Season 44
(2016)
Cast
Episodes
15 Years of Terror 7.0
September 7, 2016
From 9/11 to today’s crowd-sourced violence, trace how terrorists’ strategies have evolved.
School of the Future 6.0
September 14, 2016
How the science of learning may change education for all children.
Great Human Odyssey 7.0
October 5, 2016
Follow our ancient ancestors’ footsteps out of Africa and into every corner of our planet.
Super Tunnel 7.0
October 12, 2016
Join engineers as they build a massive new railway deep beneath the streets of London.
Treasures of the Earth: Gems 7.5
November 2, 2016
Gemstones like diamonds, rubies, opal and jade are the ultimate treasures. Delve into Earth's depths to discover how th…
Treasures of the Earth: Metals 8.0
November 9, 2016
Gold, bronze, iron, steel... metals are pillars of our civilization, but what makes them so special? Discover their uni…
Treasures of the Earth: Power 0.0
November 16, 2016
Drill down to discover how Earth's natural treasures provide bountiful energy to power our modern world yet are also dr…
Secrets of the Sky Tombs 0.0
January 4, 2017
The towering Himalayas were among the last places on Earth that humanity settled. Scaling sheer cliff sides, a team of …
The Nuclear Option 0.0
January 11, 2017
Five years after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered the unprecedented trio of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi…
Search for the Super Battery 0.0
February 1, 2017
Explore the hidden world of energy storage and how it holds the keys to a greener future.
Ultimate Cruise Ship 0.0
February 8, 2017
Join pioneering shipbuilders as they embark on a feat of maritime engineering.
The Origami Revolution 0.0
February 15, 2017
The centuries-old tradition of folding two-dimensional paper into three-dimensional shapes is inspiring a scientific re…
Why Trains Crash 0.0
February 22, 2017
From derailments to head-on collisions to drivers killed at road crossings, deadly train accidents claim dozens of live…
Holocaust Escape Tunnel 0.0
April 19, 2017
The Lithuanian city of Vilna, known also as the “Jerusalem of the North”, was one of the most important Jewish centers …
Building Chernobyl's Megatomb 0.0
April 26, 2017
Engineers race to build a massive dome to contain the crumbling remains of the reactor.
Chinese Chariot Revealed 0.0
May 17, 2017
For over 1000 years, chariots thundered across China's battlefields - dominating warfare longer than anywhere else on e…
Poisoned Water 0.0
May 31, 2017
NOVA investigates what happened in Flint, Michigan when local officials changed the city’s water source to save money, …
Eclipse Over America 0.0
August 23, 2017
On August 21, 2017, millions of Americans will witness the first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United St…
Ghosts of Stonehenge 0.0
August 31, 2017
Stonehenge is the grandest and most enigmatic of Europe’s prehistoric monuments, and has inspired countless theories to…
Death Dive to Saturn 0.0
September 13, 2017
Aiming to skim less than 2000 miles above the cloud tops, no spacecraft has ever gone so close to Saturn, and hopes are…
Secrets of the Shining Knight 0.0
October 4, 2017
Once upon a time, knighthood was serious business, and for countless medieval fighters, their armor was what stood betw…
Secrets of the Forbidden City 0.0
October 18, 2017
The Forbidden City is the world’s biggest and most extravagant palace complex ever built. For five centuries, it was th…
Killer Volcanoes 0.0
October 25, 2017
NOVA follows a team of volcano sleuths as they embark on a worldwide hunt for an elusive volcanic mega-eruption that pl…
Killer Hurricanes 0.0
November 1, 2017
Devastating hurricanes struck the U.S. mainland and Caribbean islands in 2017. But they weren’t the first. The Great Hu…
Killer Floods 0.0
November 8, 2017
All over the world, scientists are discovering traces of ancient floods on a scale that dwarfs even the most severe flo…
Extreme Animal Weapons 0.0
November 22, 2017
From lobster claws and dog teeth to bee stings and snake fangs, every creature depends on a weapon. But some are armed …
Bird Brain 0.0
December 20, 2017
Watch astonishing tests of avian aptitude: parrots that can plan for the future, jackdaws that can “read” human faces, …
Day the Dinosaurs Died 0.0
December 27, 2017
66 million years ago, a seven-mile-wide asteroid collided with Earth, triggering a chain of events that coincide with t…