Episode guide
NOVA: Season 44
28 episodes · premiered Sep 7, 2016
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- Episode 1: 15 Years of Terror Sep 7, 2016 · 55m From 9/11 to today’s crowd-sourced violence, trace how terrorists’ strategies have evolved.
- Episode 2: School of the Future Sep 14, 2016 · 55m How the science of learning may change education for all children.
- Episode 3: Great Human Odyssey Oct 5, 2016 · 55m Follow our ancient ancestors’ footsteps out of Africa and into every corner of our planet.
- Episode 4: Super Tunnel Oct 12, 2016 · 55m Join engineers as they build a massive new railway deep beneath the streets of London.
- Episode 5: Treasures of the Earth: Gems Nov 2, 2016 · 55m Gemstones like diamonds, rubies, opal and jade are the ultimate treasures. Delve into Earth's depths to discover how these precious stones are forged and what explains the unique allure of…
- Episode 6: Treasures of the Earth: Metals Nov 9, 2016 · 55m Gold, bronze, iron, steel... metals are pillars of our civilization, but what makes them so special? Discover their unique properties and explore how our mastery of metals has led us from…
- Episode 7: Treasures of the Earth: Power Nov 16, 2016 · 55m Drill down to discover how Earth's natural treasures provide bountiful energy to power our modern world yet are also driving us to seek new, cleaner alternatives that can help us keep the…
- Episode 8: Secrets of the Sky Tombs Jan 4, 2017 · 55m The towering Himalayas were among the last places on Earth that humanity settled. Scaling sheer cliff sides, a team of daring scientists hunts for clues to how ancient people found their…
- Episode 9: The Nuclear Option Jan 11, 2017 · 55m Five years after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered the unprecedented trio of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, scientists and engineers are struggling to…
- Episode 10: Search for the Super Battery Feb 1, 2017 · 55m Explore the hidden world of energy storage and how it holds the keys to a greener future.
- Episode 11: Ultimate Cruise Ship Feb 8, 2017 · 55m Join pioneering shipbuilders as they embark on a feat of maritime engineering.
- Episode 12: The Origami Revolution Feb 15, 2017 · 55m The centuries-old tradition of folding two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional shapes is inspiring a scientific revolution. The rules of folding are at the heart of many natural…
- Episode 13: Why Trains Crash Feb 22, 2017 · 55m From derailments to head-on collisions to drivers killed at road crossings, deadly train accidents claim dozens of lives each year. But just how unsafe are the railroads? NOVA investigates…
- Episode 14: Holocaust Escape Tunnel Apr 19, 2017 · 55m The Lithuanian city of Vilna, known also as the “Jerusalem of the North”, was one of the most important Jewish centers in the world until World War II, when the Nazis murdered about 95% of…
- Episode 15: Building Chernobyl's Megatomb Apr 26, 2017 · 55m Engineers race to build a massive dome to contain the crumbling remains of the reactor.
- Episode 16: Chinese Chariot Revealed May 17, 2017 · 55m For over 1000 years, chariots thundered across China's battlefields - dominating warfare longer than anywhere else on earth. Now, archaeological findings enable a team of experts to…
- Episode 17: Poisoned Water May 31, 2017 · 55m NOVA investigates what happened in Flint, Michigan when local officials changed the city’s water source to save money, but overlooked a critical treatment process. As the water pipes…
- Episode 18: Eclipse Over America Aug 23, 2017 · 55m On August 21, 2017, millions of Americans will witness the first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States in 99 years. While hordes of citizens prepare to flock to the…
- Episode 19: Ghosts of Stonehenge Aug 31, 2017 · 55m Stonehenge is the grandest and most enigmatic of Europe’s prehistoric monuments, and has inspired countless theories to explain who built it and why. Join NOVA as we reveal intimate…
- Episode 20: Death Dive to Saturn Sep 13, 2017 · 55m Aiming to skim less than 2000 miles above the cloud tops, no spacecraft has ever gone so close to Saturn, and hopes are high for incredible observations that could solve major mysteries…
- Episode 21: Secrets of the Shining Knight Oct 4, 2017 · 55m Once upon a time, knighthood was serious business, and for countless medieval fighters, their armor was what stood between life and death. NOVA challenged a blacksmith and master armorer…
- Episode 22: Secrets of the Forbidden City Oct 18, 2017 · 55m The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was the power center of imperial China and survived wars, revolution…
- Episode 23: Killer Volcanoes Oct 25, 2017 · 55m NOVA follows a team of volcano sleuths as they embark on a worldwide hunt for an elusive volcanic mega-eruption that plunged medieval Earth into a deep freeze. They look for the signature…
- Episode 24: Killer Hurricanes Nov 1, 2017 · 55m Devastating hurricanes struck the U.S. mainland and Caribbean islands in 2017. But they weren’t the first. The Great Hurricane of 1780 took nine days to blast its way across the Caribbean…
- Episode 25: Killer Floods Nov 8, 2017 · 55m All over the world, scientists are discovering traces of ancient floods on a scale that dwarfs even the most severe flood disasters of recent times. What triggered these cataclysmic…
- Episode 26: Extreme Animal Weapons Nov 22, 2017 · 55m From lobster claws and dog teeth to bee stings and snake fangs, every creature depends on a weapon. But some are armed to extremes that make no practical sense—whether it’s bull elks with…
- Episode 27: Bird Brain Dec 20, 2017 · 55m Watch astonishing tests of avian aptitude: parrots that can plan for the future, jackdaws that can “read” human faces, and crows that can solve multi-step puzzles with tools like pebbles…
- Episode 28: Day the Dinosaurs Died Dec 27, 2017 · 55m 66 million years ago, a seven-mile-wide asteroid collided with Earth, triggering a chain of events that coincide with the end of the dinosaurs. But experts have long debated exactly what…