Nova

Season 25 Episode 14: Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond

51 Seasons Feb 10, 1998 TV-PG 55m 8.7

In this scientific mystery, NOVA ventures to the front lines of medical research where scientists are scrambling to understand the strange new ailment popularly known as "mad cow disease." Highly infectious and incurable, this disease has claimed the lives of nearly a million cattle in Britain, and a variant is responsible for a handful of deaths in humans. Millions more people may have been exposed, and now the race is on to determine if we are on the brink of another deadly epidem...

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Season 25 Episodes:

Episode 3 Supersonic Spies

3. Supersonic Spies

Aired: Oct 21, 1997

IRA terrorists and British bomb disposal experts tell behind-the-scenes stori...

Episode 4 Animal Hospital

4. Animal Hospital

Aired: Oct 28, 1997

In a tale of secrecy, obsession, dashed hopes, and brilliant insights, Prince...

Episode 5 The Brain Eater

5. The Brain Eater

Aired: Nov 11, 1997

Sir David Attenborough hosts a never-before-seen look at one of the most misu...

Episode 12 Chasing 'El Niño'

12. Chasing 'El Niño'

Aired: Jan 27, 1998

The race to build the world's first supersonic passenger airliner led to a ma...

Episode 13 Terror in Space

13. Terror in Space

Aired: Feb 3, 1998

Tapping into the clearly demonstrated affection we all have for our pets, thi...


Info about Nova

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary