Season 37
(2009)
Cast
Episodes
Darwin's Darkest Hour 0.0
October 6, 2009
This two-hour scripted drama tells the remarkable story behind the unveiling of the most influential scientific theory …
Hubble's Amazing Rescue 7.0
October 13, 2009
The best-known scientific instrument in history was dying. After nearly 20 years in space and hundreds of thousands of …
Lizard Kings 5.0
October 20, 2009
Though they may look like dragons and inspire stories of man-eating, fire-spitting monsters with long claws, razor-shar…
Becoming Human: First Steps 8.7
November 3, 2009
The first hour examines the factors that caused the split from the apes. The film explores the fossil of “Selam,” also …
Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity 9.0
November 10, 2009
In gripping forensic detail, the second program in “Becoming Human” investigates the first skeleton that really looks l…
Becoming Human: Last Human Standing 8.0
November 17, 2009
The final program examines the roots of our own species, Homo sapiens, which new evidence pinpoints to southern Africa …
What Are Dreams? 7.0
November 24, 2009
What are dreams and why do we have them? Are they a window into a hidden realm within us? Science is only just beginnin…
What Darwin Never Knew 0.0
December 29, 2009
NOVA takes viewers on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic, and from the Cambrian explosion of animal for…
Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor 0.0
January 5, 2010
NOVA dives beneath the waters of Pearl Harbor to trace provocative new clues to one of the most tragic events of World …
Building Pharaoh's Ship 6.0
January 12, 2010
A magnificent trading vessel embarks on a royal expedition to a mysterious, treasure-laden land called Punt. Is this jo…
Riddles of the Sphinx 0.0
January 19, 2010
A team of archeologists carries out experiments that reveal the techniques and labor invested in the carving of the Sph…
Ghosts of Machu Picchu 8.0
February 2, 2010
NOVA joins a new generation of archeologists as they probe areas of Machu Picchu that haven’t been touched since the ti…
Extreme Cave Diving 6.0
February 9, 2010
"Extreme Cave Diving" follows a fearless team of scientists as they venture into blue holes—underwater caves that forme…
The Pluto Files 8.0
March 2, 2010
When the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse…
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way 8.0
April 6, 2010
In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understandin…
Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe 8.0
April 13, 2010
In a two-hour special, NOVA examines how a simple instrument, the telescope, has fundamentally changed our understandin…
Mind Over Money 5.6
April 27, 2010
Exposes the mysterious and surprising nature of the two most powerful forces on the planet: the human mind and money. …
Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead 7.0
May 4, 2010
For 27 years, biologist Charlie Crisafulli has been documenting the dramatic return of plant and animal life to Mt. St.…