Nova

Season 35 Episode 1: Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold

51 Seasons Oct 09, 2007 TV-PG 55m 8

Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconductivity at the heart of cutting-edge technology. But what is cold? How do you achieve it, and how cold...

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Season 35 Episodes:

Episode 4 Astrospies

4. Astrospies

Aired: Nov 7, 2007

This documentary investigates the background of a secret 1960s USAF space pro...

Episode 5 Ape Genius

5. Ape Genius

Aired: Nov 13, 2007

Using courtroom reenactments based on transcripts and interviews with those p...

Episode 8 Car of the Future

8. Car of the Future

Aired: Jan 8, 2008

Click and Clack from NPR's Car Talk look at the future of motor vehicle trans...

Episode 9 A Walk to Beautiful

9. A Walk to Beautiful

Aired: Jan 15, 2008

A difficult journey that begins in loneliness and shame for thousands of Ethi...

Episode 10 Lord of the Ants

10. Lord of the Ants

Aired: Jan 29, 2008

Narrated by Harrison Ford. At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his ...

Episode 11 Arctic Dinosaurs

11. Arctic Dinosaurs

Aired: Feb 12, 2008

Dinosaurs are generally considered tropical animals. So what are their fossil...

Episode 15 Alien from Earth

15. Alien from Earth

Aired: Apr 22, 2008

NOVA investigates the furious scientific debate raging over what "Hobbit" bon...


Info about Nova

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary