The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ever floated and the pride of the Japanese Imperial Fleet. Constructed in absolute secrecy and sunk by American planes toward the end of World War II, her rapid demise had been a mystery, rather like a military Titanic.
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...
Aired: Oct 4, 2005 The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ...
Aired: Oct 11, 2005 Exactly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his ...
Aired: Nov 1, 2005 A restless mountain threatens a bustling metropolis perched on its flanks.
Aired: Nov 8, 2005 This program examines and the many subtle secrets that scientists have teased...
Aired: Nov 15, 2005 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?
Aired: Jan 17, 2006 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...
Aired: Feb 14, 2006 The scientific community took some time to accept the evidence that the level...
Aired: Feb 21, 2006 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...
Aired: Mar 28, 2006 Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Majove Desert.
Aired: Apr 4, 2006 A mission to Saturn and its enigmatic sattelite, Titan, looks for clues to th...
Aired: Apr 18, 2006 Everyone has heard of global warming, but a lesser-known man-made phenomenon ...
Aired: Nov 7, 2006 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 ...
Aired: Oct 3, 2006 The "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250...
Aired: Dec 26, 2006 The story of Peter Robbins, an engineer who---at a cost of $1.5 million---bui...
Creators
Current Status: Currently Airing
Network: PBS
Production Country: United States
Genres: Documentary
