Great American Eclipse
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total eclipse until 2044, and scientists scramble to unlock the secrets of our Sun.
Episodes
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Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's
S49 E5 - 53m 28s
Follow three women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s as they join a groundbreaking study to try to prevent the disease – sharing their ups and downs, anxiously watching for symptoms, and hoping they can make a difference.
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Augmented
S49 E4 - 1h 25m
Follow the dramatic personal journey of Hugh Herr, a biophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs. At age 17, Herr’s legs were amputated after a climbing accident. Frustrated by the crude prosthetic limbs he was given, Herr set out to remedy their design, leading him to a career as an inventor of innovative prosthetic devices.
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Great Mammoth Mystery
S49 E3 - 53m 16s
Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique site in southern England where amateur fossil hunters uncovered giant mammoth bones and evidence of Neanderthals. A team of paleontologists and archaeologists soon discover that the site preserves rare evidence of the extinct beasts and early human inhabitants of Britain dating to over 200,000 years ago.
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Secrets in the Scat
S49 E2 - 53m 32s
Scott Burnett is “Scatman”—an Australian ecologist on the trail of the secrets of poop. By identifying and analyzing animal scat for DNA and hormones, he discovers essential details of their behavior, how they fit in the ecosystem, and even how to protect them.
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Arctic Sinkholes
S49 E1 - 53m 30s
Colossal explosions shake a remote corner of the Siberian tundra, leaving behind massive craters. In Alaska, a huge lake erupts with bubbles of inflammable gas. Scientists are discovering that these mystifying phenomena add up to a ticking time bomb, as long-frozen permafrost melts and releases vast amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Extras + Features
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Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day
S49 E7 - 29s
The search continues for signs of what might have happened on the day the dinosaurs died. Scientists uncover remarkable evidence, including a near perfectly preserved dinosaur leg and what could be pieces of the asteroid itself.
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Watch Scientists Extract a Rare Turtle Fossil
S49 E6 - 3m 4s
With teamwork, careful handling, and a little help from liquid nitrogen, scientists unearth a remarkable baenid turtle fossil.
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Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence Preview
S49 E6 - 29s
In North Dakota, scientists use new fossils to reconstruct what life might have been like just before an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. The site reveals remarkable evidence, including the unhatched egg of a pterosaur, a huge flying reptile.
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Inside a Fossilized Pterosaur Egg
S49 E6 - 2m 58s
To uncover the secrets of a pterosaur egg, Sir David Attenborough visits researchers using the latest technology to analyze these extinct creatures’ fossils.
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Try Passing this Alzheimer's Screening Test
S49 E5 - 2m 54s
Two women enrolled in a long-running study of the factors that affect Alzheimer's take a test in which they have to memorize shapes and draw them.
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Depression Can Affect Memory—and Mirror Signs of Alzheimer's
S49 E5 - 1m 57s
Depression, anxiety, and stress can have an effect on a person's memory that mirrors signs of Alzheimer's.
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How an Alzheimer’s study reached Black communities
S49 E5 - 2m 32s
Any investigator that doesn't understand how communities of color have been unfairly treated when it comes to research is doing themselves a disservice, says Gina Green Harris, director of Milwaukee Outreach.
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Determined: Fighting Alzheimer's Preview
S49 E5 - 28s
Follow three women at risk of developing Alzheimer’s as they join a groundbreaking study to try to prevent the disease – sharing their ups and downs, anxiously watching for symptoms, and hoping they can make a difference.
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War Threatens Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plants
S49 - 7m 9s
Russia's invasion of Ukraine brings "unprecedented" threats to nuclear power plant safety, a nuclear researcher told NOVA.
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The Evolution of Prosthetic Leg Technology
S49 E4 - 5m 11s
Typical amputation processes don't take into account our ability to sense the world around us. Now, a team of researchers and doctors is working to address this problem.
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Increasing Access to Brain-Controlled Prosthetics
S49 E4 - 2m 55s
"If we think about bionic limbs as more of a therapy, as treatment," a bioethicist told NOVA, "then we can start to take away some of the disparate access to artificial limbs that are very technologically advanced."
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How Neanderthals Came to Inhabit Northwest Europe
S49 E3 - 2m 45s
Sir David Attenborough investigates with an archaeologist and paleoanthropologist how Neanderthals thrived 200,000 years ago in what is now Great Britain.
Schedule
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Making North America: Life
Tuesday
Apr 30
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The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. -
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Making North America: Life
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
The intertwined story of life and the landscape in North America -- from origins to dinosaurs and an ancient primate invasion. -
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Making North America: Human
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Wednesday
May 1
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Thursday
May 2
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Thursday
May 2
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Friday
May 3
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Sunday
May 5
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Sunday
May 5
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Sunday
May 5
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Tuesday
May 7
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Wednesday
May 8
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Making North America: Human
Wednesday
May 8
1 Hour
From Ice Age to the oil boom, humans face challenges and uncover wealth hidden in North America's landscape. -
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Why Bridges Collapse
Wednesday
May 8
1 Hour
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down. -
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Why Bridges Collapse
Wednesday
May 8
1 Hour
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down. -
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Why Bridges Collapse
Thursday
May 9
1 Hour
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down. -
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Why Bridges Collapse
Thursday
May 9
1 Hour
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down. -
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Why Bridges Collapse
Friday
May 10
1 Hour
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down. -
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Why Bridges Collapse
Sunday
May 12
1 Hour
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down. -
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Why Bridges Collapse
Sunday
May 12
1 Hour
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down.
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