1. The Mummy Who Would Be King
Aired: Sep 20, 2005It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant...
51 Seasons Nov 07, 2006 TV-PG 55m 8.7
Nova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of aircraft development and his uncanny ability to abandon one line of endeavor for a technology with better long term potential.
1. The Mummy Who Would Be King
Aired: Sep 20, 2005It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant...
The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ...
Exactly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his ...
A restless mountain threatens a bustling metropolis perched on its flanks.
This program examines and the many subtle secrets that scientists have teased...
New theories explain the beginnings of creation.
7. Arctic Passage: Ice Survivors
Aired: Nov 22, 2005In less than 12 hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Lo...
8. Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice
Aired: Jan 3, 2006Could a mummy found in Niagara Falls be the remains of a long-lost Pharaoh?
Nova follows a group of teams as they construct driverless vehicles for a 130...
10. Voyage to the Mystery Moon
Aired: Feb 7, 2006Nova follows the Cassini probe on it's voyage to Saturn's moon Titan. Along t...
The scientific community took some time to accept the evidence that the level...
A 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new understanding of matter its...
13. Mystery of the Megavolcano
Aired: Feb 28, 2006An eruption of a megavolcano may be the most likely cataclysmic event the ear...
Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Majove Desert.
A mission to Saturn and its enigmatic sattelite, Titan, looks for clues to th...
Everyone has heard of global warming, but a lesser-known man-made phenomenon ...
Nova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of a...
18. Family That Walks on All Fours
Aired: Nov 14, 2006This episode focuses on a scientific debate about five siblings in a Turkish ...
The "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250...
The story of Peter Robbins, an engineer who---at a cost of $1.5 million---bui...
Current Status: Currently Airing
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary