Episode guide
NOVA: Season 48
25 episodes · premiered Jan 14, 2021
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- Episode 1: Secrets in Our DNA Jan 14, 2021 · 55m The value of DNA testing and the risks of entrusting this private data to commercial enterprises and online databases.
- Episode 2: Beyond the Elements: Reactions Feb 3, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 3: Beyond the Elements: Indestructible Feb 10, 2021 · 55m Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding…
- Episode 4: Beyond the Elements: Life Feb 17, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 5: Looking for Life on Mars Feb 24, 2021 · 55m NASA launches its most ambitious hunt for traces of life on Mars, landing a car-sized rover in a rocky, ancient river delta. The rover will stow samples for possible return to Earth and…
- Episode 6: Picture a Scientist/ Search Engine Breakdown Apr 14, 2021 · 1h 50m Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a growing group of researchers is exposing longstanding…
- Episode 7: Reef Rescue Apr 21, 2021 · 55m Coral reefs are not just beautiful, they are also home to over a quarter of all marine life and are crucial to human societies around the globe. But as the climate changes and oceanic heat…
- Episode 8: Fighting for Fertility May 12, 2021 · 55m What causes infertility, and how can assisted reproductive technologies help? Follow the journeys of people navigating fertility challenges from structural inequalities and racism to…
- Episode 9: Hindenburg: The New Evidence May 19, 2021 · 55m 80 years after the world’s largest airship ignited in a giant fireball, newly discovered footage sparks a reinvestigation of what exactly caused the Hindenburg disaster.
- Episode 10: Great Electric Airplane Race May 26, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 11: Ship That Changed the World Jun 2, 2021 · 55m Five centuries ago, the Age of Exploration and Europe’s imperial colonization of far-off lands was launched by a revolution in ship design that made long-distance ocean voyages practical…
- Episode 12: Bat Superpowers Sep 15, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 13: The Cannabis Question Sep 29, 2021 · 55m As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA investigates the latest scientific evidence for its potential benefits and risks, and how criminalization has disproportionately harmed…
- Episode 14: Particles Unknown Oct 6, 2021 · 55m Outnumbering atoms a billion to one, neutrinos are the universe’s most common yet most elusive and baffling particle. NOVA joins an international team of neutrino hunters as they try to…
- Episode 15: Arctic Drift Oct 13, 2021 · 55m Join scientists on the most ambitious Arctic research expedition of all time. Experts from over twenty different nations join the voyage of the massive Polarstern icebreaker as it’s…
- Episode 16: Edible Insects Oct 20, 2021 · 55m From crunchy crickets to nutty fly grubs, NOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods and how they could benefit our health and our warming planet. From Thailand to Texas, insect farmers are…
- Episode 17: NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars Oct 27, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 18: NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way Nov 3, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 19: NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds Nov 10, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 20: NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes Nov 17, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 21: NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang Nov 24, 2021 · 55m 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…
- Episode 22: High-Risk High-Rise Jan 5, 2022 · 55m Gleaming symbols of prestige, skyscrapers are an ingenious way to save space in dense urban areas. But even as we devise ways to defend them against fires, wind, and earthquakes, can we…
- Episode 23: Butterfly Blueprints Jan 12, 2022 · 55m The hidden scientific secrets of butterflies reveal them to be more inventive and resilient than we ever imagined. Follow their extraordinary life cycle and migrations to tropical…
- Episode 24: Alaskan Dinosaurs Jan 19, 2022 · 55m A team of intrepid paleontologists discovers that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places—the cold and dark of winter in the Arctic Circle. How did they survive year-round and raise…
- Episode 25: Ancient Maya Metropolis Jan 26, 2022 · 55m 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…