NOVA - Season 28

NOVA - Season 28

Season 28

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DatesOct 24, 2000 - Apr 24, 2001
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Episodes

Lincoln's Secret Weapon
Season 28Episode 160 min

Lincoln's Secret Weapon

The Navy undertakes a risky project to salvage the USS Monitor, an innovative armored combat vessel from the Civil War.
Oct 24, 2000
Holocaust on Trial
Season 28Episode 260 min

Holocaust on Trial

A trial in London's High Court examines evidence from Auschwitz to successfully challenge the claims of Holocaust "deniers".
Oct 31, 2000
Hitler's Lost Sub
Season 28Episode 360 min

Hitler's Lost Sub

A fisherman's net snags a missing World War II German U-boat off the coast of New Jersey.
Nov 14, 2000
Runaway Universe
Season 28Episode 460 min

Runaway Universe

Astronomers grapple with some very big questions: what is the size and shape of the universe, and how will it end?
Nov 21, 2000
Garden of Eden
Season 28Episode 560 min

Garden of Eden

The giant tortoise and an ant-sized frog are just two of the dazzling array of life-forms native to the Seychelles Islands.
Nov 28, 2000
Dying to Be Thin
Season 28Episode 660 min

Dying to Be Thin

Life-threatening eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are on the rise among America's youth.
Dec 12, 2000
Japan's Secret Garden
Season 28Episode 760 min

Japan's Secret Garden

For at least 2,000 years, the wildlife and people living around Japan's Lake Biwa have lived in a harmonious balance.
Dec 18, 2000
Sultan's Lost Treasure
Season 28Episode 860 min

Sultan's Lost Treasure

Archeologists salvage more than 12,000 pieces of Chinese porcelain from an ancient shipwreck.
Jan 16, 2001
Vanished!
Season 28Episode 960 min

Vanished!

The mysterious 1947 disappearance of an airplane high in the Andes en route from Argentina to Chile is finally resolved.
Jan 30, 2001
Nazi Prison Escape
Season 28Episode 1060 min

Nazi Prison Escape

From 1940 to 1945, Allied prisoners of war engineered spectacular escapes from Colditz Castle, the Nazis' most impregnable prison.
Feb 6, 2001
Lost King of the Maya
Season 28Episode 1160 min

Lost King of the Maya

Using ancient hieroglyphs and new excavations, archeologists investigate the rise and fall of the majestic city of Copan.
Feb 13, 2001
The Cancer Warrior
Season 28Episode 1260 min

The Cancer Warrior

Judah Folkman and other researchers pioneer a novel approach to cancer treatment.
Feb 27, 2001
Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor
Season 28Episode 1360 min

Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor

NOVA follows seven Harvard Medical School students for 13 years to see what it takes to become a fully qualified doctor. (Part 1 of 3)
Mar 27, 2001
Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions
Season 28Episode 1460 min

Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions

NOVA follows seven Harvard Medical School students for 13 years to see what it takes to become a fully qualified doctor. (Part 2 of 3)
Apr 3, 2001
Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds
Season 28Episode 1560 min

Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds

NOVA follows seven Harvard Medical School students for 13 years to see what it takes to become a fully qualified doctor. (Part 3 of 3)
Apr 10, 2001
Cracking the Code of Life
Season 28Episode 1660 min

Cracking the Code of Life

Follow the race to decode the human genome and see how this newfound knowledge is already changing medicine.
Apr 17, 2001
Harvest of Fear
Season 28Episode 1760 min

Harvest of Fear

Genetically modified foods—a wondrous advance or a new threat? Explore the growing controversy.
Apr 24, 2001

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