 that are alleged to be the remains of the Russian royals, and explores the intriguing claim that <a href="/wiki/Anna_Anderson" title="Anna Anderson">Anna Anderson</a> of <a href="/wiki/Charlottesville,_Virginia" title="Charlottesville, Virginia">Charlottesville, Virginia</a>, was really the long lost <a href="/wiki/Grand_Duchess_Anastasia_Nikolaevna_of_Russia" title="Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia">Anastasia</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep426" style="text-align:center">426</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/VenusUnveiled">Venus Unveiled</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 17, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-10-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2210" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2210</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Venus" title="Venus">Venus</a> reveals its true face, recorded in detail for the first time by the radar spacecraft <i><a href="/wiki/Magellan_(spacecraft)" title="Magellan (spacecraft)">Magellan</a></i>. Our next-door planetary neighbor turns out to be one of the most bizarre places in the <a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Solar System</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep427" style="text-align:center">427</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HawaiiBornofFire">Hawaii: Born of Fire</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 24, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-10-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2211" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2211</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the fiery moonscapes and lush rainforests or the world's most isolated <a href="/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelago</a>: the <a href="/wiki/Hawaiian_islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaiian islands">Hawaiian islands</a>. From blistering beginnings as molten rock, the islands have developed into a verdant paradise of unique lifeforms.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep428" style="text-align:center">428</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheDoomsdayAsteroid">The Doomsday Asteroid</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 31, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-10-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2212" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2212</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is there an <a href="/wiki/Asteroid" title="Asteroid">asteroid</a> or <a href="/wiki/Comet" title="Comet">comet</a> out there with our name on it? NOVA scans the skies and the geological record on Earth, for evidence that <a href="/wiki/Impact_event" title="Impact event">giant rocks from outer space</a> have struck before and will eventually plow into our planet again.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep429" style="text-align:center">429</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WGBHLightning">Lightning!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 7, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-11-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2213" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2213</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Lightning! takes you on a high voltage trip into the most electrically charged weather in the world culminating in a dazzling <a href="/wiki/Lightning" title="Lightning">lightning</a> show set to music that rivals the most extraordinary fireworks display. The program also visits with some of lightning's tragic victims who though they were out of harm's way.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep430" style="text-align:center">430</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HuntfortheSerialArsonist">Hunt for the Serial Arsonist</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 14, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-11-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2214" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2214</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the spring of 1991, a rash of suspicious store fires in Los Angeles set <a href="/wiki/Fire_investigation" title="Fire investigation">fire investigators</a> on the trail of a serial Arsonist. Using ingenious techniques to "read" burn patterns and reconstruct the chain of events at each fire, the team uncovered a crucial clue—a <a href="/wiki/Fingerprint" title="Fingerprint">fingerprint</a> on a crude <a href="/wiki/Incendiary_device" title="Incendiary device">incendiary device</a>. Eight months later, the team closed in on their chief suspect and revealed the shocking truth behind his identity. A classic scientific detective story with a final twist that will keep viewers guessing until the end.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep431" style="text-align:center">431</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TreasuresoftheGreatBarrierReef">Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 28, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-11-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2215" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2215</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Recording sights that will astonish even experienced divers, NOVA documents an extraordinary day in the life of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef" title="Great Barrier Reef">largest coral reef in the world</a>, capturing for the first time the annual spawning of <a href="/wiki/Coral" title="Coral">coral</a> and other unusual creatures of the reef.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep432" style="text-align:center">432</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RacetoCatchaBuckyball">Race to Catch a Buckyball</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 19, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-12-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2216" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2216</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In 1985 a chemist looking at stardust, paired with one searching for brand new materials, stumbled across what science said could not exist – a third form of <a href="/wiki/Carbon" title="Carbon">carbon</a>. They named the <a href="/wiki/Ball_(association_football)" title="Ball (association football)">soccer ball</a>-shaped molecules "<a href="/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene" title="Buckminsterfullerene">Buckminsterfullerene</a>" after the <a href="/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller" title="Buckminster Fuller">architect</a> who invented the <a href="/wiki/Geodesic_dome" title="Geodesic dome">geodesic dome</a>. Today "Buckyballs," as the molecules are playfully known, are revolutionizing chemistry and promise countless technological applications. NOVA traces this remarkable tale of serendipity in scientific discovery.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep433" style="text-align:center">433</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CanBuildingsMakeYouSick">Can Buildings Make You Sick?</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 26, 1995<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1995-12-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2217" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2217</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA unravels baffling cases of bad air in buildings all over the world. Even hospitals are on the "<a href="/wiki/Sick_building_syndrome" title="Sick building syndrome">sick building</a>" list – along with offices, schools, homes and just about any enclosed space.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep434" style="text-align:center">434</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TerrorintheMinefields">Terror in the Mine Fields</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 9, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-1-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2301" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2301</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In one-third of the world's countries, a misstep can mean a lost leg-to a <a href="/wiki/Land_mine" title="Land mine">land mine</a>. Planted during an ongoing conflict or a war long since over, these invisible weapons lurk, ready to explode at any time. NOVA's unprecedented access to the elusive <a href="/wiki/Khmer_Rouge" title="Khmer Rouge">Khmer Rouge</a> in Cambodia reveals the ease of laying mines and the difficulty and danger of clearing them.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep435" style="text-align:center">435</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheDaytheEarthShook">The Day the Earth Shook</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 16, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-1-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2302" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2302</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On the same date in January one year apart, Earthquakes of almost identical power shook <a href="/wiki/1994_Northridge_earthquake" title="1994 Northridge earthquake">Northridge, California (1994)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Great_Hanshin_earthquake" title="Great Hanshin earthquake">Kobe, Japan (1995)</a>. NOVA probes why almost 100 times more people died in Japan than in the United States and what scientists have learned from the twin calamities.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep436" style="text-align:center">436</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/B29FrozeninTime">B-29 Frozen in Time</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 30, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-1-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2303" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2303</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA accompanies famed test pilot <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Greenamyer" title="Darryl Greenamyer">Darryl Greenamyer</a> and his intrepid crew on a perilous mission to repair and refly <a href="/wiki/Kee_Bird" title="Kee Bird">Kee Bird</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">B-29 bomber</a> stranded on the <a href="/wiki/Greenland" title="Greenland">Greenland</a> icecap since 1947. In the face of incredible hardships, the team struggles to bring the old warbird back to life. Previously shown in the UK <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> in the <i>Encounters</i> series as "Treasure of the Humboldt Glacier" on April 23, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep437" style="text-align:center">437</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EbolaThePlagueFighters">Plague Fighters</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 6, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-2-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2304" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2304</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In the spring of 1995 a deadly outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Ebola" title="Ebola">Ebola</a> virus swept through <a href="/wiki/Kikwit" title="Kikwit">Kikwit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zaire" title="Zaire">Zaire</a>, killing 77 percent of those who fell ill. No one stayed in the infectious "hot zone" longer than NOVA's production team, which filmed the inside story of the battle to contain one of the most feared diseases on the planet.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep438" style="text-align:center">438</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WarMachinesofTomorrow">War Machines of Tomorrow</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 20, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-2-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2305" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2305</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA travels to the testing ranges and training grounds for a leaner, meaner and more effective <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">United States military force</a> that can fight and win on almost any battlefield in the world. One innovation in the works: super-accurate "brilliant" weapons, designed as successors to the <a href="/wiki/Guided_bomb" title="Guided bomb">smart munitions</a> used in the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep439" style="text-align:center">439</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Kidnapped by UFOs?"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 27, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-2-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2306" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2306</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Thousands of Americans have come forward with tales of being <a href="/wiki/Alien_abduction" title="Alien abduction">kidnapped by space aliens</a>, and millions of Americans believe them. NOVA searches for the truth behind real-life stories, worthy of <a href="/wiki/The_X-Files" title="The X-Files">The X-Files</a>, describing late-night visits by small, <a href="/wiki/Grey_alien" title="Grey alien">gray creatures</a> bent on creating a hybrid human/alien race.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep440" style="text-align:center">440</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAFlood">Flood!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 26, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-3-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2307" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2307</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In 1993, the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> swept away bridges, levees, farms and entire towns in the <a href="/wiki/Great_Flood_of_1993" title="Great Flood of 1993">largest flood ever recorded</a> in America's heartland. NOVA covers the human drama of the flood-fight to stop a river overflowing from weeks of nearly nonstop rain.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep441" style="text-align:center">441</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DrSpockTheBabyDoc">Dr. Spock the Baby Doc</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 2, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-4-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2308" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2308</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA profiles Dr. <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Spock" title="Benjamin Spock">Benjamin Spock</a>, whose best-selling baby and child care guide revolutionized the way Americans raise their children. At ninety-something, Dr. Spock continues to mix a lively interest in babies with his long-standing activism for world peace, on the theory that war is potentially more dangerous to children than accidents or illness.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep442" style="text-align:center">442</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WarriorsoftheAmazon">Warriors of the Amazon</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 9, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-4-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2309" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2309</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA travels to the <a href="/wiki/Amazon_rainforest" title="Amazon rainforest">Amazonian jungle</a> to live among the <a href="/wiki/Yanomami" title="Yanomami">Yanomami</a>, one of the few remaining <a href="/wiki/Hunter-gatherer" title="Hunter-gatherer">hunter/gatherer</a> groups in the world, recording their healing ceremonies, death practices and other customs, including a ritual feast with their enemies.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep443" style="text-align:center">443</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bombing of America"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 16, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-4-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2310" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2310</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing" title="Oklahoma City bombing">Oklahoma City</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kaczynski" title="Ted Kaczynski">UNABOMBER</a>, the <a href="/wiki/1993_World_Trade_Center_bombing" title="1993 World Trade Center bombing">World Trade Center</a> – these tragedies have thrust <a href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">Bombing</a> into the national limelight. But such high profile events do not tell the whole story. They are part of a disturbing trend. Every other hour, somewhere in this country a bomb explodes – often causing death and serious injury. In the United States, the incidence of criminal bombing has quadrupled in just five years and bombing has become a major law enforcement problem.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_24:_1996–97"><span id="Season_24:_1996.E2.80.9397"></span>Season 24: 1996–97</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Season 24: 1996–97"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep444" style="text-align:center">444</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EinsteinRevealed">Einstein Revealed</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 1, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-10-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2311" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2311</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A two-hour NOVA special presents a penetrating profile of Albert Einstein, who contributed more than any other scientist to our modern vision of physical reality. Enlivened by dramatizations based closely on Einstein's writings and the recollections of friends, our programs will trace his extraordinary rise from a student who flunked his engineering exams to the world's most renowned physicist—a transformation that took barely a decade. What was the secret of Einstein's scientific creativity? How did a lowly patent clerk without regular access to academic literature or other scientists come up with three revolutionary theories in the single 'miracle' year of 1905? How did Einstein, the pacifist, later evolve to become a crucial advocate of the Manhattan Project? And does Einstein's popular image of a lovable eccentric match reality? NOVA draws on the latest scholarly studies of Einstein's private life to reveal a complex personality who was sometimes an unscrupulous flirt and at other times icy and remote from the women who supported his genius.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep445" style="text-align:center">445</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LostCityofArabia">Lost City of Arabia</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 8, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-10-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2312" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2312</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Ubar is the classic lost city of Arabia. The tale of its splendor and sudden catastrophic downfall is one of the most colorful of the Arabian Nights. One of the earliest maps of the region drawn up by Claudius Ptolemy in 150 AD seems to prove that it really existed, but the actual site eluded a generation of scholars and explorers. Drawing on travelers' tales and space-based remote sensing, an American expedition headed into the vast wasteland of Oman's Rub' al-Khali desert, the largest sea of sand on earth. Their dramatic rediscovery of the lost city made headlines around the world in 1992, and is presented in all its enthralling detail for the first time on NOVA.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep446" style="text-align:center">446</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ThreeMenandaBalloon">Three Men and a Balloon</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 15, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-10-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2313" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2313</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When Richard Branson says he is out to defy the odds and be the first to circumnavigate the world in a hot-air balloon, everybody listens. At least three other teams, including American Steve Fossett, are quietly trying to compete for this elite first. NOVA follows the effort from designing a balloon capable of entering the jet stream 8 miles up to survival training aimed at saving their lives in a catastrophe. The heart stopping footage of Branson pulling the wrong cord and losing his parachute completely, only to be saved by a quick thinking instructor won't soon be forgotten. As the weather window closes, and countries in the proposed flight path deny fly over clearance, the going gets tough. Can the tough get going?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep447" style="text-align:center">447</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofMakingMoney">Secrets of Making Money</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 22, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-10-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2314" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2314</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The U.S. Treasury and Secret Service have battled to stay a step ahead of professional counterfeiters. But now color copiers and desktop publishing have invited a new class of "casual counterfeiters" to try their hands at making a dishonest buck. The Treasury is fighting back with a major initiative to re-design the U.S. currency—the most radical change in the look of American money in 60 years. NOVA will follow the process of making a better buck—from selecting new portraits through printing and issuing the first bills.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep448" style="text-align:center">448</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TopGunOverMoscow">Top Gun Over Moscow</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 12, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-11-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2315" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2315</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Former enemies meet in an atmosphere of mutual respect as NOVA accompanies pilot and aviation writer Jeff Ethell – call sign "Fighter Writer" – to an air base outside Moscow for a unique visit with the Russian Knights. The Russians invite their guests inside the cockpits of their Migs and SUs for a brain-numbing ride to demonstrate their aerobatic skills. As these pilots from opposite sides of the world swap questions and stories, a brief history of Russian and Soviet air combat will unfold, making use of images that were locked away in Moscow military archives for generations. The program will also take a detailed look at the design, firepower and capabilities of Russia's combat jets—still among the most awesome flying machines invented by man.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep449" style="text-align:center">449</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVASharkAttack">Shark Attack</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 19, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-11-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2316" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2316</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Strong and deadly, silent and swift, insatiable in its hunger for flesh – there is no more powerful image in nature than that of the shark. And chief among these emblems of terror are the Great White and the Tiger Shark. We will explore the behavior of these great killing machines of the seas and the attitudes of people towards them – from those who would see all sharks wiped out, to those others whose fear is tempered with awe, and even religious respect. Shot at exotic locations in California, Hawaii and Australia, the film looks at the dramatic increase in shark attacks on humans in the last few years. Is there a reason surfers are particularly vulnerable? We investigate the occurrence of attacks and the reason for their increase – with spectacular footage of sharks in action.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep450" style="text-align:center">450</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/OdysseyofLife">Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey</a>" (1 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-11-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2317" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2317</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The development of animal embryos reflects the evolution of species.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep451" style="text-align:center">451</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/OdysseyofLife">Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World</a>" (2 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">November 25, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-11-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2318" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2318</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Mites, beetles and borers that share man's surroundings are observed in this look at microscopic intruders including bacteria, viruses and fungi.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep452" style="text-align:center">452</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/OdysseyofLife">Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets</a>" (3 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">November 26, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-11-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2319" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2319</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Cameras follow microphotographer Lennart Nilsson as he obtains spectacular footage of events, including a human egg cell during conception and a journey through the aorta.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep453" style="text-align:center">453</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CrackingtheIceAge">Cracking the Ice Age</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 31, 1996<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1996-12-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2320" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2320</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA investigates an intriguing idea on the origin of the Ice Age: namely, the Himalayas did it. According to the theory, the crash of continents that produced Mount Everest also produced a complicated chain of effects that has resulted in a drastically altered world climate.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep454" style="text-align:center">454</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAKaboom">Kaboom!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 14, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-1-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2401" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2401</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> An in-depth and heart stopping look at the ultimate chemical reaction – the explosion. Using high speed photography and dramatic reconstruction, the film will chart the tarnished history of explosives: the terrible accidents, the scientific ingenuity and ultimately, the carnage of war and terrorism.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep455" style="text-align:center">455</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TitanicsLostSister">Titanic's Lost Sister</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 28, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-1-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2402" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2402</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Few realize that the <i><a href="/wiki/Titanic" title="Titanic">Titanic</a></i> had two nearly identical sister ships, the <a href="/wiki/RMS_Olympic" title="RMS Olympic">RMS <i>Olympic</i></a> and the <a href="/wiki/HMHS_Britannic" title="HMHS Britannic">HMHS <i>Britannic</i></a>. The <i>Olympic</i> had a successful career as a liner until she was broken up in 1935, but the <i>Britannic</i> met with a fate nearly as unlucky as that of the <i>Titanic</i>. Serving as a hospital ship in the Aegean, it was either torpedoed or the victim of a mine on 21 November 1916, and sank within an hour. Thirty out of its crew died. Robert Ballard will search for the wreck of the <i>Britannic</i> and explore the evidence surrounding its dramatic end.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep456" style="text-align:center">456</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge</a>" (1 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 11, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-2-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2403" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2403</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In Britain, fresh light is cast on the enigma of Stonehenge as dozens of volunteers use ropes and wooden sledges to erect replicas of the massive stones originally raised 4,000 years ago. Their task involves more than brute force, since the question of how the lintels that bridge the uprights were raised and leveled continues to baffle scholars and engineers alike. The meaning of Stonehenge to its builders and the purpose of the astronomical alignments built into its structure also figure in this match between muscles and megaliths.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep457" style="text-align:center">457</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca</a>" (2 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 11, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-2-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2404" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2404</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In Peru, Quechua villagers revive the astonishing engineering lore of their Inca ancestors as they weave a traditional bridge from grass fiber and suspend it across a gorge. Meanwhile, an architect and an amateur archaeologist try to settle their long-standing arguments about the secrets of Inca stone walls. How did the ancient masons fit giant, irregular blocks together so perfectly that a knife blade cannot be pushed between the joints? As they join our experts in puzzling over Inca mysteries, NOVA viewers will glimpse the splendors of Machu Picchu and masterpieces of ancient Peruvian weaving and gold work.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep458" style="text-align:center">458</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk</a>" (3 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 12, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-2-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2405" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2405</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In Egypt, NOVA examines the quarrying of ancient obelisks, towering slabs of polished granite that pharaohs raised to honor the gods, and that now adorn Rome's piazzas, London's embankment, and Central Park. How did ancient laborers who had no metal tools or mechanized equipment carve out, transport, and raise single blocks of stone weighing several hundred tons? The team that made This Old Pyramid such a popular hit now travels to the quarries of Aswan, the source of the original obelisks. This time the team faces severe obstacles as they struggle to raise a thirty-five-foot-long replica from the living rock.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep459" style="text-align:center">459</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum</a>" (4 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 12, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-2-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2406" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2406</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The marvels of Roman public architecture and hydraulic engineering are explored in a show that looks at the structure of amphitheaters such as the Colosseum. A little known feature of these amphitheaters is that they were originally roofed by canvas covers that were retracted when the arena was not in use. But how did the Romans devise a mechanism as tricky as a huge retractable roof? Our team of archaeologists and engineers will tackle the problem that the ancient Romans solved in one of the most striking examples of that civilization's ingenuity.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep460" style="text-align:center">460</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HuntforAlienWorlds">Hunt for Alien Worlds</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 18, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-2-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2407" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2407</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Are we alone in the universe? The dream of answering that question might finally be coming true. For most of this century, astronomers have tried and failed to find evidence of other planets beyond the Solar System. Suddenly, with improved telescopes and faster computers, we now have the tools to find, for the first time, worlds beyond our own. NOVA follows a new breed of planet hunters as they race to find proof that other planets do exist.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep461" style="text-align:center">461</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/CurseofTRex">Curse of T. Rex</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 25, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-2-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2408" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2408</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> They are the most spectacular—and rarest—creatures ever to walk the Earth. And they are for sale. In remote badlands, paleontologists have to compete with commercial fossil hunters to get at dinosaur bones. We follow the trail of legal and illegal fossil-dealing as the FBI tries to prevent the best Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever found from winding up on the shelves of a souvenir shop.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep462" style="text-align:center">462</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cut to the Heart"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 8, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-4-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2409" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2409</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Heart failure is the biggest killer in the modern world. With three million Americans suffering from the debilitating disease, and fifty thousand dying each year, heart specialists are desperate for a cure. Now, a radical and controversial surgery that actually removes part of the heart is bringing new hope to thousands of patients. NOVA follows doctors in South America, Britain, and America who are on the cutting edge of this new heart surgery.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep463" style="text-align:center">463</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/KingdomoftheSeahorse">Kingdom of the Seahorse</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 15, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-4-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2410" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2410</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Of all males in the animal kingdom, only one can be absolutely sure of his paternity. The seahorse. Because in seahorses it is the male, and only the male, who gets pregnant and gives birth. Seahorses' extraordinary looks and surprising behavior have earned them a mythic stature, one that now puts them in peril. Millions are harvested each year for use in Chinese medicine as a cure for male impotence. Now their populations worldwide are plummeting. Dive with Amanda Vincent, the world's leading seahorse biologist, in Australia and the Philippines as she explores the secret lives of these extraordinary fish, and launches innovative efforts to help them thrive once again.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_25:_1997–98"><span id="Season_25:_1997.E2.80.9398"></span>Season 25: 1997–98</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Season 25: 1997–98"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep464" style="text-align:center">464</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAComa">Coma</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 7, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-10-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2411" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2411</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A famous brain surgeon struggles to save the life of a comatose child using a controversial new method of treating severe head injuries. In charge is Dr. Jan Ghajar, who gained notoriety in 1996 by successfully treating a woman who was savagely beaten in Manhattan's Central Park and expected to die. Dr. Ghajar believes the measure that helped save her life should be available to all.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep465" style="text-align:center">465</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FasterthanSound">Faster Than Sound</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 14, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-10-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2412" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2412</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On the 50th anniversary of the first supersonic flight, Chuck Yeager relives his gutsy assault on the sound barrier and tells how it was done. Other top test pilots of the day—those who survived—describe the dangers, mysteries, and thrill of trying to fly faster than sound at the dawn of the jet age. Heavily re-edited and re-narrated <i><a href="/wiki/Secret_History_(TV_series)" title="Secret History (TV series)">Secret History</a></i> episode, "Breaking the Sound Barrier", July 7, 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep466" style="text-align:center">466</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVABombSquad">Bomb Squad</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 21, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-10-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2413" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2413</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> IRA terrorists and British bomb disposal experts tell behind-the-scenes stories of a deadly cat-and- mouse game that pits ingenious IRA explosives officers against the most creative bomb squad in the world. A Windfall Films production for WGBH in association with <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> (UK).<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Original Channel 4 <a href="/wiki/Equinox_(TV_programme)" title="Equinox (TV programme)"><i>Equinox</i></a> episode, "The Men with Nine Lives", November 24, 1996.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep467" style="text-align:center">467</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheProof">The Proof</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 28, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-10-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2414" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2414</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In a tale of secrecy, obsession, dashed hopes, and brilliant insights, Princeton math sleuth Andrew Wiles goes undercover for eight years to solve history's most famous math problem: <a href="/wiki/Fermat%27s_Last_Theorem" title="Fermat's Last Theorem">Fermat's Last Theorem</a>. His success was front-page news around the world. But then disaster struck. Re-narrated <i><a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)">Horizon</a></i> episode, "Fermat's Last Theorem".<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep468" style="text-align:center">468</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WildWolves">Wild Wolves</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 11, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-11-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2415" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2415</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Sir David Attenborough hosts a never-before-seen look at one of the most misunderstood creatures in nature. Special photography, including infrared photography, exposes the secret life of the wolf pack. (Original <i><a href="/wiki/BBC_Wildlife_Specials" title="BBC Wildlife Specials">BBC Wildlife Specials</a></i> program, "Wolf: The Legendary Outlaw".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep469" style="text-align:center">469</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SuperBridge">Super Bridge</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 12, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-11-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2416" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2416</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Viewers are sidewalk supervisors for one of the most unusual construction projects in the U.S. – the building of the stunningly beautiful and eminently practical Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River. Contractors faced every obstacle in the book—and then some—to build this complex structure.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep470" style="text-align:center">470</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TreasuresofaSunkenCity">Treasures of the Sunken City</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 18, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-11-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2417" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2417</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Divers search for one of the seven wonders of the ancient world: the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which was destroyed in an earthquake in 1375 and some believe lies in rubble on the sea floor. Close inspection of submerged ruins reveals some monumental archaeological surprises.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep471" style="text-align:center">471</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAAvalanche">Avalanche!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 25, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-11-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2418" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2418</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Viewers see what it's like to be overwhelmed by a sudden onslaught of "white death"—an avalanche. Avalanches are an escalating peril as skiers and snowmobilers push the limits into the back country. NOVA witnesses scientists getting buried alive in their attempts to understand these forces of nature.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep472" style="text-align:center">472</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DangerintheJetStream">Danger in the Jet Stream</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 2, 1997<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1997-12-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2419" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2419</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA covers the latest efforts to be first to circumnavigate the planet non-stop in a balloon. NOVA's cameras are on board for all three attempts, including that of the long-shot underdog, American Steve Fossett, who rode high-speed winds solo from Missouri to a remote corner of India against incredible odds.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep473" style="text-align:center">473</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NightCreaturesoftheKalahari">Night Creatures of the Kalahari</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 6, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-1-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2501" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2501</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Beneath the grassland plains of the Kalahari lies a hidden world of rare and exotic animals. By day, the Kalahari belongs to familiar predators and grazing animals. At night, the earth seems to release scores of seldom seen nocturnal creatures—Bush Babies, Brown Hyenas, Aardvarks and Fungal Termites—in search of food.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep474" style="text-align:center">474</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/MysteriousMummiesofChina">Mysterious Mummies of China</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 20, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-1-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2502" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2502</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Perfectly preserved 3,000-year-old mummies have been unearthed in a remote Chinese desert. They have long, blonde hair and blue eyes, and don't appear to be the ancestors of the modern-day Chinese people. Who are these people and how did they end up in China's Takla Makan desert? NOVA takes a glimpse through a crack in the door of history, to a past that has never before been seen outside of China.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep475" style="text-align:center">475</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SupersonicSpies">Supersonic Spies</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 27, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-1-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2503" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2503</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The race to build the world's first supersonic passenger airliner led to a massive espionage effort during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the west. The Soviets started years behind the Concorde team, but espionage enabled Konkordski to beat Concorde into the air by three months. Now, NOVA reveals the cause behind the fatal Konkordski disaster at the 1973 Paris Air Show, which put the Soviet's work on the plane in a deep freeze. In a twist of fate, Konkordski is being resurrected in a NASA initiative to build the second generation of supersonic jets.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep476" style="text-align:center">476</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AnimalHospital">Animal Hospital</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 3, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-2-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2504" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2504</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Tapping into the clearly demonstrated affection we all have for our pets, this program will offer an offbeat, sometimes humorous, sometimes sad portrait of pets, their owners, and the veterinarians who treat our beloved animals' ailments. From race horses under the knife for cancer treatment, to Manhattan hounds on Prozac, to anorexic boa constrictors, we will show how cutting edge veterinary medicine is saving lives, and draw viewers into the mini-dramas that unfold each day in homes, in zoos, and in veterinary hospitals across the country.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep477" style="text-align:center">477</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheBrainEater">The Brain Eater</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 10, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-2-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2505" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2505</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In this scientific mystery, NOVA ventures to the front lines of medical research where scientists are scrambling to understand the strange new ailment popularly known as "mad cow disease." Highly infectious and incurable, this disease has claimed the lives of nearly a million cattle in Britain, and a variant is responsible for a handful of deaths in humans. Millions more people may have been exposed, and now the race is on to determine if we are on the brink of another deadly epidemic like AIDS or Ebola. What scientists are finding is making them rethink many fundamental assumptions about epidemiology and may hold startling implications for public health in the future.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep478" style="text-align:center">478</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EverestTheDeathZone">Everest – The Death Zone</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 24, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-2-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2506" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2506</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA treks with a group of Himalayan climbers in their quest to reach the summit of Everest, along the way exploring in never-before-conducted tests how extremes of weather and altitude affect the human mind and body. Why do some people succumb so quickly to the ills caused by high altitude while others do not? Does exposure to extreme hypoxia—or lack of oxygen—take a lasting toll on the mind and body? Images of the brain scanned before and after the expedition may reveal truths about the physical traumas suffered in an oxygen-depleted environment, and give us new insight into why the tallest mountain in the world has claimed so many victims.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep479" style="text-align:center">479</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SearchfortheLostCavePeople">Search for the Lost Cave People</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 31, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-3-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2507" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2507</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows an international team of archaeologists and spelunkers into the Rio la Venta Gorge deep in the Chiapas jungle of Central America. In a rugged canyon they find caves filled with startling remains of a people called the Zoque who lived hundreds of years before the Maya. The extreme inaccessibility and relative dryness of the caves has preserved rare artifacts including bones, clothes, rope, and jewelry. Moving downstream from the caves the team finds a legendary city hidden in a tangle of jungle vines. Evidence of the Zoque's sophisticated writing system and their practice of ritualistic cannibalism and child sacrifice is shedding new light on a little known civilization.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep480" style="text-align:center">480</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/WarningsfromtheIce">Warnings from the Ice</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 21, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-4-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2508" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2508</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Could the world be facing the next deluge—a catastrophic rise in sea levels—as a result of the rapid break-up of the huge Antarctic ice sheets? The ice sheets hold 70% of the world's fresh water in a deep freeze cold enough to shatter steel, but now scientists are racing to understand whether the recent calving of a Connecticut sized iceberg signals the beginning of a giant meltdown.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep481" style="text-align:center">481</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVACrocodiles">Crocodiles!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 28, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-4-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2509" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2509</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> An unprecedented look at a dangerous predator, this is the second of three natural history programs hosted by Sir David Attenborough. Surviving virtually unchanged since the days of the dinosaur and found throughout the world, these remarkable creatures have the tools for survival. Long known as vicious hunters, new photographic techniques now allow us to see them cooperating with each other and protecting their families. From tiny babies hatching from the shell we see them grow into great beasts capable of standing up to the lion and bringing down a zebra. <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> production in association with WGBH.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Original <i><a href="/wiki/BBC_Wildlife_Specials" title="BBC Wildlife Specials">BBC Wildlife Specials</a></i> episode "Crocodile: The Smiling Predator".)</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep482" style="text-align:center">482</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheTruthAboutImpotence">The Truth About Impotence</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 12, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-5-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2510" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2510</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA reports on new hope for victims of erectile dysfunction, also known as impotence. Among the promising therapies covered in the program are ones developed by Dr. Irwin Goldstein of Boston University School of Medicine and Dr. Harin Padma-Nathan, director of the Male Clinic in Santa Monica, CA. Actual cases are profiled, featuring men talking candidly about their problem—and going through treatment—on camera. Erectile dysfunction affects an estimated 52% of men between the ages of 40 and 70.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_26:_1998–99"><span id="Season_26:_1998.E2.80.9399"></span>Season 26: 1998–99</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Season 26: 1998–99"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep483" style="text-align:center">483</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LostatSeaTheSearchforLongitude">Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 6, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-10-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2511" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2511</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Tells of the dangers of longitudial errors in the age of exploration, the creation of the longitude prize, astronomical attempts at solution, and John Harrison's development of a chronometer-based solution.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep484" style="text-align:center">484</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ChasingElNino">Chasing El Niño</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 13, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-10-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2512" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2512</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines the effects of past and present El Niños on global weather and follows the work of scientists who are trying to understand and predict this phenomenon.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep485" style="text-align:center">485</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TerrorinSpace">Terror In Space</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 27, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-10-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2513" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2513</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA looks at life on the Russian space station Mir and investigates the recent series of mishaps that the station has encountered.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep486" style="text-align:center">486</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 3, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-11-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2514" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2514</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA reveals the secrets behind the on-screen images that have captured moviegoers' imaginations for years.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep487" style="text-align:center">487</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DeadlyShadowofVesuvius">Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-11-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2515" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2515</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Archeologists study of the doom of the Roman city of Pompeii tells a story that hangs over the residents of Naples Italy even today.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep488" style="text-align:center">488</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/IceMummies">Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven</a>" (1 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-11-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2516" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2516</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA accompanies anthropologist Johan Reinhard as he journeys to the 5,639-meter (18,500-foot) peak of Sara Sara in southern Peru in search of evidence of capa cocha, a ritual in which the Incas were said to sacrifice their own children to the gods.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep489" style="text-align:center">489</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/IceMummies">Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden</a>" (2 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-11-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2517" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2517</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA follows archeologist Natalya Polosmok as she journeys to the Altay Mountains in southern Siberia to search for traces of an ancient people known as the Pazyryk.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep490" style="text-align:center">490</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/IceMummies">Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman</a>" (3 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-11-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2518" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2518</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA examines how science is unlocking the secrets of the Iceman, a man discovered in 1991 frozen in the Italian Alps.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep491" style="text-align:center">491</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LeopardsoftheNight">Leopards of the Night</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 1, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-12-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2519" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2519</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The social groups and predatory patterns of leopards living in the Luangua Valley of Zambia.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep492" style="text-align:center">492</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ThePerfectPearl">The Perfect Pearl</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 29, 1998<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1998-12-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2520" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2520</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This NOVA program looks at the science of pearl farming, follows efforts of oyster farmers trying to cope with growing problems of pollution and overcrowding, and considers the shifting sands of dominance within the pearl industry.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep493" style="text-align:center">493</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheBeastofLochNess">The Beast of Loch Ness</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-1-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2601" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2601</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Two American scientists search Loch Ness using the latest in sonar equipment to find the sea creature first reported more than 60 years ago.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep494" style="text-align:center">494</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SubmarinesSecretsandSpies">Submarines, Secrets, and Spies</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-1-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2602" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2602</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Oceanographer Robert Ballard pores over declassified Cold War documents to learn the fate of two sunken nuclear submarines.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep495" style="text-align:center">495</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SurvivingAIDS">Surviving AIDS</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-2-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2603" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2603</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What scientists have learned about treating HIV and AIDS from studying people with a natural resistance to the conditions.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep496" style="text-align:center">496</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EscapeBecauseAccidentsHappen">Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire</a>" (1 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 16, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-2-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2604" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2604</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The tragedies that led to the mandatory installation of fire hydrants, sprinklers and evacuation drills.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep497" style="text-align:center">497</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EscapeBecauseAccidentsHappen">Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash</a>" (2 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 16, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-2-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2605" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2605</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The push for automotive safety that began 100 years ago and prompted such innovations as safety glass, roll bars and air bags.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep498" style="text-align:center">498</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EscapeBecauseAccidentsHappen">Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash</a>" (3 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 17, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-2-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2606" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2606</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A brief history of airplane crashes shows the steps the industry has made toward improving commercial airline safety.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep499" style="text-align:center">499</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EscapeBecauseAccidentsHappen">Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship</a>" (4 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 17, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-2-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2607" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2607</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and the Estonia in 1994 have both contributed to international regulations at sea.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep500" style="text-align:center">500</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/BattleAlertintheGulf">Battle Alert in the Gulf</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 23, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-2-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2608" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2608</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> See how US fighter pilots, strategists, ship captains, and crews contend with a hostile Iraq in the Persian Gulf.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep501" style="text-align:center">501</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/volcanoes-of-the-deep-1999">Volcanoes of the Deep</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 30, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-3-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2609" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2609</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Off Northwester North-America's Pacific coast, two kilometers beneath the sea on top of a volcanic ridge, black smoker chimneys are spewing superheated water rich in poisonous chemicals. Here, far beyond the reach of sunlight, despite these poisons, or maybe because of them, bizarre life forms thrive. Watch as a daring exhibition explores these newly discovered wonders.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep502" style="text-align:center">502</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVA_ToTheMoon">To the Moon</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">July 13, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-7-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2610" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2610</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A two-hour special marking the 30th anniversary of the <a href="/wiki/Apollo_11" title="Apollo 11">Apollo 11</a> mission.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_27:_1999–2000"><span id="Season_27:_1999.E2.80.932000"></span>Season 27: 1999–2000</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Season 27: 1999–2000"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep503" style="text-align:center">503</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FalloftheLeaningTower">Fall of the Leaning Tower</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 5, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-10-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2611" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2611</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The 10-year attempt to keep the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which began falling 800 years ago, from finally collapsing.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep504" style="text-align:center">504</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/EverestTheDeathZone">Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 6, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-10-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2612" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2612</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In 1924 George Mallory and Andrew Irvine disappear while climbing Mount Everest.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep505" style="text-align:center">505</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATimeTravel">Time Travel</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 12, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-10-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2613" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2613</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A discussion of whether or not time travel is possible and the mechanisms that may allow it or prevent it.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep506" style="text-align:center">506</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheKillersTrail">The Killer's Trail</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 19, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-10-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2614" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2614</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A re-examination of the forensic evidence largely ignored during the 1954 murder trial of Dr. Sam Sheppard, convicted of killing his wife.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep507" style="text-align:center">507</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Island of the Spirits"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 2, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-11-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2615" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2615</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Life on the wintry Japanese island of Hokkaido, home to grizzly bears, cranes, flying squirrels, white-tailed eagles and Blakistons fish owls.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep508" style="text-align:center">508</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DecodingNaziSecrets">Decoding Nazi Secrets</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 9, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-11-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2616" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2616</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How the British group of cryptologists known as Station X cracked the German code Enigma in 1940, helping to change the tide of World War II.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep509" style="text-align:center">509</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/VoyageofDoom">Voyage of Doom</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 23, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-11-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2617" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2617</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The culmination of a 20-year search for a ship lost under the command of the French explorer La Salle in the 1680s.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep510" style="text-align:center">510</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/ElectricHeart">Electric Heart</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 21, 1999<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1999-12-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2618" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2618</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The work of two medical teams, one headed by Dr. Michael DeBakey and the other by Dr. Robert Jarvik, to invent a reliable mechanical replacement for a failing heart.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep511" style="text-align:center">511</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Tales from the Hive"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 4, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-1-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2701" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2701</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A year inside a beehive shows an organized social life, rival queens, colony scouts and the defeat of enemies.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep512" style="text-align:center">512</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lost on Everest"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 18, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-1-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2702" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2702</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The discovery of George Leigh Mallory, a mountain climber whose body was found in 1999, 75 years after his attempt to climb Mount Everest.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep513" style="text-align:center">513</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<span class="anchor" id="SLA2000"></span><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires</a>: Medieval Siege"<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (1 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-1</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Engineers design missile-launchers like those of the medieval era.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep514" style="text-align:center">514</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TheDiamondDeception">The Diamond Deception</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2703" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2703</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Breakthroughs in the production of synthetic diamonds may transform the marketing of the expensive gem.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep515" style="text-align:center">515</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires</a>: Pharaoh's Obelisk" (2 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-8</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Engineers try to re-create the raising of a massive granite obelisk, a feat that ancient Egyptians accomplished.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep516" style="text-align:center">516</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/TrillionDollarBet">Trillion Dollar Bet</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2704" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2704</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The billion-dollar investment strategies of two Nobel Prize winners that brought short-term profit but long-term debt.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep517" style="text-align:center">517</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires</a>: Easter Island" (3 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-15</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Archaeologists, with the help of 70 Easter Island residents, try to transport a 15-ton statue replica across one mile of undeveloped terrain.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep518" style="text-align:center">518</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mystery of the First Americans"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2705" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2705</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How the discovery of a 10,000-year-old Caucasoid skull in Washington has stirred debate on the settlement of the New World.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep519" style="text-align:center">519</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires</a>: Roman Bath" (4 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-22</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Engineers and architects build a Roman bath, complete with hot tubs, cold plunges and underfloor heating.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep520" style="text-align:center">520</th><td style="text-align:center">18</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/LostTribesofIsrael">Lost Tribes of Israel</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2706" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2706</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> At the heart of Jewish tradition lies the haunting mystery of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Ever since their defeat and banishment by the Assyrians in 722 BC., the Lost Tribes fate has inspired countless claims to Jewish ancestry by groups scattered on every continent. But now, surprisingly, new advances in genetics are dispelling myth and fantasy, and raising a curtain on the forgotten reality of the dispersal that happened so many centuries ago. This story will follow the first attempt to use the new tests to investigate a seemingly improbable African candidate for a Lost Tribe. It will dramatize a scientific quest that leads from the gene labs of London to the remote bush country of Zimbabwe and the lunar-like desert wilderness of southern Yemen.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep521" style="text-align:center">521</th><td style="text-align:center">19</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsofLostEmpires">Secrets of Lost Empires</a>: China Bridge" (5 of 5)</td><td style="text-align:center">February 29, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-2-29</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Two teams of engineers work from opposite sides of a river to link a re-created Chinese suspension bridge, using only historical information and a painting as a guide.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep522" style="text-align:center">522</th><td style="text-align:center">20</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"What's Up with the Weather?"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 18, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-4-18</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> From the Greenland Ice Caps — where scientists can read the history of the planet — to the equatorial Maldives Islands — which are threatened by rising sea levels — from the corridors of power in Washington to the rapidly growing industrial cities of China and India, this joint NOVA/FRONTLINE special takes viewers on an awe-inspiring journey to find out how the earth’s climate system works and what the future may hold in store.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep523" style="text-align:center">523</th><td style="text-align:center">21</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/StationedintheStars">Stationed in the Stars</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 25, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-4-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2707" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2707</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Russian and American efforts to build the International Space Station, a unit designed to house six astronauts 220 miles above the Earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep524" style="text-align:center">524</th><td style="text-align:center">22</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Vikings"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 9, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-5-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2708" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2708</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This riveting two-hour special investigates a new image of the Vikings that goes far deeper than their savage stereotype as raiding marauders. Faithful replicas of their magnificent ships, life-like computer animation and fascinating recreations reveal the Vikings as canny merchants, expert shipbuilders, superb artisans, and bold colonizers of lands that lay beyond the edge of the known world.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_28:_2000–01"><span id="Season_28:_2000.E2.80.9301"></span>Season 28: 2000–01</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Season 28: 2000–01"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep525" style="text-align:center">525</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lincoln's Secret Weapon"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 24, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-10-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2710" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2710</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow a naval archeology expedition as they study the wreckage of the Monitor, the Union's first ironclad ship during the American Civil War. The story is related with the background on the engineering, history, and sinking of the ship.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep526" style="text-align:center">526</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/HolocaustonTrial">Holocaust on Trial</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 31, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-10-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2711" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2711</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <p>A case in London's High Court where scientific </p> examination of evidence clearly documents the horrors of Auschwitz.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep527" style="text-align:center">527</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nova-hitlers-lost-sub">Hitler's Lost Sub</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 14, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-11-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2712" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2712</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep528" style="text-align:center">528</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Runaway Universe"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 21, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-11-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2713" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2713</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep529" style="text-align:center">529</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Garden of Eden"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 28, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-11-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2714" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2714</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep530" style="text-align:center">530</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dying to Be Thin"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 12, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-12-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2715" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2715</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep531" style="text-align:center">531</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Japan's Secret Garden"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 18, 2000<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2000-12-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2716" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2716</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> An examination how people can live in balance with nature, based on life around 2,000 years of human habitation around Japan's Lake Biwa.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep532" style="text-align:center">532</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SultansLostTreasure">Sultan's Lost Treasure</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 16, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-1-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2801" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2801</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep533" style="text-align:center">533</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVAVanished">Vanished!</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 30, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-1-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2802" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2802</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Tells the story of the search for the <a href="/wiki/Avro_Lancastrian" title="Avro Lancastrian">Avro Lancastrian</a> airliner, <a href="/wiki/BSAA_Star_Dust_accident" class="mw-redirect" title="BSAA Star Dust accident"><i>Star Dust</i></a>, that crashed in the <a href="/wiki/Andes" title="Andes">Andes</a> on its way to <a href="/wiki/Santiago" title="Santiago">Santiago</a>, Chile. <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> / <a href="/wiki/WGBH-TV" title="WGBH-TV">WGBH</a> co-production.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Broadcast in 2000 as BBC <a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)"><i>Horizon</i></a> episode, "Vanished: The Plane That Disappeared".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep534" style="text-align:center">534</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Nazi Prison Escape"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 6, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-2-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2803" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2803</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Edited from the Windfall Films series for <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> (UK) – <i>Escape From Colditz</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep535" style="text-align:center">535</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lost King of the Maya"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 13, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-2-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2804" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2804</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This episode focuses on the search for the tomb of <a href="/wiki/K%27inich_Yax_K%27uk%27_Mo%27" class="mw-redirect" title="K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'">K'inich Yax K'uk' Mo'</a>, one of the first <a href="/wiki/Ajaw" title="Ajaw">Ajaws</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Maya_civilization" title="Maya civilization">Mayan</a> city of <a href="/wiki/Cop%C3%A1n" title="Copán">Copán</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep536" style="text-align:center">536</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cancer Warrior"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 27, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-2-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2805" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2805</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Focuses on the cancer treatments developed by surgeon <a href="/wiki/Judah_Folkman" title="Judah Folkman">Judah Folkman</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep537" style="text-align:center">537</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SurvivorMD">Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor</a>" (1 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">March 27, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-3-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2806" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2806</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep538" style="text-align:center">538</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SurvivorMD">Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions</a>" (2 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">April 3, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-4-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2807" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2807</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep539" style="text-align:center">539</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SurvivorMD">Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds</a>" (3 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">April 10, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-4-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2808" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2808</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep540" style="text-align:center">540</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cracking the Code of Life"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 17, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-4-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2809" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2809</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A two-hour special on the race to use the new techniques of molecular biology to decode a human genome for the first time, and what that code might reveal and make possible. Hosted by Robert Krulwich.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep541" style="text-align:center">541</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Harvest of Fear"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 24, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-4-24</span>)</span></td><td style="text-align:center"><small style="color: #2C2C2C" title="To be announced">TBA</small></td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A coproduction with <a href="/wiki/Frontline_(American_TV_program)" title="Frontline (American TV program)">FRONTLINE</a>.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_29:_2001–02"><span id="Season_29:_2001.E2.80.9302"></span>Season 29: 2001–02</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Season 29: 2001–02"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep542" style="text-align:center">542</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/pbs-nova-s-29e-01-search-for-a-safe-cigarette">Search for a Safe Cigarette</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 2, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-10-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2810" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2810</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep543" style="text-align:center">543</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/18WaystoMakeaBaby">18 Ways to Make a Baby</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 9, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-10-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2811" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2811</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep544" style="text-align:center">544</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/pbs-nova-s-29e-03-secrets-of-the-mind">Secrets of the Mind</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 23, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-10-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2812" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2812</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep545" style="text-align:center">545</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/pbs-nova-s-29e-04-sex-unknown">Sex: Unknown</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 30, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-10-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2813" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2813</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep546" style="text-align:center">546</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/RussiasNuclearWarriors">Russia's Nuclear Warriors</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 6, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-11-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2814" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2814</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep547" style="text-align:center">547</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/Bioterror">Bioterror</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 13, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-11-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2815" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2815</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Two versions, 90 minutes 2 December 2002 and 60 minutes 13 November 2001.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep548" style="text-align:center">548</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Life's Greatest Miracle"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2816" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2816</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A sequel to one of the most popular NOVAs of all time, "Miracle of Life," this Emmy Award-winning program tracks human development from embryo to newborn using the extraordinary microimagery of Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep549" style="text-align:center">549</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Methuselah Tree"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 11, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-12-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2817" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2817</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep550" style="text-align:center">550</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/FlyingCasanovas">Flying Casanovas</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 25, 2001<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2001-12-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2818" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2818</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep551" style="text-align:center">551</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Death Star"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 8, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-1-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2901" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2901</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep552" style="text-align:center">552</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NeanderthalsonTrial">Neanderthals on Trial</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 22, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-1-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2902" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2902</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep553" style="text-align:center">553</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Fireworks!"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 29, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-1-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2903" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2903</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep554" style="text-align:center">554</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SecretsLiesAtomicSpies">Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 5, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-2-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2904" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2904</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep555" style="text-align:center">555</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/NOVATheMissingLink">The Missing Link</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 26, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-2-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2905" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2905</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep556" style="text-align:center">556</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 26, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-3-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2906" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2906</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep557" style="text-align:center">557</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Why the Towers Fell"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 30, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-4-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2907" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2907</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> / <a href="/wiki/WGBH-TV" title="WGBH-TV">WGBH</a> co-production.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Broadcast as the <a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)"><i>Horizon</i></a> episode, "The Fall of the World Trade Center".</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep558" style="text-align:center">558</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Fire Wars"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 7, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-5-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2908" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2908</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_30:_2002–03"><span id="Season_30:_2002.E2.80.9303"></span>Season 30: 2002–03</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Season 30: 2002–03"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep559" style="text-align:center">559</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/KillerDiseaseonCampus">Killer Disease on Campus</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 3, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-9-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2909" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2909</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep560" style="text-align:center">560</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mysterious Life of Caves"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 1, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-10-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2910" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2910</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep561" style="text-align:center">561</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lost Roman Treasure"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 8, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-10-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2911" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2911</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep562" style="text-align:center">562</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Galileo's Battle for the Heavens"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 29, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-10-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2912" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2912</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep563" style="text-align:center">563</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/VolcanosDeadlyWarning">Volcano's Deadly Warning</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 12, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-11-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2913" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2913</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep564" style="text-align:center">564</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/SinkingCityofVenice">Sinking City of Venice</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 19, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-11-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2914" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2914</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep565" style="text-align:center">565</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/OrchidHunter">Orchid Hunter</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 26, 2002<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2002-11-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc2915" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">2915</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep566" style="text-align:center">566</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Spies That Fly"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 7, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-1-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3001" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3001</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep567" style="text-align:center">567</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Last Flight of Bomber 31"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 14, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-1-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3002" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3002</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep568" style="text-align:center">568</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/AncientCreatureoftheDeep">Ancient Creature of the Deep</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 21, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-1-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3003" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3003</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep569" style="text-align:center">569</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Battle of the X-Planes"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 4, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-2-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3004" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3004</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep570" style="text-align:center">570</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mountain of Ice"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 11, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-2-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3005" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3005</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep571" style="text-align:center">571</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lost Treasures of Tibet"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 18, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-2-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3006" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3006</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep572" style="text-align:center">572</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/DirtyBomb">Dirty Bomb</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 25, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-2-25</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td id="pc3007" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3007</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep573" style="text-align:center">573</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Deep Sea Invasion"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 1, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-4-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3008" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3008</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep574" style="text-align:center">574</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secret of Photo 51"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 15, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-4-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3009" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3009</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_31:_2003–04"><span id="Season_31:_2003.E2.80.9304"></span>Season 31: 2003–04</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Season 31: 2003–04"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep575" style="text-align:center">575</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Infinite Secrets"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 30, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-9-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3010" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3010</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The story of Archimedes, the history of the Archimedes Palimsest, and the use of modern imaging technology to assist in its transcription.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep576" style="text-align:center">576</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Who Killed the Red Baron?"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 7, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-10-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3011" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3011</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Edited from the Channel 4 (UK) series <i><a href="/wiki/Secret_History_(TV_series)" title="Secret History (TV series)">Secret History</a></i> 22 December 2002 episode "Dogfight – The Mystery of the Red Baron."</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep577" style="text-align:center">577</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Elegant_Universe" title="The Elegant Universe">The Elegant Universe</a>: Einstein's Dream" (1 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">October 28, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-10-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3012" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3012</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep578" style="text-align:center">578</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing" (2 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">October 28, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-10-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3013" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3013</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep579" style="text-align:center">579</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension" (3 of 3)</td><td style="text-align:center">November 4, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-11-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3014" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3014</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep580" style="text-align:center">580</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Wright Brothers' Flying Machine"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 11, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-11-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3015" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3015</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep581" style="text-align:center">581</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Magnetic Storm"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 18, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-11-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3016" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3016</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep582" style="text-align:center">582</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Volcano Above the Clouds"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 25, 2003<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-11-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3017" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3017</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep583" style="text-align:center">583</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mars Dead or Alive"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 4, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-1-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3101" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3101</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep584" style="text-align:center">584</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of the Crocodile Caves"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 20, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-1-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3102" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3102</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep585" style="text-align:center">585</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dogs and More Dogs"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 3, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-2-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3103" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3103</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep586" style="text-align:center">586</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Descent into the Ice"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 10, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-2-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3104" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3104</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep587" style="text-align:center">587</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Crash of Flight 111"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 17, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-2-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3105" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3105</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep588" style="text-align:center">588</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Life and Death in the War Zone"<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td style="text-align:center">March 4, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-3-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3106" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3106</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> While other reporters were embedded in fighting units during the Iraq War, NOVA was covering the emergency medical response, living night and day with the doctors, nurses, and medics in a frontline Combat Support Hospital (CSH). The program captures a period of the conflict in April and May of 2003 when CSH units faced a deluge of injured Iraqi soldiers and civilians who had little support from their country's collapsed health-care system.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep589" style="text-align:center">589</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hunt for the Supertwister"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 30, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-3-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3107" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3107</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep590" style="text-align:center">590</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"World in the Balance"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 20, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-4-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3108" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3108</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep591" style="text-align:center">591</th><td style="text-align:center">17</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Battle Plan Under Fire"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 4, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-5-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3110" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3110</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_32:_2004–05"><span id="Season_32:_2004.E2.80.9305"></span>Season 32: 2004–05</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Season 32: 2004–05"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep592" style="text-align:center">592</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Origins: Earth is Born" (1 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">September 28, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-9-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3111" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3111</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Edited from the <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> (UK) series <i>The Day the Earth was Born</i> episode "Creation".</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep593" style="text-align:center">593</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Origins: How Life Began" (2 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">September 28, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-9-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3112" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3112</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Edited from the Channel 4 (UK) series <i>The Day the Earth was Born</i> episode "Life".</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep594" style="text-align:center">594</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Origins: Where Are the Aliens?" (3 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">September 29, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-9-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3113" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3113</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep595" style="text-align:center">595</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Origins: Back to the Beginning" (4 of 4)</td><td style="text-align:center">September 29, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-9-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3114" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3114</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep596" style="text-align:center">596</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Most Dangerous Woman in America"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 12, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-10-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3115" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3115</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep597" style="text-align:center">597</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"America's Stone Age Explorers"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 9, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-11-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3116" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3116</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Original <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> <a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)"><i>Horizon</i></a> episode, "Stone Age Columbus", first broadcast in 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep598" style="text-align:center">598</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Great Escape"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 16, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-11-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3117" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3117</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Windfall Films production for <a href="/wiki/Five_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Five (TV channel)">Five</a> (UK) / <a href="/wiki/WGBH-TV" title="WGBH-TV">WGBH</a> / <a href="/wiki/History_(UK_TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="History (UK TV channel)">The History Channel</a> (UK) originally broadcast on Five in March 2004 as <i>The Great Escape: Revealed</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep599" style="text-align:center">599</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 23, 2004<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2004-11-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3118" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3118</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep600" style="text-align:center">600</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Welcome to Mars"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 4, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-1-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3201" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3201</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <i><a href="/wiki/Spirit_rover" class="mw-redirect" title="Spirit rover">Spirit</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Opportunity_rover" class="mw-redirect" title="Opportunity rover">Opportunity</a></i> Mars rovers.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep601" style="text-align:center">601</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Boldest Hoax"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 11, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-1-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3202" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3202</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> One of the most famous hoaxes in archaeological history, the <a href="/wiki/Piltdown_Man" title="Piltdown Man">Piltdown Man</a>. Original BBC <i><a href="/wiki/Timewatch" title="Timewatch">Timewatch</a></i> episode "Britain's Greatest Hoax".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep602" style="text-align:center">602</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Supersonic Dream"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 18, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-1-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3203" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3203</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Original BBC <i>Timewatch</i> episode "Concorde: A Love Story".<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep603" style="text-align:center">603</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Viking Deception"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-2-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3205" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3205</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Original Channel 4 (UK) documentary <i>Vinland: Viking Map or Million-Dollar Hoax?</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep604" style="text-align:center">604</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Saving the National Treasures"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-2-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3206" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3206</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep605" style="text-align:center">605</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"A Daring Flight"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-2-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3207" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3207</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep606" style="text-align:center">606</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Wave That Shook the World"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 29, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-3-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3208" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3208</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Original Channel 4 (UK) <a href="/wiki/Equinox_(TV_programme)" title="Equinox (TV programme)"><i>Equinox</i></a> episode, "The Wave That Shook The World".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_33:_2005–06"><span id="Season_33:_2005.E2.80.9306"></span>Season 33: 2005–06</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Season 33: 2005–06"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep607" style="text-align:center">607</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mystery of the Megaflood"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 20, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-9-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3211" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3211</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep608" style="text-align:center">608</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Sinking the Supership"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 4, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-10-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3212" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3212</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep609" style="text-align:center">609</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Einstein's Big Idea (E=mc²: Einstein's Big Idea)"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 11, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-10-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3213" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3213</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep610" style="text-align:center">610</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Volcano Under the City"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 1, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-11-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3215" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3215</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep611" style="text-align:center">611</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hitler's Sunken Secret"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 8, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-11-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3216" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3216</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep612" style="text-align:center">612</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Newton's Dark Secrets"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 15, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-11-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3217" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3217</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Original <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> documentary, <i>Newton: The Dark Heretic</i>, first broadcast in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep613" style="text-align:center">613</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Storm That Drowned A City"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 22, 2005<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2005-11-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3218" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3218</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep614" style="text-align:center">614</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Mummy Who Would Be King"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 3, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-1-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3301" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3301</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep615" style="text-align:center">615</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Deadly Ascent"</td><td style="text-align:center">January 17, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-1-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3303" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3303</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep616" style="text-align:center">616</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Perfect Corpse"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 7, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-2-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3304" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3304</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep617" style="text-align:center">617</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Jewel of the Earth"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 14, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-2-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3305" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3305</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Re-edited from the BBC <i><a href="/wiki/Natural_World_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural World (BBC TV series)">Natural World</a></i> program, "<a href="/wiki/The_Amber_Time_Machine" title="The Amber Time Machine">The Amber Time Machine</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep618" style="text-align:center">618</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Ghost Particle"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 21, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-2-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3306" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3306</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Original BBC <a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)"><i>Horizon</i></a> episode, "Project Poltergeist".<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep619" style="text-align:center">619</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Arctic_Passage" class="mw-redirect" title="Arctic Passage">Arctic Passage</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 28, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-2-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3307" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3307</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Re-narrated <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a> (UK) documentary, <i>The Search for the Northwest Passage</i><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep620" style="text-align:center">620</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Great Robot Race"</td><td style="text-align:center">March 28, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-3-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3308" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3308</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep621" style="text-align:center">621</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Voyage to the Mystery Moon"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 4, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-4-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3309" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3309</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Edited from the BBC <i>Horizon</i> episodes, "Saturn: Lord of the Rings" and "Titan: A Place Like Home".<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep622" style="text-align:center">622</th><td style="text-align:center">16</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dimming the Sun"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 18, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-4-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3310" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3310</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Re-edited <i>Horizon</i> episode, "Global Dimming".<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_34:_2006–07"><span id="Season_34:_2006.E2.80.9307"></span>Season 34: 2006–07</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Season 34: 2006–07"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" width="95%" style="margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />series </th> <th width="5%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">No. in<br />season </th> <th style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Title </th> <th width="20%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Original air date </th> <th width="10%" style="background-color: #d4d5d8; color:#000000;">Production<br />code </th></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep623" style="text-align:center">623</th><td style="text-align:center">1</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building on Ground Zero"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 5, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-9-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3311" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3311</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> / <a href="/wiki/WGBH-TV" title="WGBH-TV">WGBH</a> co-production.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep624" style="text-align:center">624</th><td style="text-align:center">2</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mystery of the Megavolcano"</td><td style="text-align:center">September 26, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-9-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3312" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3312</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep625" style="text-align:center">625</th><td style="text-align:center">3</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Deadliest Plane Crash"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 17, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-10-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3314" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3314</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> An investigation into the <a href="/wiki/Tenerife_airport_disaster" title="Tenerife airport disaster">Tenerife airport disaster</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep626" style="text-align:center">626</th><td style="text-align:center">4</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Monster of the Milky Way"</td><td style="text-align:center">October 31, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-10-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3315" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3315</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep627" style="text-align:center">627</th><td style="text-align:center">5</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Wings of Madness"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 7, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-11-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3316" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3316</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep628" style="text-align:center">628</th><td style="text-align:center">6</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Family_That_Walks_On_All_Fours" class="mw-redirect" title="The Family That Walks On All Fours">The Family That Walks On All Fours</a>"</td><td style="text-align:center">November 14, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-11-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3317" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3317</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep629" style="text-align:center">629</th><td style="text-align:center">7</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Underwater Dream Machine"</td><td style="text-align:center">December 26, 2006<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2006-12-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3319" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3319</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep630" style="text-align:center">630</th><td style="text-align:center">8</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Forgotten Genius"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 6, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-2-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3402" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3402</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep631" style="text-align:center">631</th><td style="text-align:center">9</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Last Great Ape"</td><td style="text-align:center">February 13, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-2-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3403" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3403</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="5" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Re-edited from the BBC <i><a href="/wiki/Natural_World_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural World (BBC TV series)">Natural World</a></i> program "Bonobo: Missing in Action".<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep632" style="text-align:center">632</th><td style="text-align:center">10</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Kings of Camouflage"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 3, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-4-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3404" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3404</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep633" style="text-align:center">633</th><td style="text-align:center">11</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"First Flower"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 17, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-4-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3405" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3405</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep634" style="text-align:center">634</th><td style="text-align:center">12</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Saved by the Sun"</td><td style="text-align:center">April 24, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-4-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3406" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3406</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep635" style="text-align:center">635</th><td style="text-align:center">13</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Pocahontas Revealed"</td><td style="text-align:center">May 8, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-5-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3407" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3407</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep636" style="text-align:center">636</th><td style="text-align:center">14</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bone Diggers"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 19, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-6-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3408" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3408</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th scope="row" rowspan="1" id="ep637" style="text-align:center">637</th><td style="text-align:center">15</td><td class="summary" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Great Inca Rebellion"</td><td style="text-align:center">June 26, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-6-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3409" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3409</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_35:_2007–08"><span id="Season_35:_2007.E2.80.9308"></span>Season 35: 2007–08</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Season 35: 2007–08"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of the Samurai Sword"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 9, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-10-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3412(638)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3412(638)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ghost in Your Genes"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 16, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-10-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3413(639)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3413(639)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Original <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> <a href="/wiki/Horizon_(BBC_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Horizon (BBC TV series)"><i>Horizon</i></a> episode broadcast in 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Marathon Challenge"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 30, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-10-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3414(640)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3414(640)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Sputnik Declassified"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 6, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-11-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3415(641)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3415(641)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Judgment_Day:_Intelligent_Design_on_Trial" title="Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial">Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 13, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-11-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3416(642)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3416(642)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Master of the Killer Ants"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3417(643)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3417(643)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This re-narrated version of the French documentary <i>Jaglavak, Prince of Insects</i> looks at the relationship the <a href="/wiki/Mofu" title="Mofu">Mofu</a> people of northern <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a> have with insects, such as using red <a href="/wiki/Dorylus" title="Dorylus">driver ants</a> to combat <a href="/wiki/Termite" title="Termite">termites</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Missing in MiG Alley"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 18, 2007<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2007-12-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3418(644)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3418(644)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold" (1 of 2)</th><td style="text-align:center">January 8, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-1-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3504(645)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3504(645)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A Windfall Films production for <a href="/wiki/BBC_Four" title="BBC Four">BBC Four</a> broadcast in December 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-PBSabsolute_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PBSabsolute-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCabsolute_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCabsolute-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero" (2 of 2)</th><td style="text-align:center">January 15, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-1-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3505(646)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3505(646)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A Windfall Films production for BBC Four broadcast in December 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-PBSabsolute_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PBSabsolute-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-BBCabsolute_48-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCabsolute-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of the Parthenon"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 29, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-1-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3503(647)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3503(647)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Astrospies"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 12, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-2-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3501(648)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3501(648)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ape Genius"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 19, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-2-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3507(649)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3507(649)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Four-Winged Dinosaur"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 26, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-2-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3502(650)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3502(650)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cracking the Maya Code"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 8, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-4-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3508(651)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3508(651)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Car of the Future"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 22, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-4-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3509(652)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3509(652)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/A_Walk_to_Beautiful" title="A Walk to Beautiful">A Walk to Beautiful</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 13, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-5-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3506(653)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3506(653)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lord of the Ants"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 20, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-5-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3510(654)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3510(654)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_36:_2008–09"><span id="Season_36:_2008.E2.80.9309"></span>Season 36: 2008–09</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Season 36: 2008–09"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Arctic Dinosaurs"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 7, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-10-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3511(655)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3511(655)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Trek through Alaska to explore how dinosaurs once thrived <a href="/wiki/South_Polar_region_of_the_Cretaceous" class="mw-redirect" title="South Polar region of the Cretaceous">in polar regions</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Space Shuttle Disaster"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 14, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-10-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3512(656)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3512(656)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Parallel_Worlds,_Parallel_Lives" title="Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives">Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 21, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-10-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3513(657)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3513(657)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hunting the Hidden Dimension"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 28, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-10-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3514(658)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3514(658)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> You may not know it, but fractals, like the air you breathe, are all around you. Their irregular, repeating shapes are found in cloud formations and tree limbs, in stalks of broccoli and craggy mountain ranges, even in the rhythm of the human heart. In this film, NOVA takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of maverick mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. For centuries, fractal-like irregular shapes were considered beyond the boundaries of mathematical understanding. Now, mathematicians have finally begun mapping this uncharted territory. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical, and artistic innovation stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design. The documentary highlights a host of filmmakers, fashion designers, physicians, and researchers who are using fractal geometry to innovate and inspire.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Alien from Earth"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 11, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3515(659)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3515(659)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/The_Bible%27s_Buried_Secrets" title="The Bible's Buried Secrets">The Bible's Buried Secrets</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 18, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3516(660)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3516(660)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ocean Animal Emergency"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 25, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-11-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3517(661)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3517(661)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Is There Life on Mars?"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 30, 2008<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2008-12-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3518(662)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3518(662)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Big Energy Gamble"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 20, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-1-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3519(663)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3519(663)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 27, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-1-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3601(664)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3601(664)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Spy Factory"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 3, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-2-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3602(665)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3602(665)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rat Attack"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 24, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-2-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3603(666)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3603(666)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Extreme Ice"</th><td style="text-align:center">March 24, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-3-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3604(667)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3604(667)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Last Extinction"</th><td style="text-align:center">March 31, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-3-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3607(668)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3607(668)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Also titled in re-broadcasts as <i>"Megabeasts' Sudden Death"</i>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Doctors' Diaries, Part One"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 7, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-4-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3608(669)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3608(669)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Doctors' Diaries, Part Two"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 14, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-4-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3609(670)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3609(670)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Musical_Minds" title="Musical Minds">Musical Minds</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">June 30, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-6-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3610(671)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3610(671)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_37:_2009–2010"><span id="Season_37:_2009.E2.80.932010"></span>Season 37: 2009–2010</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Season 37: 2009–2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Darwin%27s_Darkest_Hour" title="Darwin's Darkest Hour">Darwin's Darkest Hour</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 6, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-10-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3605–3606(672" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3605–3606(672-673)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hubble's Amazing Rescue"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 13, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-10-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3611(674)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3611(674)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lizard Kings"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 20, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-10-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3616(675)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3616(675)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors: First Steps" (1 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 3, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-11-03</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3613(676)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3613(676)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors: Birth of Humanity" (2 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-11-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3614(677)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3614(677)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Becoming Human: Unearthing Our Earliest Ancestors: Last Human Standing" (3 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 17, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-11-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3615(678)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3615(678)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"What Are Dreams?"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-11-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3612(679)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3612(679)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> (Co-produced by the BBC)</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"What Darwin Never Knew"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 29, 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-12-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3617(680)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3617(680)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 5, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-1-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3701(681)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3701(681)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building Pharaoh's Ship"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-1-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3702(682)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3702(682)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Riddles of the Sphinx"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-1-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3703(683)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3703(683)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ghosts of Machu Picchu"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-2-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3704(684)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3704(684)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Extreme Cave Diving"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-2-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3705(685)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3705(685)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Pluto Files"</th><td style="text-align:center">March 2, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-3-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3706(686)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3706(686)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way" (1 of 2)</th><td style="text-align:center">April 6, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-4-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3708(687)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3708(687)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe" (2 of 2)</th><td style="text-align:center">April 13, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-4-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3709(688)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3709(688)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mind Over Money: How Human Psychology and Finance Interact"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 27, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-4-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3707(689)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3707(689)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mt. St. Helens: Back From The Dead"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 4, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-5-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3710(690)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3710(690)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_38:_2010–11"><span id="Season_38:_2010.E2.80.9311"></span>Season 38: 2010–11</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Season 38: 2010–11"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building the Great Cathedrals"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 19, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-10-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3711(691)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3711(691)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Emergency Mine Rescue"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 26, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-10-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3712(692)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3712(692)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This one-hour film chronicles the fate of the 33 miners trapped in a collapsed Chilean gold and copper mine in August 2010 and investigates the many challenges faced by both the miners and those working around the clock to bring them safely to the surface. NOVA was on-site at the San José mine in Chile by early September. Conferred special access, NOVA's film crew interviewed engineers, NASA experts, medical personnel, and key figures from the companies that provided drills and crucial rescue equipment to give a more detailed scientific account of the unfolding events. The resulting film, using footage from the scene as well as advanced animation, showcases the extraordinary feats of engineering as well as the biological and geological factors inherent in the rescue. "Emergency Mine Rescue" also examines the psychological and physiological impact of this kind of prolonged ordeal on the miners and those involved in the rescue efforts. Co-produced with Channel Four UK.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Trapped in an Elevator"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 2, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-11-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3713(693)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3713(693)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dogs Decoded"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 9, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-11-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3714(694)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3714(694)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of Stonehenge"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 16, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-11-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3715(695)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3715(695)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Stonehenge" title="Stonehenge">Stonehenge</a></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Quest for Solomon's Mines"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 23, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-11-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3716(696)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3716(696)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets Beneath the Ice"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 28, 2010<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2010-12-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3717(697)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3717(697)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Deadliest Earthquakes"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 11, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-1-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3801(698)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3801(698)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The <a href="/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake" title="2010 Haiti earthquake">2010 Haiti earthquake</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_Chile_earthquake" title="2010 Chile earthquake">2010 Chile earthquake</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making Stuff: Stronger"<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (1 of 4)</th><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-1-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3802(699)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3802(699)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> (Hosted by <a href="/wiki/David_Pogue" title="David Pogue">David Pogue</a>)</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making Stuff: Smaller" (2 of 4)</th><td style="text-align:center">January 26, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-1-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3803(700)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3803(700)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making Stuff: Cleaner" (3 of 4)</th><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-2-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3804(701)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3804(701)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making Stuff: Smarter" (4 of 4)</th><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-2-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3805(702)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3805(702)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/pbs-nova-s-38e-13-the-smartest-machine-on-earth">Smartest Machine on Earth</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-2-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3806(703)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3806(703)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <p>Can <a href="/wiki/IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Watson_(computer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson (computer)">Watson</a> computer win on <i><a href="/wiki/Jeopardy!" title="Jeopardy!">Jeopardy!</a></i>? </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Jeopardy!_tournaments_and_events#IBM_Challenge" title="List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events">List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events § IBM Challenge</a></div></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Crash of Flight 447"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 16, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-2-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3807(704)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3807(704)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Venom: Nature's Killer"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 23, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-2-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3808(705)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3808(705)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Japan's Killer Quake"</th><td style="text-align:center">March 30, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-3-30</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-apt3810_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apt3810-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td id="pc3810(706)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3810(706)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Power Surge"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 20, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-4-20</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-apt3809_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-apt3809-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td id="pc3809(707)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3809(707)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_39:_2011–12"><span id="Season_39:_2011.E2.80.9312"></span>Season 39: 2011–12</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Season 39: 2011–12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Engineering Ground Zero"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 7, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-9-07</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3811(708)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3811(708)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Surviving The Tsunami"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 28, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-9-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3812(709)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3812(709)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> (Produced by NHK)</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Finding Life Beyond Earth"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 19, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-10-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3813/3814(710" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3813/3814(710-711)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Iceman Murder Mystery"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 26, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-10-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3815(712)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3815(712)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/%C3%96tzi_the_Iceman" class="mw-redirect" title="Ötzi the Iceman">Ötzi the Iceman</a></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/video/nova-the-fabric-of-the-cosmos-what-is-space-1/">The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?</a>" (1 of 4)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 2, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-11-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3816(713)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3816(713)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time" (2 of 4)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 9, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-11-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3817(714)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3817(714)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap" (3 of 4)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 16, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-11-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3818(715)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3818(715)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?" (4 of 4)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 23, 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-11-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3819(716)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3819(716)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Deadliest Volcanoes"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 4, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-01-04</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3901(717)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3901(717)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Bombing_Hitler%27s_Dams" title="Bombing Hitler's Dams">Bombing Hitler's Dams</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 11, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-01-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3902(718)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3902(718)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A recreation of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Chastise" title="Operation Chastise">Operation Chastise</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Bouncing_bomb" title="Bouncing bomb">bouncing bomb</a>, using a <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Airways" title="Buffalo Airways">Buffalo Airways</a> <a href="/wiki/DC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="DC-4">DC-4</a> airplane (C-FIQM). Counterpart to the UK documentary <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dambusters:_Building_the_Bouncing_Bomb&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb (page does not exist)">Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb</a>, Canadian documentary <a href="/w/index.php?title=Dambusters_Fly_Again&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dambusters Fly Again (page does not exist)">Dambusters Fly Again</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ice_Pilots_NWT" title="Ice Pilots NWT">Ice Pilots NWT</a> season 3 episode 2 of the "Dambusters" show.<sup id="cite_ref-DBFA-HTca_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DBFA-HTca-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Telegraph-2011-05-02_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-2011-05-02-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EAA-2011-05-05_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EAA-2011-05-05-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ch4-DBTBB_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ch4-DBTBB-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nova-BHD_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nova-BHD-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IPNWT-D_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IPNWT-D-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"3D Spies of WWII"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 18, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-01-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3903(719)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3903(719)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Discusses the Allied <a href="/wiki/Aerial_reconnaissance" title="Aerial reconnaissance">aerial reconnaissance</a> program, and how the usage of 3D imagery revealed much more information than ordinary photographs would have, mostly in relation to the <a href="/wiki/V-weapons" title="V-weapons">V-weapons</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mystery of a Masterpiece"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 25, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-01-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3904(720)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3904(720)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ice Age Death Trap"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-02-01</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3905(721)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3905(721)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/w/index.php?title=Separating_Twins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Separating Twins (page does not exist)">Separating Twins</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-02-08</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3908(722)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3908(722)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> This is the incredible story of <a href="/wiki/Trishna_and_Krishna" class="mw-redirect" title="Trishna and Krishna">Trishna and Krishna</a>, twin girls born joined at the head. Abandoned shortly after birth at an orphanage in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, they had little chance of survival, until they were saved and taken to <a href="/wiki/Melbourne" title="Melbourne">Melbourne</a>, Australia by an aid worker. After two years battling for life, the twins are ready for a series of delicate operations that will prepare them for the ultimate challenge: a marathon separation surgery that will allow them to live truly separate lives. Since the beginning, surgeons knew there was no guarantee of survival for either of the girls—but without surgery there was no hope at all. With exclusive access to this extraordinary human and <a href="/wiki/Medical_drama" title="Medical drama">medical drama</a>, our cameras have been with Trishna and Krishna and their caregivers at each moment of their journey.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cracking Your Genetic Code"</th><td style="text-align:center">March 28, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-03-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3909(723)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3909(723)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hunting the Elements"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 4, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-04-04</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3906(724)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3906(724)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Deadliest Tornadoes"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 11, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-04-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3910(725)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3910(725)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Why Ships Sink"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 18, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-04-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3911(726)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3911(726)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Twenty million passengers embark on cruises each year, vacationing in deluxe "<a href="/wiki/Floating_city_(science_fiction)" class="mw-redirect" title="Floating city (science fiction)">floating cities</a>" that offer everything from swimming pools to shopping malls to <a href="/wiki/Ice_rink" title="Ice rink">ice rinks</a>. And the ships just keep getting bigger: The average <a href="/wiki/Cruise_ship" title="Cruise ship">cruise ship</a> has doubled in size in just the last ten years. Some engineers fear that these towering behemoths are dangerously unstable, and the recent tragedy of the <i><a href="/wiki/Costa_Concordia" title="Costa Concordia">Costa Concordia</a></i> has raised new questions about their safety. Now, NOVA brings together marine engineering and safety experts to reconstruct the events that led up to infamous cruise disasters, including the ill-fated <i>Concordia</i>, the <i><a href="/wiki/Sea_Diamond" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Diamond">Sea Diamond</a></i>, and the <i><a href="/wiki/Oceanos" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceanos">Oceanos</a></i>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/secrets-of-the-sun/">Secrets of the Sun</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 25, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-04-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3907(727)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3907(727)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_40:_2012–13"><span id="Season_40:_2012.E2.80.9313"></span>Season 40: 2012–13</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Season 40: 2012–13"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of the Viking Sword"<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 10, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-10-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3913(728)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3913(728)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A modern-day swordsmith reverse engineers the ultimate weapon of the Middle Ages—a sword both prized and feared.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Forensics on Trial"<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 17, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-10-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3912(729)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3912(729)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Virtual autopsies, 3-D fingerprints, and digital crime scenes are making crime-solving into a more precise science.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mystery of Easter Island"<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 7, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-11-07</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3914(730)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3914(730)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A team of scientists and volunteers test a theory on how the ancient stone statues were moved, using a 15-ton replica.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ultimate Mars Challenge"<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 14, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-11-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3915(731)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3915(731)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In its search for life beyond Earth, NASA employs a "sky crane" maneuver to land the Curiosity rover on Mars.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Inside the Megastorm"<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 18, 2012<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2012-11-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc3916(732)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">3916(732)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Watch as Megastorm Sandy unfolds, and explore what made it so much more devastating than other hurricanes.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Doomsday Volcanoes"<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 2, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-01-02</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4001(733)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4001(733)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Could the explosion of Iceland's ticking time bombs cause cold and famine worldwide?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Decoding Neanderthals"<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 9, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-01-09</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4002(734)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4002(734)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Shared DNA reveals a deep connection with our long-vanished human cousins.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rise of the Drones"<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 23, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-01-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4003(735)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4003(735)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Meet a new breed of flying robots, from tiny swarming vehicles to giant unmanned planes.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?"<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 30, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-01-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4004(736)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4004(736)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Expert investigators reexamine one of the greatest murder mysteries of all time.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building Pharaoh's Chariot"<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 6, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-02-06</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4005(737)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4005(737)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A team uncovers the advanced engineering behind an ancient Egyptian war machine.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Earth From Space"<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 13, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-02-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4006(738)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4006(738)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Detailed satellite images reveal the web of connections that sustain life on Earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mind of a Rampage Killer"<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 20, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-02-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4008(739)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4008(739)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can science help us understand why some people commit horrific acts of mass murder?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Meteor Strike"<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">March 27, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-03-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4013(740)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4013(740)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A meteor burst into a fireball over Siberia. Can we spot the next deadly asteroid in time?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Computer"<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 3, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-04-03</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4007(741)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4007(741)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A Greek shipwreck holds the remains of an intricate bronze machine that turns out to be the world's first computer.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening"<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 10, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-04-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4009(742)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4009(742)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Australia's ancient landscape holds clues to Earth's early history and the beginning of life.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes"<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 17, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-04-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4010(743)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4010(743)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Fossils reveal how life's explosion in the ocean was recreated on dry land.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters"<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 24, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-04-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4011(744)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4011(744)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Some 250 million years ago, some of the largest, most dangerous reptiles ruled this land.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures"<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 1, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-05-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4012(745)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4012(745)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> After a massive extinction, diverse marsupials came to dominate this isolated continent.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Manhunt—Boston Bombers"<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 29, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-05-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4014(746)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4014(746)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Which technologies worked—and which didn't—in the race to track down the men behind the marathon attack?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes"<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 29, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-05-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4015(747)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4015(747)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Hear harrowing stories from survivors of Moore's massive tornado and meet scientists who stalk these ferocious storms.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_41:_2013–14"><span id="Season_41:_2013.E2.80.9314"></span>Season 41: 2013–14</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Season 41: 2013–14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ground Zero Supertower"<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">September 11, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-09-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4016(748)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4016(748)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Engineers race to complete 1 World Trade Center as they grapple with the final challenges.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Megastorm Aftermath"<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 9, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-10-09</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4017(749)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4017(749)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How can cities prepare for rising seas and raging storms?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making Stuff Faster"<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 16, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-10-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4018(750)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4018(750)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Host David Pogue hits the road to explore the frontiers of invention and innovation.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making Stuff Wilder"<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 23, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-10-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4019(751)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4019(751)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Host David Pogue travels the globe to explore new technologies inspired by nature.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making Stuff Colder"<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 30, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-10-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4020(752)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4020(752)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Host David Pogue asks if cold holds the key to technology that can improve our lives.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Making Stuff Safer"<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 6, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-11-06</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4021(753)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4021(753)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Host David Pogue examines groundbreaking research that aims to keep us out of harm's way.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cold Case JFK"<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 13, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-11-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4022(754)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4022(754)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can modern forensic science uncover fresh clues about the assassination of JFK?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"At the Edge of Space"<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4023(755)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4023(755)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can scientists unravel the mysterious phenomena that lurk between Earth and space?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?"<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 2013<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2013-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4024(756)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4024(756)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Will future asteroids trigger massive extinctions—or be mined for precious minerals?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Alien Planets Revealed"<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 8, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-01-08</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4101(757)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4101(757)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Are we alone—and if not, what might the inhabitants of far-flung worlds look like?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Zeppelin Terror Attack"<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 15, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-01-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4102(758)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4102(758)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Discover how the first civilian bombing unfolded as Germany's Zeppelins rained fiery terror on London in World War I.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Killer Typhoon"<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 22, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-01-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4106(759)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4106(759)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What made <a href="/wiki/Typhoon_Haiyan" title="Typhoon Haiyan">Haiyan</a> so destructive, and how can we prepare for the next monster storm?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ghosts of Murdered Kings"<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 29, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-01-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4103(760)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4103(760)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Bronze age bog bodies reveal the strange beliefs of the long-vanished peoples of Europe.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Roman Catacomb Mystery"<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 5, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-02-05</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4104(761)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4104(761)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Who or what killed hundreds of people hidden in a burial chamber nearly 2,000 years ago?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Great Cathedral Mystery"<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 12, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-02-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4105(762)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4105(762)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Master craftsmen explore how Florence's monumental dome was built nearly 600 years ago.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Wild Predator Invasion"<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 2, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-04-02</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4107(763)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4107(763)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can we return apex predators to their natural environments without endangering humans?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius"<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 9, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-04-09</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4108(764)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4108(764)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Birds that craft tools and pick locks are rewriting the rules of animal intelligence.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses"<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 16, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-04-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4109(765)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4109(765)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How do dogs, sharks, dolphins, or birds experience the world?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest?"<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 23, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-04-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4110(766)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4110(766)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explore the social lives of some of the smartest animals on the planet.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Why Sharks Attack"<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 7, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-05-07</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4111(767)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4111(767)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Will analyzing the hunting instincts of this endangered predator reduce deadly attacks?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Escape From Nazi Alcatraz"<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 14, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-05-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4112(768)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4112(768)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A crack team rebuilds a glider that POWs hoped to catapult off the top of Colditz Castle.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"D-Day's Sunken Secrets"<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 28, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-05-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4113(769)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4113(769)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Dive teams, submersibles, and robots explore a massive underwater WWII archeological site.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_42:_2014–15"><span id="Season_42:_2014.E2.80.9315"></span>Season 42: 2014–15</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Season 42: 2014–15"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Vaccines—Calling The Shots"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 10, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-09-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4114(770)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4114(770)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Diseases that were largely eradicated in the United States a generation ago—<a href="/wiki/Whooping_cough" title="Whooping cough">whooping cough</a>, <a href="/wiki/Measles" title="Measles">measles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mumps" title="Mumps">mumps</a>—are returning, in part because nervous parents are skipping their children's shots. This episode travels the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind <a href="/wiki/Vaccination" title="Vaccination">vaccinations</a>, hear from parents wrestling with <a href="/wiki/Vaccine" title="Vaccine">vaccine</a>-related questions, and shed light on the risks of opting out.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rise of the Hackers"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 24, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-09-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4115(771)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4115(771)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Our lives are going digital. We shop, bank, and even date online. Computers hold our treasured photographs, private emails, and all of our personal information. This data is precious—and <a href="/wiki/Cybercrime" title="Cybercrime">cybercriminals</a> want it. Now, NOVA goes behind-the-scenes of the fast-paced world of <a href="/wiki/Cryptography" title="Cryptography">cryptography</a> to meet the scientists battling to keep our data safe. They are experts in extreme physics, math, and a new field called "ultra-paranoid computing", all working to forge unbreakable codes and build ultra-fast computers. From the sleuths who decoded the world's most advanced cyber weapon to scientists who believe they can store a <a href="/wiki/Password" title="Password">password</a> in your unconscious brain, NOVA investigates how a new global geek squad is harnessing cutting-edge science, all to stay one step ahead of the <a href="/wiki/Hacker_(computer_security)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hacker (computer security)">hackers</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Why Planes Vanish"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 8, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-10-08</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4116(772)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4116(772)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <p>Renarrated version of the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> <i>Horizon</i> episode, "Where's The Flight <a href="/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370" title="Malaysia Airlines Flight 370">MH370</a>?" Narrated by the <i><a href="/wiki/PBS_NewsHour" class="mw-redirect" title="PBS NewsHour">PBS NewsHour</a></i> science correspondent <a href="/wiki/Miles_O%27Brien_(journalist)" title="Miles O'Brien (journalist)">Miles O'Brien</a>. </p> This NOVA programme traces the timeline of <a href="/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370" title="Malaysia Airlines Flight 370">Malaysia Airlines Flight 370</a>, a commercial flight which disappeared on March 8, 2014, without any tangible evidence left behind. The episode explores the technologies behind the tracking of aircraft, possible causes for Flight 370's disappearance, and technologies that would prevent another aircraft from disappearing.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Surviving Ebola"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 8, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-10-08</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4123(773)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4123(773)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explores the spread of the <a href="/wiki/Ebola_virus_epidemic_in_West_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa">Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa</a> which began in December 2013; the discovery and pathology of the <a href="/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease" class="mw-redirect" title="Ebola virus disease">Ebola virus</a>; and the development and use of <a href="/wiki/ZMapp" title="ZMapp">ZMapp</a>, an experimental drug for the Ebola virus which was first administered to humans infected during the outbreak. A man infected with the virus and whose story featured during the last few minutes of the program died on the day it first aired.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ben Franklin's Balloons"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 22, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-10-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4117(774)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4117(774)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The first stage in <a href="/wiki/Flight" title="Flight">human flight</a> didn't begin with the <a href="/wiki/Wright_brothers" title="Wright brothers">Wright brothers</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kitty_Hawk,_North_Carolina" title="Kitty Hawk, North Carolina">Kitty Hawk</a> in 1903, but with daring inventors and aeronauts in 18th century Paris. In a period of just 19 months, humanity not only left the ground for the first time—a moment as significant as the 1969 <a href="/wiki/Apollo_11" title="Apollo 11">Apollo Moon landing</a>—but thanks to a handful of brilliant and colorful pioneers, developed all the essential features of today's hot air and gas balloons. Their exploits fascinated <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin" title="Benjamin Franklin">Benjamin Franklin</a>, who was serving in Paris as the American ambassador. He reported that these early flights brought tens of thousands of citizens into the streets to watch the spectacle. To explore this burst of innovation, NOVA recreates key flights, including the world's first manned voyage that took place on November 21, 1783. Joining the team will be a descendant of the <a href="/wiki/Montgolfier_brothers" title="Montgolfier brothers">Montgolfier brothers</a>, inventors of the <a href="/wiki/Hot-air_balloon" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot-air balloon">hot-air balloon</a>, who will build an accurate replica of the fragile paper and canvas craft using 18th-century tools and materials. NOVA reveals the secrets of how the Montgolfiers invented flight and relives the experiences of the balloon pioneers who left Earth for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"First Air War"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 29, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-10-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4118(775)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4118(775)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> When World War I began in 1914, the air forces of the opposing nations consisted of handfuls of rickety <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplanes</a> from which pilots occasionally took potshots at one another with rifles. By the war's end, the essential blueprint of the modern fighter had emerged: it was now an efficient killing machine that limited the average life expectancy of a frontline pilot to just a few weeks. To trace the story of this astonishingly rapid technological revolution, NOVA takes viewers inside The Vintage Aviator, a New Zealand-based outfit of aviation buffs dedicated to bringing back classic World War I fighters such as the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S.E.5" title="Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5">SE5A</a> and <a href="/wiki/Albatros_D.V" title="Albatros D.V">Albatros D.V</a>. NOVA joins the team as they discover the secrets of some of aviation's most colorful and deadly early flying machines and explores how their impact played a key role in the nightmarish slaughter on the <a href="/wiki/Western_Front_(World_War_I)" title="Western Front (World War I)">Western Front</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bigger Than T. rex"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 5, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-11-05</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4119(776)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4119(776)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Almost a century ago, <a href="/wiki/Paleontology" title="Paleontology">paleontologists</a> found the first tantalizing hints of a monster even bigger than <a href="/wiki/Tyrannosaurus_rex" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyrannosaurus rex">Tyrannosaurus rex</a>, perhaps the largest predator ever to roam the Earth: spectacular fossil bones from a dinosaur dubbed <a href="/wiki/Spinosaurus" title="Spinosaurus">Spinosaurus</a>. But the fossils were completely destroyed during a World War II Allied bombing raid, leaving only drawings, questions, and a mystery: What was Spinosaurus? Now, the discovery of new bones in a Moroccan cliff face is reopening the investigation into this epic beast. What did it feed on and how? Why did it grow so big? We follow the paleontologists who are reconstructing this terrifying carnivore, revealing a 53-foot-long behemoth with a huge dorsal sail, enormous, scimitar-like claws, and massive jaws tapered toward the front like a crocodile. Bringing together experts in paleontology, geology, climatology and <a href="/wiki/Paleobotany" title="Paleobotany">paleobotany</a>, this NOVA/National Geographic special brings to life the lost world over which Spinosaurus reigned more than 65 million years ago.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Emperor's Ghost Army"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 12, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-11-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4120(777)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4120(777)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size <a href="/wiki/Terracotta_army" class="mw-redirect" title="Terracotta army">terracotta army</a> of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators, acrobats, and musicians, all built to serve China's first emperor, <a href="/wiki/Qin_Shi_Huang_Di" class="mw-redirect" title="Qin Shi Huang Di">Qin Shi Huang Di</a>, in the afterlife. Lost and forgotten for over 2,200 years, this clay army, 8,000 strong, stands poised to help the First Emperor rule again beyond the grave. Now, a new archaeological campaign is probing the thousands of figures entombed in the mausoleum. With exclusive access to pioneering research, this program reveals how the Emperor directed the manufacture of the tens of thousands of bronze weapons carried by the clay soldiers, as well as lethal crossbows engineered with astonishing precision. NOVA tests the power of these weapons with high-action experiments and reports on revolutionary 3D computer modeling techniques that are revealing new insights into how the clay figures were made. The program reveals the secrets of one of archaeology's greatest discoveries and brings to life the startlingly sophisticated world of Qin's legendary empire.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Killer Landslides"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 19, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-11-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4121(778)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4121(778)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Just before 11 a.m. on March 22, 2014, an ominous rumble startled the residents of the community of <a href="/wiki/Oso,_Washington" title="Oso, Washington">Oso, Washington</a>, about an hour's drive from <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>. It was the terrifying sound of what would become the United States' <a href="/wiki/2014_Oso_mudslide" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 Oso mudslide">deadliest landslide</a> in decades. The equivalent of one million dump truck loads of earth came plummeting down the valley. In a little over two minutes, a pile of debris up to 75 feet deep slammed into the neighborhood of close to 50 homes. While a massive search and rescue effort continues at the site, geologists are tracing the geological history of Oso to explain why the site was so unstable. But all around the world, scientists have reason to fear that the worst is yet to come. Globally, <a href="/wiki/Landslide" title="Landslide">landslides</a> and other <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ground_failure" class="extiw" title="wikt:ground failure">ground failures</a> take a tremendous human and economic toll, and with climate change bringing a sharp rise in intense precipitation events in many countries, the threat of bigger, more frequent landslides, like one that buried at least 350 people <a href="/wiki/2014_Badakhshan_mudslides" title="2014 Badakhshan mudslides">in Afghanistan</a> this spring, is growing. In the <a href="/wiki/Himalayas" title="Himalayas">Himalayas</a>, the threat of devastating landslides is always lurking. As NOVA surveys landslide danger zones, discover how and why landslides happen, and how radar monitoring technologies could help predict landslides and issue life-saving warnings.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"First Man on the Moon"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 3, 2014<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2014-12-03</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4122(779)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4122(779)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Everyone knows <a href="/wiki/Neil_Armstrong" title="Neil Armstrong">Neil Armstrong</a> was the first to set foot on the Moon. But this modest and unassuming man was determined to stay out of the spotlight. Now, for the first time, NOVA presents an intimate portrait of Armstrong through interviews with his family and friends, many of whom have never spoken publicly before. Discover and relive Armstrong's achievements before and after Apollo, from his time as a Navy combat veteran and later as a pioneer of high-speed flight to his leading role in the inquiry into the <a href="/wiki/Challenger_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Challenger disaster"><i>Challenger</i> disaster</a> and his efforts to encourage young people to take to the skies. Along the way, we learn how Armstrong's life became the inspiring story of heroic risk-taking and humble dedication that ultimately advanced humanity's adventure in space.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Big Bang Machine"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 14, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-01-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4201(780)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4201(780)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On July 4, 2012, scientists at the giant atom smashing facility at <a href="/wiki/CERN" title="CERN">CERN</a> announced the discovery of a subatomic particle that seems like a tantalizingly close match to the elusive <a href="/wiki/Higgs_Boson" class="mw-redirect" title="Higgs Boson">Higgs Boson</a>, thought to be responsible for giving all the stuff in the universe its <a href="/wiki/Mass" title="Mass">mass</a>. Since it was first proposed nearly fifty years ago, the Higgs has been the holy grail of particle physicists: in finding it they validate the "standard model" that underlies all of modern physics and open the door to new discoveries when CERN's giant collider switches on at higher power in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Sunken Ship Rescue"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 21, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-01-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4202(781)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4202(781)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow the epic operation to secure, raise, and <a href="/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster#Salvage" title="Costa Concordia disaster">salvage</a> the <i><a href="/wiki/Costa_Concordia" title="Costa Concordia">Costa Concordia</a></i> cruise ship, which ran aground and tragically capsized off the coast of Italy on January 13, 2012, killing 32 people. The massive <a href="/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster" title="Costa Concordia disaster">wreck</a>—with a 160-foot-long hole in its hull—stretches the length of three football fields, weighs 45,000 tons, and was half submerged on the site of a protected reef. Moving it from its precarious perch on the edge of an underwater cliff turned into a technical and logistical challenge of staggering proportions. Join NOVA as we follow a team of more than 500 divers and engineers working around the clock as they attempt the biggest ship recovery project in history.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Sinkholes: Buried Alive"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 28, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-01-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4203(782)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4203(782)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In a leafy suburb near <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>, on February 28, 2013, a giant hole opened up under the bedroom floor of Jeffrey Bush, swallowing him as he slept. His body was never found. Bush was a victim of a <a href="/wiki/Sinkhole" title="Sinkhole">sinkhole</a>—a worldwide hazard that lurks wherever limestone and other water-soluble rocks underpin the soil. When carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater, it forms a weak acid that attacks soft rocks, riddling them with holes like <a href="/wiki/Swiss_cheese_(North_America)" title="Swiss cheese (North America)">Swiss cheese</a>. Sinkholes can occur gradually when the surface subsides into bowl-shaped depressions or suddenly when the ground gives way. These geological hazards have swallowed highways, apartment buildings, horses, camels, even golfers, with monstrously large holes cracking the earth from Siberia to Louisiana. Filled with compelling eyewitness videos of dramatic collapses, and following scientists as they explore the underlying forces behind these natural disasters, NOVA travels the globe to investigate what it's like to have your world vanish beneath your feet.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Colosseum: Roman Death Trap"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 11, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-02-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4206(783)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4206(783)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> One of the ancient world's most iconic buildings, the <a href="/wiki/Colosseum" title="Colosseum">Colosseum</a> is a monument to <a href="/wiki/Roman_imperial" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman imperial">Roman imperial</a> power and cruelty. Its graceful lines and harmonious proportions concealed a highly efficient design and advanced construction methods that made hundreds of arches out of 100,000 tons of stone. In its elliptical arena, tens of thousands of gladiators, slaves, prisoners, and wild animals met their deaths. Ancient texts report lions and elephants emerging from beneath the floor, as if by magic, to ravage gladiators and people condemned to death. Then, just as quickly, the Colosseum could be flooded with so much water that ships could engage in sea battles to the delight of the crowd. Now, archaeologists and engineers are teaming up to recreate a 25-foot lifting machine and trapdoor system capable of releasing a wolf into the Colosseum's arena for the first time in 1,500 years. Do they have what it takes to replicate the innovation and ingenuity of the Romans?<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Petra: Lost City of Stone"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 18, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-02-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4205(784)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4205(784)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> More than 2,000 years ago, the thriving city of <a href="/wiki/Petra" title="Petra">Petra</a> rose up in the bone-dry desert of what is now <a href="/wiki/Jordan" title="Jordan">Jordan</a>. An oasis of culture and abundance, the city was built by wealthy merchants whose camel caravans transported incense and spices from the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>. They carved spectacular temple-tombs into its soaring cliffs, raised a monumental Great Temple at its heart, and devised an ingenious system that channeled water to vineyards, bathhouses, fountains, and pools. But following <a href="/wiki/Galilee_earthquake_of_363" class="mw-redirect" title="Galilee earthquake of 363">a catastrophic earthquake</a> and a slump in its desert trade routes, Petra's unique culture faded and was lost to most of the world for nearly a thousand years. Now, in a daring experiment, an archaeologist and sculptors team up to carve an iconic temple-tomb to find out how the ancient people of Petra built their city of stone. Meanwhile, scientists using remote sensors and hydraulic flumes uncover the vast city and its sophisticated water system. The race is on to discover how these nomads created this oasis of culture in one of the harshest climates on Earth.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hagia Sophia: Istanbul's Mystery"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 25, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-02-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4204(785)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4204(785)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Whether serving as a Christian church, an Islamic mosque, or a secular museum, <a href="/wiki/Hagia_Sophia" title="Hagia Sophia">Hagia Sophia</a> and its soaring dome have inspired reverence and awe. For 800 years, it was the largest enclosed building in the world—the <a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Liberty" title="Statue of Liberty">Statue of Liberty</a> can fit beneath its dome with room to spare. How has it survived its location on one of the world's most active seismic faults, which has inflicted a dozen devastating earthquakes since it was built in 537? As <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a> braces for the next big quake, a team of architects and engineers is urgently investigating Hagia Sophia's seismic secrets. Follow engineers as they build a massive 8-ton model of the building's core structure, place it on a motorized shake table, and hit it with a series of simulated quakes, pushing it to collapse—a fate that the team is determined to avoid with the real building.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Great Math Mystery"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 15, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-04-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4207(786)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4207(786)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Join NOVA on a mathematical mystery tour—a provocative exploration of <a href="/wiki/Mathematics" title="Mathematics">math</a>'s astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's signature in the swirl of a <a href="/wiki/Nautilus_shell" class="mw-redirect" title="Nautilus shell">nautilus shell</a>, the whirlpool of a <a href="/wiki/Galaxy" title="Galaxy">galaxy</a>, and the spiral in the center of a <a href="/wiki/Sunflower" class="mw-redirect" title="Sunflower">sunflower</a>. Math was essential to everything from the first wireless radio transmissions to the prediction and discovery of the Higgs boson and the successful landing of <a href="/wiki/Mars_rover" title="Mars rover">rovers on Mars</a>. Astrophysicist and writer <a href="/wiki/Mario_Livio" title="Mario Livio">Mario Livio</a>, along with a colorful cast of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers, follow math from <a href="/wiki/Pythagoras" title="Pythagoras">Pythagoras</a> to <a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Einstein</a> and beyond. It all leads to the ultimate riddle: Is math a human invention or the discovery of the language of the universe?<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Invisible Universe Revealed"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 22, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-04-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4208(787)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4208(787)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Twenty-five years ago, <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the <a href="/wiki/Hubble_Space_Telescope" title="Hubble Space Telescope">Hubble Space Telescope</a>. In honor of Hubble's landmark anniversary, NOVA tells the remarkable story of the telescope that forever changed our understanding of the cosmos. But Hubble's early days nearly doomed it to failure: a one-millimeter engineering blunder had turned the billion-dollar telescope into an object of ridicule. It fell to five heroic astronauts in a daring mission to return Hubble to the cutting edge of science. This single telescope has helped astronomers pinpoint the age of the universe, revealed the birthplace of stars and planets, advanced our understanding of <a href="/wiki/Dark_energy" title="Dark energy">dark energy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_the_universe" title="Expansion of the universe">cosmic expansion</a>, and uncovered <a href="/wiki/Black_hole" title="Black hole">black holes</a> lurking at the heart of galaxies. Join NOVA for the story of this magnificent machine and its astonishing discoveries.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Nazi Attack on America"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 6, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-05-06</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4210(788)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4210(788)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Long before 9/11, a far deadlier, little-known attack from the ocean depths struck our shores, lasting three-and-a-half years and claiming 5,000 lives. Now, famed undersea explorer <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ballard" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Ballard">Bob Ballard</a>, discoverer of the <i><a href="/wiki/RMS_Titanic" class="mw-redirect" title="RMS Titanic">Titanic</a></i>, investigates the wreck of one of the attack craft, a German submarine that lies at the bottom of the gulf just a few miles off New Orleans. <a href="/wiki/German_submarine_U-166_(1941)" title="German submarine U-166 (1941)"><i>U-166</i></a> was part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Drumbeat" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Drumbeat">Operation Drumbeat</a>, a highly successful U-boat operation that caught East Coast cities and shipping almost completely unprepared. With state-of-the-art survey gear Ballard probes the wreck and explores a dramatic mystery in the official story of the sub's sinking.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lethal Seas"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 13, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-05-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4211(789)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4211(789)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A deadly recipe is brewing that threatens the survival of countless creatures throughout Earth's oceans. For years, we've known that the oceans absorb about a quarter of the <a href="/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_in_Earth%27s_atmosphere" title="Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere">carbon dioxide in our atmosphere</a>. But with high carbon emissions worldwide, this silent killer is entering our seas at a staggering rate, raising the ocean's acidity. It's eating away at the skeletons and shells of marine creatures that are the foundation of the web of life. NOVA follows the scientists making breakthrough discoveries and seeking solutions. Visit a unique coral garden in <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> that offers a glimpse of what the seas could be like a half-century from now. Can our experts crack the code of a rapidly changing ocean before it's too late?<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Chasing Pluto"</th><td style="text-align:center">July 15, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-07-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4213(790)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4213(790)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On July 14, 2015, the <i><a href="/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a></i> spacecraft, one of the most advanced ever built, is scheduled to fly by <a href="/wiki/Pluto" title="Pluto">Pluto</a> to take the very first detailed images of the dwarf planet. After nine years and 3 billion miles, we will finally get a close look at this strange, icy world, but only if the craft can survive the final, treacherous leg of its journey, which could take it through a dangerous field of debris. If it does, <i>New Horizons</i> is poised to make dramatic new discoveries, not just about Pluto, but about the vast realm of icy bodies lurking beyond <a href="/wiki/Neptune" title="Neptune">Neptune</a>, relics of the earliest days of the Solar System's formation. Back on Earth, the planetary scientists who have spent decades working on this mission anxiously await a signal from their spacecraft. Our cameras will be there to witness the moment. If all goes well, we'll see Pluto's mysterious surface in unprecedented detail and learn new secrets about other alien worlds at the far limits of the <a href="/wiki/Solar_System" title="Solar System">Solar System</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Nuclear Meltdown Disaster"</th><td style="text-align:center">July 29, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-07-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4214(791)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4214(791)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA reveals the minute-by-minute story of the <a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Daiichi_nuclear_disaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster">Fukushima nuclear crisis</a>—the one you know about, and the one you likely don't: the perilously close call at the <a href="/wiki/Fukushima_Daini_Nuclear_Power_Plant" title="Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant">other Fukushima nuclear power plant</a> a few miles away from the meltdowns. With unprecedented access inside both Fukushima nuclear power plants, NOVA speaks with workers who were there during the harrowing days—a crisis that began as a natural disaster but was made worse by human beings. But why did the worst happen at one plant while another that faced nearly identical challenges emerged unscathed? It may come down to the skill and knowledge of one man, who has worked there since they started construction. These are crucial questions as the company that runs both plants, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Electric_Power_Company" title="Tokyo Electric Power Company">TEPCO</a>, tries to clean up an unprecedented radioactive mess and reintroduce nuclear power to Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_43:_2015–16"><span id="Season_43:_2015.E2.80.9316"></span>Season 43: 2015–16</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Season 43: 2015–16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Dawn_of_Humanity" title="Dawn of Humanity">Dawn of Humanity</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 16, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-09-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4209/4215(792" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4209/4215(792-793)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The discovery of ancient fossils of human ancestors in a South African cave is highlighted.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Arctic Ghost Ship"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 23, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-09-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4216(794)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4216(794)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set off to chart the elusive Northwest Passage, commanding 128 men in two robust and well-stocked Royal Navy ships, the Erebus and Terror. They were never heard from again. Eventually, searchers found tantalising clues to their fate: a hastily written note left on an island, exhumed bodies suggesting lead poisoning, discarded human bones with marks of cannibalism and Inuit legends of ghost ships. But no trace of the ships was ever found. Then, in 2014, after seven years of searching, an official Parks Canada expedition finally located the Erebus, intact and upright on the sea floor. NOVA tells the gripping story of the ill-fated expedition and reveals exclusive new clues from the sea floor that may finally unravel what happened to Franklin’s men more than 160 years ago.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of Noah's Ark"<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 7, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-10-07</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4212(795)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4212(795)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A 3,700-year-old inscribed clay tablet reveals a surprising new version of the Biblical flood story.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cyberwar Threat"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 14, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-10-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4217(796)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4217(796)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Thanks in part to the documents released by Edward Snowden, the true scale of the National Security Agency's scope and power is coming to light. Besides spending billions to ingest and analyze the world's electronic communications, the NSA has set out to dominate a new battlefield – cyberspace. NOVA examines the science and technology behind cyber warfare and asks if we are already in the midst of a deadly new arms race.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Animal Mummies"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 28, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-10-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4219(797)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4219(797)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Hi-tech images reveal the role of animal mummies in ancient Egyptian beliefs.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Making_North_America_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Making North America (film)">Making North America</a>: Origins" (1 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 4, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-11-04</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4220(798)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4220(798)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A three-part miniseries presents a biography of North America.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Making_North_America_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Making North America (film)">Making North America</a>: Life" (2 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 11, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-11-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4221(799)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4221(799)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Second part of a three-part miniseries.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Making_North_America_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Making North America (film)">Making North America</a>: Human" (3 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 18, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-11-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4222(800)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4222(800)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Third part of a three-part miniseries.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Inside Einstein's Mind"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 25, 2015<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2015-11-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4223(801)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4223(801)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Einstein's simple but powerful ideas that reshaped our understanding of gravity are examined.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secret Tunnel Warfare"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 6, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-01-06</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4301(802)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4301(802)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> During WWI, the Allies devised a devastating plan, planting 600 tons of explosives in secret tunnels driven under German trenches. Uncover traces of the operation and learn why it failed to break the lethal deadlock of trench warfare.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Life's Rocky Start"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 13, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-01-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4302(803)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4302(803)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> From the first sparks of life to the survival of the fittest, unearth the secret relationship between rocks and life. Investigate how minerals are vital to the origins and evolution of life.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mystery Beneath the Ice"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 20, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-01-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4303(804)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4303(804)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Dive under the ice to explore Antarctica's under-ice landscape with a team of scientists as they search for the mystery killer that's decimating the population of delicate shrimp-like creatures at the foundation of the Antarctic food chain.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Himalayan Megaquake"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 27, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-01-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4304(805)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4304(805)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA documents the April 25, 2015 7.8-magnitude earthquake that ripped through Nepal shaking Mount Everest and unwraps the science behind such deadly earthquakes.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Creatures of Light"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 3, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-02-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4309(806)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4309(806)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Take a dazzling dive with NOVA and National Geographic to explore how and why so many of the ocean's creatures light up-revealing a hidden undersea world where creatures flash, sparkle, shimmer or simply glow.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Memory Hackers"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 10, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-02-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4307(807)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4307(807)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explore the secrets of the mind to discover how memories can be implanted, changed and even erased.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Iceman Reborn"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 17, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-02-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4305(808)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4305(808)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> New revelations about the ancient ice mummy, Otzi, shed light on the dawn of civilization in Europe.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rise of the Robots"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 24, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-02-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4306(809)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4306(809)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Join the race to build the most advanced humanoid robots as they battle real-world challenges.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Vikings Unearthed"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 6, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-04-06</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4310(810)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4310(810)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Search for the truth behind the legends of the Vikings and their epic journey to the Americas. Co-production with the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a>, first aired in the UK on 4 April 2016, as the title "Vikings Uncovered".<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped?"<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 13, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-04-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4308(811)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4308(811)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Join investigators as they untangle the cause of Alzheimer's and race to develop a cure.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Wild Ways"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 20, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-04-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4311(812)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4311(812)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explore how newly-established wildlife corridors offer hope to our planet's endangered species.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Operation Lighthouse Rescue"<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 4, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-05-04</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4313(813)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4313(813)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On the picturesque bluffs at the very tip of the island of Martha’s Vineyard, disaster looms. The historic Gay Head Lighthouse is soon to become the next victim of the persistent erosion of the island’s cliffs. Built in 1856, the more than 400-ton structure soars 175 feet above the sea. But over the years, storms and the raging ocean have eroded the headland away. With fierce storms and hurricanes only intensifying as the global climate warms, this historic landmark is precipitously close to toppling into the ocean. Now, an epic rescue is underway as a team of engineers attempts to move the iconic red brick structure 134 feet inland to safety. As they race to save this national treasure, discover the geology they encounter, the archeology they discover, and technology they employ in this Lighthouse Rescue.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bombing Hitler's Supergun"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 11, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-05-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4314(814)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4314(814)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Join NOVA as engineers, archaeologists and WWII historians investigate this fearsome weapon. And discover the two audacious missions designed to destroy the seemingly impregnable supergun complex.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_44:_2016–17"><span id="Season_44:_2016.E2.80.9317"></span>Season 44: 2016–17</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Season 44: 2016–17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"15 Years of Terror"<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">September 7, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-09-07</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4316(815)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4316(815)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> From 9/11 to today's crowd-sourced violence, trace how terrorists’ strategies have evolved.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"School of the Future"<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">September 14, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-09-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4315(816)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4315(816)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How can the science of learning help us rethink the future of education for all children?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Great Human Odyssey"<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 5, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-10-05</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4312(817)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4312(817)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists are using archaeological and cultural findings to map human exodus from Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two hour episode.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Super Tunnel"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 12, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-10-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4317(818)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4317(818)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Engineers and designers building Crossrail, a subterranean railway in London.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Treasures of the Earth: Gems"<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (1 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 2, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-11-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4318(819)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4318(819)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Precious gems such as diamonds, rubies, emeralds, opal, and jade are among Earth's ultimate treasures.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Treasures of the Earth: Metals"<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 9, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-11-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4319(820)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4319(820)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Metals such as gold, copper, tin, and steel are among Earth's treasures.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Treasures of the Earth: Power" (3 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">November 16, 2016<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-11-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4320(821)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4320(821)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Drill underground to see the treasures that power our world—today and into the future.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of the Sky Tombs"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 4, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-1-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4401(822)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4401(822)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Nuclear Option"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 11, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-1-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4402(823)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4402(823)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Search_for_the_Super_Battery" title="Search for the Super Battery">Search for the Super Battery</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-2-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4403(824)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4403(824)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ultimate Cruise Ship"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-2-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4404(825)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4404(825)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Origami Revolution"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-2-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4405(826)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4405(826)</td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Why Trains Crash"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-2-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4406(827)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4406(827)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A look at several recent train crashes.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Holocaust Escape Tunnel"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 19, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-4-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4407(828)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4407(828)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Lithuanian city of Vilnius was one of the most important Jewish centers in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building Chernobyl's MegaTomb"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 26, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-4-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4408(829)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4408(829)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Engineers race to construct a gargantuan dome to contain radioactive materials of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Chinese Chariot Revealed"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 17, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-5-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4409(830)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4409(830)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Experts reconstruct and test China's first chariot.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Poisoned Water"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 31, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-5-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4410(831)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4410(831)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Investigates the water disaster in Flint, Michigan.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_45:_2017–18"><span id="Season_45:_2017.E2.80.9318"></span>Season 45: 2017–18</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Season 45: 2017–18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Eclipse Over America"</th><td style="text-align:center">August 21, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-8-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4411(832)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4411(832)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Americans witness the <a href="/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_21,_2017" title="Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017">solar eclipse on August 21, 2017</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Death Dive to Saturn"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 13, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-9-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4412_(833)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4412 (833)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The <i>Cassini</i> space probe attempts to dive between the innermost ring and top of <a href="/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a>'s atmosphere.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of the Shining Knight"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 4, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-10-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4413(834)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4413(834)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A look at how medieval armour would have been constructed, and how it affected the way knights fought. Based on a reconstruction of modern <a href="/wiki/Greenwich_armour" title="Greenwich armour">Greenwich armour</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ghosts of Stonehenge"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 11, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-10-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4414(835)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4414(835)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Archaeological digs reveal new clues as to who built Stonehenge and why.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets of the Forbidden City"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 18, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-10-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4415(836)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4415(836)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The architectural design of <a href="/wiki/Forbidden_City" title="Forbidden City">Beijing's ancient complex of palaces and temples</a> enabled it to survive centuries of earthquake shocks.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Killer Volcanoes"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 25, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-10-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4416(837)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4416(837)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The hunt for a volcanic mega-eruption that plunged medieval Earth into a deep freeze includes geologic evidence from Greenland to Antarctica.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Killer Hurricanes"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 1, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-11-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4417(838)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4417(838)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Devastating <a href="/wiki/2017_Atlantic_hurricane_season" title="2017 Atlantic hurricane season">hurricanes struck the U.S. mainland and Caribbean islands in 2017.</a> But they weren't the first. The <a href="/wiki/Great_Hurricane_of_1780" title="Great Hurricane of 1780">Great Hurricane of 1780</a> took nine days to blast its way across the Caribbean, killing at least 20,000—the highest known death toll of any single weather event in history. What made this superstorm so deadly?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Killer Floods"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 8, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-11-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4418(839)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4418(839)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Efforts to uncover the geologic footprints of colossal megafloods in Iceland and on the seabed of the English Channel.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Extreme Animal Weapons"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 22, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-11-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4419(840)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4419(840)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Why some animals have extreme armaments, including claws, horns, fangs and stings.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bird Brain"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 20, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-12-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4420(841)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4420(841)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists test <a href="/wiki/Bird_intelligence" title="Bird intelligence">avian aptitude</a> with brainteasers that reveal acute intelligence.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Day The Dinosaurs Died"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 27, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-12-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4421(842)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4421(842)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists discover new clues as to the catastrophe that ended the reign of the dinosaurs on Earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Black Hole Apocalypse"<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">June 12, 2017<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-06-12</span>)</span> or January 10, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-01-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4501(843)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4501(843)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> "Black holes are the most enigmatic and exotic objects in the universe. They’re also the most powerful, with gravity so strong it can actually trap light. And they’re destructive. Anything that falls into them vanishes…gone forever. But now, astrophysicists are realizing that black holes may be essential to understanding how our universe unfolded—possibly leading to life on Earth and us." – Original airing was with "Black Hole Universe" as a 2-hour combined episode.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Black Hole Universe"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 10, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-1-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4502(844)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4502(844)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Second hour of the combined "Black Hole Apocalypse".</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Impossible Flight"<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 31, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-1-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4503(845)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4503(845)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> On March 9, 2015, <a href="/wiki/Solar_Impulse#Solar_Impulse_2_(HB-SIB)" title="Solar Impulse">Solar Impulse 2</a> took off from Abu Dhabi on one of the greatest aviation adventures of our time: the first solar-powered flight around the world. Together with a team of brilliant engineers, two visionary pilots—<a href="/wiki/Bertrand_Piccard" title="Bertrand Piccard">Bertrand Piccard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Borschberg" title="André Borschberg">André Borschberg</a>—designed and built Solar Impulse from scratch, even though top airplane manufacturers told them it would be "impossible to control." To pull it off, they had to re-invent everything, from innovative solar cells and batteries to massive carbon-fiber wings. Despite all their efforts, the performance of the plane was balanced on a knife-edge, demanding near-perfect weather conditions and hour after hour of vigilant, skillful piloting. The longest nonstop leg, from Japan to Hawaii, lasted five days and set a new world solo flight record. NOVA captures an insider's view of the Solar Impulse pilots and ground team as they experience moments of hair-raising crisis, remarkable endurance, and ingenious problem-solving.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"First Face of America"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 7, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-2-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4504(846)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4504(846)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The remains of a 13,000-year-old skeleton of a prehistoric teenager are located in an underwater cave in Mexico.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Great Escape at Dunkirk"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 14, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-2-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4505(847)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4505(847)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Archaeologists and divers recover remains of ships and planes that were lost in Dunkirk, France, during World War II.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Prediction by the Numbers"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 28, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-2-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4506(848)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4506(848)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> With the growth of digital technology and the internet, the science of forecasting is flourishing. From sports to the morning commute, predictions underlie nearly every aspect of daily life, but not all predictions come true.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Decoding the Weather Machine"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 18, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-4-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4507(849)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4507(849)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists around the world strive for a better understanding of the workings of the weather and climate machine known as Earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"NOVA Wonders: What Are Animals Saying?"<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 25, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-4-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pcNOWO_101(850)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">NOWO 101(850)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> From singing whales and squeaking bats to thumping spiders and clicking dolphins, the world is filled with the exotic sounds of our fellow creatures. What are they saying? While we believe language sets us apart, some animals demonstrate they can learn our language—like Chaser the dog, who recognizes hundreds of words, and Kanzi the bonobo, who appears to have a sophisticated understanding of spoken English. But can we decode their own communications? NOVA Wonders follows researchers around the globe who are deciphering an amazing array of clues that reveal how animals share information critical to their survival. Will we one day be able to write the bat dictionary or decode the hidden sign language of chimps? And what can these findings tell us about the roots of our own language?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"NOVA Wonders: What's Living in You?"<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 2, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-5-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pcNOWO_102(851)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">NOWO 102(851)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Whether they make you fat, fart, or freak out, microbes play a central role in your life. Right beneath your nose—on your face, in your gut, and everywhere in between—trillions of bacteria, viruses, and fungi are so abundant in your body, they outnumber your human cells. But these aren’t just nasty hitch-hikers. Many are crucial to your survival. Evidence suggests that a diverse microbiome can keep you healthy and, conversely, a damaged one could kill you. NOVA Wonders peers into this microscopic world to discover the fascinating, bizarre, and downright surprising secrets of the human microbiome, including the world’s largest stool bank, which transforms raw stool into life-saving poop pills.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"NOVA Wonders: Are We Alone?"<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 9, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-5-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pcNOWO_103(852)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">NOWO 103(852)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The search for extraterrestrial life is an age-old quest. But recent breakthroughs make today an era like no other in the history of astronomy. From the exhilarating probing of our own solar system and the Kepler mission’s astounding discovery of thousands of extrasolar planets, to the next-generation telescopes under development, the prospects for finding life beyond Earth have never been stronger. Still, daunting hurdles remain. How can we study anything light years away, let alone a little planet? In the vast universe, where should we even start to look? Is our failure to hear any other voices in the galaxy a sign that we are special? NOVA Wonders joins leading explorers now searching the galaxy for life and intelligence on other planets—and asks, if we do find other life in the universe…what would that mean?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"NOVA Wonders: Can We Build a Brain?"<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 16, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-5-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pcNOWO_104(853)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">NOWO 104(853)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Artificially intelligent machines are taking over. They’re influencing our everyday lives in profound and often invisible ways. They can read handwriting, interpret emotions, play games, and even act as personal assistants. They are in our phones, our cars, our doctors’ offices, our banks, our web searches…the list goes on and is rapidly growing ever longer. But how does today’s A.I. actually work—and is it truly intelligent? And for that matter, what is intelligence? The world’s brightest computer programmers are trying to build brighter machines by reverse-engineering the brain and by inventing completely new kinds of computers, with exponentially greater speed and processing power. NOVA Wonders looks at how far we’ve come and where machines are headed as their software becomes ever more…cerebral. How close are we from a world in which computers take over—from diagnosing cancer to driving our cars to targeting weapons? If we place more and more of our lives under the control of these artificial brains, what are we putting at risk?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"NOVA Wonders: Can We Make Life?"<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 23, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-5-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pcNOWO_105(854)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">NOWO 105(854)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> "It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the idea of creating life in the lab. Now, a revolution in genetic engineering and thrilling innovations in synthetic biology are bringing that dream—or nightmare, as the case may be—closer to reality. New tools allow researchers to use cells to create their own DNA and edit it into existing genomes with more ease and less cost than ever before. Along with renewed hopes for treating some genetic diseases, there's serious talk of using the newest technologies to bring long-extinct animals back from the dead – like the team hoping to resurrect the woolly mammoth. Science fiction is quickly becoming science fact. Another daring genetic experiment to bioengineer animals could prevent Lyme disease. But the power to make life comes with deep ethical questions. What are the potential rewards—and dangers—of tinkering with nature? NOVA Wonders explores the benefits and the burden of risk surrounding the controversial new technology.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"NOVA Wonders: What's The Universe Made Of?"<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 30, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-5-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pcNOWO_106(855)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">NOWO 106(855)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The universe is hiding something. In fact, it is hiding a lot. Everything we experience on Earth, the stars and galaxies we see in the cosmos—all the "normal" matter and energy that we understand—make up only 5% of the known universe. The other 95% is made up of two mysterious components: “dark matter” and “dark energy.” We can’t see them, but we know they’re there. And what’s more—these two shadowy ingredients are locked in an epic battle to control the very fate of the universe. Now, scientists are trying to shed light on the so-called “dark sector” as the latest generation of detectors rev up, and powerful telescopes peer deeper into space than ever before to observe how it behaves. Will the discoveries help reveal how galaxies formed? In the series finale, NOVA Wonders journeys to the stars and back to investigate what we know—and don’t know. Find out how scientists are discovering new secrets about the history of the universe, and why they’re predicting a shocking future.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rise of the Superstorms"</th><td style="text-align:center">June 27, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-6-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4508(856)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4508(856)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The 2017 hurricane season brings devastation to Houston and throughout the Caribbean.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Apollo's Daring Mission"<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">December 26, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-12-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4518(857)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4518(857)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Apollo_program" title="Apollo program">Apollo</a> astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of <a href="/wiki/Apollo_8" title="Apollo 8">Apollo 8</a>, the first crewed mission to (orbit) the Moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when <a href="/wiki/Apollo_1" title="Apollo 1">Apollo 1</a> ended in a deadly fire during a pre-launch run-through. In disarray, and threatened by the prospect of a Soviet Union victory in the space race, NASA decided upon a radical and risky change of plan: turn Apollo 8 from an Earth-orbit mission into a daring sprint to the Moon while relying on untried new technologies. Fifty years after the historic mission, the Apollo 8 astronauts and engineers recount the feats of engineering that paved the way to the Moon.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_46:_2018–19"><span id="Season_46:_2018.E2.80.9319"></span>Season 46: 2018–19</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Season 46: 2018–19"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Transplanting Hope"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 26, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-9-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4509(858)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4509(858)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes you inside the operating room to witness <a href="/wiki/Organ_transplantation" title="Organ transplantation">organ transplant</a> teams transferring <a href="/wiki/Organ_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Organ (anatomy)">organs</a> from <a href="/wiki/Organ_donation" title="Organ donation">donors</a> to recipients.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Operation Bridge Rescue"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 3, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-10-03</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4516(859)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4516(859)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow the race to rebuild the <a href="/wiki/Old_Blenheim_Bridge" title="Old Blenheim Bridge">Old Blenheim Bridge</a> in New York State, an icon of 19th-century American engineering, destroyed by <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Irene" title="Hurricane Irene">Hurricane Irene</a> in 2011.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire" (1 of 2)</th><td style="text-align:center">October 10, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-10-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4510(860)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4510(860)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Climb up the cone of <a href="/wiki/Nyiragongo" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyiragongo">Nyiragongo</a>, one of the world's least studied volcanoes, and join volcanologists as they descend into its crater, down towards its bubbling and seething lava lake, to discover when it will erupt next.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink" (2 of 2)</th><td style="text-align:center">October 10, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-10-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4511(861)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4511(861)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Join a team of <a href="/wiki/Volcanologist" title="Volcanologist">volcanologists</a> as they explore <a href="/wiki/Nyamuragira" title="Nyamuragira">Nyamuragira</a>, one of the world's most active and mysterious volcanoes in central Africa. Learn what feeds its frequent eruptions and see the region's other hidden, life-threatening volcanic dangers.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Addiction"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 17, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-10-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4512(862)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4512(862)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Discover how <a href="/wiki/Opioid_addiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Opioid addiction">opioid addiction</a> affects the brain and how <a href="/wiki/Evidence-based_treatment" class="mw-redirect" title="Evidence-based treatment">evidence-based treatments</a> are saving lives.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Flying Supersonic"<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 24, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-10-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4513(863)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4513(863)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Discover the feats of engineering and design that made the <a href="/wiki/Concorde" title="Concorde">Concorde</a> the first <a href="/wiki/Supersonic_aircraft" title="Supersonic aircraft">supersonic airliner</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Last B-24"<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 7, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-11-7</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4515(864)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4515(864)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Dive beneath the sea to the wreckage of a <a href="/wiki/B-24" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24">WWII bomber</a>. Search for the remains of its fallen crew.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Thai Cave Rescue"<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 14, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-11-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4514(865)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4514(865)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow the harrowing 2018 operation to <a href="/wiki/Tham_Luang_cave_rescue" title="Tham Luang cave rescue">rescue 12 boys</a> stranded in the flooded <a href="/wiki/Tham_Luang_Nang_Non" title="Tham Luang Nang Non">Tham Luang Nang Non</a> cave in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Thailand" title="Northern Thailand">northern Thailand</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"World's Fastest Animal"<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 21, 2018<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2018-11-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4517(866)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4517(866)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> See the world through the eyes of nature's fastest animal: the <a href="/wiki/Peregrine_falcon" title="Peregrine falcon">peregrine falcon</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Pluto and Beyond"<sup id="cite_ref-157" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 2, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-01-02</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4601(867)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4601(867)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The <i><a href="/wiki/New_Horizons" title="New Horizons">New Horizons</a></i> spacecraft attempts to fly by <a href="/wiki/486958_Arrokoth" title="486958 Arrokoth">486958 Arrokoth</a> (<span class="nowrap">2014 MU<sub>69</sub></span>), a mysterious object that <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> nicknamed Ultima Thule. NOVA is embedded with the spacecraft mission team, following the action in real-time as they uncover the secrets of what lies beyond Pluto. The episode ends after <i>New Horizons</i> successful flyby, ending with an image of Ultima Thule captured by the probe.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2015 NOVA episode <a href="#pc4213">"Chasing Pluto"</a> was about this spacecraft and its Pluto approach.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Einstein's Quantum Riddle"<sup id="cite_ref-159" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 9, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-01-09</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4602(868)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4602(868)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Albert_Einstein" title="Albert Einstein">Einstein</a> called it "spooky action at a distance," but today <a href="/wiki/Quantum_entanglement" title="Quantum entanglement">quantum entanglement</a> is poised to revolutionize technology from computers to cryptography. Physicists have gradually become convinced that the phenomenon—two subatomic particles that mirror changes in each other instantaneously over any distance—is real. But a few doubts remain. NOVA follows a ground-breaking experiment in the <a href="/wiki/Canary_Islands" title="Canary Islands">Canary Islands</a> to use quasars at opposite ends of the universe to once and for all settle remaining questions.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Kīlauea: Hawaiʻi on Fire"<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">January 23, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-01-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4603(869)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4603(869)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In May 2018, Kīlauea volcano erupted, obliterating neighborhoods with devastating force and uprooting thousands of local residents. It is Hawaiʻi’s most destructive volcanic eruption in generations. How can one of the most beautiful places on Earth suddenly transform into a roaring inferno, sputtering molten lava and bombs of volcanic rock the size of refrigerators? On the ground in the early days of the eruption, NOVA joins scientists and residents alike on a breathtaking journey to investigate Kīlauea’s recent spike in activity. Along the way, some of Hawaiʻi’s biggest secrets are revealed: Why did these geologically distinctive volcanoes form in the middle of the Pacific? How did life establish itself on the remote islands? What does this tell us about the future of Hawaiʻi? And what dangers yet lurk for the inhabitants of the island paradise?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Decoding the Great Pyramid"<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 6, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-02-06</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4604(870)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4604(870)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The latest archeological research that has transformed our understanding about the construction of the <a href="/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza" title="Great Pyramid of Giza">Great Pyramid of Giza</a>, including the logbook of a labor team that transported limestone blocks and a "lost city" that revealed intimate details of the lives of the laborers and officials.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rise of the Rockets"<sup id="cite_ref-165" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-166" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 13, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-02-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4605(871)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4605(871)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA explores the latest rocket technologies of NASA and private companies and explores the growing role that private citizens may have in space.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Next Pompeii"<sup id="cite_ref-167" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 20, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-02-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4606(872)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4606(872)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Near <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius" title="Mount Vesuvius">Mount Vesuvius</a>, the lesser-known <a href="/wiki/Phlegraean_Fields" title="Phlegraean Fields">Campi Flegrei</a> volcano rumbles. The nearby city of <a href="/wiki/Naples" title="Naples">Naples</a> has millions of residents potentially at risk by an eruption. Can an innovative eruption warning system prevent Naples from becoming the next <a href="/wiki/Pompeii" title="Pompeii">Pompeii</a>?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Saving the Dead Sea"<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-170" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">April 24, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-04-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4607(873)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4607(873)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can the <a href="/wiki/Red_Sea%E2%80%93Dead_Sea_Water_Conveyance" title="Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance">Red Sea–Dead Sea Water Conveyance</a> desalination pipeline revive the <a href="/wiki/Dead_Sea" title="Dead Sea">Dead Sea</a> without altering its unique chemistry?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Inside the Megafire"<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 8, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-05-08</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4608(874)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4608(874)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists investigate what was behind the deadly <a href="/wiki/Megafire" title="Megafire">megafires</a> that swept <a href="/wiki/2018_California_wildfires" title="2018 California wildfires">through California in 2018</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"First Horse Warriors"<sup id="cite_ref-173" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 15, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-05-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4609(875)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4609(875)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The advent of horse riding changed the course of human history and the genetic makeup of humankind.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lost Viking Army"<sup id="cite_ref-175" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">May 22, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-05-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4610(876)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4610(876)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Bioarchaeologists investigate a ninth-century mass grave thought to hold a lost Viking army.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/back-to-the-moon/">Back to the Moon</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-177" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">July 10, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-07-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4611(877)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4611(877)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Fifty years after <a href="/wiki/Apollo_11" title="Apollo 11">humans first set foot on the Moon</a>, new scientific discoveries are fueling excitement for a <a href="/wiki/Colonization_of_the_Moon" title="Colonization of the Moon">return to the lunar surface—this time, perhaps, to stay</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Planets: Inner Worlds"<sup id="cite_ref-179" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">July 24, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-07-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4612(878)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4612(878)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The rocky planets have similar origins, but only <a href="/wiki/Earth" title="Earth">one supports life</a>. Was it always this way?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Planets: Mars"<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">July 24, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-07-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4613(879)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4613(879)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Before it was a dry planet, <a href="/wiki/Mars" title="Mars">Mars</a> was a wet world that may have hosted life.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Planets: Jupiter"<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-184" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">July 31, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-07-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4614(880)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4614(880)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Jupiter" title="Jupiter">Jupiter</a>'s massive gravitational force has made it both a wrecking ball and a protector of Earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Planets: Saturn"<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">August 7, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-08-07</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4615(881)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4615(881)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NASA's <i>Cassini</i> reveals the mysteries of <a href="/wiki/Saturn" title="Saturn">Saturn</a>'s rings—and new hope for life on one of its moons.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Planets: Ice Worlds"<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">August 14, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-08-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4616(882)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4616(882)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Beyond the bizarre, icy worlds of <a href="/wiki/Uranus" title="Uranus">Uranus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Neptune" title="Neptune">Neptune</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pluto" title="Pluto">Pluto</a> dazzles with its mysterious ocean.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Why Bridges Collapse"<sup id="cite_ref-189" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 16, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-10-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4618(883)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4618(883)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Investigate deadly <a href="/wiki/List_of_bridge_failures" title="List of bridge failures">bridge collapses</a> and how new engineering techniques can make bridges safer.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Look Who's Driving"<sup id="cite_ref-191" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-191"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>191<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-192" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-192"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>192<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 23, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-10-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4619(884)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4619(884)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> <a href="/wiki/Self-driving_car" title="Self-driving car">Self-driving cars</a> may one day be big business, but will they ever be safer than human drivers?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rise of the Mammals"<sup id="cite_ref-193" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-193"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>193<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-194" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-194"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>194<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 30, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-10-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4617(885)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4617(885)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Amazing fossils reveal how <a href="/wiki/Mammal" title="Mammal">mammals</a> took over after the non-avian dinosaurs were <a href="/wiki/Cretaceous%E2%80%93Paleogene_extinction_event" title="Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event">wiped out</a> by <a href="/wiki/Chicxulub_impactor" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicxulub impactor">an asteroid</a>.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dead Sea Scroll Detectives"<sup id="cite_ref-195" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-195"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>195<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-196" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-196"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>196<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 6, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-11-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4620(886)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4620(886)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> New technologies help unravel mysteries of the <a href="/wiki/Dead_Sea_Scrolls" title="Dead Sea Scrolls">Dead Sea Scrolls</a>—and uncover million-dollar fakes.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Decoding da Vinci"<sup id="cite_ref-197" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-197"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>197<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-198" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-198"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>198<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 13, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-11-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4621(887)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4621(887)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Discover the science behind <a href="/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci" title="Leonardo da Vinci">Leonardo da Vinci</a>'s masterpieces—and the <i><a href="/wiki/Mona_Lisa" title="Mona Lisa">Mona Lisa</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s legendary smile.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Violence Paradox"<sup id="cite_ref-199" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-199"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>199<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-200" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-200"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>200<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4622(888)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4622(888)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can physical violence be prevented—or is it simply part of human nature? This episode goes on a journey through history and the human mind to explore what triggers violence and examines evidence-based approaches to making the world more peaceful.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Animal Espionage"<sup id="cite_ref-201" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-201"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>201<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-202" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-202"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>202<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 27, 2019<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019-11-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4623(889)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4623(889)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Camera technology is revolutionizing the <a href="/wiki/Ethology" title="Ethology">study of animals in their natural conditions</a>—without them even noticing.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_47:_2020">Season 47: 2020</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: Season 47: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Polar Extremes"<sup id="cite_ref-203" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-203"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>203<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-204" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-204"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>204<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-205" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-205"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>205<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">February 5, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-02-05</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4701_(890)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4701 (890)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In this two-hour special, renowned paleontologist <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Johnson_(scientist)" title="Kirk Johnson (scientist)">Kirk Johnson</a> takes us on an epic adventure through time at the <a href="/wiki/Polar_regions_of_Earth" title="Polar regions of Earth">polar</a> extremes of our planet. Following a trail of strange fossils found in seemingly wrong places – beech trees in <a href="/wiki/Antarctica" title="Antarctica">Antarctica</a>, hippopotamic mammals in the <a href="/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a> — Johnson uncovers the <a href="/wiki/History_of_Earth" title="History of Earth">bizarre history</a> of the poles, from miles-high <a href="/wiki/Ice_sheet" title="Ice sheet">ice sheets</a> to warm polar forests teeming with life. What caused <a href="/wiki/Climatology" title="Climatology">such dramatic changes</a> at the ends of the Earth? And what can the past reveal about our planet's climate today—and in the future?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dog Tales"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 12, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-02-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4702_(891)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4702 (891)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A look at dog domestication, how scientists test wolf intelligence and decode canine DNA, and what science says about a dog's love for humans.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cat Tales"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 19, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-02-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4703(892)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4703(892)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The perplexing behaviours of cats have often raised the question of whether humans ever really domesticated felines.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Mysteries of Sleep"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 26, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-02-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4704(893)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4704(893)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists study why animals and humans need to sleep, what happens to the brain during sleep, and the role sleep plays in memory, trauma, and emotion regulation.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Cuba's Cancer Hope"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 1, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-04-01</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4705(894)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4705(894)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Cuban scientists develop their own biotech industry, including lung cancer vaccines that may give new hope to patients around the world.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/the-truth-about-fat">The Truth about Fat</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 8, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-04-08</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4706(895)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4706(895)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Exploring the complex functions of fat and the role it plays in controlling hunger, hormones and reproduction.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"<a href="/wiki/Decoding_COVID-19" title="Decoding COVID-19">Decoding COVID-19</a>"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 13, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-05-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4710(896)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4710(896)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists race to understand and defeat <a href="/wiki/SARS-CoV-2" title="SARS-CoV-2">SARS-CoV-2</a>. The first six months of the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> are detailed.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Eagle Power"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 20, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-05-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4707(897)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4707(897)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Up-close footage provides a look at the strength, eyesight and flying skills of an eagle, and reveals the danger and drama of chicks as they struggle to survive.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Human Nature"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 9, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-09-09</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4711(898)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4711(898)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists study the implications of CRISPR, how it may change the human race's relationship with nature and what it means for human evolution.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secret Mind of Slime"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 16, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-09-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4712(899)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4712(899)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> New research on extremely primitive life forms called slime moulds, which navigate through life without a brain, could reveal the fundamental rules underlying all decision making.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"A to Z: The First Alphabet"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 23, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-09-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4713(900)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4713(900)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Where would we be without the world’s alphabets? Writing has played a vital role in the development and expansion of cultures throughout history. But researchers are only now uncovering the origin story to our own alphabet, which may have gotten its beginnings in a turquoise mine 4,000 years ago. From the shape of the letter A to the role of writing in trade and storytelling, discover how the written word shaped civilization itself.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"A to Z: How Writing Changed the World"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 30, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-09-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4714(901)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4714(901)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Just as writing changed the course of human history, the evolution of paper and printing revolutionized the spread of information. While the invention of paper boosted Chinese and Islamic societies, the simple fact that the Latin alphabet could be printed using a small number of discrete, repetitive symbols helped popularize moveable type, handing Europe a crucial advantage at the beginning of the Renaissance. The printing press itself kicked off the scientific revolution that fast-tracked us to the current digital age.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Nature's Fear Factor"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 14, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-10-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4709(902)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4709(902)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For animals in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park, the normal balance of competition and predation was upended when a war wiped out the top predators. The remaining animals didn’t simply grow in numbers—they began behaving in unusual ways, veering outside their typical territories and feeding patterns. Could it be that it’s not just predators’ kills that keep other populations in check, but also the fear they inspire? NOVA joins a team of scientists as they reintroduce wild dogs to Gorongosa to find out if restoring the park’s “landscape of fear” can restore balance to an entire ecosystem.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Touching the Asteroid"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 21, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-10-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4715(903)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4715(903)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring back to Earth so scientists can study it to learn about the planet's origins.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Can We Cool the Planet?"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 28, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-10-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4716(904)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4716(904)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> As global temperatures rise, scientists look to geoengineering solutions, from planting trees to sucking carbon out of the air, as a means to cool the planet.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Saving Notre Dame"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 25, 2020<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2020-11-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4708(905)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4708(905)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Engineers race to rebuild the roof of the Notre Dame cathedral and secure the medieval structure within five years.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_48:_2021">Season 48: 2021</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Season 48: 2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets in Our DNA"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 13, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-1-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4801(906)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4801(906)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The value of DNA testing and the risks of entrusting this private data to commercial enterprises and online databases.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Beyond the Elements: Reactions"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 3, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-2-3</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4717(907)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4717(907)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Just about every solid, liquid, or gas in the world as we know it begins with reactions between individual atoms and molecules. Host David Pogue dives into the transformative world of chemical reactions, from the complex formula that produces cement to the single reaction that’s allowed farmers to feed a global population by the billions — a reaction that when reversed, unleashes the powerful chemistry of high explosives.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Beyond the Elements: Indestructible"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 10, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-2-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4718(908)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4718(908)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Glass so strong you can jump on it, a rubber-like coating tough enough to absorb a bomb blast, endless varieties of plastic. Scientists and engineers have created virtually indestructible versions of common materials by manipulating the chains of interlocking atoms that give them strength — but have they made them too tough? Host David Pogue explores the fantastic chemistry behind the everyday materials we depend on, and how the quest for durability can be balanced with products’ environmental impact.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Beyond the Elements: Life"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 17, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-2-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4719(909)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4719(909)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Without the chemistry of photosynthesis, ozone, and a molecule called Rubisco, none of us would be here. So how did we get so lucky? To find out, host David Pogue investigates the surprising molecules that allowed life on Earth to begin, and ultimately thrive. Along the way, he finds out what we’re all made of — literally.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Looking for Life on Mars"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 24, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-2-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4802(910)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4802(910)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NASA launches the Mars 2020 Mission to search for signs of life on Mars; the mission marks the first time a rover will land in <a href="/wiki/Jezero_(crater)" title="Jezero (crater)">Jezero Crater</a>, an ancient river delta known to be one of the most dangerous areas for a spacecraft to land.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Picture a Scientist"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 14, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-4-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4803(911)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4803(911)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Women make up less than one-quarter of the number of people employed in STEM, and the number is even smaller for women of color.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Reef Rescue"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 21, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-4-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4804(912)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4804(912)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Marine biologists from the Bahamas to Christmas Island to Australia fight against the clock to save the coral reefs from extinction.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Fighting for Fertility"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 12, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-5-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4805(913)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4805(913)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Barriers to fertility, including social and biological, and the state of assisted reproductive technologies; couples navigating in vitro fertilization (IVF), mosaic embryos and other options for having a baby.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hindenburg: The New Evidence"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 19, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-5-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4806(914)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4806(914)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A new investigation into the 1937 <i>Hindenburg</i> disaster includes a novel set of experiments that tests scenarios that may have led to the <i>Hindenburg'</i>s ignition.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Great Electric Airplane Race"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 26, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-5-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4807(915)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4807(915)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can new emission-free electric planes replace our polluting airliners and revolutionize personal transportation in our cities? NOVA takes you for a ride in some impressive prototypes that are already in the air, from speedy single-seat planes that can take off like a helicopter but are half as noisy to “self-flying” air taxis that are already taking passengers on test flights in Chinese cities. But if electric airplanes are ever to advance beyond small, short-haul craft, significant hurdles of battery weight, energy storage, and cooling remain to be overcome. How long will it be before the dream of super-quiet, super-efficient airliners becomes a reality?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ship That Changed the World"</th><td style="text-align:center">June 2, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-6-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4809(916)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4809(916)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The discovery of a European ship dating back to the 15th century, <i><a href="/wiki/Gribshunden" title="Gribshunden">Gribshunden</a></i>, may provide physical evidence of engineering breakthroughs that helped create the modern world.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Bat Superpowers"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 15, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-9-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4810(917)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4810(917)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Bats have been implicated in deadly epidemics such as COVID-19 and Ebola, yet scientists are discovering evidence that they may hold a key to a longer and healthier life. From caves in Thailand and Texas to labs around the globe, NOVA meets the scientists who are decoding the superpowers of the bat.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Cannabis Question"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 29, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-9-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4811(918)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4811(918)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Particles Unknown"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 6, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-10-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4812(919)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4812(919)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Join the hunt for the universe’s most common—yet most elusive and baffling—particle.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Arctic Drift"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 13, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-10-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4813(920)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4813(920)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Join scientists on a daring polar voyage to uncover the Arctic’s climate secrets.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Edible Insects"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 20, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-10-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4814(921)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4814(921)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> NOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Universe Revealed: Age of Stars"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 27, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-10-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4815(922)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4815(922)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The sun is our life-giving source of light, heat, and energy, and new discoveries are unraveling its epic history. Join NOVA on a spectacular voyage to discover the sun’s place in a grand cycle of birth, death and renewal that makes this the age of stars. Witness how stars of every size and color came to populate our universe; how stars stage a dramatic exit when they explode as supernovae, which can outshine an entire galaxy; and how, billions of years in the future, the age of stars will lead ultimately to an age of darkness.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Universe Revealed: Milky Way"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 3, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-11-03</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4816(923)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4816(923)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Straddling the night sky, the Milky Way reminds us of our place in the galaxy we call home. But what shaped this giant spiral of stars and what will be its destiny? NOVA travels back in time to unlock the turbulent story of our cosmic neighborhood, from its birth in a whirling disk of clouds and dust to colossal collisions with other galaxies. Finally, peer into the future to watch the Milky Way’s ultimate fate as it collides with the Andromeda galaxy, over 4 billion years from now.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 10, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-11-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4817(924)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4817(924)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> It’s an age-old question: are we alone? Or do other lifeforms and intelligences thrive on worlds far beyond our own? Ultra-sensitive telescopes and dogged detective work are transforming alien planet-hunting from science fiction into hard fact. Join NOVA on a visit to exotic worlds orbiting distant suns, from puffy planets with the density of Styrofoam to thousand-degree, broiling gas giants. Most tantalizing of all are the Super-Earths in the “Goldilocks zone,” just the right distance from their sun to support life, and with one of them signaling life’s essential ingredient, water, in its atmosphere.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Universe Revealed: Black Holes"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 17, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-11-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4818(925)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4818(925)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride to explore nature’s strangest and most powerful objects. Black holes can reshape entire galaxies, warp the fabric of space and time, and may even be the key to unlocking the ultimate nature of reality. A new generation of high-energy telescopes is bringing these invisible voids to light, showing that “supermassives” millions or billions of times larger than our sun lurk at the center of nearly every galaxy, including our own. But what happens if you stray too close to one? And what lies beyond the black hole’s abyss? If nothing can ever escape it, is that the end of the story? Or could they be a portal to another dimension — or another universe, full of black holes?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Universe Revealed: Big Bang"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 24, 2021<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2021-11-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4819(926)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4819(926)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The Big Bang is when many think the universe started and time itself began. But what clues can we discover about this ultimate genesis of everything? And can we ever know what existed before the Universe’s birthday? With stunning animation based on space telescope images, NOVA explores infant galaxies filled with violent blue stars that formed just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang. Before that — before the coming of visible light itself — stretch the “cosmic Dark Ages.” But scientists haven’t stopped there; instead, they’ve come up with an incredible theory for what happened billionths of a billionth of a second from the universe’s birth.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_49:_2022">Season 49: 2022</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Season 49: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"High-Risk High-Rise"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 5, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-1-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4808(927)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4808(927)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Can skyscrapers be made safer, more efficient, and livable in our rapidly growing cities?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Butterfly Blueprints"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 12, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-1-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4820(928)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4820(928)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explore how the scientific secrets of butterflies are inspiring technological innovations.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Alaskan Dinosaurs"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 19, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-1-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4821(929)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4821(929)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A team of intrepid paleontologists discovers dinosaurs that thrived in the unlikeliest of places — the cold and dark of winter in the Arctic Circle. How did they survive year-round and raise their young in frigid and dark winter conditions? A dinosaur expedition explores a remote, treacherous, and stormy terrain where the team knows that every bone they find there will likely be a first, adding up to a unique picture of a lost northern world.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Maya Metropolis"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 26, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-1-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4822(930)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4822(930)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The ancient ancestors of today’s Maya people thrived in large sophisticated cities across Central America for centuries. Why, around 750 CE, did they begin to abandon many of their major cities? Archaeologists investigate dramatic new evidence of the catastrophic droughts and instability that pushed cities beyond their limits. The evidence also testifies to the survival and resilience of the Maya people, whose traditions and creativity continue to enrich the world today.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Arctic Sinkholes"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 2, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-2-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4901(931)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4901(931)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Colossal explosions shake a remote corner of the Siberian tundra, leaving behind massive craters. In Alaska, a huge lake erupts with bubbles of inflammable gas. Scientists are discovering that these mystifying phenomena add up to a ticking time bomb, as long-frozen permafrost melts and releases vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. What are the implications of these dramatic developments in the Arctic? Scientists and local communities alike are struggling to grasp the scale of the methane threat and what it means for our climate future.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets in the Scat"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 9, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-2-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4902(932)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4902(932)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Join biologists on an ingenious hunt for the clues hidden in animal poop.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Great Mammoth Mystery"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 16, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-2-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4903(933)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4903(933)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Augmented"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 23, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-2-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4904(934)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4904(934)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> An ingenious new technology allows prosthetic legs to move and feel like the real thing.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 6, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-4-6</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4905(935)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4905(935)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow three women enrolled in a groundbreaking study to try to prevent Alzheimer’s.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 11, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-5-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4906(936)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4906(936)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Striking new fossils paint a picture of life right before the asteroid impact.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 11, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-5-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4907(937)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4907(937)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists use new fossils to reconstruct the day the dinosaurs died.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Why Ships Crash"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 18, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-5-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4908(938)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4908(938)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How could a single ship cause a major supply chain crisis around the globe?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ice Age Footprints"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 25, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-5-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4909(939)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4909(939)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Thousands of ancient footprints stretch for miles across New Mexico’s White Sands National Park, capturing moments when Ice Age humans encountered now-extinct beasts, including mammoths and enormous ground sloths. These footprints tell an intimate story about what life was like during the Ice Age and reveal surprising new evidence about when humans arrived in North America.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ultimate Space Telescope"</th><td style="text-align:center">July 13, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-7-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4910(940)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4910(940)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How did NASA engineers build and launch the most ambitious telescope of all time? Follow the dramatic story of the James Webb Space Telescope—the most complex machine ever launched into space. If it works, scientists believe that this new eye on the universe will peer deeper back in time and space than ever before to the birth of galaxies, and may even be able to “sniff” the atmospheres of exoplanets as we search for signs of life beyond Earth. The telescope is far bigger than its predecessor, the famous Hubble Space Telescope, and it needs to make its observations a million miles away from Earth. That means there’s no room for error; the most ambitious telescope ever built needs to work perfectly. Meet the engineers making it happen and join them on their high stakes journey to uncover new secrets of the universe.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Saving Venice"</th><td style="text-align:center">September 28, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-9-28</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4912(941)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4912(941)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Leading scientists and engineers are racing against the clock and battling the forces of nature to try to save this historic city for future generations. Discover the innovative projects and feats of engineering currently underway, including a hi-tech flood barrier, eco-projects to conserve the lagoon, and new efforts to investigate erosion beneath the city. This is Venice as never seen before, at a critical moment in its rich history.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ending HIV in America"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 5, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-10-5</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4911(942)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4911(942)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Almost 40 years after the discovery of HIV, could we be on the verge of ending the AIDS epidemic in America? As of 2019, in the U.S., there were only 34,000 new cases of the disease—a feat that once seemed near-impossible to achieve. How did scientists and the public health community tackle one of the most elusive deadly viruses to ever infect humans? Can innovative drugs bring new infections to zero? This is the story of an incredible scientific achievement and the public health work that still needs to be done to end HIV in America.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Computers v. Crime"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 12, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-10-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4914(943)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4914(943)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In police departments and courts across the country, artificial intelligence is being used to help decide who is policed, who gets bail, how offenders should be sentenced, and who gets parole. But is it actually making our law enforcement and court systems fairer and more just? This timely investigation digs into the hidden biases, privacy risks, and design flaws of this controversial technology.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Can Psychedelics Cure?"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 19, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-10-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4915(944)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4915(944)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Hallucinogenic drugs — popularly called psychedelics — have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances – both natural and synthetic – and discovering that they can have profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with a range of afflictions from addiction to depression and PTSD.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ocean Invaders"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 26, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-10-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4916(945)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4916(945)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Lionfish – long prized in home aquariums – have invaded the Atlantic, and are now one of the ocean’s most successful invasive species, wreaking havoc in waters across the globe. Join ocean explorer Danni Washington on a journey to find out how they took over, why they’re doing so much damage, and what can be done about it. These fascinating creatures are a window into the impacts of invasive species in a globalized world where human activity is an increasingly powerful evolutionary force.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Nazca Desert Mystery"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 2, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-11-2</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4917(946)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4917(946)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> One of the world’s greatest ancient enigmas, the Nazca lines are a dense network of criss-crossing lines, geometric shapes, and animal figures etched across 200 square miles of Peruvian desert. Who created them and why? Ever since they were rediscovered in the 1920s, scholars and enthusiasts have raised countless theories about their purpose. Now, archaeologists have discovered hundreds of long-hidden lines and figures as well as evidence of ancient rituals, offering new clues to the origins and motivations behind the giant desert symbols.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Crypto Decoded"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 9, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-11-9</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4918(947)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4918(947)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> From Bitcoin to NFTs, crypto is making headlines. But what exactly is it, and how does it work? Experts go beyond the hype and skepticism to unravel the social and technological underpinnings of crypto – exploring how it came to be and why this new technology may change more than just money.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Zero to Infinity"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 16, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-11-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4919(948)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4919(948)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Zero and infinity. These seemingly opposite, obvious, and indispensable concepts are relatively recent human inventions. Discover the surprising story of how these key concepts that revolutionized mathematics came to be – not just once, but over and over again as different cultures invented and re-invented them across thousands of years.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Rebuilding Notre Dame"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 14, 2022<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2022-12-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc4913(949)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">4913(949)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Following the April, 2019 fire that almost destroyed Paris’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, a team of engineers, masons, and timber workers set out on the daunting challenge of restoring France’s historic landmark. A symbol of the nation’s identity and resilience, Notre Dame gradually rises from the ashes, thanks to a restoration project like no other.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_50:_2023">Season 50: 2023</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Season 50: 2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:black;text-align:center"></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237879425">.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent,.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable tr.vevent th{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable .summary{text-align:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .module-episode-list-row small[style]{color:#d5d584!important;background:#333;padding:8px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .wikiepisodetable span[style^="color"]{color:inherit!important;border-bottom:dotted 1px}}</style> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"London Super Tunnel"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 1, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-02-01</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5001(950)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5001(950)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> For over a decade, more than 10,000 engineers and construction workers race to build a brand-new subterranean railroad under London— the Elizabeth Line—London’s new Underground. One of Europe’s biggest engineering projects, the construction teams confront immense challenges, from building platforms and concourses the size of aircraft carriers hidden under London’s busiest shopping venue, Oxford Street, to designing, outfitting, and testing a fleet of 70 new high-speed trains from scratch in just two years. Facing delays and cost overruns worsened by the pandemic, the engineers and technicians race to create 10 new stations, learn to operate the new trains, and test out new 13-mile twin tunnels under London. Drawing on more than 1,500 hours of footage, NOVA provides intimate glimpses of the challenges, setbacks, and ingenious solutions that lead to ultimate success, as the Queen finally opens the Elizabeth Line on May 24, 2022.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Star Chasers of Senegal"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 8, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-02-08</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5002(951)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5002(951)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 million miles from Earth thought to hold important clues about the origins of our solar system. Just hours before, in Senegal, West Africa, a team of scientists sets out to capture extraordinarily precise observations vital to the success of the Lucy mission – crucial data needed to help NASA navigate Lucy to its asteroid targets across millions of miles of space. The team’s leader, Senegalese astronomer Maram Kaire, takes viewers on a journey to investigate his nation’s rich and deep history of astronomy, reaching back thousands of years – and the promising future ahead.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Builders of the Amazon"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 15, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-02-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5003(952)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5003(952)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Recent stunning discoveries are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished there for centuries. Dense settlements indicate populations in the millions, supported by sophisticated agricultural systems, while huge geometric earthworks and roadways bear witness to complex religious ideas and social networks. The evidence is now clear that, far from being an untouched wilderness, the Amazon has been shaped by human hands for millennia.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"New Eye on the Universe"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 22, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-02-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5004(953)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5004(953)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In July 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released its first images, looking further back in time than ever before to show our universe in stunningly beautiful detail. But that was just the beginning: With tons of new data and spectacular images flooding in, Webb is allowing scientists to peer deep in time to try to answer some of astronomy’s biggest questions. When – and how – did the first stars and galaxies form? And can we see the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant worlds – or even within our own solar system?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Weathering the Future"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 12, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-04-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5005(954)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5005(954)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> It’s hard not to notice: our weather is changing. From longer, hotter heat waves, to more intense rainstorms, to megafires and multi-year droughts, the U.S. is experiencing the full range of impacts from a changing global climate. At the same time, many on the front lines are fighting back – innovating solutions, marshaling ancient wisdom, and developing visionary ideas. The lessons they're learning today can help all of us adapt in the years ahead, as the planet gets warmer and our weather gets more extreme.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Chasing Carbon Zero"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 26, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-04-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5006(955)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5006(955)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The U.S. recently set an ambitious climate change goal: zero carbon emissions by 2050. And to achieve that, slash emissions in half by 2030. Is it possible? And what kind of technology would it take? Meet scientists and engineers who are convinced we can achieve carbon zero in time to avoid the biggest impacts of climate change.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Saving the Right Whale"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 3, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-05-03</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5007(956)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5007(956)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> North Atlantic right whales are among the planet’s most critically endangered large ocean mammals. With fewer than 350 remaining as of 2023, they could be extinct within 20 years. But teams of marine biologists and whale rescuers are determined to help save the species. Follow their efforts and get a glimpse into the lives of these giants of the sea and their prospects for survival.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hidden Volcano Abyss"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 10, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-05-10</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5008(957)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5008(957)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the Pacific islands of Tonga, sending shockwaves around the world. Through first-person accounts of the disaster and eyewitness footage, experience the terrifying power of the eruption and the devastating tsunami that struck the shores of Tonga. Why was this eruption so big, how did it cause the tsunami, and could another disaster loom?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Your Brain: Perception Deception"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 17, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-05-17</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5009(958)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5009(958)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is what you see real? Join neuroscientist Heather Berlin on a quest to understand how your brain shapes your reality, and why you can’t always trust what you perceive. In the first hour of this two-part series, learn what the latest research shows about how your brain processes and shapes the world around you, and discover the surprising tricks and shortcuts your brain takes to help you survive.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Your Brain: Who's in Control?"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 24, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-05-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5010(959)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5010(959)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Are you in control, or is your brain controlling you? Dive into the latest research on the subconscious with neuroscientist Heather Berlin. Sleepwalking, anesthesia, game theory, and more reveal surprising insights in this eye-opening journey to discover what’s really driving the decisions you make.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky"<sup id="cite_ref-206" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-206"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>206<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 4, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-10-4</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5011(960)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5011(960)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> See how Earth transformed from a barren hellscape to a planet capable of sustaining life.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Earth: Frozen"<sup id="cite_ref-207" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-207"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>207<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 11, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-10-11</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5012(961)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5012(961)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How did life survive on a planet covered in ice from pole to pole?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Earth: Life Rising"<sup id="cite_ref-208" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-208"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>208<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 18, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-10-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5013(962)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5013(962)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> See how life made the leap to land, turning a barren landscape into a lush, green world.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Earth: Inferno"<sup id="cite_ref-209" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-209"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>209<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">October 25, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-10-25</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5014(963)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5014(963)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How did life bounce back after a cataclysmic extinction wiped out some 90% of all species?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Ancient Earth: Humans"<sup id="cite_ref-210" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-210"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>210<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:center">November 1, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-11-1</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5015(964)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5015(964)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> How did Earth give rise to humans? See what made our species' existence possible.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Inside China's Tech Boom"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 8, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-11-8</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5016(965)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5016(965)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> The inside story of China’s meteoric rise to the forefront of global innovation.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"The Battle to Beat Malaria"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 15, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-11-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5017(966)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5017(966)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow the quest to create a lifesaving malaria vaccine.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lee and Liza's Family Tree"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 22, 2023<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2023-11-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5018(967)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5018(967)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A family turns to science in their struggle to rediscover a history obscured by slavery.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_51:_2024">Season 51: 2024</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Season 51: 2024"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:black;text-align:center"></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237879425" /> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"When Whales Could Walk"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 31, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-01-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5101(968)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5101(968)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Easter Island Origins"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 7, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-02-07</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5102(969)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5102(969)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> New evidence reveals the real story of Easter Island and the ancient builders of its iconic stone heads.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building the Eiffel Tower"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 14, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-02-14</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5103(970)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5103(970)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explore the engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark, the tallest structure of its time.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Hunt for the Oldest DNA"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 21, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-02-21</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5104(971)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5104(971)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"A.I. Revolution"</th><td style="text-align:center">March 27, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-03-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5105(972)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5105(972)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explore the promise and perils of new A.I. technologies.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Great American Eclipse"</th><td style="text-align:center">April 3, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-04-03</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5106(973)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5106(973)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Secrets in Your Data"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 15, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-05-15</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5107(974)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5107(974)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Decoding the Universe: Cosmos"</th><td style="text-align:center">May 22, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-05-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5108(975)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5108(975)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Explore big discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine" (1 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">July 24, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-07-24</span>)</span></td><td id="pcSC_101(976)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">SC 101(976)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Discover the Gulf of Maine and how its bounty was forever changed by a global appetite for fish. Now with the Gulf warming faster than 97 percent of the world’s oceans, witness how wildlife and people are adapting to rapid change.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine" (2 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">July 31, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-07-31</span>)</span></td><td id="pcSC_102(977)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">SC 102(977)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Dive into Cashes Ledge with scientists as they race to discover if this remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf of Maine is vulnerable to rapid warming. Can Cashes still offer hope for the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine" (3 of 3)</th><td style="text-align:center">August 7, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-08-07</span>)</span></td><td id="pcSC_103(978)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">SC 103(978)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Now at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans, Indigenous peoples and scholars practice climate resilience and adaptation, scientists track developments, and entrepreneurs find new ways to make a living from the sea.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Solar System: Storm Worlds"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 2, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-10-02</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5109(979)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5109(979)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Discover the dramatic forces creating spectacular weather on neighboring planets and moons.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Solar System: Strange Worlds"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 9, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-10-09</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5110(980)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5110(980)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be?</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Solar System: Volcano Worlds"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 16, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-10-16</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5111(981)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5111(981)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Solar System: Icy Worlds"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 23, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-10-23</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5112(982)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5112(982)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Solar System: Wandering Worlds"</th><td style="text-align:center">October 30, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-10-30</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5113(983)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5113(983)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Decoding the Universe: Quantum"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 6, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-11-06</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5114(984)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5114(984)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Dive into the universe at the tiniest - and weirdest - of scales.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building Stuff: Boost It!"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 13, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-11-13</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5115(985)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5115(985)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building Stuff: Reach It!"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 20, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-11-20</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5116(986)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5116(986)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Building Stuff: Change It!"</th><td style="text-align:center">November 27, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-11-27</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5117(987)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5117(987)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> From electric flight to artificial noses, engineers are finding new ways to preserve our planet.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Lost Tombs of Notre Dame"</th><td style="text-align:center">December 18, 2024<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2024-12-18</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5118(988)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5118(988)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Mysterious bodies are found under one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.</div></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_52:_2025">Season 52: 2025</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_Nova_episodes&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Season 52: 2025"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="width:95%; margin:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th width="140">Original air date</th> <th width="80"><abbr title="Production">Prod.</abbr><br />code<span><sup id="cite_ref-TFC-Nova_44-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TFC-Nova-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders wikiepisodetable" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr style="color:black;text-align:center"></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237879425" /> </th></tr><tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"What Are UFOs?"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 22, 2025<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2025-01-22</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5201(989)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5201(989)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Scientists study UFOs to try to find whether they have terrestrial origin, are illusionary, or something else.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Extreme Airport Engineering"</th><td style="text-align:center">January 29, 2025<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2025-01-29</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5202(990)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5202(990)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Dino Birds"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 5, 2025<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2025-02-05</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5203(991)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5203(991)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Egypt’s Tombs of Amun"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 12, 2025<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2025-02-12</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5204(992)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5204(992)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> A long-lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Pompeii’s Secret Underworld"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 19, 2025<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2025-02-19</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5205(993)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5205(993)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.</div></td></tr> <tr class="vevent module-episode-list-row" style="text-align:center;background:inherit;color:inherit"><th class="summary" scope="row" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left">"Baltimore Bridge Collapse"</th><td style="text-align:center">February 26, 2025<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2025-02-26</span>)</span></td><td id="pc5206(994)" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center">5206(994)</td></tr><tr class="expand-child"><td class="description" colspan="3" style="border-bottom:solid 3px #CCCCFF"> <div class="shortSummaryText" style="max-width:90vw;position:sticky;left:0.2em"> Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship that closed the Port of Baltimore.</div></td></tr> 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 1,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=BBC+%E2%80%93+BBC+Four+Documentaries+%E2%80%93+Absolute+Zero&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fbbcfour%2Fdocumentaries%2Ffeatures%2Fabsolute-zero.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-49"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-49">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/series/making-stuff">"Making Stuff"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Making+Stuff&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fseries%2Fmaking-stuff&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-apt3810-50"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-apt3810_50-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.aptv.org/schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=317786">"Nova|Japan's Killer Quake"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 22,</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nova%26%23124%3BPower+Surge&rft.pub=Alabama+Public+Television&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aptv.org%2Fschedule%2Fshowinfo.asp%3FID%3D315158&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-DBFA-HTca-52"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-DBFA-HTca_52-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">History Television, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=261043">Dambusters Fly Again</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120319220020/http://www.history.ca/ontv/titledetails.aspx?titleid=261043">Archived</a> 19 March 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (accessed 2011 August)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Telegraph-2011-05-02-53"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Telegraph-2011-05-02_53-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Telegraph (London), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8478469/The-day-the-Dam-Busters-returned...-in-Canada.html">"The day the Dam Busters returned... in Canada"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20171203043817/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8478469/The-day-the-Dam-Busters-returned...-in-Canada.html">Archived</a> December 3, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Tom Chivers, 2 May 2011 (accessed 2011 August)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-EAA-2011-05-05-54"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-EAA-2011-05-05_54-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">EAA, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-05-05_dambusters.asp">"'Ice Pilots' Help Re-Create 'Dambusters'"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120330063638/http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-05-05_dambusters.asp">Archived</a> 30 March 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Hal Bryan, 5 May 2011 (accessed 2011 August)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ch4-DBTBB-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Ch4-DBTBB_55-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Channel 4, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dambusters-building-the-bouncing-bomb/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1">"Dambusters: Building the Bouncing Bomb"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160429194631/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dambusters-building-the-bouncing-bomb/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1">Archived</a> April 29, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (accessed 2011 August)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nova-BHD-56"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Nova-BHD_56-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">PBS, WGBH, Nova, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/bombing-hitler-dams.html">"Bombing Hitler's Dams"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170807170130/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/bombing-hitler-dams.html">Archived</a> August 7, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Retrieved: 12 January 2012</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-IPNWT-D-57"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-IPNWT-D_57-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">History Television, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.icepilots.com/episode3_2.php">Ice Pilots NWT: Season 3, Episode 2: Dambusters</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170505224303/http://www.icepilots.com/episode3_2.php">Archived</a> May 5, 2017, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (accessed 11–11–11)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/secrets-of-the-viking-sword/">"Secrets of the Viking Sword"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. October 10, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Secrets+of+the+Viking+Sword&rft.date=2012-10-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fsecrets-of-the-viking-sword%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/forensics-on-trial/">"Forensics on Trial"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Forensics+on+Trial&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fforensics-on-trial%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/mystery-of-easter-island/">"Mystery of Easter Island"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. November 7, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Mystery+of+Easter+Island&rft.date=2012-11-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmystery-of-easter-island%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/ultimate-mars-challenge/">"Ultimate Mars Challenge"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Ultimate+Mars+Challenge&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fultimate-mars-challenge%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/inside-the-megastorm/">"Inside the Megastorm"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. November 18, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Inside+the+Megastorm&rft.date=2012-11-18&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Finside-the-megastorm%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/doomsday-volcanoes/">"Doomsday Volcanoes"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. January 2, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Doomsday+Volcanoes&rft.date=2013-01-02&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fdoomsday-volcanoes%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-64"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-64">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/decoding-neanderthals/">"Decoding Neanderthals"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. January 9, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Decoding+Neanderthals&rft.date=2013-01-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fdecoding-neanderthals%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-65"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-65">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/rise-of-the-drones/">"Rise of the Drones"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Rise+of+the+Drones&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Frise-of-the-drones%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/who-killed-lindberghs-baby/">"Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Who+Killed+Lindbergh%27s+Baby%3F&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fwho-killed-lindberghs-baby%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/building-pharaohs-chariot/">"Building Pharaoh's Chariot"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. February 6, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Building+Pharaoh%27s+Chariot&rft.date=2013-02-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fbuilding-pharaohs-chariot%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-68">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/earth-from-space/">"Earth From Space"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. February 13, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Earth+From+Space&rft.date=2013-02-13&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fearth-from-space%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/mind-of-a-rampage-killer/">"Mind of a Rampage Killer"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. February 20, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Mind+of+a+Rampage+Killer&rft.date=2013-02-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmind-of-a-rampage-killer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-70"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-70">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/meteor-strike/">"Meteor Strike"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. March 27, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Meteor+Strike&rft.date=2013-03-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmeteor-strike%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/ancient-computer/">"Ancient Computer"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Ancient+Computer&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fancient-computer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/australias-first-4-billion-years-awakening/">"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. April 10, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Australia%27s+First+4+Billion+Years%3A+Awakening&rft.date=2013-04-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Faustralias-first-4-billion-years-awakening%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-73"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-73">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/australias-first-4-billion-years-life-explodes/">"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. April 17, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Australia%27s+First+4+Billion+Years%3A+Life+Explodes&rft.date=2013-04-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Faustralias-first-4-billion-years-life-explodes%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/australias-first-4-billion-years-monsters/">"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. April 24, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Australia%27s+First+4+Billion+Years%3A+Monsters&rft.date=2013-04-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Faustralias-first-4-billion-years-monsters%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/australias-first-4-billion-years-strange-creatures/">"Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. May 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Australia%27s+First+4+Billion+Years%3A+Strange+Creatures&rft.date=2013-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Faustralias-first-4-billion-years-strange-creatures%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-76"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-76">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/manhuntboston-bombers/">"Manhunt—Boston Bombers"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. May 29, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Manhunt%E2%80%94Boston+Bombers&rft.date=2013-05-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmanhuntboston-bombers%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-77">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/oklahomas-deadliest-tornadoes/">"Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. May 29, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Oklahoma%27s+Deadliest+Tornadoes&rft.date=2013-05-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Foklahomas-deadliest-tornadoes%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-78"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-78">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/ground-zero-supertower/">"Ground Zero Supertower"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Ground+Zero+Supertower&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fground-zero-supertower%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/megastorm-aftermath/">"Megastorm Aftermath"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Megastorm+Aftermath&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmegastorm-aftermath%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/making-stuff-faster/">"Making Stuff Faster"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. October 16, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Making+Stuff+Faster&rft.date=2013-10-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmaking-stuff-faster%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/making-stuff-wilder/">"Making Stuff Wilder"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Making+Stuff+Wilder&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmaking-stuff-wilder%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/making-stuff-colder/">"Making Stuff Colder"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Making+Stuff+Colder&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmaking-stuff-colder%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/making-stuff-safer/">"Making Stuff Safer"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. October 16, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Making+Stuff+Safer&rft.date=2013-10-16&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fmaking-stuff-safer%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/cold-case-jfk/">"Cold Case JFK"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Cold+Case+JFK&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fcold-case-jfk%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-85"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-85">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/at-the-edge-of-space/">"At the Edge of Space"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=At+the+Edge+of+Space&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fat-the-edge-of-space%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-86"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-86">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/asteroid-doomsday-or-payday/">"Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. November 20, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Asteroid%3A+Doomsday+or+Payday%3F&rft.date=2013-11-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fasteroid-doomsday-or-payday%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-87"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-87">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/alien-planets-revealed/">"Alien Planets Revealed"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. January 8, 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Alien+Planets+Revealed&rft.date=2014-01-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Falien-planets-revealed%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-88"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-88">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/zeppelin-terror-attack/">"Zeppelin Terror Attack"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. January 15, 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Zeppelin+Terror+Attack&rft.date=2014-01-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fzeppelin-terror-attack%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-89"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-89">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/killer-typhoon/">"Killer Typhoon"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. January 22, 2014.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=PBS&rft.atitle=Killer+Typhoon&rft.date=2014-01-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbs.org%2Fwgbh%2Fnova%2Fvideo%2Fkiller-typhoon%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+Nova+episodes" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-90"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-90">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/ghosts-of-murdered-kings/">"Ghosts of Murdered Kings"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></i>. 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