Movies: Nova
- 2023
Eiffel Tower: Building the Impossible (2023)
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In 1889, Gustave Eiffel decides to attempt the impossible for the Universal Exhibition in Paris: to build the tallest tower in the world. Before this project, this pioneer and visionary had created more than 300 metal structures around the world....
- 2009
What Darwin Never Knew (2009)
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Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fish, and more than 350,000 species of beetles. What explains this explosion of living creatures—1.4 million different species discovered so far, with p...
- 2022
Dinosaurs: The Final Day with David Attenborough (2022)
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David Attenborough brings to life, in unprecedented detail, the last days of the dinosaurs. Palaeontologist Robert DePalma has made an incredible discovery in a prehistoric graveyard: fossilised creatures, astonishingly well preserved, that could he...
- 2016
Interruption (2016)
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A post-modern theater adaptation of a classic Greek tragedy takes place in a central theater of Athens. Like every night, the audience take their seats and the play begins. Suddenly, the lights on stage go out. A group of young people, dressed in bla...
- 2018
Black Hole Apocalypse (2018)
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Astrophysicists show how black holes might hold answers to how the universe evolved, leading to life on Earth and, ultimately, the human race....
- 2020
Touching the Asteroid (2020)
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Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring back to Earth so scientists can study it to learn about the planet's origins....
- 2015
Dawn of Humanity (2015)
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Nova and National Geographic present exclusive access to an astounding discovery of ancient fossil human ancestors....
- 2024
The Hunt for the Oldest DNA (2024)
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Three million years ago, camels roamed through Greenland’s endless forests and our ancestors lived in the trees. It all came to an end with the Ice Ages. What died and what survived, as natural selection shaped the evolutionary tree during this epoc...
- 1993
The Real Jurassic Park (1993)
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Could scientists recreate Hollywood's Jurassic Park using 100-million-year-old dinosaur DNA? Director Steven Spielberg, author Michael Crichton, actor Jeff Goldblum, and a host of scientific experts answer this compelling question in the award-winnin...
- 2018
NOVA: Prediction by the Numbers (2018)
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Predictions underlie nearly every aspect of our lives, from sports, politics, and medical decisions to the morning commute. With the explosion of digital technology, the internet, and 'big data,' the science of forecasting is flourishing. But why do ...
- 2006
The Great Robot Race: The DARPA Grand Challenge (2006)
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Twenty-three bizarre looking vehicles line up at the starting gate of the DARPA Grand Challenge with one thing in common: there's nobody behind the wheel. Sponsored by the Pentagon's research agency, this race for robotic, driverless vehicles has a ...
- 2019
Pluto and Beyond (2019)
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Since it explored Pluto in 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft has been zooming toward NASA's most distant target yet. Join the mission team as the probe attempts to fly by Ultima Thule, an object 4 billion miles from Earth....
- 2014
Hagia Sophia (2014)
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Considered the finest example of Byzantine architecture in the world, Hagia Sophia was constructed on a scale unprecedented in human history. Built in the amazingly short time of five years, it bears witness to an amazing scientific knowledge and a r...
- 2008
Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension (2008)
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Determined to understand the repeating patterns he was finding in nature, French mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot used an early form of computer imagery to produce his own versions, coining the recurring shapes fractals. This installment of the PBS se...
- 2016
NOVA: Iceman Reborn (2016)
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Murdered more than 5,000 years ago, Otzi the Iceman is the oldest human mummy on Earth. Now, newly discovered evidence sheds light not only on this mysterious ancient man, but on the dawn of civilization in Europe....
- 2019
NOVA: Decoding da Vinci (2019)
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Leonardo da Vinci was a Renaissance genius. Not only did he paint masterpieces of art, but he was an obsessive scientist and inventor, dreaming up complex machines centuries ahead of his time, including parachutes, armored tanks, hang gliders and rob...
- 2006
Mystery of the Megavolcano (2006)
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Join "Nova" science detectives as they journey to Southeast Asia to reveal details of one of Earth's most destructive volcanic events. Known as the Toba eruption, this cataclysmic explosion that occurred 75,000 years ago is considered one of the most...
- 2008
NOVA: Arctic Dinosaurs (2008)
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Dinosaurs are generally considered tropical animals. So what are their fossils doing north of the arctic circle? Paleontologists battle the fierce climate to find out if the arctic was warmer then than it is now, or the arctic was farther from the No...
- 2020
Rebuilding Notre-Dame: Inside the Great Cathedral Rescue (2020)
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The collaboration between architects, scientists, archaeologists and engineers in their efforts to restore Notre Dame....
- 2004
Great Escape (2004)
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The real Great Escape didn't feature Steve McQueen racing through the Third Reich on a motorcycle like in the 1963 movie, but the big breakout was still thrilling in every way. This program sheds new light on the audacious escape of 76 Allied airmen ...