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Season 49 – 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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NOVA — Season 49

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Episode 1 Aired Feb 2, 2022 Arctic Sinkholes Investigating explosions in Siberia and other evidence that melting soil in the Arctic is releasing vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 9, 2022 Secrets in the Scat From wombats to whales, biologist Scott Burnett analyzes animal feces to learn more about animal behavior, adaptation and survival. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 16, 2022 Great Mammoth Mystery A unique site in southern England preserved rare traces of ancient ice age mammoths and Neanderthals; host David Attenborough. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 23, 2022 Augmented An inventor of bionic limbs works with an injured climber and a surgeon to test a new amputation technique that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 6, 2022 Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's Three women enroll in trials at the University of Wisconsin in hopes of finding a cure for Alzheimer's disease. Details Episode 6 Aired May 11, 2022 Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence Scientists uncover clues at a fossil dig site in North Dakota that reveal details about the day an asteroid struck Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. Details Episode 7 Aired May 11, 2022 Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day Exploring fossils from a North Dakota site that may reveal what happened when an asteroid struck Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs. Details Episode 8 Aired May 18, 2022 Why Ships Crash The investigation into how the Ever Given container ship crashed into the Suez Canal in March 2021, causing a major supply chain crisis around the globe. Details Episode 9 Aired May 25, 2022 Ice Age Footprints A look at what thousands of prehistoric footprints in New Mexico's White Sands National Park might reveal about the peopling of the Americas. Details Episode 10 Aired Jul 13, 2022 Ultimate Space Telescope NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, from its conception to completion. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 28, 2022 Saving Venice Innovative engineering projects, including a new hi-tech flood barrier, may save Venice, Italy, from the rising seas that threaten its survival. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 5, 2022 Ending HIV in America Clinical trials test a wide variety of different approaches to end the AIDS epidemic in America, from long-acting preventive drugs to antibody therapies to vaccines. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 12, 2022 Computers v. Crime The hidden biases, privacy risks and design flaws of the artificial intelligence programs relied on by police departments and the courts. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 19, 2022 Can Psychedelics Cure? Scientists discover that psychedelics can have positive clinical impacts, helping patients with afflictions ranging from addiction to depression to PTSD. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 26, 2022 Ocean Invaders Marine biologist Danni Washington studies how lionfish have invaded the Atlantic and wreaked havoc, and what can be done about it. Details Episode 16 Aired Nov 2, 2022 Nazca Desert Mystery Discoveries of long-hidden lines and figures etched into the Peruvian desert offer new clues to the origins and purpose behind the Nazca Lines. Details Episode 17 Aired Nov 9, 2022 Crypto Decoded Unraveling the social and technological underpinnings of cryptocurrency, from bitcoin to NFTs. Details Episode 18 Aired Nov 16, 2022 Zero to Infinity How key mathematical concepts such as zero and infinity were invented and reinvented by different cultures across thousands of years. Details Episode 19 Aired Dec 14, 2022 Rebuilding Notre Dame A team of engineers, masons and timber workers restore France's Notre Dame Cathedral following the April 2019 fire. Details
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Season Info

Creator
Michael Ambrosino
Network
PBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Special Interest, Nature
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 2, 2022