NOVA - Season 23

NOVA - Season 23

Season 23

Network
DatesOct 10, 1995 - Apr 16, 1996
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Episodes

Anastasia Dead or Alive?
Season 23Episode 160 min

Anastasia Dead or Alive?

Investigate the massacre of Tsar Nicholas and his family, and evaluate whether modern science has resolved the mystery surrounding Princess Anastasia.
Oct 10, 1995
Venus Unveiled
Season 23Episode 260 min

Venus Unveiled

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.
Oct 17, 1995
Hawaii Born of Fire
Season 23Episode 360 min

Hawaii Born of Fire

From their blistering beginnings as molten rock, the Hawiian islands have grown into a verdant paradise of unique lifeforms.
Oct 24, 1995
The Doomsday Asteroid
Season 23Episode 460 min

The Doomsday Asteroid

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.
Oct 31, 1995
Lightning!
Season 23Episode 560 min

Lightning!

Nov 7, 1995
Hunt for the Serial Arsonist
Season 23Episode 660 min

Hunt for the Serial Arsonist

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.
Nov 14, 1995
Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef
Season 23Episode 760 min

Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef

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.
Nov 28, 1995
Race to Catch a Buckyball
Season 23Episode 860 min

Race to Catch a Buckyball

Dec 19, 1995
Can Buildings Make You Sick?
Season 23Episode 960 min

Can Buildings Make You Sick?

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.
Dec 26, 1995
Terror in the Mine Fields
Season 23Episode 1060 min

Terror in the Mine Fields

Jan 9, 1996
The Day the Earth Shook
Season 23Episode 1160 min

The Day the Earth Shook

Jan 16, 1996
B-29 Frozen in Time
Season 23Episode 1260 min

B-29 Frozen in Time

Famed test pilot Darryl Greenamyer and his crew go on a perilous mission to repair and re-fly a B-29 bomber stranded on the Greenland icecap since 1947. Facing incredible hardships, the team struggles to bring the old warbird back to life.

Jan 30, 1996
Ebola: The Plague Fighters
Season 23Episode 1360 min

Ebola: The Plague Fighters

Feb 6, 1996
War Machines of Tomorrow
Season 23Episode 1460 min

War Machines of Tomorrow

Feb 20, 1996
Kidnapped by U.F.O.'s?
Season 23Episode 1560 min

Kidnapped by U.F.O.'s?

Carl Sagan and other scientists investigate claims that people have been visited or abducted by aliens.
Feb 27, 1996
Flood!
Season 23Episode 1660 min

Flood!

The Great Flood of 1993 leaves a wake of destruction across the Midwest. Can rivers ever be contained?
Mar 26, 1996
Dr. Spock the Baby Doc
Season 23Episode 1760 min

Dr. Spock the Baby Doc

Apr 2, 1996
Warriors of the Amazon
Season 23Episode 1860 min

Warriors of the Amazon

Explore the unique culture of the Yanomami, an isolated tribe living deep in the Amazonian rainforest.
Apr 9, 1996
Bombing of America
Season 23Episode 1960 min

Bombing of America

Forensic scientists search for clues hidden within the chaos of crime scenes to help law enforcement find the Unabomber.
Apr 16, 1996

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