Season 48
Explore great ancient Maya cities and why their inhabitants abandoned them.
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Ancient Maya Metropolis
Intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the Arctic’s cold and dark.
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Alaskan Dinosaurs
Explore how the scientific secrets of butterflies are inspiring technological innovations.
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Butterfly Blueprints
Can skyscrapers be made safer, more efficient, and livable in our rapidly growing cities?
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High-Risk High-Rise
NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang
Venture back to the birth of space and time as NOVA probes the mystery of the Big Bang.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang
NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes
Take a seat on the ultimate thrill ride as NOVA explores the universe’s strangest objects.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes
NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds
Visit exotic worlds orbiting distant suns as NOVA tackles the big question: are we alone?
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds
NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way
Explore the wonders and mysteries of our galaxy—the giant city of stars we call home.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way
NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars
Voyage to discover the sun’s place in a grand cycle of birth, death and renewal.
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NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars
Take a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.
Edible Insects
Join scientists on a daring polar voyage to uncover the Arctic’s climate secrets.
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Arctic Drift
Join the hunt for the universe’s most common—yet most elusive and baffling—particle.
Particles Unknown
As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.
The Cannabis Question
Could the source of the deadliest viruses hold the secret to a healthier and longer life?
Bat Superpowers
As we excavate a 500-year-old wreck, learn the secrets behind history’s great ships.
Ship That Changed the World
Will electric planes replace polluting airliners and lead to flying taxis in our cities?
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Great Electric Airplane Race
A revealing new investigation of one of history’s most iconic aviation disasters.
Hindenburg: The New Evidence
Meet people struggling with infertility and the challenges of assisted reproduction.
Fighting for Fertility
Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.
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Picture a Scientist
NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
Looking for Life on Mars
What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?