episodes
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1.
Building on Ground Zero
Can lessons learned from the Twin Towers' collapse make new buildings safer?
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Mystery of the Megavolcano
Researchers unearth clues about the greatest Volcanic eruption of the past 100000 years.
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The Deadliest Plane Crash
On March 27, 1977, on the island of Tenerife, two fully loaded 747 jumbo jets collided on a fog-blanketed runway, claiming the lives of 583 people in what is still the deadliest crash in aviation hist...
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Monster of the Milky Way
Astronomers are closing in on the proof they've sought for years that one of the most destructive objects in the universe—a supermassive black hole—lurks at the center of our own galaxy. Could it flar...
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Wings of Madness
The flamboyant rise and tragic death of pioneering aviator Alberto-Santos Dumont.
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Family That Walks on All Fours
Experts explore the mysterious story of five siblings living in a remote Turkish village.
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Underwater Dream Machine
Follow one man's dream to engeneer a submarine with panaramic views.
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8.
Forgotten Genius
The grandson of Alabama slaves, Percy Julian met with every possible barrier in a deeply segregated America. He was a man of genius, devotion, and determination. As a black man he was also an outsider...
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The Last Great Ape
Scientists return to the jungles of Congo to further explore the peaceful lives of bonobos.
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Kings of Camouflage
Join NOVA on a voyage beneath the waves, where you'll discover a bizarre, alien-like creature like no other. It's an animal with eight sucker-covered arms growing out of its head, three hearts pumping...
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First Flower
In the remote mountains of China, scientist come closer to understanding the origins of flowers.
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Saved by the Sun
As the Earth heats up at a dangerous rate and fossil fuels become scarcer, ordinary citizens and businesses are bypassing the federal government to lead the way in exploring a clean, renewable source...
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Pocahontas Revealed
The recent archeological discovery of the Native American Powhatan village of Werowocomoco, sheds new light on the Jamestown story of Pocahontas.
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Bone Diggers
NOVA follows a group of paleontologists to a cave in southwestern Australia where the fossils of a meat-eating marsupial lion, and other extinct giant animals, have recently been discovered.
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The Great Inca Rebellion
Through a mix of crime-lab science, archeology, and history, this NOVA/National Geographic special presents new evidence that is changing what we know about the final days of the once-mighty Inca Empi...