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NOVA: Season 45

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23 episodes · first aired Jan 10, 2018

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  1. 1 Black Hole Apocalypse Jan 10, 2018 · 55m Astrophysicist and novelist Janna Levin talks about black holes and their importance to the universe.
  2. 2 The Impossible Flight Jan 31, 2018 · 55m For the first time, two intrepid pilots fly a solar-powered airplane around the world.
  3. 3 First Face of America Feb 7, 2018 · 55m Discover remains of a 13,000 year-old teenager in an underwater cave in Mexico.
  4. 4 Great Escape at Dunkirk Feb 14, 2018 · 55m How courage and ingenuity saved Allied troops during the epic Dunkirk operation in 1940.
  5. 5 Prediction by the Numbers Feb 28, 2018 · 55m Discover why some predictions succeed and others fail as experts forecast the future.
  6. 6 Decoding the Weather Machine Apr 18, 2018 · 55m Disastrous hurricanes. Widespread droughts and wildfires. Withering heat. Extreme rainfall. It is hard not to conclude that something’s up with the weather, and many scientists agree. It’s…
  7. 7 Rise of the Superstorms Jun 27, 2018 · 55m In just one devastating month, Houston, Florida, and the Caribbean were changed forever. In summer 2017, three monster hurricanes swept in from the Atlantic one after another, shattering…
  8. 8 Transplanting Hope Sep 26, 2018 · 55m NOVA takes you inside the operating room to witness organ transplant teams transferring organs from donors to recipients. Meet families navigating both sides of a transplant, and…
  9. 9 Operation Bridge Rescue Oct 3, 2018 · 55m Follow the race to rebuild the Old Blenheim Bridge in New York State, an icon of 19th century American engineering, destroyed by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Watch a team of elite craftsmen…
  10. 10 Volatile Earth: Volcano on Fire Oct 10, 2018 · 55m Climb with volcano experts to the summit of Nyiragongo, a highly active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Twice in recent memory it has erupted, devastating Goma, a…
  11. 11 Volatile Earth: Volcano on the Brink Oct 10, 2018 · 55m Explore Nyamuragira, one of the world’s most active and mysterious volcanoes in Africa. Decades of civil strife have prevented scientists from investigating the volcano, but a brief pause…
  12. 12 Addiction Oct 17, 2018 · 55m Hear firsthand from individuals struggling with addiction and follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scientists as they investigate why addiction is not a moral failing, but a…
  13. 13 Flying Supersonic Oct 24, 2018 · 55m NOVA takes you inside the historic international race to develop the first supersonic airliner, the Concorde. Hear stories from those inside the choreographed effort to design and build…
  14. 14 Last B-24 Nov 7, 2018 · 55m Dive to the bottom of the Adriatic Sea in search of the Tulsamerican, a B-24 bomber that crashed off the coast of Croatia during World War II. In 2010, divers located the plane. Now the…
  15. 15 Thai Cave Rescue Nov 14, 2018 · 55m In July 2018, the world held its breath as an international team of cave divers endeavored to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach stranded deep in a flooded cave in Thailand. Follow the…
  16. 16 World's Fastest Animal Nov 21, 2018 · 55m See the world through the eyes of nature’s fastest animal: the peregrine falcon. Though once perilously endangered in the U.S., this spectacular predator is now thriving again in American…
  17. 17 Apollo's Daring Mission Dec 26, 2018 · 55m Apollo astronauts and engineers tell the inside story of Apollo 8, the first manned mission to the moon. The U.S. space program suffered a bitter setback when Apollo 1 ended in a deadly…
  18. 101 NOVA Wonders What Are Animals Saying? Apr 25, 2018 · 55m From singing whales and squeaking bats to thumping spiders and clicking dolphins, the world is filled with the exotic sounds of our fellow creatures. What are they saying? Can we decode…
  19. 102 NOVA Wonders What's Living in You? May 2, 2018 · 55m Whether they make you fat, fart, or freak out, microbes play a central role in your life. Right beneath your nose—on your face, in your gut, and everywhere in between—trillions of…
  20. 103 NOVA Wonders Are We Alone? May 9, 2018 · 55m The search for extraterrestrial life is an age-old quest. But recent breakthroughs make today an era unlike any in the history of astronomy. From the exhilarating probing of our own solar…
  21. 104 NOVA Wonders Can We Build a Brain? May 16, 2018 · 55m Artificially intelligent machines are taking over. They’re influencing our everyday lives in profound and often invisible ways. They can read handwriting, interpret emotions, play games…
  22. 105 NOVA Wonders Can We Make Life? May 23, 2018 · 55m "It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the idea of creating life in the lab. Now, a revolution in genetic…
  23. 106 NOVA Wonders What's the Universe Made Of? May 30, 2018 · 55m The universe is hiding something. In fact, it is hiding a lot. Everything we experience on Earth, the stars and galaxies we see in the cosmos—all the “normal” matter and energy that we…