Astronomers struggle for decades to determine where gamma ray bursts are coming from unsure whether they are nearby or half way across the universe. Once that is pinned down an even bigger question arises, what could possibly produce them.
Aired: Oct 2, 2001 Astronomers struggle for decades to determine where gamma ray bursts are comi...
Aired: Oct 9, 2001 Examining the anthropological controversy surrounding Neanderthals, who died ...
Aired: Oct 23, 2001 This explosive NOVA presents the colorful history of pyrotechnics and reveals...
4. Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies
Aired: Oct 30, 2001Chronicling the lives and covert activities of the so-called "atom spies" in ...
Aired: Nov 6, 2001 A paleontological tour-de-force and suspenseful scientific detective story, t...
6. Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance
Aired: Nov 13, 2001Charting the 21-month ordeal of Ernest Shackleton and his 27-man crew off Ant...
Aired: Nov 20, 2001 Film on the mechanism of collapse of the World Trade Center.
Aired: Dec 11, 2001 Following smoke jumpers and "hotshots" as they fight forest fires during 2000...
Aired: Dec 25, 2001 Exploring meningococal disease, which strikes mostly young children and young...
Aired: Jan 8, 2002 Following spelunking scientists as they look for evidence of how caves in New...
Aired: Jan 22, 2002 Experts rescue priceless mosaics from an ancient city that is about to disapp...
12. Galileo's Battle for the Heavens
Aired: Jan 29, 2002Galileo's struggle to convince Roman Catholic Church authorities that Earth r...
Aired: Feb 5, 2002 Explores a seismic shift in the way scientists predict eruptions. The new met...
Aired: Feb 26, 2002 Experts struggle to save the City of Canals before it vanishes beneath the wa...
Aired: Mar 26, 2002 "Orchid Hunter" explores the appeal of the world's largest plant family by fo...
Aired: Apr 30, 2002 Film on the mechanism of collapse of the World Trade Center.
Aired: May 7, 2002 Following smoke jumpers and "hotshots" as they fight forest fires during 2000...
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Current Status: Returning Series
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary
