Season 35 poster

Season 35

(2007)

Cast

Episodes

Secrets of the Samurai Sword poster

Secrets of the Samurai Sword 8.0

October 9, 2007

English archers had their longbows, Old West sheriffs had their six-guns, but Japan’s samurai warriors had the most fea…

Ghost in Your Genes poster

Ghost in Your Genes 0.0

October 16, 2007

Experts investigate how a mysterious "second genome" helps determine our biological fates.

Marathon Challenge poster

Marathon Challenge 7.0

October 30, 2007

Can anyone run a marathon? How do you run 26.2 miles if you have trouble making it around the block? With good coaching…

Sputnik Declassified poster

Sputnik Declassified 8.0

November 7, 2007

On October 4, 1957, the Space Age dawned with the red hue of the Communist flag when the Soviet Union launched the firs…

Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial poster

Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial 0.0

November 13, 2007

Using courtroom reenactments based on transcripts and interviews with those present, NOVA looks at the events of the fe…

Master of the Killer Ants poster

Master of the Killer Ants 0.0

November 20, 2007

The Mofu people of northern Cameroon have a close relationship with insects, in particular, the red driver ants which t…

Missing in MiG Alley poster

Missing in MiG Alley 0.0

December 18, 2007

In the early 1950s, epic battles unfolded in the skies over North Korea as American and Russian fighters faced off in h…

Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold poster

Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold 0.0

January 8, 2008

Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied ga…

Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero poster

Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero 0.0

January 15, 2008

Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied ga…

Secrets of the Parthenon poster

Secrets of the Parthenon 0.0

January 29, 2008

For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, almost …

Astrospies poster

Astrospies 5.0

February 12, 2008

Millions remember the countdowns, launchings, splashdowns, and parades as the U.S. raced the USSR to the moon in the 19…

Ape Genius poster

Ape Genius 6.0

February 19, 2008

At a research site in Fongoli, Senegal, a female chimpanzee breaks off a branch, chews the end to make it sharp, and …

The Four Winged Dinosaur poster

The Four Winged Dinosaur 0.0

February 26, 2008

A look at the 2002 discovery of a four-winged crow-sized dinosaur fossil dubbed Microraptor, which has rekindled the sc…

Cracking the Maya Code poster

Cracking the Maya Code 6.0

April 8, 2008

The ancient Maya civilization of Central America left behind an intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script, carved on…

Car of the Future poster

Car of the Future 0.0

April 22, 2008

Tom and Ray Magliozzi of NPR's Car Talk, explore new technologies and ideas for the future of automobiles.

A Walk to Beautiful poster

A Walk to Beautiful 0.0

May 13, 2008

In this award-winning documentary, a difficult journey that begins in hopelessness and shame for thousands of women in …

Lord of the Ants poster

Lord of the Ants 0.0

May 20, 2008

At age 78, E.O. Wilson is still going through his "little savage" phase of boyhood exploration of the natural world. In…