NOVA
Season 23
199519 episodes
Episode 1
Anastasia Dead or Alive?
Oct 10, 199555m
Investigate the massacre of Tsar Nicholas and his family, and evaluate whether modern science has resolved the mystery surrounding Princess Anastasia.
Episode 2
Venus Unveiled
Oct 17, 199555m
Venus reveals its true face, recorded in detail for the first time by the radar spacecraft Magellan. Our next-door planetary neighbor turns out to be one of the most bizarre places in the solar system.
Episode 3
Hawaii Born of Fire
Oct 24, 199555m
From their blistering beginnings as molten rock, the Hawiian islands have grown into a verdant paradise of unique lifeforms.
Episode 4
The Doomsday Asteroid
Oct 31, 199555m
Is there an asteroid or comet out there with our name on it? NOVA scans the skies and the geological record on Earth, for evidence that giant rocks from outer space have struck before and will eventually plow into our planet again.
Episode 5
Lightning!
Nov 7, 199555m
Episode 6
Hunt for the Serial Arsonist
Nov 14, 199555m
In the spring of 1991, a rash of suspicious store fires in Los Angeles set fire investigators on the trail of a serial arsonist. Using ingenious techniques to "read" burn patterns and reconstruct the chain of events at each fire, the team uncovered a crucial clue—a fingerprint on a crude incendiary device. Eight months later, the team closed in on their chief suspect and revealed the shocking truth behind his identity. A classic scientific detective story with a final twist that will keep viewers guessing until the end.
Episode 7
Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef
Nov 28, 199555m
Recording sights that will astonish even experienced divers, NOVA documents an extraordinary day in the life of the largest coral reef in the world, capturing for the first time the annual spawning of coral and other unusual creatures of the reef.
Episode 8
Race to Catch a Buckyball
Dec 19, 199555m
Episode 9
Can Buildings Make You Sick?
Dec 26, 199555m
A search for the causes of Sick Building Syndrome. Experts look at various problem buildings, inspecting their air conditioning, lights and carpets for clues to the mysterious maladies afflicting the workers inside.
Episode 10
Terror in the Mine Fields
Jan 9, 199655m
Episode 11
The Day the Earth Shook
Jan 16, 199655m
Episode 12
B-29 Frozen in Time
Jan 30, 199655m
Travel on a perilous mission to repair and refly a rare B-29 bomber stranded on a Greenland icecap for almost 50 years.Gleaming like a jewel this well preserved bomber from World War II rests on the Arctic tundra where it was abandoned when it crash landed in 1947. This plane has long been a legend and now facing incredible hardship a team of adventurers struggle to bring the frozen warbird back to life.NOVA follows bold pilot Darryl Greenamyer and his team on two expeditions to revive Kee Bird and make it fly again in one of the most isolated and harshest environments on Earth. Despite severe weather illness and difficulties with the shuttle plane in 1994 Greenamyer returns in May 1995 with a larger crew a more reliable shuttle plane and a new plan to bring Kee Bird back to life and back home.
Episode 13
Plague Fighters
Feb 6, 199655m
Episode 14
War Machines of Tomorrow
Feb 20, 199655m
Episode 15
Kidnapped by U.F.O.'s?
Feb 27, 199655m
Carl Sagan and other scientists investigate claims that people have been visited or abducted by aliens.
Episode 16
Flood!
Mar 26, 199655m
The Great Flood of 1993 leaves a wake of destruction across the Midwest. Can rivers ever be contained?
Episode 17
Dr. Spock the Baby Doc
Apr 2, 199655m
Episode 18
Warriors of the Amazon
Apr 9, 199655m
Explore the unique culture of the Yanomami, an isolated tribe living deep in the Amazonian rainforest.
Episode 19
Bombing of America
Apr 16, 199655m
Bombing is on the rise across the United States. But science is fighting back. Hidden within the chaos of a crime scene lie clues that can solve the case. Can science help stop the "Bombing of America"?