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Episodes

Can We Cool The Planet? Scientists look to geoengineering and other methods to cool the planet.

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Secrets in Our DNA What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?

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When Machines Prescribe

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NOVA: Operation Space Station

Science and Survival See how ingenuity and teamwork keep the crew alive and doing science 250 miles above Earth.

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Cat Tales Goddess, demon, house pet? What does science say about the human relationship with cats?

Original2/19/2020
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Secrets in the Scat Join biologists on an ingenious hunt for the clues hidden in animal poop.

Original2/9/2022
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Great Mammoth Mystery Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.

Original2/16/2022
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Augmented An ingenious new technology allows prosthetic legs to move and feel like the real thing.

Original2/23/2022
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Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's Follow three women enrolled in a groundbreaking study to try to prevent Alzheimer’s.

Original4/6/2022
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Ultimate Space Telescope Discover how NASA engineers built and launched the most ambitious telescope of all time.

Original7/13/2022
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High-Risk High-Rise Can skyscrapers be made safer, more efficient, and livable in our rapidly growing cities?

Original12/9/2022
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When Whales Could Walk Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.

Original1/31/2024
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Great American Eclipse Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.

Original3/1/2024
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A.I. Revolution Explore the promise, perils, and possible future of new A.I. technologies taking the world by storm.

Original3/27/2024
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Secrets in Your Data Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.

Original5/15/2024
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NOVA: SEA CHANGE: THE GULF OF MAINE, A NOVA SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Bounty (Episode 1) Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.

Original7/24/2024
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NOVA: SEA CHANGE: THE GULF OF MAINE, A NOVA SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Peril (Episode 2) Explore Cashes Ledge, a part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species.

Original7/31/2024
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NOVA: SEA CHANGE: THE GULF OF MAINE, A NOVA SPECIAL PRESENTATION

Survival (Episode 3) Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.

Original8/7/2024
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NOVA: Solar System

Storm Worlds Discover the dramatic forces creating spectacular weather on neighboring planets and moons.

Original10/2/2024
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Strange Worlds What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be?

Original10/9/2024
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Volcano Worlds Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.

Original10/16/2024
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Icy Worlds Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.

Original10/23/2024
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Wandering Worlds Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.

Original10/30/2024
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NOVA: Decoding the Universe

Quantum Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.

Original11/6/2024
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NOVA: Building Stuff

Boost It! Around the world, engineers are finding ingenious ways to amplify our abilities and senses – allowing us to access and shape the world way beyond our natural abilities. From helping a blind man see without the use of his eyes to building a sling so powerful it can shoot rockets into space, see why engineering just might be the closest thing to a superpower we humans have.

Original11/13/2024
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NOVA: Building Stuff

Reach It! From the time our species first evolved, we’ve been on the move. Not content to stay in one place, we’ve schemed and invented and built our way from one place to the next. From affordable deep sea subs to flying taxis to next-gen space habitats, see how today’s engineers are designing and building creative new ways for us to get all around — and even off — our planet.

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Change It! For as long as humans have been around, we’ve been altering the spaces around us to better suit our needs. From accessing ancient wisdom to build a better water filter to designing a robot that uses acoustics to monitor coral reef health, see how today’s engineers are applying their craft to reshape the natural world and create new human-made environments to enhance our lives in amazing ways.

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Lost Tombs of Notre Dame Mysterious bodies are found under one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.

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What Are UFOs Unidentified Flying Objects have long captivated the imagination of the public, but for decades most scientists treated the subject as taboo. Now, these mysterious phenomena are moving out of the shadows and into the light, as NASA pledges to study them scientifically.

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Extreme Airport Engineering Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.

Original1/29/2025
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Dino Birds Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.

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Easter Island Origins New evidence reveals the real story of Easter Island and the ancient builders of its iconic stone heads.

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Egypts Tombs of Amun A long-lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.

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Pompeii's Secret Underworld Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.

Original2/19/2025
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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.

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Revolutionary War Weapons Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.

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Critical Condition: Health in Black America After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.

Original4/30/2025
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NOVA: Ultimate Crash Test

Countdown A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a multi-vehicle pileup to gain new data on car safety.

Original5/7/2025
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NOVA: HUMAN

Origins Trace the remarkable origin story of Homo sapiens and the crucial moments that shaped our species.

Original9/17/2025
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Journeys Follow Homo sapiens as they venture out of Africa and spread farther than any other human species.

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Neanderthal Encounters Discover how Homo sapiens outlasted Neanderthals – and how they helped make us who we are today.

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Into the Americas Follow ancient humans’ journey into an icy and perilous new land.

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Building Empires Discover how two revolutionary ancient inventions changed the course of humanity forever.

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Ancient Desert Death Trap Explore mysterious 9,000-year-old Stone Age megastructures found in the Arabian Desert.

Original10/22/2025
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Superfloods Find out why deadly flash floods are on the rise and how we can protect ourselves from them.

Original10/29/2025
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NOVA: Operation Space Station

High-Risk Build Astronauts and Mission Control relive terrifying moments during construction of the ISS.

Original11/5/2025
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NOVA: Ultimate Crash Test

Impact Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.

Original5/14/2027
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