Episode list

Nova

Arctic Sinkholes
Long-frozen permafrost is melting. How does the resulting release of methane affect us now and what will be the future effects?
7.9 /10
Secrets in the Scat
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 and how to protect them.
6.8 /10
Great Mammoth Mystery
A unique site in southern England preserved rare traces of ancient ice age mammoths and Neanderthals; host David Attenborough.
8 /10
Augmented

Tue, Feb 22, 2022
An inventor of bionic limbs, Hugh Herr, works with an injured climber and a surgeon to test a new amputation technique that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing.
7.8 /10
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence
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 evidence, including the unhatched egg of a pterosaur, a huge flying reptile.
7.8 /10
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day
Sir David Attenborough explores fossils from a North Dakota site that could reveal what happened to the animals here the day an asteroid struck Earth and wiped out the dinosaurs.
8.2 /10
Why Ships Crash
When the Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal, it triggered a global crisis. Using eye-witnesses speaking for the first time, This investigation aims to find out what really happened.
7.7 /10
Ice Age Footprints
A look at what thousands of prehistoric footprints in New Mexico's White Sands National Park might reveal about the peopling of the Americas.
7.1 /10
Saving Venice

Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Water is the lifeblood of Venice, but it also threatens its foundations. During the pandemic, experts and inhabitants were able to combine their know-how to repair their city and prepare it for the next floods.
7.1 /10
Ending HIV in America
Explores the scientific progress that has been made in the fight against HIV, highlights the activism and commitment of communities that are still hard hit by the virus, and reveals how close we may be to the ending of HIV in America.
7.5 /10
Computers v. Crime
The hidden biases, privacy risks and design flaws of the artificial intelligence programs relied on by police departments and the courts.
7.3 /10
Can Psychedelics Cure?
Scientists discover that psychedelics can have positive clinical impacts, helping patients with afflictions ranging from addiction to depression to PTSD.
7.2 /10
Ocean Invaders
In the Atlantic, the lionfish is an invasive species with no predator to keep it in check. Another invasive species, the Asian giant hornet is featured.
8.8 /10
Nazca Desert Mystery
Discoveries of long-hidden lines and figures etched into the Peruvian desert offer new clues to the origins and purpose behind the Nazca Lines.
7.3 /10
Crypto Decoded
Unraveling the social and technological underpinnings of cryptocurrency, from bitcoin to NFTs.
6.8 /10
Rebuilding Notre Dame
Remarkable relating of the technical aspects and problems of restoring the Notre Dame cathedral to its glory prior to the fire. Includes fascinating revelations about the artistic and technical skill of the original builders.
8 /10
Predicting My MS
The filmmaker looks back on his life, trying to understand why he contracted a rare form of Multiple Sclerosis: Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.
6.4 /10
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