Nova

Season 36 Episode 5: Megabeasts' Sudden Death

Nov 11, 2008 TV-PG 53m 7.6

Thirteen thousand years ago a great tragedy in North American history caused the extinction of 35 species of large mammals. Scientists are divided on whether the cause was climate change or human predation. Nova follows the investigation...

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Season 36 Episodes:

Episode 2 The Spy Factory

2. The Spy Factory

Aired: Oct 14, 2008

Nova examines the clandestine practices of the National Security Agency and i...

Episode 3 Rat Attack

3. Rat Attack

Aired: Oct 21, 2008

Every 48 years, swarms of rodents invade homes and attack crops in the northe...

Episode 4 Extreme Ice

4. Extreme Ice

Aired: Oct 28, 2008

Nova offers a glimpse at the breathtaking wonders of the extreme North. The t...

Episode 8 Musical Minds

8. Musical Minds

Aired: Dec 30, 2008

After four decades of fly-by probes, orbiters, landers, and rovers, the quest...

Episode 9 The Big Energy Gamble

9. The Big Energy Gamble

Aired: Jan 20, 2009

Nova investigates California's aggressive pro-environment energy policies and...

Episode 12 Lizard Kings

12. Lizard Kings

Aired: Feb 24, 2009

This program reviews the monitor lizard genus which, dispute the incredible d...

Episode 16 What Are Dreams?

16. What Are Dreams?

Aired: Apr 14, 2009

Nova examines the science of dreams by investigating what dreams are and why ...

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Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary