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Season 42 – NOVA

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This long-running, award-winning documentary series focuses on science, its many applications, speculation, history and researchers. Inspired by the BBC documentary program "Horizons, " the U.S. series frequently features interviews with scientists directly involved in the topic at hand, and sometimes even boasts footage of a particular discovery.

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Episode 1 Aired Jan 14, 2015 Big Bang Machine CERN scientists prepare to restart the Large Hadron Collider to examine the world's tiniest particles. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 21, 2015 Sunken Ship Rescue Efforts to secure, raise and salvage the Costa Concordia cruise ship which capsized off the Italian coast on Jan. 13, 2012, killing 32 people. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 28, 2015 Sinkholes -- Buried Alive Scientists explore the underlying forces behind sinkholes. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 11, 2015 Colosseum -- Roman Death Trap Archaeologists and engineers build a 25-foot lifting machine and trap-door system to release a wolf into the Colosseum's arena. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 18, 2015 Petra -- Lost City of Stone How the ancient people of Petra built their city of stone. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 25, 2015 Hagia Sophia -- Istanbul's Ancient Mystery Istanbul's Hagia Sophia survives numerous earthquakes. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 15, 2015 The Great Math Mystery Exploring math's power across the centuries, from the first wireless radio transmissions to the landing of rovers on Mars. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 22, 2015 Invisible Universe Revealed The Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries over the past 25 years. Details Episode 9 Aired May 6, 2015 Nazi Attack on America Ocean explorer Robert Ballard investigates the wreck of a German submarine at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, just a few miles off New Orleans. Details Episode 10 Aired May 13, 2015 Lethal Seas Researchers seek solutions to contain the rising acidity levels that are threatening the world's oceans. Details Episode 11 Aired Jul 15, 2015 Chasing Pluto NASA's New Horizons probe captures the first-ever detailed images of the icy world of Pluto. Details Episode 12 Aired Jul 29, 2015 Nuclear Meltdown Disaster The minute-by-minute story of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which resulted from the earthquake and tsunami, and its aftermath. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 16, 2015 Dawn of Humanity The discovery of ancient fossil human ancestors in South Africa. Details Episode 14 Aired Sep 23, 2015 Arctic Ghost Ship Clues found on the ocean floor may clarify what happened to British explorer John Franklin and the 128 men who set off in two Royal Navy ships to chart the Northwest Passage in 1845, never to be heard from again. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 7, 2015 Secrets of Noah's Ark A new version of the biblical flood story includes instructions for assembling an ark. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 14, 2015 Cyberwar Threat Cyber weapons have the ability to inflict physical damage on factories, power plants and pipelines. Details Episode 17 Aired Oct 28, 2015 Animal Mummies Hi-tech images reveal the role of animal mummies in ancient Egyptian beliefs. Details Episode 18 Aired Nov 4, 2015 Making North America: Origins The shaping of North America, including palm trees that once thrived in Alaska and an eruption that nearly tore the Midwest in two. Details Episode 19 Aired Nov 11, 2015 Making North America: Life The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. Details Episode 20 Aired Nov 18, 2015 Making North America: Human From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. Details Episode 21 Aired Nov 25, 2015 Inside Einstein's Mind Retracing Einstein's thought experiments reveals the simple ideas that reshaped the world's understanding of gravity. Details
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Season Info

Director
Terri Randall
Screenwriter
Terri Randall
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Special Interest, Nature
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 14, 2015