Science documentaries about various topics.
A weekly documentary series, each episode providing an in-depth look at a different subject of scientific research. Subjects examined by this show have included the cutting edge of theoretical physics, a return to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, the long-term effects of Amazon deforestation, and the development of life-saving medical techniques.
1. The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons
Aired: Jan 5, 1993In a 90-minute special presentation, NOVA reveals the ancient secrets of how ...
Aired: Jan 19, 1993 The Gulf War was fought in 38 days of non-stop bombing and four days of swift...
Aired: Jan 26, 1993 For four decades, 400 African American men from Macon, Alabama were unwitting...
Aired: Feb 2, 1993 NOVA tells the story of the German scientists abducted to the Soviet Union af...
5. In the Path of a Killer Volcano
Aired: Feb 9, 1993This documentary shows the pre and post events of the eruption of Mt Pinatubo...
6. Can Science Build a Champion Athlete?
Aired: Feb 16, 1993Higher Further Faster - What are the limits of human performance and can scie...
Aired: Feb 23, 1993 These days, piracy on the high seas often involves sonar, metal detectors and...
Aired: Mar 2, 1993 Wherever we shed our body cells, we leave an indisputable identity card: our ...
Aired: Mar 30, 1993 NOVA covers both sides of the stormy controversy over the Tasaday tribe. When...
Aired: Oct 5, 1993 NOVA fans from around the country match wits in a fast-paced contest of gener...
11. Wanted: Butch and Sundance
Aired: Oct 12, 1993Forensic sleuth Clyde Snow and a posse of experts travel to Bolivia in search...
Aired: Oct 19, 1993 Stage magician and scientific skeptic James Randi recounts his cases debunkin...
Aired: Oct 26, 1993 NOVA covers the tense vigil of three people with terminal lung disease as the...
Aired: Nov 2, 1993 NOVA soars with the condor, an extraordinary bird that lives a tenuous existe...
Aired: Nov 9, 1993 With help from director Steven Spielberg, author Michael Crichton and a host ...
Aired: Nov 16, 1993 Meet Ron Toomer the worlds most prolific roller coaster designer and watch hi...
17. Mysterious Crash of Flight 201
Aired: Nov 30, 1993US federal investigators are called in to determine the cause of a mysterious...
Aired: Dec 7, 1993 Bill Cosby guides viewers through the most exciting footage from two decades ...
19. The Best Mind Since Einstein
Aired: Dec 21, 1993A profile of the late Richard Feynman—atomic bomb pioneer, Nobel prize-winnin...
Aired: Dec 28, 1993 NOVA explores the nature of human perception through the puzzling condition c...
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