Season 39
(2011)
Cast
Episodes
Engineering Ground Zero 0.0
September 7, 2011
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, NOVA presents an epic story of engineering, innovation, and the perseveran…
Surviving the Tsunami 7.0
September 28, 2011
The earthquake that hit the northern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, was recorded at magnitude 9.0 the worst ever rec…
Finding Life Beyond Earth: Are We Alone? 0.0
October 19, 2011
Take a spectacular trip to distant realms of our solar system to discover where secret forms of life may lie hidden. Co…
Iceman Murder Mystery 0.0
October 26, 2011
He’s been dead for more than 5,000 years and poked, prodded, and probed by scientists for the last 20. Yet Ötzi the Ice…
The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space? 8.2
November 2, 2011
Space. It separates you from me, one galaxy from the next, and atoms from each other. It is everywhere in the universe.…
The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time 7.2
November 9, 2011
Time. We waste it, save it, kill it, make it. The world runs on it. Yet, ask physicists what time actually is, and the …
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap 8.5
November 16, 2011
Join Brian Greene on a wild ride into the weird realm of quantum physics, which governs the universe on the tiniest of …
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse? 8.3
November 23, 2011
Hard as it is to swallow, cutting-edge theories are suggesting that our universe may not be the only universe. Instead,…
Deadliest Volcanoes 0.0
January 4, 2012
Millions of people around the world live in the shadow of active volcanoes. Under constant threat of massive volcanic e…
Bombing Hitler's Dams 0.0
January 11, 2012
In 1943 a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in military history: destroying two giga…
3D Spies of WWII 0.0
January 18, 2012
During World War II, Hitler’s scientists developed terrifying new weapons of mass destruction. Alarmed by rumors of adv…
Mystery of a Masterpiece 7.0
January 25, 2012
In October 2007, a striking portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress made world news headlines. Originally sold n…
Ice Age Death Trap 9.0
February 1, 2012
In a race against developers in the Rocky Mountains, archeologists uncover a unique fossil site packed with astonishing…
Separating Twins 0.0
February 8, 2012
This is the incredible story of Trishna and Krishna, twin girls born joined at the head. Abandoned shortly after birth …
Cracking Your Genetic Code 6.5
March 28, 2012
What will it mean when most of us can afford to have the information in our DNA—all three billion chemical letters of i…
Hunting the Elements 8.2
April 4, 2012
Where do nature’s building blocks, called the elements, come from? They’re the hidden ingredients of everything in our …
Deadliest Tornadoes 7.0
April 11, 2012
In April 2011, the worst tornado outbreak in decades left a trail of destruction across the U.S., killing more than 360…
Why Ships Sink 7.0
April 18, 2012
Twenty million passengers embark on cruises each year, vacationing in deluxe "floating cities" that offer everything fr…
Secrets of the Sun 8.5
April 25, 2012
It contains 99.9 percent of all the matter in our solar system and sheds hot plasma at nearly a million miles an hour. …