Season 21 Episode 8: In Search of Human Origins: Part III

Mar 02, 1994 TV-PG 55m 7.5

At what point did our distant ancestors become anatomically like us? And, more importantly, when did they begin to act like us? Anthropologist Donald Johanson looks at what it is that makes us human.

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Season 21 Episodes:

Episode 1 Codebreakers

1. Codebreakers

Aired: Jan 18, 1994

NOVA delves into the history of secret communications and the people who wrac...

Episode 2 Dinosaurs of the Gobi

2. Dinosaurs of the Gobi

Aired: Jan 25, 1994

Velociraptors and primitive birds are among the fabulous fossil finds as NOVA...

Episode 3 Daredevils of the Sky

3. Daredevils of the Sky

Aired: Feb 1, 1994

NOVA follows members of the US Aerobatic Team as they prepare for and compete...

Episode 5 Can Chimps Talk?

5. Can Chimps Talk?

Aired: Feb 15, 1994

NOVA covers exciting and controversial research with chimpanzees who have bee...

Episode 10 Aircraft Carrier!

10. Aircraft Carrier!

Aired: Apr 19, 1994

NOVA experiences the relentless, round-the-clock life aboard the US Navy airc...

Episode 16 Killer Quake!

16. Killer Quake!

Aired: Nov 15, 1994

NOVA probes the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake. Even as the city struggles to re...

Episode 17 Buried in Ash

17. Buried in Ash

Aired: Nov 29, 1994

Ten million years ago, an enormous volcanic eruption buried much of what is n...


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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary