Season 43
(2015)
Cast
Episodes
Dawn of Humanity 6.3
September 16, 2015
Deep in a South African cave, an astounding discovery reveals clues to what made us human.
Arctic Ghost Ship 6.0
September 23, 2015
NOVA presents an exclusive breakthrough in the greatest unsolved mystery in Arctic exploration. In 1845, British explor…
Secrets of Noah's Ark 0.0
October 7, 2015
A team of historians and expert boat builders investigates the fascinating Noah's Ark flood legend and sets out to rebu…
Cyberwar Threat 0.0
October 14, 2015
NOVA examines the science and technology behind cyber warfare and asks if we are already in the midst of a deadly new a…
Animal Mummies 0.0
October 28, 2015
NOVA joins a team of leading Egyptologists who deploy the latest medical imaging to peer beneath the wrappings of Egypt…
Making North America: Origins 0.0
November 4, 2015
The epic 3 billion-year story of how our continent came to be. From the palm trees that once flourished in Alaska to ti…
Making North America: Life 0.0
November 11, 2015
How did life emerge on our primeval continent? Why was North America home to so many iconic dinosaurs like T. rex? And …
Making North America: Human 0.0
November 18, 2015
The history of North America since the arrival of humans is chronicled. Natural resources, including gold and oil, have…
Inside Einstein's Mind 6.8
November 25, 2015
On November 25th, 1915, Einstein published his greatest work: general relativity. The theory transformed our understand…
Secret Tunnel Warfare 6.5
January 6, 2016
During World War I, the Allies and Germans repeatedly struggled to break the hideous stalemate of trench warfare. In th…
Life's Rocky Start 5.0
January 13, 2016
Four and a half billion years ago, the young Earth was a hellish place—a seething chaos of meteorite impacts, volcanoes…
Mystery Beneath the Ice 0.0
January 20, 2016
Tiny, transparent, and threatened, krill are crucial to the Antarctic ecosystem. But the population of krill is crashin…
Himalayan Megaquake 0.0
January 27, 2016
On April 25, 2015, a devastating earthquake rocked Nepal. As it ripped across the Himalayas, it wiped out villages and …
Creatures of Light 0.0
February 3, 2016
On a summer’s night, there’s nothing more magic than watching the soft glow of fireflies switching on and off. Few othe…
Memory Hackers 6.0
February 10, 2016
Memory is the glue that binds our mental lives. Without it, we’d be prisoners of the present, unable to use the lessons…
Iceman Reborn 0.0
February 17, 2016
He was stalked, attacked and left to die alone. Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is Europe’s oldest …
Rise of the Robots 6.0
February 24, 2016
Machines are everywhere. They run our factory assembly lines and make our coffee. But humanoid robots—machines with hum…
Vikings Unearthed 0.0
April 6, 2016
Uncover the truth behind the legendary Vikings and their epic journey to the Americas.
Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped? 6.0
April 13, 2016
Alzheimer's ravages the minds of over 40 million victims worldwide. Join scientists as they untangle the cause of this …
Wild Ways 0.0
April 20, 2016
Explore how newly established wildlife corridors offer hope to endangered species.
Operation Lighthouse Rescue 0.0
May 4, 2016
Engineers race to rescue the Gay Head Lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard from the ocean's erosion.
Bombing Hitler's Supergun 7.0
May 11, 2016
Engineers and World War II historians investigate Hitler's fearsome bank of "superguns."