NOVA — Season 35
All 17 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
Examine the thousand-year-old art and science behind the making of a Japanese warrior's key weapon.
- 02
Experts investigate how a mysterious "second genome" helps determine our biological fates.
- 03
Explore what it takes—physically and mentally—for novice runners to make it through a classic test of endurance.
- 04
Top-secret documents rewrite the history of the famous satellite and the early space race.
- 05
Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
Science is 'Exhibit A' in a landmark trial on the teaching of evolution.
- 06
The Mofu people of Cameroon rely on an unlikely ally—a driver ant—to protect their homes and crops.
- 07
What happened to American pilots shot down over Korea half a century ago?
- 08
Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold (1)
The story of the harnessing of cold and the race to reach the lowest temperature possible. (Part 1 of 2)
- 09
Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero (2)
The story of the harnessing of cold and the race to reach the lowest temperature possible. (Part 2 of 2)
- 10
How did the ancient Athenians build this near-flawless icon of Greece's golden age?
- 11
An elite corps of secret U.S. astronauts is trained to gather intelligence on the Soviets during the Cold War.
- 12
Experts zero in on what separates humans from our closest living relatives.
- 13
Surprising fossils from northeastern China spur a debate over how birds evolved.
- 14
The story behind the centuries-long decipherment of ancient Maya hieroglyphs
- 15
Join the 'Car Talk' guys as they hit the road in search of a new breed of clean, fuel-efficient vehicles.
- 16
A powerful story of healing and hope for women in Ethiopia devastated by childbirth injuries
- 17
Naturalist E.O. Wilson's fascination with little creatures has led him to some very big ideas.
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