Season 26
(1998)
Cast
Episodes
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude 0.0
October 6, 1998
In 1714, following a maritime disaster, British Parliament offers £20,000 for the first reliable method of determining …
Chasing El Nino 0.0
October 13, 1998
A massive planet-sized machine controls our weather day-to-day, and our climate season-to-season. It takes an event of …
Terror In Space 0.0
October 27, 1998
Experience the harrowing and life-threatening problems aboard the aging Mir space station through the eyes of the Russi…
Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond 0.0
November 3, 1998
NOVA goes behind the scenes in Hollywood, where the art of illusion meets the science of perception.
Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius 0.0
November 10, 1998
The shattered remnants of the Roman city of Pompeii bear witness to the risk that the people of Naples still face today.
Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1) 0.0
November 24, 1998
This is the bizarre and fascinating story of the remains of Inca culture, frozen for posterity high in the mountains of…
Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2) 0.0
November 24, 1998
The Siberian Ice Maiden, discovered in the Pastures of Heaven, on the high Steppes, is believed to have been a shamanes…
Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3) 0.0
November 24, 1998
Cutting-edge science and archaeology are reconstructing the life and culture of The Iceman—the 5000-year-old frozen cor…
Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough 0.0
December 1, 1998
Night stalkers by nature, leopards are observed both by night and day, using state-of-the-art camera equipment, to reve…
The Perfect Pearl 0.0
December 29, 1998
The pearl—the only gem produced by a living animal—has long carried a certain allure. Yet the best mollusk for making t…
The Beast of Loch Ness 0.0
January 12, 1999
Is it just a fairy tale, or could a primeval beast lurk in the deep, dark waters of a Scottish lake? Since it was first…
Submarines, Secrets, and Spies 0.0
January 19, 1999
At the height of the Cold War, US subs gathered secrets that neither spies nor satellites could expose. Until recently,…
Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvin 0.0
October 6, 1999
When George Mallory was asked why he was willing to risk his life to climb Mount Everest in 1924 he simply replied "Bec…
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1) 0.0
February 16, 1999
The past five years have seen remarkable progress in both treatment and basic understanding of the human immunodeficien…
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2) 0.0
February 16, 1999
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3) 0.0
February 17, 1999
Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4) 0.0
February 17, 1999
Battle Alert in the Gulf 0.0
February 23, 1999
Volcanoes of the Deep 0.0
March 30, 1999
Surviving AIDS 0.0
April 6, 1999
The past five years have seen remarkable progress in both treatment and basic understanding of the human immunodeficien…