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Episodes

  • Ultimate Crash Test: Impact: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Ultimate Crash Test: Impact

    S52 Ep11 |
    Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.
  • Extreme Airport Engineering: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Extreme Airport Engineering

    S52 Ep2 |
    Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.
  • What Are UFOs?: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    What Are UFOs?

    S52 Ep1 |
    Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
  • Lost Tombs of Notre Dame: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Lost Tombs of Notre Dame

    S51 Ep18 |
    Mysterious bodies are found under one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.
  • Building Stuff: Change It!: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Building Stuff: Change It!

    S51 Ep17 |
    From electric flight to artificial noses, engineers are finding new ways to preserve our planet.
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    Building Stuff: Reach It!

    S51 Ep16 |
    Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.
  • Building Stuff: Boost It!: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Building Stuff: Boost It!

    S51 Ep15 |
    Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.
  • Decoding the Universe: Quantum: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Decoding the Universe: Quantum

    S51 Ep14 |
    Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.
  • Solar System: Wandering Worlds: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Solar System: Wandering Worlds

    S51 Ep13 |
    Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.

Specials

  • Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version

    Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
  • Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine

    Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.
  • Picture a Scientist (with Audio Description): asset-mezzanine-16x9
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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.

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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