Season 41
(2013)
Cast
Episodes
Ground Zero Supertower 7.0
September 11, 2013
NOVA kicks off the fall season with a return to Ground Zero to witness the final chapter in an epic story of engineerin…
Megastorm Aftermath 5.7
October 9, 2013
In October 2012, superstorm Sandy cut a path of devastation across the Caribbean and the East Coast, killing hundreds a…
Making Stuff Faster 8.0
October 16, 2013
Ever since humans stood on two feet we have had the basic urge to go faster. But are there physical limits to how fast …
Making Stuff Wilder 8.0
October 23, 2013
What happens when scientists open up nature's toolbox? In "Making Stuff Wilder," David Pogue explores bold new innovati…
Making Stuff Colder 7.0
October 30, 2013
Cold is the new hot in this brave new world. For centuries we've fought it, shunned it, and huddled against it. Cold ha…
Making Stuff Safer 7.0
November 6, 2013
The world has always been a dangerous place, so how do we increase our odds of survival? In "Making Stuff Safer," David…
Cold Case JFK 6.7
November 13, 2013
For decades, the assassination of John F. Kennedy has fueled dark rumors of conspiracies and mishandled evidence. Now, …
At the Edge of Space 6.0
November 20, 2013
Between the blue sky above and the infinite blackness beyond lies a frontier that scientists have only just begun to in…
Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday? 0.0
November 20, 2013
The asteroid that exploded over Siberia—injuring more than 1,000 and damaging buildings in six cities—was a shocking re…
Alien Planets Revealed 0.0
January 8, 2014
It’s a golden age for planet hunters: NASA's Kepler mission has identified more than 3,500 potential planets orbiting s…
Zeppelin Terror Attack 0.0
January 15, 2014
NOVA investigates the technology behind the World War One Zeppelin bombing campaigns, both the airships themselves and …
Killer Typhoon 0.0
January 22, 2014
It was the strongest cyclone to hit land in recorded history. On November 8, 2013, Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Phil…
Ghosts of Murdered Kings 0.0
January 29, 2014
In the rolling hills of Ireland's County Tipperary, a laborer harvesting peat from a dried-up bog spots the remnants of…
Roman Catacomb Mystery 4.0
February 5, 2014
Beneath the streets of Rome lies a city of the dead known as the Catacombs—a labyrinth of tunnels, hundreds of miles lo…
Great Cathedral Mystery 0.0
February 12, 2014
The dome that crowns Florence’s great cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore—the Duomo—is a towering masterpiece of Renaiss…
Wild Predator Invasion 0.0
April 2, 2014
Over the last few centuries we have shot, trapped, and skinned the predators that formerly thrived at the top of the fo…
Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius 0.0
April 9, 2014
When it comes to intelligence, we humans are clearly the most gifted animals around. But what make us so special? Is it…
Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses 0.0
April 16, 2014
What is it like to be a dog, a shark, or a bird? Long the subject of human daydreams, this question is now getting seri…
Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest? 0.0
April 23, 2014
What makes an animal smart? What forces of evolution drive brains to become more complex? Many scientists believe the s…
Why Sharks Attack 0.0
May 7, 2014
In recent years, an unusual spate of deadly shark attacks has gripped Australia, resulting in five deaths in ten months…
Escape From Nazi Alcatraz 0.0
May 14, 2014
Colditz Castle, a notorious prisoner of war camp in Nazi Germany, was supposed to be escape-proof. But in the dark days…
D-Day's Sunken Secrets 7.0
May 28, 2014
On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the biggest armada in history to invade the Normandy beaches and liberate Europe f…