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NOVA, Vol. 29 Episode 1 (Pompeii's Secret Underworld)
Date de diffusion: : 19 Février 2025New archaeological finds in Pompeii are revealing that the city, hailed as a sophisticated jewel of the Roman Empire, hid a very dark side. As the evidence unfolds, a much more complex picture of the fated city comes into view. From...
NOVA, Vol. 28 Episode 5 (Egypt's Tombs of Amun)
Date de diffusion: : 12 Février 2025Follow archaeologists as they discover a long-lost ancient cemetery in Egypt’s sacred desert. Treasures emerge unlike anything seen by the team, revealing details of a unique period when women had remarkable power. From NOVA.
NOVA, Vol. 28 Episode 4 (Dino Birds)
Date de diffusion: : 05 Février 2025Why are birds the only dinosaurs still alive today? Rare fossil discoveries are revealing the secrets of bird evolution, telling the story of how some resilient feathered dinos became the vast array of colorful bird species that fill our...
NOVA, Vol. 28 Episode 3 (Extreme Airport Engineering)
Date de diffusion: : 29 Janvier 2025In New York City, a team of elite engineers and construction workers are on a mission to build the ultimate airport. Follow their ups and downs as they race to build a new, world-class LaGuardia on the site of one of America’s busiest...
NOVA, Vol. 28 Episode 2 (What are UFOs?)
Date de diffusion: : 22 Janvier 2025After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military technology? Or something else? Follow scientists as they try to unravel the mystery of the strangest objects in...
NOVA, Vol. 28 Episode 1 (Lost Tombs of Notre Dame)
Date de diffusion: : 18 Décembre 2024After the Notre Dame fire in 2019, two mysterious coffins were found buried beneath its floor. Where did they come from and who was inside? Follow scientists and historians as they investigate what their stories reveal about this iconic...
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 10 (Secrets in Your Data)
Date de diffusion: : 15 Mai 2024Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. Find out where your data is going, who’s selling it, and how you--and a new kind of web--could put control back in your...
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 9 (Great American Eclipse)
Date de diffusion: : 03 Avril 2024Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total eclipse until 2044, and scientists scramble to unlock the...
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 8 (A.I. Revolution)
Date de diffusion: : 27 Mars 2024A.I. tools like ChatGPT seem to think, speak and create like humans. But what are they really doing? From cancer cures to Terminator-style takeovers, leading experts explore what A.I. can--and can’t--do today, and what lies ahead.
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 7 (Hunt for the Oldest Dna)
Date de diffusion: : 21 Février 2024For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA, struggling to find DNA in fossils that could survive millions of years. Then, one maverick scientist had the controversial idea to look for DNA not in fossils or...
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 6 (Building the Eiffel Tower)
Date de diffusion: : 14 Février 2024Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark. Completed in just over two years for the 1889 World’s Fair, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global...
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 5 (Easter Island Origins)
Date de diffusion: : 07 Février 2024The giant stone heads of Easter Island have inspired theories for centuries. Now, new research reveals intriguing evidence of the origins and inspirations of the ancient Rapanui people who created the iconic monoliths.
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 4 (When Whales Could Walk)
Date de diffusion: : 31 Janvier 2024A spectacular fossil graveyard reveals a 43-million-year-old whale that had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to how mammals moved from land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 2 (The Battle to Beat Malaria)
Date de diffusion: : 15 Novembre 2023Malaria is one of humanity’s oldest and most devastating plagues. In many parts of the world, it remains an ever-present scourge that sickens or kills millions of people each year. What if it could finally be defeated? Now, scientists...
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 3 (Lee and Liza's Family Tree)
Date de diffusion: : 22 Novembre 2023Many descendants of enslaved people have little record of their family's ancestry. Follow one family's quest to discover their lost history and see how science and genealogy can help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery. Join...
NOVA, Vol. 27 Episode 1 (Inside China's Tech Boom)
Date de diffusion: : 08 Novembre 2023In just a few decades, China has transformed into a science and technology superpower. But how did it get here and where is it headed? Go inside high-profile tech companies and labs that are driving China’s meteoric rise to the...
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 10 (Hidden Volcano Abyss)
Date de diffusion: : 10 Mai 2023In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the Pacific islands of Tonga. Join scientists as they investigate what caused the blast, how it spurred a devastating tsunami, and if another...
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 9 (Saving the Right Whale)
Date de diffusion: : 03 Mai 2023North Atlantic right whales are among the planet’s most critically endangered large ocean mammals. With fewer than 350 remaining as of 2023, they could be extinct within 20 years. But teams of marine biologists and whale rescuers are...
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 8 (Chasing Carbon Zero)
Date de diffusion: : 26 Avril 2023The U.S. recently set an ambitious climate change goal: net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. And to achieve that, slash emissions in half by 2030. Is it possible? And what kind of technology would it take? Meet scientists and engineers who...
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 7 (Weathering the Future)
Date de diffusion: : 12 Avril 2023As extreme weather in the U.S. impacts more people--with longer heat waves, more intense rainstorms, megafires and droughts--discover how Americans are fighting back by marshaling ancient wisdom and innovating new solutions.
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 6 (New Eye on the Universe)
Date de diffusion: : 22 Février 2023Join scientists as they use NASA’s brand new James Webb Space Telescope to peer deep in time to hunt for the first stars and galaxies in our universe, and try to detect the fingerprints of life in the atmospheres of distant worlds.
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 5 (Ancient Builders of the Amazon)
Date de diffusion: : 15 Février 2023Recent discoveries in archaeology are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries, with populations numbering in the millions.
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 4 (Star Chasers of Senegal)
Date de diffusion: : 08 Février 2023A visionary astronomer in West Africa attempts a high-stakes observation of a distant asteroid vital to a NASA mission. From prehistoric ruins to Islamic skywatchers, explore the heritage and future of African astronomy.
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 3 (London Super Tunnel)
Date de diffusion: : 01 Février 2023Thousands of engineers, technicians and workers race to build Europe’s biggest construction project–London’s new railroad, the Elizabeth Line.
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 2 (Rebuilding Notre Dame)
Date de diffusion: : 14 Décembre 2022In April 2019, the world watched as a devastating fire almost destroyed Paris’s iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. Go behind the scenes with a team of engineers, masons and timber workers tackling the daunting challenges of restoring the...
NOVA, Vol. 26 Episode 1 (Zero to Infinity)
Date de diffusion: : 16 Novembre 2022Zero and infinity. These seemingly opposite, obvious and indispensable concepts are relatively recent human inventions. Discover the surprising story of how these key concepts that revolutionized mathematics came to be—not just once,...
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 10 (Crypto Decoded)
Date de diffusion: : 09 Novembre 2022From Bitcoin to NFTs, crypto is making headlines. But what exactly is it, and how does it work? Experts go beyond the hype and skepticism to unravel the social and technological underpinnings of crypto--exploring how it came to be and...
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 9 (Nazca Desert Mystery)
Date de diffusion: : 02 Novembre 2022Who created the Nazca lines, one of archaeology’s greatest enigmas, and why? Recent finds of long-hidden lines and figures etched into the Peruvian desert offer new clues to the origins and purpose behind these giant desert symbols.
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 8 (Ocean Invaders)
Date de diffusion: : 26 Octobre 2022Lionfish, long prized in home aquariums, have invaded the Atlantic, and are now one of the ocean’s most successful invasive species, wreaking havoc in waters across the globe. Join ocean explorer Danni Washington on a journey to find...
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 7 (Can Psychedelics Cure?)
Date de diffusion: : 19 Octobre 2022Hallucinogenic drugs--popularly called psychedelics--have been used by human societies for thousands of years. Today, scientists are taking a second look at many of these mind-altering substances--both natural and synthetic--and...
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 6 (Computers V. Crime)
Date de diffusion: : 12 Octobre 2022In police departments and courts across the country, artificial intelligence is being used to help decide who is policed, who gets bail, how offenders should be sentenced, and who gets parole. But is it actually making our law...
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 4 (Saving Venice)
Date de diffusion: : 28 Septembre 2022Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Leading scientists and engineers battling the forces of nature to try to save this historic city for future generations. Discover the innovative projects and feats of...
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 5 (Ending Hiv in America)
Date de diffusion: : 05 Octobre 2022Almost 40 years after the discovery of HIV, could we be on the verge of ending the AIDS epidemic in America? How did scientists and the public health community tackle one of the most elusive deadly viruses to ever infect humans? Can...
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 3 (Ultimate Space Telescope)
Date de diffusion: : 13 Juillet 2022Follow the dramatic story of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope--the most complex machine ever launched into space--in hopes of peering deeper back in time than ever before and answering some of astronomy’s biggest questions.
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 2 (Ice Age Footprints)
Date de diffusion: : 25 Mai 2022Thousands of footprints stretch for miles across New Mexico’s White Sands National Park, capturing moments when Ice Age humans encountered now-extinct beasts, including enormous ground sloths and mammoths. What can these footprints...
NOVA, Vol. 25 Episode 1 (Why Ships Crash)
Date de diffusion: : 18 Mai 2022When the bow of the colossal Ever Given container ship plowed into the sandbank of the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, international supply chains ground to a halt. The program follows the investigation into the cause of the crash and...
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 10 (Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's)
Date de diffusion: : 06 Avril 2022Three women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s join a groundbreaking study to try to prevent the disease. The major study tracks the health and memory of thousands of people over many years, as researchers hunt for lifestyle changes and...
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 9 (Augmented & Predicting My Ms)
Date de diffusion: : 23 Février 2022Augmented: Hugh Herr, an inventor of bionic limbs, teams up with an injured climber and a leading surgeon to test a new amputation technique that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing. Predicting My MS: A filmmaker...
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 8 (Great Mammoth Mystery)
Date de diffusion: : 16 Février 2022Sir David Attenborough explores a unique site in southern England with rare traces of Ice Age mammoths and Neanderthals. How did humans survive the frigid climate and did they have the tools and talent to hunt the giant beasts?
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 7 (Secrets in the Scat)
Date de diffusion: : 09 Février 2022Scott Burnett is “Scatman”--an Australian ecologist on the trail of the secrets of poop. By identifying and analyzing animal scat for DNA and hormones, he discovers essential details of their behavior, how they fit in the ecosystem,...
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 6 (Arctic Sinkholes)
Date de diffusion: : 02 Février 2022Scientists investigate colossal explosions in Siberia and other evidence that rapidly melting soil in the Arctic is releasing vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. What are the implications for our climate future?
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 5 (Ancient Maya Metropolis)
Date de diffusion: : 26 Janvier 2022The ancestors of today’s Maya people thrived in hundreds of cities across Central America for centuries. Why, around 800 CE, did the major cities in the lowland region begin to fail? NOVA investigates dramatic new evidence of...
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 4 (Alaskan Dinosaurs)
Date de diffusion: : 19 Janvier 2022Wielding chainsaws to extract fossils frozen in the permafrost and flying drones to map thousands of footprints, intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places--the cold and dark of the Arctic...
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 3 (Butterfly Blueprints)
Date de diffusion: : 12 Janvier 2022NOVA investigates the hidden scientific secrets of butterflies that reveal them to be smarter and more resilient than we ever imagined. Discover how butterfly science is inspiring groundbreaking technology, including more efficient solar...
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 2 (High-Risk High-Rise)
Date de diffusion: : 05 Janvier 2022Every year, hundreds of new skyscrapers are built around the globe. As nations vie for prestige, these shimmering towers are rising higher and higher. But for all their impressive engineering, are these buildings safe? Can we be sure how...
NOVA, Vol. 24 Episode 1 (Edible Insects)
Date de diffusion: : 20 Octobre 2021From 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.
NOVA, Vol. 23 Episode 10 (Arctic Drift)
Date de diffusion: : 13 Octobre 2021Join scientists on the most ambitious Arctic research expedition ever. Facing hungry polar bears, perilous sea ice cracks, and brutal cold, the team strives to understand the forces that are changing the region--and the world--forever.
NOVA, Vol. 23 Episode 9 (Particles Unknown)
Date de diffusion: : 06 Octobre 2021Outnumbering atoms a billion to one, neutrinos are the universe’s most common yet most elusive and baffling particle. NOVA joins a global team of neutrino hunters whose discoveries may change our understanding of how the universe...
NOVA, Vol. 23 Episode 8 (The Cannabis Question)
Date de diffusion: : 29 Septembre 2021As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA investigates the latest scientific evidence for its potential benefits and risks, and how criminalization has disproportionately harmed communities of color.
NOVA, Vol. 23 Episode 7 (Bat Superpowers)
Date de diffusion: : 15 Septembre 2021Bats 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 Thailand and Texas to labs around the globe, NOVA...