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Season 33

(2005)

Cast

Episodes

Mystery of the Megaflood poster

Mystery of the Megaflood 0.0

September 20, 2005

It was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant scientific riddle. A maverick geologist b…

Sinking the Supership poster

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October 4, 2005

The search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ever floated and the pride of the Japanese…

Einstein's Big Idea poster

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October 11, 2005

Exactly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary Special Theory of Relativity…

Volcano Under the City poster

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November 1, 2005

A restless mountain threatens a bustling metropolis perched on its flanks.

Hitler's Sunken Secret poster

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November 8, 2005

One of the most daring clandestine operations of World War II was the 1944 sinking of the Norwegian ferry Hydro with it…

Newton's Dark Secrets poster

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November 15, 2005

He was the greatest scientist of his day, perhaps of all time. But while Isaac Newton was busy discovering the univer…

Storm That Drowned a City poster

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November 22, 2005

In less than 12 hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana coast, leading to more than a thou…

The Mummy Who Would Be King poster

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January 3, 2006

Could a mummy found in Niagara Falls be the remains of a long-lost Pharaoh?

Deadly Ascent poster

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January 17, 2006

Doctors, rescuers and mountaineers try to determine why people die attempting to climb Mount McKinley.

The Perfect Corpse poster

The Perfect Corpse 8.0

February 7, 2006

Forensic investigators tease secrets from the well preserved bodies of people buried long ago under peat bogs.

Jewel of the Earth poster

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February 14, 2006

David Attenborough probes the mystery of ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber.

The Ghost Particle poster

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February 21, 2006

A 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new understanding of matter itself.

Arctic Passage poster

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February 28, 2006

NOVA recreates the expeditions of Sir John Franklin and Roald Amundsen, two Arctic explorers who set out to find the le…

The Great Robot Race: Nova poster

The Great Robot Race: Nova 6.5

March 28, 2006

Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Majove Desert.

Voyage to the Mystery Moon poster

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April 4, 2006

A mission to Saturn and its enigmatic sattelite, Titan, looks for clues to the origins of life.

Dimming the Sun poster

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April 18, 2006

Everyone has heard of global warming, but a lesser-known man-made phenomenon has been nearly as powerful at affecting E…

Wings of Madness poster

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November 7, 2006

Nova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of aircraft development and his uncanny abilit…

Family That Walks on All Fours poster

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November 14, 2006

This episode focuses on a scientific debate about five siblings in a Turkish family who walk on all fours. When, in 200…

ScienceNOW: Extinction poster

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October 3, 2006

The "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250 million years ago; investigates the 1918 …

Underwater Dream Machine poster

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December 26, 2006

The story of Peter Robbins, an engineer who---at a cost of $1.5 million---built his own submarine (named Alicia) in ord…