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NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives.

Genres: History | Nature
Station: PBS (US)
Rating: 6.5/10 from 2 users
Status: Running
Start: 1974-03-03

NOVA Season 13 Air Dates


S13E01 - Halley's Comet: Once in a Lifetime Air Date: 22 January 1986 02:00 -

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NOVA observes worldwide preparations as amateur comet hunters, astronomers and scientists armed with specialized cameras, high powered telescopes and spacecraft look to the heavens in search of the expected arrival in 1986 of Halley's Comet.


S13E02 - Goddess of the Earth Air Date: 29 January 1986 02:00 -

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Gaia, the Greek word for Earth goddess, also is the name of the controversial hypothesis that life on Earth controls the environment. NOVA explores this provocative theory that challenges conventional ways of thinking about the Earth.


S13E03 - Horsemen of China Air Date: 05 February 1986 02:00 -

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For centuries, the Chinese Kazakh horseman preserved their ancient traditions, refusing to be dominated by either the Chinese or nearby Russian cultures. Today, however, this nomadic tribe has integrated communism into its way of life. NOVA traces the ancient Kazahk lifestyle and looks at how the Chinese cultural Revolution has modernized Kazakh customs.


S13E04 - Life's First Feelings Air Date: 12 February 1986 02:00 -

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NOVA explores the incredibly complex emotional development of infants and examines the current theory that early childhood psychological intervention can head off emotional problems later in life.


S13E05 - The Case of the Frozen Addict Air Date: 19 February 1986 02:00 -

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In July 1982, a 42-year-old addict in a San Jose, California jail became paralyzed—unable to move or talk. His symptoms, caused by a bad batch of synthetic heroin, were indistinguishable from those associated with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative nerve disorder that strikes the elderly. NOVA traces the story of a "designer" drug which could lead to a major medical breakthrough.


S13E06 - Toxic Trials Air Date: 26 February 1986 02:00 -

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In July 1982, a 42-year-old addict in a San Jose, California jail became paralyzed—unable to move or talk. His symptoms, caused by a bad batch of synthetic heroin, were indistinguishable from those associated with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative nerve disorder that strikes the elderly. NOVA traces the story of a "designer" drug which could lead to a major medical breakthrough.


S13E07 - Skydive to the Rain Forest Air Date: 05 March 1986 02:00 -

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NOVA journeys to a remote region of southern Venezuela where the land is alive with spectacular waterfalls, colored by exotic flowers and inhabited by rare species of birds and animals.


S13E08 - Return of the Osprey Air Date: 12 March 1986 02:00 -

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NOVA follows a conservation success story as environmentalists, scientists and bird-lovers fight to save the majestic Osprey from extinction.


S13E09 - The Rise of a Wonder Drug Air Date: 19 March 1986 02:00 -

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When Alexander Fleming discovered the penicillin mold in 1928, he never considered its possible therapeutic value. NOVA explores the "Fleming myth" and reveals the true story of the scientists who worked behind the scenes to develop the wonder drug of the century.


S13E10 - When Wonder Drugs Don't Work Air Date: 26 March 1986 02:00 -

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NOVA examines the medical community's alarm as the spread of antibiotic-resistant infection increases, and studies how one hospital fights its own dramatic epidemic.


S13E11 - Visions of Star Wars Air Date: 23 April 1986 02:00 -

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NOVA and Frontline combine resources to explore the Strategic Defense Initiative. The two-hour documentary contains the most comprehensive information on "Star Wars" ever produced. Bill Kurtis of WBBM-TV/Chicago hosts.


S13E12 - The Search for the Disappeared Air Date: 15 October 1986 01:00 -

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NOVA joins scientists in Argentina as they help locate kidnapped children and identify thousands of dead in the aftermath of a military reign of terror.


S13E13 - The Planet that Got Knocked on its Side Air Date: 22 October 1986 01:00 -

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The adventures of the Voyager 2 spacecraft continue as it passes the rings of Uranus. Scientists suspect that violent events in the early history of the planet may have shaped Uranus and its strange collection of moons.


S13E14 - High-Tech Babies Air Date: 05 November 1986 02:00 -

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Scientific breakthroughs now make it possible to reproduce ourselves in ways never before imagined. NOVA looks at the medical, legal and moral questions raised by this brave new technology.


S13E15 - Can AIDS Be Stopped? Air Date: 12 November 1986 02:00 -

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What are the prospects for halting or curing the deadliest epidemic ever to challenge modern medicine? NOVA finds cause for both hope and alarm in the battle against AIDS.


S13E16 - Is Anybody Out There? Air Date: 19 November 1986 02:00 -

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Could there be life beyond Earth? Only recently has it become possible to scan the skies in a systematic attempt to find out. NOVA joins the search with guest host Lily Tomlin.


S13E17 - Mystery of the Animal Pathfinders Air Date: 26 November 1986 02:00 -

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Birds do it; bees do it, butterflies, bats and eels do it—all leave one habitat to migrate to another, often thousands of miles away. NOVA penetrates the mystery of where animals migrate, why and how they get there.


S13E18 - Are You Swimming in a Sewer? Air Date: 03 December 1986 02:00 -

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NOVA dips into the sad plight of our coastal waters, where toxic chemicals, raw sewage and disease-carrying microbes are routinely dumped.


S13E19 - Sail Wars! Air Date: 10 December 1986 02:00 -

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Yankee ingenuity has designs on the America's Cup. NOVA goes behind-the-scenes to look at the engineering effort to design a technically advanced sailboat.


S13E20 - Leprosy Can Be Cured! Air Date: 17 December 1986 02:00 -

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Leprosy, a misunderstood disease that has been curable for 40 years, still afflicts some 12 million people. NOVA looks at the tragedy of the disease that need not be.


S13E21 - How Babies Get Made Air Date: 14 January 1987 02:00 -

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NOVA explores the ground-breaking experiments that led to the discovery of a tiny sequence of molecules—and more clues to the mystery of how a complete baby develops from a single cell.


S13E131 - The National Science Test II Air Date: 09 October 1985 01:00 -

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S13E132 - Seeds of Tomorrow Air Date: 16 October 1985 01:00 -

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S13E133 - What Einstein Never Knew Air Date: 23 October 1985 01:00 -

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S13E134 - The Robot Revolution? Air Date: 30 October 1985 02:00 -

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S13E135 - The Magic of Special Effects Air Date: 06 November 1985 02:00 -

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S13E136 - Child Survival: The Silent Emergency Air Date: 13 November 1985 02:00 -

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S13E137 - Tornado! Air Date: 20 November 1985 02:00 -

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S13E138 - The Genetic Gamble Air Date: 27 November 1985 02:00 -

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S13E139 - Animal Architects Air Date: 04 December 1985 02:00 -

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S13E140 - The Plane that Changed the World Air Date: 18 December 1985 02:00 -

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