NOVA (1974)
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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0x01 To The Moon
14 July, 1999 5:00 am
The mission seemed impossible, the odds astronomical, but the results were spectacular. NOVA presents the fascinating story behind the Apollo space program, including the historic walk on the moon in 1969, in a two-hour special. Meet unsung heroes, experience the dangers, and discover new Apollo perspectives through rare footage, little-known facts, and interviews with NASA scientists, engineers, geologists, and the astronauts themselves.
0x02 Hunting the Edge of Space
21 June, 2012 5:00 am
n this two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understanding of our place in the universe. What began as a curiosity—two spectacle lenses held a foot apart—ultimately revolutionized human thought across science, philosophy, and religion. "Hunting the Edge of Space" takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the innovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope.
0x04 Everest: Mystery of Mallory and Irvine
07 October, 1999 5:00 am
A 1986 report tracing a mysterious 1924 attempt to climb Mount Everest. Britons George Mallory and Andrew Irvine were spotted less than 1000 feet from the summit, but were never seen alive again (Irvine's body has never been found; Mallory's was, in 1999). The hour speculates on whether they got to the top before they died. Interviewees include two members of the expedition, Noel Odell and John Noel; and Sir Edmund Hillary, who managed to get to the summit in 1953.
0x05 The Molecule That Made Us: Pulse
21 April, 2020 5:00 am
'Pulse' opens on the rock and ice of Greenland, where geologist Stephen Mojzsis shares a new theory on how water first arrived on Planet Earth. See the world’s longest insect migration, and meet the Munoz family, who use cutting edge time-lapse rigs to show the rare spectacle of deserts around the world exploding from barren wastelands into rich carpets of flowers. But the pulse is under threat.
0x06 The Molecule That Made Us: Civilizations
30 April, 2020 5:00 am
'Civilizations' turns our ‘water lens’ on human history. Starting in Ancient Egypt, it charts the critical role water plays in history, and around the world we see the birth of civilizations on the banks of the great rivers: Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, Indus and Yellow. We end by asking if we can guarantee water supplies of the future?
0x07 The Molecule That Made Us: Crisis
07 May, 2020 5:00 am
'Crisis' examines how the planet’s changing water cycle is forcing us to change our relationship with water. An increasingly, globalized agricultural industry is turning precious water reserves into profit, “mining” water faster than it can be replaced. As Chairman Emeritus of Nestle, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe says, “.... the water issue is more urgent than the climate issue."
0x10 Parentalogic: The Science of Breastmilk and Formula
01 September, 2020 5:00 am
Parenting is full of obstacles that can be hard to navigate—even without a toddler yelling at your face. There’s no instruction manual, which means discerning fact from fiction and reasonable from ridiculous can be maddening.
0x12 Making the Elegant Universe
05 November, 2003 5:00 am
0x13 Gene-Editing Reality Check
05 September, 2020 5:00 am
CRISPR gene-editing technology is advancing quickly. What can it do now and in the future?
0x15 Blood Sugar Rising
16 April, 2020 5:00 am
"Blood Sugar Rising" follows the diabetes epidemic in the U.S. Diabetes and pre-diabetes affect over 100 million people in the country, costing more than $325 billion each year. The documentary puts human faces to these statistics, exploring the history and science of the illness through portraits of Americans whose stories shape the film.
0x16 Search Engine Breakdown
15 April, 2021 5:00 am
Why does a widely used internet search engine deliver results that can be blatantly racist and sexist? Two leading information researchers investigate their discoveries of hidden biases in the search technology we rely on every day.
0x17 Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales
12 October, 1983 5:00 am
0x18 The Artificial Heart
19 October, 1983 5:00 am
0x19 Talking Turtle
26 October, 1983 4:00 am
0x20 Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial
02 November, 1983 5:00 am
0x21 To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
09 November, 1983 5:00 am
0x22 A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds
16 November, 1983 5:00 am
0x23 A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery
23 November, 1983 5:00 am
0x24 Captives of Care
30 November, 1983 5:00 am
0x25 Twenty-Five Years in Space
07 December, 1983 5:00 am
0x26 Nuclear Strategy for Beginners
14 December, 1983 5:00 am
0x27 The Climate Crisis
21 December, 1983 5:00 am
0x28 Eyes Over China
28 December, 1983 5:00 am
0x29 Alcoholism: Life Under the Influence
11 January, 1984 5:00 am
0x31 Mystery of the Senses: Hearing
20 February, 1995 5:00 am
0x32 Mystery of the Senses: Smell
21 February, 1995 5:00 am
0x33 Mystery of the Senses: Taste
22 February, 1995 5:00 am
0x34 Mystery of the Senses: Touch
23 February, 1995 5:00 am
0x35 Mystery of the Senses: Vision
24 February, 1995 5:00 am
0x36 Nova ScienceNow: Can We Make It to Mars?
20 January, 2011 5:00 am
0x37 Nova ScienceNow: Can We Live Forever?
27 January, 2011 5:00 am
0x38 Nova ScienceNow: How Does the Brain Work?
03 February, 2011 5:00 am
0x39 Nova ScienceNow: How Smart are Animals?
10 February, 2011 5:00 am
0x40 Nova ScienceNow: Where Did We Come From?
17 February, 2011 5:00 am
0x41 Nova ScienceNow: What's the Next Big Thing?
24 February, 2011 5:00 am
0x42 Predicting My MS
24 February, 2022 5:00 am
A filmmaker with a rare type of multiple sclerosis explores the mysterious causes of MS.
0x43 Beyond the Elements: Reactions
04 February, 2021 5:00 am
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.
0x44 Beyond the Elements: Indestructible
11 February, 2021 5:00 am
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.
0x45 Beyond the Elements: Life
18 February, 2021 5:00 am
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.
0x46 Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine
25 July, 2024 5:00 am
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.
0x48 Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine
01 August, 2024 5:00 am
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?
0x49 Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine
08 August, 2024 5:00 am
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.
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