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Seasons
Season 1
· 1974 · 13 episodesEpisodes (13)
- 1The Making Of A Natural History Film3 Mar 1974
- 2Where Did the Colorado Go?10 Mar 1974
- 3Whales, Dolphins, and Men17 Mar 1974
- 4The Search For Life24 Mar 1974
- 5Last of the Cuiva31 Mar 1974
- 6Strange Sleep7 Apr 1974
- 7The Crab Nebula14 Apr 1974
- 8Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation21 Apr 1974
- 9Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?28 Apr 1974
- 10The First Signs Of Washoe5 May 1974
- 11The Case of the Midwife Toad12 May 1974
- 12Fusion: The Energy of Promise19 May 1974
- 13The Mystery Of The Anasazi26 May 1974
Season 2
· 1974 · 17 episodesEpisodes (17)
- 1Why Do Birds Sing?3 Nov 1974
- 2How Much Do You Smell?10 Nov 1974
- 3The Hunting Of The Quark17 Nov 1974
- 4The Secrets Of Sleep24 Nov 1974
- 5Inside the Golden Gate1 Dec 1974
- 6The Men Who Painted Caves8 Dec 1974
- 7Red Sea Coral15 Dec 1974
- 8War From the Air5 Jan 1975
- 9What Time is Your Body?12 Jan 1975
- 10The Rise And Fall Of DDT19 Jan 1975
- 11Take the World From Another Point of View2 Feb 1975
- 12The Lysenko Affair9 Feb 1975
- 13The Tuaregs16 Feb 1975
- 14The Plutonium Connection9 Mar 1975
- 15The Other Way16 Mar 1975
- 16The Lost World Of The Maya30 Mar 1975
- 17Will The Fishing Have to Stop?6 Apr 1975
Season 3
· 1976 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Predictable Disaster4 Jan 1976
- 2Joey11 Jan 1976
- 3Meditation and the Mind18 Jan 1976
- 4The Planets25 Jan 1976
- 5A Desert Place1 Feb 1976
- 6A Small Imperfection8 Feb 1976
- 7Ninety Degrees Below15 Feb 1976
- 8The Race for the Double Helix7 Mar 1976
- 9The Renewable Tree7 Mar 1976
- 10The Williamsburgh File14 Mar 1976
- 11The Overworked Miracle21 Mar 1976
- 12The Transplant Experiment11 Apr 1976
- 13The Underground Movement18 Apr 1976
- 14Hunters of the Seal2 May 1976
- 15Benjamin9 May 1976
- 16The Women Rebel23 May 1976
- 17Death of a Disease6 Jun 1976
- 18Inside the Shark13 Jun 1976
- 19The Genetic Chance20 Jun 1976
- 20The Case of the Bermuda Triangle27 Jun 1976
Season 4
· 1977 · 19 episodesEpisodes (19)
- 1Hitler's Secret Weapon5 Jan 1977
- 2The Hot Blooded Dinosaurs12 Jan 1977
- 3What Price Coal?19 Jan 1977
- 4The Sunspot Mystery2 Feb 1977
- 5The Plastic Prison9 Feb 1977
- 6Incident at Brown's Ferry23 Feb 1977
- 7Bye Bye Blackbird2 Mar 1977
- 8The Pill for the People9 Mar 1977
- 9The Gene Engineers16 Mar 1977
- 10The Human Animal23 Mar 1977
- 11The Wolf Equation30 Mar 1977
- 12The Dawn of the Solar Age20 Apr 1977
- 13The Business of Extinction20 Apr 1977
- 14The Red Planet27 Apr 1977
- 15Tongues of Men (1)11 May 1977
- 16Tongues of Men (2)18 May 1977
- 17Linus Pauling: Crusading Scientist1 Jun 1977
- 18Across the Silent Barrier22 Jun 1977
- 19The New Healers29 Jun 1977
Season 5
· 1978 · 21 episodesEpisodes (21)
- 1In The Event of Catastrophe4 Jan 1978
- 2The Green Machine11 Jan 1978
- 3Blueprints in the Bloodstream18 Jan 1978
- 4One Small Step25 Jan 1978
- 5The Final Frontier1 Feb 1978
- 6BaMiki BaNdula: Children of the Forest15 Feb 1978
- 7Trial of Denton Cooley22 Feb 1978
- 8The Great Wine Revolution1 Mar 1978
- 9The Case of the Ancient Astronauts8 Mar 1978
- 10The Mind Machines22 Mar 1978
- 11Icarus' Children29 Mar 1978
- 12Still Waters12 Apr 1978
- 13Battle for the Acropolis19 Apr 1978
- 14The Road to Happiness. : The Life and Times of Henry Ford3 May 1978
- 15Laser : Light of the 21st Century10 May 1978
- 16Insect Alternative24 May 1978
- 17The Desert's Edge31 May 1978
- 18The Tsetse Trap7 Jun 1978
- 19Memories From Eden14 Jun 1978
- 20A Whisper from Space21 Jun 1978
- 21Alaska: The Closing Frontier28 Jun 1978
Season 6
· 1979 · 19 episodesEpisodes (19)
- 1Black Tide4 Jan 1979
- 2Long Walk Of Fred Young11 Jan 1979
- 3A World Of Difference18 Jan 1979
- 4Cashing In On The Ocean1 Feb 1979
- 5Patterns From The Past8 Feb 1979
- 6The Invisible Flame22 Feb 1979
- 7The End Of The Rainbow1 Mar 1979
- 8The Beersheva Experiment8 Mar 1979
- 9Einstein15 Mar 1979
- 10The Keys Of Paradise29 Mar 1979
- 11A Plague on our Children2 Oct 1979
- 12Life on a Silken Thread9 Oct 1979
- 13Sweet Solutions16 Oct 1979
- 14Race for the Gold30 Oct 1979
- 15All Part of the Game6 Nov 1979
- 16India: Machinery of Hope20 Nov 1979
- 17The Bridge that Spanned the World4 Dec 1979
- 18Termites to Telescopes11 Dec 1979
- 19Blindness: Five Points of Views18 Dec 1979
Season 7
· 1980 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1The Elusive Illness15 Jan 1980
- 2A is for Atom, B is for Bomb22 Jan 1980
- 3Living Machines5 Feb 1980
- 4Portrait of a Killer19 Feb 1980
- 5Umealit: The Whale Hunters4 Mar 1980
- 6The Safety Factor11 Mar 1980
- 7A Mediterranean Prospect18 Mar 1980
- 8Mr. Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland25 Mar 1980
- 9The Pinks and the Blues30 Sep 1980
- 10The Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian7 Oct 1980
- 11The Sea Behind the Dunes14 Oct 1980
- 12Do We Really Need the Rockes?28 Oct 1980
- 13The Big IF4 Nov 1980
- 14Voyager: Jupiter & Beyond11 Nov 1980
- 15The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor18 Nov 1980
- 16The Water Crisis25 Nov 1980
- 17Moving Still2 Dec 1980
- 18A Touch of Sensitivity9 Dec 1980
- 19The Red Deer of Rhum23 Dec 1980
- 20It's About Time30 Dec 1980
Season 8
· 1981 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Doctors of Nigeria6 Jan 1981
- 2Message in the Rocks20 Jan 1981
- 3The Dead Sea Lives27 Jan 1981
- 4Anatomy of a Volcano10 Feb 1981
- 5The Science of Murder17 Feb 1981
- 6The Malady of Health Care24 Feb 1981
- 7Beyond the Milky Way3 Mar 1981
- 8The Asteroid and the Dinosaur10 Mar 1981
- 9Animal Olympians17 Mar 1981
- 10Resolution on Saturn25 Aug 1981
- 11Computers, Spies and Private Lives27 Sep 1981
- 12Why America Burns4 Oct 1981
- 13The Great Violin Mystery11 Oct 1981
- 14Cosmic Fire18 Oct 1981
- 15Locusts: War Without End25 Oct 1981
- 16Did Darwin Get It Wrong?1 Nov 1981
- 17Artists in the Lab15 Nov 1981
- 18Notes of a Biology Watcher: A Film with Lewis Thomas22 Nov 1981
- 19City Spaces, Human Places29 Nov 1981
- 20Twins6 Dec 1981
Season 9
· 1982 · 19 episodesEpisodes (19)
- 1Salmon on the Run10 Jan 1982
- 2Test-Tube Babies: A Daughter For Judy17 Jan 1982
- 3Field Guide to Roger Tory Peterson24 Jan 1982
- 4The Hunt for the Legion Killer31 Jan 1982
- 5Finding a Voice7 Feb 1982
- 6The Television Explosion14 Feb 1982
- 7Life: Patent Pending28 Feb 1982
- 8Palace of Delights7 Mar 1982
- 9Animal Impostors14 Mar 1982
- 10Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome28 Mar 1982
- 11The Case of the UFOs12 Oct 1982
- 12The Fragile Mountain19 Oct 1982
- 13Here's Looking At You Kid9 Nov 1982
- 14Adventures of Teenage Scientists16 Nov 1982
- 15The Cobalt Blues23 Nov 1982
- 16Goodbye Louisiana30 Nov 1982
- 17Whale Watch7 Dec 1982
- 18Tracking The Supertrains14 Dec 1982
- 19The Making of a Natural History Film4 Jan 1983
Season 10
· 1983 · 21 episodesEpisodes (21)
- 1Hawaii: Crucible of Life18 Jan 1983
- 2The Pleasure of Finding Things Out25 Jan 1983
- 3Lassa Fever8 Feb 1983
- 4The Miracle of Life15 Feb 1983
- 5Asbestos: A Lethal Legacy1 Mar 1983
- 6City of Coral8 Mar 1983
- 7Fat Chance in a Thin World22 Mar 1983
- 8Sixty Minutes to Meltdown29 Mar 1983
- 9Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales11 Oct 1983
- 10The Artificial Heart18 Oct 1983
- 11Talking Turtle25 Oct 1983
- 12Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial1 Nov 1983
- 13To Live Until You Die: The Work of Elizabeth Kubler-Ross8 Nov 1983
- 14A Magic Way of Going: The Story of Thoroughbreds15 Nov 1983
- 15A Normal Face: The Wonders of Plastic Surgery22 Nov 1983
- 16Captives of Care29 Nov 1983
- 17Twenty-Five Years in Space6 Dec 1983
- 18Nuclear Strategy for Beginners13 Dec 1983
- 19The Climate Crisis20 Dec 1983
- 20Eyes Over China27 Dec 1983
- 21Alcoholism: Life Under The Influence10 Jan 1984
Season 11
· 1984 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1The Case of ESP17 Jan 1984
- 2Antarctica: Earth's Last Frontier31 Jan 1984
- 3China's Only Child14 Feb 1984
- 4Will I Walk Again?28 Feb 1984
- 5Visions of the Deep: The Underwater World of Al Giddings6 Mar 1984
- 6Down on the Farm20 Mar 1984
- 7Make My People Live: The Crisis in Indian Health Care27 Mar 1984
- 8The World According to Weisskopf3 Apr 1984
- 9Space Bridge to Moscow2 Oct 1984
- 10The National Science Test I16 Oct 1984
- 11Fountains of Paradise23 Oct 1984
- 12The Mystery of Yellow Rain30 Oct 1984
- 13The Nomads of the Rain Forest6 Nov 1984
- 14Farmers of the Sea13 Nov 1984
- 15Frontiers of Plastic Surgery20 Nov 1984
- 16Space Women27 Nov 1984
- 17Jaws: The True Story4 Dec 1984
- 18Acid Rain: New Bad News11 Dec 1984
- 19Stephen Jay Gould: This View of Life18 Dec 1984
- 20The Garden of Inheritance8 Jan 1985
Season 12
· 1985 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines15 Jan 1985
- 2Global Village22 Jan 1985
- 3Conquest of the Parasites29 Jan 1985
- 4In the Land of the Polar Bears5 Feb 1985
- 5AIDS: Chapter One12 Feb 1985
- 6The Shape of Things19 Feb 1985
- 7Baby Talk26 Feb 1985
- 8The Mathematical Mystery Tour5 Mar 1985
- 9Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities12 Mar 1985
- 10Monarch of the Mountains19 Mar 1985
- 11The National Science Test II8 Oct 1985
- 12Seeds of Tomorrow15 Oct 1985
- 13What Einstein Never Knew22 Oct 1985
- 14The Robot Revolution?29 Oct 1985
- 15The Magic of Special Effects5 Nov 1985
- 16Child Survival: The Silent Emergency12 Nov 1985
- 17Tornado!19 Nov 1985
- 18The Genetic Gamble26 Nov 1985
- 19Animal Architects3 Dec 1985
- 20The Plane that Changed the World17 Dec 1985
Season 13
· 1986 · 21 episodesEpisodes (21)
- 1Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime21 Jan 1986
- 2Goddess of the Earth28 Jan 1986
- 3Horsemen of China4 Feb 1986
- 4Life's First Feelings11 Feb 1986
- 5The Case of the Frozen Addict18 Feb 1986
- 6Toxic Trials25 Feb 1986
- 7Skydive to the Rain Forest4 Mar 1986
- 8Return of the Osprey11 Mar 1986
- 9The Rise of a Wonder Drug18 Mar 1986
- 10When Wonder Drugs Don't Work25 Mar 1986
- 11Visions of Star Wars22 Apr 1986
- 12The Search for the Disappeared14 Oct 1986
- 13The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side21 Oct 1986
- 14High-Tech Babies4 Nov 1986
- 15Can AIDS Be Stopped?11 Nov 1986
- 16Is Anybody Out There?18 Nov 1986
- 17Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders25 Nov 1986
- 18Are You Swimming in a Sewer?2 Dec 1986
- 19Sail Wars!9 Dec 1986
- 20Leprosy Can Be Cured!16 Dec 1986
- 21How Babies Get Made13 Jan 1987
Season 14
· 1987 · 21 episodesEpisodes (21)
- 1Countdown to the Invisible Universe20 Jan 1987
- 2Children of Eve27 Jan 1987
- 3Why Planes Crash3 Feb 1987
- 4Orangutans of the Rain Forest10 Feb 1987
- 5Freud Under Analysis17 Feb 1987
- 6The Hole in the Sky24 Feb 1987
- 7Confessions of a Weaponeer3 Mar 1987
- 8Great Moments from NOVA10 Mar 1987
- 9Will the World Starve?24 Mar 1987
- 10The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore31 Mar 1987
- 11Rocky Road to Jupiter7 Apr 1987
- 12Death of a Star6 Oct 1987
- 13Spy Machines13 Oct 1987
- 14Hidden Power of Plants20 Oct 1987
- 15Japan's American Genius27 Oct 1987
- 16A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama3 Nov 1987
- 17Volcano!10 Nov 1987
- 18How Good is Soviet Science?17 Nov 1987
- 19Ancient Treasures from the Deep1 Dec 1987
- 20Riddle of the Joints8 Dec 1987
- 21Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People15 Dec 1987
Season 15
· 1988 · 22 episodesEpisodes (22)
- 1Top Gun and Beyond19 Jan 1988
- 2How to Create a Junk Food26 Jan 1988
- 3Buried in Ice2 Feb 1988
- 4Why Planes Burn9 Feb 1988
- 5Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial23 Feb 1988
- 6Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the Tide1 Mar 1988
- 7The Mystery of the Master Builders8 Mar 1988
- 8Whale Rescue15 Mar 1988
- 9The Man Who Loved Numbers22 Mar 1988
- 10Race for the Superconductor29 Mar 1988
- 11Can You Still Get Polio?5 Apr 1988
- 12Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft6 Sep 1988
- 13Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart13 Sep 1988
- 14Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old20 Sep 1988
- 15Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife27 Sep 1988
- 16Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?4 Oct 1988
- 17Can the Next President Win the Space Race?11 Oct 1988
- 18Do Scientists Cheat?18 Oct 1988
- 19Who Shot President Kennedy?15 Nov 1988
- 20The Light Stuff22 Nov 1988
- 21The All-American Bear6 Dec 1988
- 22Can We Make a Better Doctor?13 Dec 1988
Season 16
· 1989 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Hot Enough for You?17 Jan 1989
- 2The Last Journey of a Genius24 Jan 1989
- 3The Strange New Science of Chaos31 Jan 1989
- 4Back to Chernobyl14 Feb 1989
- 5God, Darwin and the Dinosaurs21 Feb 1989
- 6Adrift on the Gulf Stream28 Feb 1989
- 7Secrets of Easter Island (1)7 Mar 1989
- 8Legends of Easter Island (2)7 Mar 1989
- 9The World Is Full of Oil!21 Mar 1989
- 10Confronting the Killer Gene28 Mar 1989
- 11The Hidden City3 Oct 1989
- 12The Controversial Dr. Koop10 Oct 1989
- 13Design Wars!17 Oct 1989
- 14Echoes of War24 Oct 1989
- 15Decoding the Book of Life31 Oct 1989
- 16Hurricane!7 Nov 1989
- 17Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?14 Nov 1989
- 18What Is Music?21 Nov 1989
- 19Yellowstone's Burning Question5 Dec 1989
- 20The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret12 Dec 1989
Season 17
· 1990 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Poison in the Rockies9 Jan 1990
- 2Race for the Top23 Jan 1990
- 3Disguises of War6 Feb 1990
- 4The Bomb's Lethal Legacy13 Feb 1990
- 5The Big Spill27 Feb 1990
- 6The Genius That Was China: Rise of the Dragon20 Mar 1990
- 7The Genius That Was China: Empires in Collision27 Mar 1990
- 8The Genius that Was China: The Threat from Japan3 Apr 1990
- 9The Genius That Was China: Will the Dragon Rise Again?10 Apr 1990
- 10The KGB, The Computer and Me2 Oct 1990
- 11Neptune's Cold Fury9 Oct 1990
- 12To Boldly Go...16 Oct 1990
- 13Poisoned Winds of War23 Oct 1990
- 14The Blimp is Back!30 Oct 1990
- 15Earthquake!6 Nov 1990
- 16Killing Machines13 Nov 1990
- 17Can the Elephant Be Saved?20 Nov 1990
- 18We Know Where You Live27 Nov 1990
- 19In the Land of the Llamas4 Dec 1990
- 20What's Killing the Children?18 Dec 1990
Season 18
· 1991 · 19 episodesEpisodes (19)
- 1Return to Mt. St. Helens8 Jan 1991
- 2ConFusion in a Jar30 Apr 1991
- 3The Hunt for China's Dinosaurs (1)5 Feb 1991
- 4Case of the Flying Dinosaur12 Feb 1991
- 5T. rex Exposed19 Feb 1991
- 6The Russian Right Stuff: The Invisible Spaceman26 Feb 1991
- 7The Russian Right Stuff: The Dark Side of the Moon27 Feb 1991
- 8The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission28 Feb 1991
- 9Swimming With Whales5 Mar 1991
- 10The Chip vs. the Chess Master26 Mar 1991
- 11Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape1 Oct 1991
- 12So You Want to Be a Doctor?9 Oct 1991
- 13Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls15 Oct 1991
- 14Suicide Mission to Chernobyl22 Oct 1991
- 15Taller Than Everest?5 Nov 1991
- 16Fastest Planes in the Sky12 Nov 1991
- 17Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife3 Dec 1991
- 18Skyscraper! A NOVA Special10 Dec 1991
- 19The Fine Art of Faking It17 Dec 1991
Season 19
· 1992 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Hell Fighters of Kuwait14 Jan 1992
- 2Submarine!21 Jan 1992
- 3Saddam's War on Wildlife28 Jan 1992
- 4What Smells?11 Feb 1992
- 5Can You Believe TV Ratings?18 Feb 1992
- 6Making a Dishonest Buck3 Mar 1992
- 7Rescuing Baby Whales10 Mar 1992
- 8An Astronaut's View of the Earth17 Mar 1992
- 9Eclipse of the Century24 Mar 1992
- 10Animal Olympians II25 Aug 1992
- 11The Genius Behind the Bomb29 Sep 1992
- 12Mind of a Serial Killer13 Oct 1992
- 13Search for the First Americans20 Oct 1992
- 14Rafting Through the Grand Canyon27 Oct 1992
- 15This Old Pyramid4 Nov 1992
- 16Iceman10 Nov 1992
- 17Private Lives of Dolphins17 Nov 1992
- 18Brain Transplant1 Dec 1992
- 19Can You Stop People From Drinking?22 Dec 1992
- 20Sex and the Single Rhino29 Dec 1992
Season 20
· 1993 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1The Hunt for Saddam's Secret Weapons5 Jan 1993
- 2Can Bombing Win a War?19 Jan 1993
- 3The Deadly Deception26 Jan 1993
- 4Nazis and the Russian Bomb2 Feb 1993
- 5In the Path of a Killer Volcano9 Feb 1993
- 6Can Science Build a Champion Athlete?16 Feb 1993
- 7Diving for Pirate Gold23 Feb 1993
- 8Murder, Rape and DNA2 Mar 1993
- 9The Lost Tribe30 Mar 1993
- 10The NOVA Quiz5 Oct 1993
- 11Wanted: Butch and Sundance12 Oct 1993
- 12Secrets of the Psychics19 Oct 1993
- 13Dying to Breathe26 Oct 1993
- 14Shadow of the Condor2 Nov 1993
- 15The Real Jurassic Park9 Nov 1993
- 16Roller Coaster!16 Nov 1993
- 17Mysterious Crash of Flight 20130 Nov 1993
- 18Great Moments from NOVA7 Dec 1993
- 19The Best Mind Since Einstein21 Dec 1993
- 20Stranger in the Mirror28 Dec 1993
Season 21
· 1994 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Codebreakers18 Jan 1994
- 2Dinosaurs of the Gobi25 Jan 1994
- 3Daredevils of the Sky1 Feb 1994
- 4Journey to Kilimanjaro8 Feb 1994
- 5Can Chimps Talk?15 Feb 1994
- 6In Search of Human Origins, Part One28 Feb 1994
- 7In Search of Human Origins, Part Two1 Mar 1994
- 8In Search of Human Origins, Part Three2 Mar 1994
- 9Can China Kick the Habit?12 Apr 1994
- 10Aircraft Carrier!19 Apr 1994
- 11The Great Wildlife Heist11 Oct 1994
- 12Secret of the Wild Child18 Oct 1994
- 13Haunted Cry of a Long Gone Bird25 Oct 1994
- 14What's New About Menopause1 Nov 1994
- 15The Tribe that Time Forgot8 Nov 1994
- 16Killer Quake!15 Nov 1994
- 17Buried in Ash29 Nov 1994
- 18Rescue Mission in Space6 Dec 1994
- 19Journey to the Sacred Sea20 Dec 1994
- 20In Search of the First Language27 Dec 1994
Season 22
· 1995 · 13 episodesEpisodes (13)
- 1Mammoths of the Ice Age9 Jan 1995
- 2Vikings in America24 Jan 1995
- 3Little Creatures Who Run the World31 Jan 1995
- 4Nazi Designers of Death7 Feb 1995
- 5Siamese Twins14 Feb 1995
- 6Mystery of the Senses—Hearing19 Feb 1995
- 7Mystery of the Senses—Smell20 Feb 1995
- 8Mystery of the Senses—Taste21 Feb 1995
- 9Mystery of the Senses—Touch22 Feb 1995
- 10Mystery of the Senses—Vision23 Feb 1995
- 11The Universe Within7 Mar 1995
- 12Making of a Doctor3 May 1995
- 13Fast Cars23 May 1995
Season 23
· 1995 · 19 episodesEpisodes (19)
- 1Anastasia Dead or Alive?10 Oct 1995
- 2Venus Unveiled17 Oct 1995
- 3Hawaii Born of Fire24 Oct 1995
- 4The Doomsday Asteroid31 Oct 1995
- 5Lightning!7 Nov 1995
- 6Hunt for the Serial Arsonist14 Nov 1995
- 7Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef28 Nov 1995
- 8Race to Catch a Buckyball19 Dec 1995
- 9Can Buildings Make You Sick?26 Dec 1995
- 10Terror in the Mine Fields9 Jan 1996
- 11The Day the Earth Shook16 Jan 1996
- 12B-29 Frozen in Time30 Jan 1996
- 13Plague Fighters6 Feb 1996
- 14War Machines of Tomorrow20 Feb 1996
- 15Kidnapped by U.F.O.'s?27 Feb 1996
- 16Flood!26 Mar 1996
- 17Dr. Spock the Baby Doc2 Apr 1996
- 18Warriors of the Amazon9 Apr 1996
- 19Bombing of America16 Apr 1996
Season 24
· 1996 · 21 episodesEpisodes (21)
- 1Einstein Revealed1 Oct 1996
- 2Lost City of Arabia8 Oct 1996
- 3Three Men and a Balloon15 Oct 1996
- 4Secrets of Making Money22 Oct 1996
- 5Top Gun Over Moscow12 Nov 1996
- 6Shark Attack19 Nov 1996
- 7Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey (1)24 Nov 1996
- 8Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World (2)25 Nov 1996
- 9Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets (3)26 Nov 1996
- 10Cracking the Ice Age31 Dec 1996
- 11Kaboom!14 Jan 1997
- 12Titanic's Lost Sister28 Jan 1997
- 13Secrets Of Lost Empires (1): Pyramid4 Feb 1997
- 14Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge (1)11 Feb 1997
- 15Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca (2)11 Feb 1997
- 16Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk (3)12 Feb 1997
- 17Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum (4)12 Feb 1997
- 18Hunt for Alien Worlds18 Feb 1997
- 19Curse of T.rex25 Feb 1997
- 20Cut to the Heart8 Apr 1997
- 21Kingdom of the Seahorse15 Apr 1997
Season 25
· 1997 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Coma7 Oct 1997
- 2Faster Than Sound14 Oct 1997
- 3Bomb Squad21 Oct 1997
- 4The Proof28 Oct 1997
- 5Wild Wolves With David Attenborough11 Nov 1997
- 6Super Bridge12 Nov 1997
- 7Treasures of the Sunken City18 Nov 1997
- 8Avalanche!25 Nov 1997
- 9Danger in the Jet Stream2 Dec 1997
- 10Night Creatures of the Kalahari6 Jan 1998
- 11Mysterious Mummies of China20 Jan 1998
- 12Supersonic Spies27 Jan 1998
- 13Animal Hospital3 Feb 1998
- 14The Brain Eater10 Feb 1998
- 15Everest - The Death Zone24 Feb 1998
- 16Search for the Lost Cave People31 Mar 1998
- 17Warnings from the Ice21 Apr 1998
- 18Crocodiles! With David Attenborough28 Apr 1998
- 19The Truth About Impotence12 May 1998
- 20The Perfect Pearl29 Dec 1998
Season 26
· 1998 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude6 Oct 1998
- 2Chasing El Nino13 Oct 1998
- 3Terror In Space27 Oct 1998
- 4Special Effects: Titanic and Beyond3 Nov 1998
- 5Deadly Shadow of Vesuvius10 Nov 1998
- 6Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)24 Nov 1998
- 7Ice Mummies: Siberian Ice Maiden (2)24 Nov 1998
- 8Ice Mummies: Return of the Iceman (3)24 Nov 1998
- 9Leopards of the Night with David Attenborough1 Dec 1998
- 10The Perfect Pearl29 Dec 1998
- 11The Beast of Loch Ness12 Jan 1999
- 12Submarines, Secrets, and Spies19 Jan 1999
- 13Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvin6 Oct 1999
- 14Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Fire (1)16 Feb 1999
- 15Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash (2)16 Feb 1999
- 16Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Plane Crash (3)17 Feb 1999
- 17Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Abandon Ship (4)17 Feb 1999
- 18Battle Alert in the Gulf23 Feb 1999
- 19Volcanoes of the Deep30 Mar 1999
- 20Surviving AIDS6 Apr 1999
Season 27
· 1999 · 21 episodesEpisodes (21)
- 1Fall of the Leaning Tower5 Oct 1999
- 2Time Travel12 Oct 1999
- 3The Killer's Trail19 Oct 1999
- 4Island of the Spirits2 Nov 1999
- 5Decoding Nazi Secrets9 Nov 1999
- 6Voyage of Doom23 Nov 1999
- 7Electric Heart21 Dec 1999
- 8Tales from the Hive4 Jan 2000
- 9Lost on Everest18 Jan 2000
- 10Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1)1 Feb 2000
- 11Diamond Deception1 Feb 2000
- 12Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2)8 Feb 2000
- 13Trillion Dollar Bet8 Feb 2000
- 14Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3)15 Feb 2000
- 15Mystery of the First Americans15 Feb 2000
- 16Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4)22 Feb 2000
- 17Lost Tribes of Israel22 Feb 2000
- 18Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5)29 Feb 2000
- 19What's Up with the Weather?18 Apr 2000
- 20Stationed in the Stars25 Apr 2000
- 21The Vikings9 May 2000
Season 28
· 2000 · 17 episodesEpisodes (17)
- 1Lincoln's Secret Weapon24 Oct 2000
- 2Holocaust on Trial31 Oct 2000
- 3Hitler's Lost Sub14 Nov 2000
- 4Runaway Universe21 Nov 2000
- 5Garden of Eden28 Nov 2000
- 6Dying to Be Thin12 Dec 2000
- 7Japan's Secret Garden18 Dec 2000
- 8Sultan's Lost Treasure16 Jan 2001
- 9Vanished!30 Jan 2001
- 10Nazi Prison Escape6 Feb 2001
- 11Lost King of the Maya13 Feb 2001
- 12The Cancer Warrior27 Feb 2001
- 13Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor (1)27 Mar 2001
- 14Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions (2)3 Apr 2001
- 15Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds (3)10 Apr 2001
- 16Cracking the Code of Life17 Apr 2001
- 17Harvest of Fear24 Apr 2001
Season 29
· 2001 · 17 episodesEpisodes (17)
- 1Search for a Safe Cigarette2 Oct 2001
- 218 Ways to Make a Baby9 Oct 2001
- 3Secrets of the Mind23 Oct 2001
- 4Sex: Unknown30 Oct 2001
- 5Russia's Nuclear Warriors6 Nov 2001
- 6Bioterror13 Nov 2001
- 7Life's Greatest Miracle20 Nov 2001
- 8Methuselah Tree11 Dec 2001
- 9Flying Casanovas25 Dec 2001
- 10Death Star8 Jan 2002
- 11Neanderthals on Trial22 Jan 2002
- 12Fireworks29 Jan 2002
- 13Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies5 Feb 2002
- 14The Missing Link26 Feb 2002
- 15Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance26 Mar 2002
- 16Why the Towers Fell30 Apr 2002
- 17Fire Wars7 May 2002
Season 30
· 2002 · 16 episodesEpisodes (16)
- 1Killer Disease on Campus3 Sep 2002
- 2Mysterious Life of Caves1 Oct 2002
- 3Lost Roman Treasure8 Oct 2002
- 4Galileo's Battle for the Heavens29 Oct 2002
- 5Volcano's Deadly Warning12 Nov 2002
- 6Sinking City of Venice19 Nov 2002
- 7The Orchid Hunter26 Nov 2002
- 8Spies That Fly7 Jan 2003
- 9Last Flight of Bomber 3114 Jan 2003
- 10Ancient Creature of the Deep21 Jan 2003
- 11Battle of the X-Planes4 Feb 2003
- 12Mountain of Ice11 Feb 2003
- 13Lost Treasures of Tibet18 Feb 2003
- 14Dirty Bomb25 Feb 2003
- 15Deep Sea Invasion1 Apr 2003
- 16Secret of Photo 5115 Apr 2003
Season 31
· 2003 · 18 episodesEpisodes (18)
- 1Infinite Secrets30 Sep 2003
- 2Who Killed the Red Baron?7 Oct 2003
- 3The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1)28 Oct 2003
- 4The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing (2)28 Oct 2003
- 5The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (3)4 Nov 2003
- 6Wright Brothers' Flying Machine11 Nov 2003
- 7Magnetic Storm18 Nov 2003
- 8Volcano Above the Clouds25 Nov 2003
- 9MARS Dead or Alive4 Jan 2004
- 10Secrets of the Crocodile Caves20 Jan 2004
- 11Dogs and More Dogs3 Feb 2004
- 12Descent Into the Ice10 Feb 2004
- 13Crash of Flight 11117 Feb 2004
- 14Life and Death in the War Zone2 Mar 2004
- 15Hunt for the Supertwister30 Mar 2004
- 16World in the Balance: The People Paradox (1)20 Apr 2004
- 17World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2)20 Apr 2004
- 18Battle Plan Under Fire4 May 2004
Season 32
· 2004 · 18 episodesEpisodes (18)
- 1Origins: Earth is Born28 Sep 2004
- 2Origins: How Life Began28 Sep 2004
- 3Origins: Where Are the Aliens?29 Sep 2004
- 4Origins: Back to the Beginning29 Sep 2004
- 5The Most Dangerous Woman in America12 Oct 2004
- 6America's Stone Age Explorers9 Nov 2004
- 7Great Escape16 Nov 2004
- 8Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land23 Nov 2004
- 9Welcome to Mars4 Jan 2005
- 10The Boldest Hoax11 Jan 2005
- 11Supersonic Dream18 Jan 2005
- 12The Viking Deception8 Feb 2005
- 13Saving the National Treasures15 Feb 2005
- 14A Daring Flight22 Feb 2005
- 15Wave That Shook the World29 Mar 2005
- 16Hitler's Sunken Secret8 Nov 2005
- 17Newton's Dark Secrets15 Nov 2005
- 18Storm That Drowned a City14 Dec 2005
Season 33
· 2005 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Mystery of the Megaflood20 Sep 2005
- 2Sinking the Supership4 Oct 2005
- 3Einstein's Big Idea11 Oct 2005
- 4Volcano Under the City1 Nov 2005
- 5Hitler's Sunken Secret8 Nov 2005
- 6Newton's Dark Secrets15 Nov 2005
- 7Storm That Drowned a City22 Nov 2005
- 8The Mummy Who Would Be King3 Jan 2006
- 9Deadly Ascent17 Jan 2006
- 10The Perfect Corpse7 Feb 2006
- 11Jewel of the Earth14 Feb 2006
- 12The Ghost Particle21 Feb 2006
- 13Arctic Passage28 Feb 2006
- 14The Great Robot Race: Nova28 Mar 2006
- 15Voyage to the Mystery Moon4 Apr 2006
- 16Dimming the Sun18 Apr 2006
- 17Wings of Madness7 Nov 2006
- 18Family That Walks on All Fours14 Nov 2006
- 19ScienceNOW: Extinction3 Oct 2006
- 20Underwater Dream Machine26 Dec 2006
Season 34
· 2006 · 15 episodesEpisodes (15)
- 1Building on Ground Zero5 Sep 2006
- 2Mystery of the Megavolcano26 Sep 2006
- 3The Deadliest Plane Crash17 Oct 2006
- 4Monster of the Milky Way31 Oct 2006
- 5Wings of Madness7 Nov 2006
- 6Family That Walks on All Fours14 Nov 2006
- 7Underwater Dream Machine26 Dec 2006
- 8Forgotten Genius6 Feb 2007
- 9The Last Great Ape13 Feb 2007
- 10Kings of Camouflage3 Apr 2007
- 11First Flower17 Apr 2007
- 12Saved by the Sun24 Apr 2007
- 13Pocahontas Revealed8 May 2007
- 14Bone Diggers19 Jun 2007
- 15The Great Inca Rebellion26 Jun 2007
Season 35
· 2007 · 17 episodesEpisodes (17)
- 1Secrets of the Samurai Sword9 Oct 2007
- 2Ghost in Your Genes16 Oct 2007
- 3Marathon Challenge30 Oct 2007
- 4Sputnik Declassified7 Nov 2007
- 5Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial13 Nov 2007
- 6Master of the Killer Ants20 Nov 2007
- 7Missing in MiG Alley18 Dec 2007
- 8Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold8 Jan 2008
- 9Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero15 Jan 2008
- 10Secrets of the Parthenon29 Jan 2008
- 11Astrospies12 Feb 2008
- 12Ape Genius19 Feb 2008
- 13The Four Winged Dinosaur26 Feb 2008
- 14Cracking the Maya Code8 Apr 2008
- 15Car of the Future22 Apr 2008
- 16A Walk to Beautiful13 May 2008
- 17Lord of the Ants20 May 2008
Season 36
· 2008 · 17 episodesEpisodes (17)
- 1Arctic Dinosaurs7 Oct 2008
- 2Space Shuttle Disaster14 Oct 2008
- 3Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives21 Oct 2008
- 4Hunting The Hidden Dimension28 Oct 2008
- 5Alien From Earth11 Nov 2008
- 6The Bible's Buried Secrets18 Nov 2008
- 7Ocean Animal Emergency25 Nov 2008
- 8Is There Life On Mars?30 Dec 2008
- 9The Big Energy Gamble20 Jan 2009
- 10The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies27 Jan 2009
- 11The Spy Factory3 Feb 2009
- 12Rat Attack24 Feb 2009
- 13Extreme Ice24 Mar 2009
- 14Last Extinction31 Mar 2009
- 15Doctors' Diaries Pt.17 Apr 2009
- 16Doctors' Diaries Pt.214 Apr 2009
- 17Musical Minds30 Jun 2009
Season 37
· 2009 · 18 episodesEpisodes (18)
- 1Darwin's Darkest Hour6 Oct 2009
- 2Hubble's Amazing Rescue13 Oct 2009
- 3Lizard Kings20 Oct 2009
- 4Becoming Human: First Steps3 Nov 2009
- 5Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity10 Nov 2009
- 6Becoming Human: Last Human Standing17 Nov 2009
- 7What Are Dreams?24 Nov 2009
- 8What Darwin Never Knew29 Dec 2009
- 9Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor5 Jan 2010
- 10Building Pharaoh's Ship12 Jan 2010
- 11Riddles of the Sphinx19 Jan 2010
- 12Ghosts of Machu Picchu2 Feb 2010
- 13Extreme Cave Diving9 Feb 2010
- 14The Pluto Files2 Mar 2010
- 15Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way6 Apr 2010
- 16Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe13 Apr 2010
- 17Mind Over Money27 Apr 2010
- 18Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead4 May 2010
Season 38
· 2010 · 18 episodesEpisodes (18)
- 1Building the Great Cathedrals19 Oct 2010
- 2Emergency Mine Rescue26 Oct 2010
- 3Trapped in an Elevator2 Nov 2010
- 4Dogs Decoded9 Nov 2010
- 5Secrets of Stonehenge16 Nov 2010
- 6Quest for Solomon's Mines23 Nov 2010
- 7Secrets Beneath the Ice28 Dec 2010
- 8Deadliest Earthquakes11 Jan 2011
- 9Making Stuff: Stronger19 Jan 2011
- 10Making Stuff: Smaller26 Jan 2011
- 11Making Stuff: Cleaner2 Feb 2011
- 12Making Stuff: Smarter9 Feb 2011
- 13Smartest Machine on Earth9 Feb 2011
- 14Crash of Flight 44716 Feb 2011
- 15Venom: Nature's Killer23 Feb 2011
- 16Japan's Killer Quake30 Mar 2011
- 17Power Surge20 Apr 2011
- 18How Smart Are Animals?9 Feb 2011
Season 39
· 2011 · 19 episodesEpisodes (19)
- 1Engineering Ground Zero7 Sep 2011
- 2Surviving the Tsunami28 Sep 2011
- 3Finding Life Beyond Earth: Are We Alone?19 Oct 2011
- 4Iceman Murder Mystery26 Oct 2011
- 5The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?2 Nov 2011
- 6The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time9 Nov 2011
- 7The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap16 Nov 2011
- 8The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?23 Nov 2011
- 9Deadliest Volcanoes4 Jan 2012
- 10Bombing Hitler's Dams11 Jan 2012
- 113D Spies of WWII18 Jan 2012
- 12Mystery of a Masterpiece25 Jan 2012
- 13Ice Age Death Trap1 Feb 2012
- 14Separating Twins8 Feb 2012
- 15Cracking Your Genetic Code28 Mar 2012
- 16Hunting the Elements4 Apr 2012
- 17Deadliest Tornadoes11 Apr 2012
- 18Why Ships Sink18 Apr 2012
- 19Secrets of the Sun25 Apr 2012
Season 40
· 2012 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1Secrets of the Viking Sword10 Oct 2012
- 2Forensics on Trial17 Oct 2012
- 3Mystery of Easter Island7 Nov 2012
- 4Ultimate Mars Challenge14 Nov 2012
- 5Inside the Megastorm18 Nov 2012
- 6Doomsday Volcanoes2 Jan 2013
- 7Decoding Neanderthals9 Jan 2013
- 8Rise of the Drones23 Jan 2013
- 9Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby?30 Jan 2013
- 10Building Pharaoh's Chariot6 Feb 2013
- 11Earth From Space13 Feb 2013
- 12Mind of a Rampage Killer20 Feb 2013
- 13Meteor Strike27 Mar 2013
- 14Ancient Computer3 Apr 2013
- 15Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening10 Apr 2013
- 16Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes17 Apr 2013
- 17Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters24 Apr 2013
- 18Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures1 May 2013
- 19Manhunt - Boston Bombers29 May 2013
- 20Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes29 May 2013
Season 41
· 2013 · 22 episodesEpisodes (22)
- 1Ground Zero Supertower11 Sep 2013
- 2Megastorm Aftermath9 Oct 2013
- 3Making Stuff Faster16 Oct 2013
- 4Making Stuff Wilder23 Oct 2013
- 5Making Stuff Colder30 Oct 2013
- 6Making Stuff Safer6 Nov 2013
- 7Cold Case JFK13 Nov 2013
- 8At the Edge of Space20 Nov 2013
- 9Asteroid: Doomsday or Payday?20 Nov 2013
- 10Alien Planets Revealed8 Jan 2014
- 11Zeppelin Terror Attack15 Jan 2014
- 12Killer Typhoon22 Jan 2014
- 13Ghosts of Murdered Kings29 Jan 2014
- 14Roman Catacomb Mystery5 Feb 2014
- 15Great Cathedral Mystery12 Feb 2014
- 16Wild Predator Invasion2 Apr 2014
- 17Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius9 Apr 2014
- 18Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses16 Apr 2014
- 19Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest?23 Apr 2014
- 20Why Sharks Attack7 May 2014
- 21Escape From Nazi Alcatraz14 May 2014
- 22D-Day's Sunken Secrets28 May 2014
Season 42
· 2014 · 22 episodesEpisodes (22)
- 1Vaccines Calling the Shots10 Sep 2014
- 2Rise of the Hackers24 Sep 2014
- 3Why Planes Vanish8 Oct 2014
- 4Surviving Ebola8 Oct 2014
- 5Ben Franklin's Balloons22 Oct 2014
- 6First Air War29 Oct 2014
- 7Bigger Than T. rex5 Nov 2014
- 8Emperor’s Ghost Army12 Nov 2014
- 9Killer Landslides19 Nov 2014
- 10First Man on the Moon3 Dec 2014
- 11Big Bang Machine14 Jan 2015
- 12Sunken Ship Rescue21 Jan 2015
- 13Sinkholes—Buried Alive28 Jan 2015
- 14Colosseum: Roman Death Trap11 Feb 2015
- 15Petra: Lost City of Stone18 Feb 2015
- 16Hagia Sophia: Istanbul’s Ancient Mystery25 Feb 2015
- 17The Great Math Mystery15 Apr 2015
- 18Invisible Universe Revealed22 Apr 2015
- 19Nazi Attack on America6 May 2015
- 20Lethal Seas13 May 2015
- 21Chasing Pluto15 Jul 2015
- 22Nuclear Meltdown Disaster29 Jul 2015
Season 43
· 2015 · 22 episodesEpisodes (22)
- 1Dawn of Humanity16 Sep 2015
- 2Arctic Ghost Ship23 Sep 2015
- 3Secrets of Noah's Ark7 Oct 2015
- 4Cyberwar Threat14 Oct 2015
- 5Animal Mummies28 Oct 2015
- 6Making North America: Origins4 Nov 2015
- 7Making North America: Life11 Nov 2015
- 8Making North America: Human18 Nov 2015
- 9Inside Einstein's Mind25 Nov 2015
- 10Secret Tunnel Warfare6 Jan 2016
- 11Life's Rocky Start13 Jan 2016
- 12Mystery Beneath the Ice20 Jan 2016
- 13Himalayan Megaquake27 Jan 2016
- 14Creatures of Light3 Feb 2016
- 15Memory Hackers10 Feb 2016
- 16Iceman Reborn17 Feb 2016
- 17Rise of the Robots24 Feb 2016
- 18Vikings Unearthed6 Apr 2016
- 19Can Alzheimer's Be Stopped?13 Apr 2016
- 20Wild Ways20 Apr 2016
- 21Operation Lighthouse Rescue4 May 2016
- 22Bombing Hitler's Supergun11 May 2016
Season 44
· 2016 · 28 episodesEpisodes (28)
- 115 Years of Terror7 Sep 2016
- 2School of the Future14 Sep 2016
- 3Great Human Odyssey5 Oct 2016
- 4Super Tunnel12 Oct 2016
- 5Treasures of the Earth: Gems2 Nov 2016
- 6Treasures of the Earth: Metals9 Nov 2016
- 7Treasures of the Earth: Power16 Nov 2016
- 8Secrets of the Sky Tombs4 Jan 2017
- 9The Nuclear Option11 Jan 2017
- 10Search for the Super Battery1 Feb 2017
- 11Ultimate Cruise Ship8 Feb 2017
- 12The Origami Revolution15 Feb 2017
- 13Why Trains Crash22 Feb 2017
- 14Holocaust Escape Tunnel19 Apr 2017
- 15Building Chernobyl's Megatomb26 Apr 2017
- 16Chinese Chariot Revealed17 May 2017
- 17Poisoned Water31 May 2017
- 18Eclipse Over America23 Aug 2017
- 19Ghosts of Stonehenge31 Aug 2017
- 20Death Dive to Saturn13 Sep 2017
- 21Secrets of the Shining Knight4 Oct 2017
- 22Secrets of the Forbidden City18 Oct 2017
- 23Killer Volcanoes25 Oct 2017
- 24Killer Hurricanes1 Nov 2017
- 25Killer Floods8 Nov 2017
- 26Extreme Animal Weapons22 Nov 2017
- 27Bird Brain20 Dec 2017
- 28Day the Dinosaurs Died27 Dec 2017
Season 45
· 2018 · 23 episodesEpisodes (23)
- 1Black Hole Apocalypse10 Jan 2018
- 2The Impossible Flight31 Jan 2018
- 3First Face of America7 Feb 2018
- 4Great Escape at Dunkirk14 Feb 2018
- 5Prediction by the Numbers28 Feb 2018
- 6Decoding the Weather Machine18 Apr 2018
- 7Rise of the Superstorms27 Jun 2018
- 8Transplanting Hope26 Sep 2018
- 9Operation Bridge Rescue3 Oct 2018
- 10Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire10 Oct 2018
- 11Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink10 Oct 2018
- 12Addiction17 Oct 2018
- 13Flying Supersonic24 Oct 2018
- 14Last B-247 Nov 2018
- 15Thai Cave Rescue14 Nov 2018
- 16World's Fastest Animal21 Nov 2018
- 17Apollo's Daring Mission26 Dec 2018
- 101NOVA Wonders What Are Animals Saying?25 Apr 2018
- 102NOVA Wonders What's Living in You?2 May 2018
- 103NOVA Wonders Are We Alone?9 May 2018
- 104NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain?16 May 2018
- 105NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life?23 May 2018
- 106NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made Of?30 May 2018
Season 46
· 2019 · 23 episodesEpisodes (23)
- 1Pluto and Beyond2 Jan 2019
- 2Einstein's Quantum Riddle9 Jan 2019
- 3Kïlauea: Hawai'i on Fire23 Jan 2019
- 4Decoding the Great Pyramid6 Feb 2019
- 5Rise of the Rockets13 Feb 2019
- 6The Next Pompeii20 Feb 2019
- 7Saving the Dead Sea24 Apr 2019
- 8Inside the Megafire8 May 2019
- 9First Horse Warriors15 May 2019
- 10Lost Viking Army22 May 2019
- 11Back to the Moon10 Jul 2019
- 12The Planets: Inner Worlds24 Jul 2019
- 13The Planets: Mars24 Jul 2019
- 14The Planets: Jupiter31 Jul 2019
- 15The Planets: Saturn7 Aug 2019
- 16The Planets: Ice Worlds14 Aug 2019
- 17Why Bridges Collapse16 Oct 2019
- 18Look Who's Driving23 Oct 2019
- 19Rise of the Mammals30 Oct 2019
- 20Dead Sea Scroll Detectives6 Nov 2019
- 21Decoding Da Vinci13 Nov 2019
- 22The Violence Paradox20 Nov 2019
- 23Animal Espionage27 Nov 2019
Season 47
· 2020 · 16 episodesEpisodes (16)
- 1Polar Extremes5 Feb 2020
- 2Dog Tales12 Feb 2020
- 3Cat Tales19 Feb 2020
- 4Mysteries of Sleep26 Feb 2020
- 5Cuba's Cancer Hope1 Apr 2020
- 6The Truth About Fat8 Apr 2020
- 7Decoding COVID-1913 May 2020
- 8Eagle Power20 May 2020
- 9Human Nature / Gene-Editing Reality Check9 Sep 2020
- 10Secret Mind of Slime16 Sep 2020
- 11A to Z: The First Alphabet23 Sep 2020
- 12A to Z: How Writing Changed the World30 Sep 2020
- 13Nature's Fear Factor14 Oct 2020
- 14Touching the Asteroid21 Oct 2020
- 15Can We Cool the Planet?28 Oct 2020
- 16Saving Notre Dame25 Nov 2020
Season 48
· 2021 · 25 episodesEpisodes (25)
- 1Secrets in Our DNA14 Jan 2021
- 2Beyond the Elements: Reactions3 Feb 2021
- 3Beyond the Elements: Indestructible10 Feb 2021
- 4Beyond the Elements: Life17 Feb 2021
- 5Looking for Life on Mars24 Feb 2021
- 6Picture a Scientist/ Search Engine Breakdown14 Apr 2021
- 7Reef Rescue21 Apr 2021
- 8Fighting for Fertility12 May 2021
- 9Hindenburg: The New Evidence19 May 2021
- 10Great Electric Airplane Race26 May 2021
- 11Ship That Changed the World2 Jun 2021
- 12Bat Superpowers15 Sep 2021
- 13The Cannabis Question29 Sep 2021
- 14Particles Unknown6 Oct 2021
- 15Arctic Drift13 Oct 2021
- 16Edible Insects20 Oct 2021
- 17NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars27 Oct 2021
- 18NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way3 Nov 2021
- 19NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds10 Nov 2021
- 20NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes17 Nov 2021
- 21NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang24 Nov 2021
- 22High-Risk High-Rise5 Jan 2022
- 23Butterfly Blueprints12 Jan 2022
- 24Alaskan Dinosaurs19 Jan 2022
- 25Ancient Maya Metropolis26 Jan 2022
Season 49
· 2022 · 19 episodesEpisodes (19)
- 1Arctic Sinkholes2 Feb 2022
- 2Secrets in the Scat9 Feb 2022
- 3Great Mammoth Mystery16 Feb 2022
- 4Augmented23 Feb 2022
- 5Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's6 Apr 2022
- 6Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence11 May 2022
- 7Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day11 May 2022
- 8Why Ships Crash18 May 2022
- 9Ice Age Footprints25 May 2022
- 10Ultimate Space Telescope13 Jul 2022
- 11Saving Venice28 Sep 2022
- 12Ending HIV in America5 Oct 2022
- 13Computers v. Crime12 Oct 2022
- 14Can Psychedelics Cure?19 Oct 2022
- 15Ocean Invaders26 Oct 2022
- 16Nazca Desert Mystery2 Nov 2022
- 17Crypto Decoded9 Nov 2022
- 18Zero to Infinity16 Nov 2022
- 19Rebuilding Notre Dame14 Dec 2022
Season 50
· 2023 · 18 episodesEpisodes (18)
- 1London Super Tunnel1 Feb 2023
- 2Star Chasers of Senegal8 Feb 2023
- 3Ancient Builders of the Amazon15 Feb 2023
- 4New Eye on the Universe22 Feb 2023
- 5Weathering the Future12 Apr 2023
- 6Chasing Carbon Zero26 Apr 2023
- 7Saving the Right Whale3 May 2023
- 8Hidden Volcano Abyss10 May 2023
- 9Your Brain: Perception Deception (1)17 May 2023
- 10Your Brain: Who's in Control? (2)24 May 2023
- 11Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky4 Oct 2023
- 12Ancient Earth: Frozen11 Oct 2023
- 13Ancient Earth: Life Rising18 Oct 2023
- 14Ancient Earth: Inferno25 Oct 2023
- 15Ancient Earth: Humans1 Nov 2023
- 16Inside China's Tech Boom8 Nov 2023
- 17The Battle to Beat Malaria15 Nov 2023
- 18Lee and Liza's Family Tree22 Nov 2023
Season 51
· 2024 · 18 episodesEpisodes (18)
- 1When Whales Could Walk31 Jan 2024
- 2Easter Island Origins7 Feb 2024
- 3Building the Eiffel Tower14 Feb 2024
- 4Hunt for the Oldest DNA21 Feb 2024
- 5A.I. Revolution27 Mar 2024
- 6Great American Eclipse3 Apr 2024
- 7Secrets in Your Data15 May 2024
- 8Decoding the Universe: Cosmos22 May 2024
- 9Solar System: Storm Worlds2 Oct 2024
- 10Solar System: Strange Worlds9 Oct 2024
- 11Solar System: Volcano Worlds16 Oct 2024
- 12Solar System: Icy Worlds23 Oct 2024
- 13Solar System: Wandering Worlds30 Oct 2024
- 14Decoding the Universe: Quantum6 Nov 2024
- 15Building Stuff: Boost It!13 Nov 2024
- 16Building Stuff: Reach It!20 Nov 2024
- 17Building Stuff: Change It!27 Nov 2024
- 18Lost Tombs of Notre Dame18 Dec 2024
Season 52
· 2025 · 20 episodesEpisodes (20)
- 1What Are UFOs?22 Jan 2025
- 2Extreme Airport Engineering29 Jan 2025
- 3Dino Birds5 Feb 2025
- 4Egypt's Tombs of Amun12 Feb 2025
- 5Pompeii's Secret Underworld19 Feb 2025
- 6Baltimore Bridge Collapse26 Feb 2025
- 7Revolutionary War Weapons9 Apr 2025
- 8Secrets of the Forest16 Apr 2025
- 9Critical Condition: Health In Black America30 Apr 2025
- 10Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown7 May 2025
- 11Ultimate Crash Test: Impact14 May 2025
- 12Human: Origins17 Sep 2025
- 13Human: Journeys24 Sep 2025
- 14Human: Neanderthal Encounters1 Oct 2025
- 15Human: Into the Americas8 Oct 2025
- 16Human: Building Empires15 Oct 2025
- 17Ancient Desert Death Trap22 Oct 2025
- 18Superfloods29 Oct 2025
- 19Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build5 Nov 2025
- 20Operation Space Station: Science and Survival12 Nov 2025
Season 53
· 2026 · 18 episodes · 1 comingEpisodes (18)
- 1Asteroids: Spark of Life?21 Jan 2026
- 2Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire28 Jan 2026
- 3Can Dogs Talk?4 Feb 2026
- 4Mammal Origins11 Feb 2026
- 5Stone Age Temple Mystery25 Feb 2026
- 6Return to the Moon15 Apr 2026
- 7Rain Bombs22 Apr 2026
- 8Athens: Birth of Democracy29 Apr 2026
- 9The Battle to Breathe16 Sep 2026
- 10Knowledge Keepers23 Sep 2026
- 11Stone Age Masterpiece30 Sep 2026
- 12Space Wars7 Oct 2026
- 13Evolution: Brain Power14 Oct 2026
- 14Evolution: Need to Feed21 Oct 2026
- 15Evolution: Body Builders28 Oct 2026
- 16Evolution: The Mating Game4 Nov 2026
- 17Evolution: On the Run11 Nov 2026
- 18Universe in MotionComing 16 Dec 2026
Season 54
· 1 episode · Coming 16 Dec 2026Episodes (1)
- 1Universe in MotionComing 16 Dec 2026
Specials
· 1999 · 14 episodesEpisodes (14)
- 1To The Moon13 Jul 1999
- 2Eclipse Over America20 Aug 2017
- 3Blood Sugar Rising15 Apr 2020
- 4Gene-Editing Reality Check4 Sep 2020
- 5Search Engine Breakdown14 Apr 2021
- 6Predicting My MS23 Feb 2022
- 7Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine24 Jul 2024
- 8Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine31 Jul 2024
- 9Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine7 Aug 2024
- 10When Machines Prescribe30 Apr 2025
- 11Beyond the Elements: Reactions3 Feb 2021
- 12Beyond the Elements10 Feb 2021
- 13Beyond the Elements17 Feb 2021
- 14Ice Mummies: Frozen in Heaven (1)14 Apr 2021
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PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
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- Year
- 1974
- Episode length
- 55 min
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