NOVA — Season 24
All 20 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
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Meet the young patent clerk whose ideas about light, space, and time have transformed our view of the universe.
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Helped by remote sensing, an expedition searches Oman's vast al-Khali desert for the lost city of Ubar.
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With a radically redesigned bill, the U.S. Treasury fights back against a new breed of counterfeiters.
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Flights in Russia's powerful fighter jets are for sale to foreign travelers. So is the Russian Air Force still in the game?
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Sharks are known as the "perfect predators," but sometimes they slip up and attack the wrong prey—people.
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Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey
In this three part series, Lennart Nilsson's extraordinary microphotography reveals a world we've never seen—within and on ourselves. (Part 1 of 3)
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Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World
In this three part series, Lennart Nilsson's extraordinary microphotography reveals a world we've never seen—within and on ourselves. (Part 2 of 3)
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Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets
In this three part series, Lennart Nilsson's extraordinary microphotography reveals a world we've never seen—within and on ourselves. (Part 3 of 3)
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Did the crash of continents that produced the Himalayan Mountains also trigger the Ice Age
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Explore the science of explosions - from fireworks to building demolitions.
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Underwater explorer Robert Ballard uses sonar technology to find the Britannic, a ship lost in the Aegean in World War I.
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Secrets of Lost Empires (3): Obelisk
Experts take on the challenge of raising a 40-ton obelisk without using modern technology
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Astronomers discover planets beyond our solar system. But is there life on them?
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How do paleontologists and commercial fossil hunters know where to look for rare and priceless dinosaur bones?
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Ever since World War II, physicians have struggled to find ways to treat heart failure, the biggest killer in the modern world.
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The world's leading sea horse biologist journeys to Australia and the Philippines to explore the secret lives of these extraordinary fish.
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