Season 50 Episode 14: Ancient Earth: Inferno

Oct 25, 2023 TV-PG 54m 8.7

252 million years ago, the most devastating mass extinction of all time abruptly wiped out around 90% of all species on Earth. The culprits were the biggest volcanic eruptions the world has ever seen, emitting some 700 thousand cubic miles of magma and rock. Volcanic gasses permeated the atmosphere and acidified the oceans while toxic gasses destroyed the ozone layer, bathing the planet in destructive UV radiation. The event—now called "The Great Dying"—came close to wiping out all ...

Nova background

Season 50 Episodes:

Episode 1 London Super Tunnel

1. London Super Tunnel

Aired: Feb 1, 2023

Thousands race to build Europe's biggest construction project--London's new s...

Episode 5 Nazca Desert Mystery

5. Nazca Desert Mystery

Aired: Apr 12, 2023

Discoveries of long-hidden lines and figures etched into the Peruvian desert ...

Episode 6 Crypto Decoded

6. Crypto Decoded

Aired: Apr 26, 2023

Unraveling the social and technological underpinnings of cryptocurrency, from...

Episode 7 Zero to Infinity

7. Zero to Infinity

Aired: May 3, 2023

Explains where 0 came from & how to work with and think about infinity.

Episode 8 Rebuilding Notre Dame

8. Rebuilding Notre Dame

Aired: May 10, 2023

Remarkable relating of the technical aspects and problems of restoring the No...

Watch Nova Season 50 Episode 14 Exclusively on PBS

Change Country:

United States flag


Info about Nova

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: PBS

Genres: Documentary