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Episodes

  • Lost Tombs of Notre Dame: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Lost Tombs of Notre Dame

    S51 Ep18 |
    Mysterious bodies are found under one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.
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    Building Stuff: Change It!

    S51 Ep17 |
    From electric flight to artificial noses, engineers are finding new ways to preserve our planet.
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    Building Stuff: Reach It!

    S51 Ep16 |
    Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.
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    Building Stuff: Boost It!

    S51 Ep15 |
    Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.
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    Decoding the Universe: Quantum

    S51 Ep14 |
    Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.
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    Solar System: Wandering Worlds

    S51 Ep13 |
    Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.
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    Solar System: Icy Worlds

    S51 Ep12 |
    Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.
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    Solar System: Volcano Worlds

    S51 Ep11 |
    Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.
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    Solar System: Strange Worlds

    S51 Ep10 |
    What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be?

Specials

  • Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version: asset-mezzanine-16x9
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    Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version

    Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
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    Harvesting the Future

    Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.
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    Keepers of the Coastline

    In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.
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    Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices

    The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.
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    Sands of Time

    Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
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    Standing the Heat

    Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC.
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    Tides of Tradition

    Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.
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    Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine

    Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.
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    Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine

    Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species

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NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives. Visit the official website to watch full-length documentaries, or explore our world through short-form video, on our digital publication NOVA Next.

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