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Nova
Doctors' Diaries: Part Two
Mon, Apr 13, 2009
  • S36.E7
  • Doctors' Diaries: Part Two
8.3 /10
What Darwin Never Knew
Mon, Dec 28, 2009
  • S36.E17
  • What Darwin Never Knew
A look at Charles Darwin, his book On The Origin of Species, and how his theory of evolution is explained. It includes Darwin's observations through work on the Human Genome Project.
8.1 /10
Becoming Human: Last Human Standing
Mon, Nov 16, 2009
  • S36.E15
  • Becoming Human: Last Human Standing
Nova examines the early ancestors of mankind and examines why Homo sapiens won out over Neanderthals in the evolutionary race.
7.9 /10
The Spy Factory

S36.E2 ∙ The Spy Factory

Mon, Feb 02, 2009
Nova examines the clandestine practices of the National Security Agency and investigates changes in the Agency that are the result of 9/11.
7 /10
Rat Attack

S36.E3 ∙ Rat Attack

Mon, Feb 23, 2009
Every 48 years, swarms of rodents invade homes and attack crops in the northeastern Indian state of Mizoram. Nova follows investigators as they try to determine why.
7.8 /10
Extreme Ice

S36.E4 ∙ Extreme Ice

Mon, Mar 23, 2009
Nova offers a glimpse at the breathtaking wonders of the extreme North. The time-lapsed images collected by photojournalist James Balog show the alarming effects of climate change.
7.4 /10
Megabeasts' Sudden Death

S36.E5 ∙ Megabeasts' Sudden Death

Mon, Mar 30, 2009
Thirteen thousand years ago a great tragedy in North American history caused the extinction of 35 species of large mammals. Scientists are divided on whether the cause was climate change or human predation. Nova follows the investigation of the evidence supporting a third controversial hypothesis; comet impact.
7.6 /10
Darwin's Darkest Hour

S36.E10 ∙ Darwin's Darkest Hour

Mon, Oct 05, 2009
NOVA and National Geographic Television co-present a two-hour drama on the crisis that compelled Darwin to publish his theory of evolution.
7 /10
Hubble's Amazing Rescue

S36.E11 ∙ Hubble's Amazing Rescue

Mon, Oct 12, 2009
Nova takes an inside look at space shuttle mission STS-125 and the efforts to service the almost two decade old Hubble Space telescope.
7.3 /10
Lizard Kings

S36.E12 ∙ Lizard Kings

Mon, Oct 19, 2009
This program reviews the monitor lizard genus which, dispute the incredible diversity between species, share common traits such as the ability to count, that lead biologists to peg them as the most evolutionarily advanced of the lizards. Dr. Eric Pianka, who studied lizards for forty years in Australia, serves as guide. Program concludes with the customary, trite comment on human impact on climate change and the environment.
7.7 /10
Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity

S36.E14 ∙ Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity

Mon, Nov 09, 2009
Nova examines the ancestors of man by attempting to to reconstruct what they look like, what tools they used, and how they lived. Special focus is given to Homo erectus.
7.9 /10
What Darwin Never Knew

S36.E17 ∙ What Darwin Never Knew

Mon, Dec 28, 2009
A look at Charles Darwin, his book On The Origin of Species, and how his theory of evolution is explained. It includes Darwin's observations through work on the Human Genome Project.
8.1 /10
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