Episode guide
NOVA: Season 31
18 episodes · premiered Sep 30, 2003
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- Episode 1: Infinite Secrets Sep 30, 2003 · 55m A battered manuscript turns up after 1000 years revealing the mind of the Greek genius Archimedes
- Episode 2: Who Killed the Red Baron? Oct 7, 2003 · 55m Forensic experts investigate the most famous aviation mystery of World War 1.
- Episode 3: The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1) Oct 28, 2003 · 55m Part 1, "Einstein's Dream," introduces string theory and shows how modern physics—composed of two theories that are ferociously incompatible—reached its schizophrenic impasse: One theory…
- Episode 4: The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing (2) Oct 28, 2003 · 55m Part 2, "String's the Thing," opens with a whimsical scene in a movie theater in which the history of the universe runs backwards to the Big Bang, the moment at which general relativity…
- Episode 5: The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (3) Nov 4, 2003 · 55m Part 3 of "The Elegant Universe” with host Brian Greene shows how Edward Witten of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, aided by others, revolutionized string theory by successfully…
- Episode 6: Wright Brothers' Flying Machine Nov 11, 2003 · 55m Relive the engineering challenges that two bicycle makers overcame to become the first in flight.
- Episode 7: Magnetic Storm Nov 18, 2003 · 55m Is the magnetic field protecting Earth from deadly radiation about to reverse direction or even dissapear?
- Episode 8: Volcano Above the Clouds Nov 25, 2003 · 55m Join a scientific expedition to the glacier-capped summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain.
- Episode 9: MARS Dead or Alive Jan 4, 2004 · 55m Go inside NASA's risky field trip to the red planet in this tense and dramatic behind-the-scenes chronicle of the $820 million Mars Exploration Rover (MER) project.
- Episode 10: Secrets of the Crocodile Caves Jan 20, 2004 · 55m Rare lemurs and crocodiles with bizarre cave-dwelling behavior draw scientists to remote corner of Madagascar.
- Episode 11: Dogs and More Dogs Feb 3, 2004 · 55m NOVA goes beyond the wagging tails and floppy ears to reveal surprising insights into the origin and evolutionary strategy of our canine companions. From a wolf research facility in rural…
- Episode 12: Descent Into the Ice Feb 10, 2004 · 55m A team of "glacionauts" verntures into a labyrinth of unexplored and hazardous glacier caves on France's Mt. Blanc.
- Episode 13: Crash of Flight 111 Feb 17, 2004 · 55m One of the most exhaustive investigations in aviation history reveals telling clues to the cause of a dissaster off Nova Scotia.
- Episode 14: Life and Death in the War Zone Mar 2, 2004 · 55m 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…
- Episode 15: Hunt for the Supertwister Mar 30, 2004 · 55m Scientists, meteorologists and storm chasers try to uncover the secrets of F5 tornadoes, the largest, most powerful and most dangerous on Earth. Included are looks at how funnels form and…
- Episode 16: World in the Balance: The People Paradox (1) Apr 20, 2004 · 55m Nova investigates the impact of forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations.
- Episode 17: World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2) Apr 20, 2004 · 55m Nova investigates the impact of forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations.
- Episode 18: Battle Plan Under Fire May 4, 2004 · 55m Can the US military's high tech weaponry prevail against insurgants.