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Episode list

Nova
Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime
Mon, Jan 20, 1986
  • S13.E1
  • Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime
8.2 /10
The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side
Mon, Oct 20, 1986
  • S13.E13
  • The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side
8.2 /10
Life's First Feelings
Mon, Feb 10, 1986
  • S13.E4
  • Life's First Feelings
8 /10
The Search for the Disappeared

S13.E12 ∙ The Search for the Disappeared

Mon, Oct 13, 1986
Shows the exhumation and study of the frozen remains of expedition members found in arctic graves. Speculates on lead poisoning as the cause of the expedition's tragic failure. Plays the Stan Rogers tune "Northwest Passage" during the opening sequence.
7.6 /10
Can AIDS Be Stopped?

S13.E15 ∙ Can AIDS Be Stopped?

Mon, Nov 10, 1986
Alzheimer's disease ravages the minds of over 40 million victims worldwide. The cause of Alzheimer's and whether it can be stopped is one of the greatest medical mysteries of our time. Join courageous patients participating in clinical trials, and then go behind the scenes of the major drug trials to see how researchers target and test therapies that may slow and even prevent Alzheimer's.
0 /10
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An Inconvenient Truth

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The Great Hack

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The Expedition to the End of the World

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