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NOVA: Season 38

18 episodes · first aired Oct 19, 2010

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1 Building the Great Cathedrals Oct 19, 2010 · 55m Take a dazzling architectural journey inside those majestic marvels of Gothic architecture, the great cathedrals of Chartres, Beauvais and other European cities. Carved from 100 million…
2 Emergency Mine Rescue Oct 26, 2010 · 55m This one-hour film chronicles the fate of the 33 miners trapped in a collapsed Chilean gold and copper mine in August 2010 and investigates the many challenges faced by both the miners and…
3 Trapped in an Elevator Nov 2, 2010 · 55m A documentary examining the ubiquitous transportation device as used in modern day and features a recounting of a real-life horror story of one individual's experiences when stuck in an…
4 Dogs Decoded Nov 9, 2010 · 55m "Dogs Decoded" reveals the science behind the remarkable bond between humans and their dogs and investigates new discoveries in genetics that are illuminating the origin of dogs—with…
5 Secrets of Stonehenge Nov 16, 2010 · 55m Dated to the late Stone Age, Stonehenge may be the best-known and most mysterious relic of prehistory. Every year, a million visitors are drawn to England to gaze upon the famous circle of…
6 Quest for Solomon's Mines Nov 23, 2010 · 55m Countless treasure-seekers have set off in search of King Solomon's mines, trekking through burning deserts and scaling the forbidding mountains of Africa and the Levant, inspired by the…
7 Secrets Beneath the Ice Dec 28, 2010 · 55m Almost three miles of ice buries most of Antarctica, cloaking a continent half again as large as the United States. But when an Antarctic ice shelf the size of Manhattan collapsed in less…
8 Deadliest Earthquakes Jan 11, 2011 · 55m In 2010, several epic earthquakes delivered one of the worst annual death tolls ever recorded. The deadliest strike, in Haiti, killed more than 200,000 people and reduced homes, hospitals…
9 Making Stuff: Stronger Jan 19, 2011 · 55m What is the strongest material in the world? Is it steel, Kevlar, carbon nanotubes, or something entirely new? NOVA kicks off the four-part series "Making Stuff" with a quest for the…
10 Making Stuff: Smaller Jan 26, 2011 · 55m How small can we go? Could we one day have robots taking "fantastic voyages" in our bodies to kill rogue cells? The triumphs of tiny are seen all around us in the Information Age…
11 Making Stuff: Cleaner Feb 2, 2011 · 55m Can innovations in materials science help clean up our world? In "Making Stuff: Cleaner," David Pogue explores the rapidly developing science and business of clean energy and examines…
12 Making Stuff: Smarter Feb 9, 2011 · 55m "Making Stuff: Smarter" looks at materials that respond to their environments and even learn, such as an airplane wing that changes shape as it flies. Scientists are turning to nature in…
13 Smartest Machine on Earth Feb 9, 2011 · 55m Augmenting human intelligence is a lot tougher than it looks, and the promise of "Hal" from 2001: A Space Odyssey is still just a fantasy. But scientists are edging closer with machines…
14 Crash of Flight 447 Feb 16, 2011 · 55m On June 1, 2009, Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives. How could a…
15 Venom: Nature's Killer Feb 23, 2011 · 55m Over the millennia, thousands of creatures have developed that most sophisticated of biological and chemical weapons: venom. These complex chemicals can scramble your brain signals…
16 Japan's Killer Quake Mar 30, 2011 · 55m In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a death toll likely in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water…
17 Power Surge Apr 20, 2011 · 55m Can emerging technology defeat global warming? The United States has invested tens of billions of dollars in clean energy projects as our leaders try to save our crumbling economy and our…
18 How Smart Are Animals? Feb 9, 2011 · 55m Would you care to match wits with a dog, an octopus, a dolphin, or a parrot? You may think twice after watching the segments in this NOVA scienceNOW episode. While we may not be ready to…