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Season 45 – 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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David Bianculli TV Worth Watching Today, it launches a new year by taking a two-hour tour of black holes - a phenomenon that is not only frightening, and astounding, but - in photographs and artist renderings, absolutely gorgeous. Jan 10, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 78y87y78787y78y78y8y87 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Jan 10, 2018 Black Hole Apocalypse Astrophysicist Janna Levin explores black hole science. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 31, 2018 The Impossible Flight Two pilots construct and fly the first solar-powered airplane around the world. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 7, 2018 First Face of America The remains of a 13,000-year-old skeleton of a prehistoric teenager are located in an underwater cave in Mexico. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 14, 2018 Great Escape at Dunkirk Archaeologists and divers recover remains of ships and planes that were lost in Dunkirk, France, during World War II. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 28, 2018 Prediction by the Numbers A look at why some predictions fail while others succeed at forecasting the future. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 18, 2018 Decoding the Weather Machine Scientists around the world strive for a better understanding of the workings of the weather and climate machine known as Earth. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 27, 2018 Rise of the Superstorms The 2017 hurricane season brings devastation to Houston and throughout the Caribbean. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 26, 2018 Transplanting Hope The experience of organ donation, including patients who need transplants and families who make the choice to donate organs of deceased family members; the critical shortage of organs; research into "organs by design." Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 3, 2018 Operation Bridge Rescue The rebuilding of the 19th-century Blenheim covered bridge; traditional artisans in China restore ancient covered bridges. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 10, 2018 Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire At 11,000 feet, Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in the world. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 10, 2018 Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink Volcanologists explore Nyamuragira, one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in the world, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 17, 2018 Addiction Scientists probe the mysteries of addiction, including how addictions work and how this social issue can be resolved. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 24, 2018 Flying Supersonic Archival and 3D imagery of the supersonic aircraft and its structure reveals how the dream of building the airliner became reality. Details Episode 14 Aired Nov 7, 2018 Last B-24 Underwater archaeologists and technical divers excavate the wreckage of the B-24 Liberator bomber Tulsamerican in hopes of finding out what happened to the three airmen who went missing when the plane crashed off the coast of Croatia in 1944. Details Episode 15 Aired Nov 14, 2018 Thai Cave Rescue Rescue workers race against the clock to save twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave system in Thailand. Details Episode 16 Aired Nov 21, 2018 World's Fastest Animal The peregrine falcon reaches high speeds to become the world's fastest animal; bird trainer Lloyd Buck attempts to get his peregrine, Moses, to go faster. Details Episode 17 Aired Dec 26, 2018 Apollo's Daring Mission Astronauts and engineers of Apollo 8 explain the inside story of the first mission to circumnavigate the moon. Details
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Season Info

Creator
Michael Ambrosino
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Special Interest, Nature
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 10, 2018