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Episodes

  • Great American Eclipse: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Great American Eclipse

    S51 Ep6 |
    Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse.
  • A.I. Revolution: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    A.I. Revolution

    S51 Ep5 |
    Explore the promise and perils of new A.I. technologies.
  • Secrets in Your Data: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Secrets in Your Data

    S51 Ep7 |
    Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.
  • Hunt for the Oldest DNA: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hunt for the Oldest DNA

    S51 Ep4 |
    Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
  • Building the Eiffel Tower: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Building the Eiffel Tower

    S51 Ep3 |
    Explore the engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark, the tallest structure of its time.
  • Easter Island Origins: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Easter Island Origins

    S51 Ep2 |
    New evidence reveals the real story of Easter Island and the builders of its stone heads.
  • When Whales Could Walk: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    When Whales Could Walk

    S51 Ep1 |
    Giant fossils uncovered in the Sahara Desert reveal new secrets of how whales evolved.
  • Lee and Liza's Family Tree: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Lee and Liza's Family Tree

    S50 Ep18 |
    A family turns to science in their struggle to rediscover a history obscured by slavery.
  • The Battle to Beat Malaria: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    The Battle to Beat Malaria

    S50 Ep17 |
    Follow the quest to create a lifesaving malaria vaccine.

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    Picture a Scientist (with Audio Description)

    Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.
  • Looking for Life on Mars (with Audio Description): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Looking for Life on Mars (with Audio Description)

    NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
  • Beyond the Elements: Life (with Audio Description): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Beyond the Elements: Life (with Audio Description)

    Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
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    Beyond the Elements: Indestructible (with Audio Description)

    Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
  • Beyond the Elements: Reactions (with Audio Description): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Beyond the Elements: Reactions (with Audio Description)

    Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
  • Secrets in our DNA (with Audio Description): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Secrets in our DNA (with Audio Description)

    What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?
  • Front Row Seat to Saturn: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Front Row Seat to Saturn

    Out near Saturn, the spacecraft Cassini has just entered its final and riskiest chapter.
  • Animal Mummies: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Animal Mummies

    How and why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their pets and other creatures?
  • Invisible Universe Revealed: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Invisible Universe Revealed

    Follow the historic rescue of Hubble—the space telescope that unveiled the cosmos.

About NOVA

NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives. Visit the official website to watch full-length documentaries, or explore our world through short-form video, on our digital publication NOVA Next.

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