Season 45
(2018)
Cast
Episodes
Black Hole Apocalypse 10.0
January 10, 2018
Astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin talks about black holes and their importance to the universe.
The Impossible Flight 0.0
January 31, 2018
For the first time, two intrepid pilots fly a solar-powered airplane around the world.
First Face of America 0.0
February 7, 2018
Discover remains of a 13,000 year-old teenager in an underwater cave in Mexico.
Great Escape at Dunkirk 0.0
February 14, 2018
How courage and ingenuity saved Allied troops during the epic Dunkirk operation in 1940.
Prediction by the Numbers 0.0
February 28, 2018
Discover why some predictions succeed and others fail as experts forecast the future.
Decoding the Weather Machine 0.0
April 18, 2018
Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude …
Rise of the Superstorms 0.0
June 27, 2018
In just one devastating month, Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean were changed forever. In summer 2017, three monster …
Transplanting Hope 0.0
September 26, 2018
NOVA takes you inside the operating room to witness organ transplant teams transferring organs from donors to recipient…
Operation Bridge Rescue 0.0
October 3, 2018
Follow the race to rebuild the Old Blenheim Bridge in New York State, an icon of 19th century American engineering, des…
Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire 0.0
October 10, 2018
Climb with volcano experts to the summit of Nyiragongo, a highly active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink 0.0
October 10, 2018
Explore Nyamuragira, one of the world’s most active and mysterious volcanoes in Africa. Decades of civil strife have pr…
Addiction 0.0
October 17, 2018
Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as…
Flying Supersonic 0.0
October 24, 2018
NOVA takes you inside the historic international race to develop the first supersonic airliner, the Concorde. Hear stor…
Last B-24 0.0
November 7, 2018
Dive to the bottom of the Adriatic Sea in search of the Tulsamerican, a B-24 bomber that crashed off the coast of Croat…
Thai Cave Rescue 0.0
November 14, 2018
In July 2018, the world held its breath as an international team of cave divers endeavored to rescue 12 boys and their …
World's Fastest Animal 0.0
November 21, 2018
See the world through the eyes of nature’s fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once perilously endangered in t…
Apollo's Daring Mission 0.0
December 26, 2018
Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space…
NOVA Wonders What Are Animals Saying? 0.0
April 25, 2018
From singing whales and squeaking bats to thumping spiders and clicking dolphins, the world is filled with the exotic s…
NOVA Wonders What's Living in You? 0.0
May 2, 2018
Whether they make you fat, fart, or freak out, microbes play a central role in your life. Right beneath your nose—on yo…
NOVA Wonders Are We Alone? 0.0
May 9, 2018
The search for extraterrestrial life is an age-old quest. But recent breakthroughs make today an era unlike any in the …
NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain? 0.0
May 16, 2018
Artificially intelligent machines are taking over. They’re influencing our everyday lives in profound and often invisib…
NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life? 0.0
May 23, 2018
"It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the i…
NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made Of? 0.0
May 30, 2018
The universe is hiding something. In fact, it is hiding a lot. Everything we experience on Earth, the stars and galaxie…