NOVA - Season 31

NOVA - Season 31

Season 31

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DatesSep 30, 2003 - May 4, 2004
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Episodes

Infinite Secrets
Season 31Episode 160 min

Infinite Secrets

A battered manuscript turns up after 1,000 years, revealing the mind of the Greek genius Archimedes.
Sep 30, 2003
Who Killed the Red Baron?
Season 31Episode 260 min

Who Killed the Red Baron?

Forensic experts investigate the most famous aviation mystery of World War I.
Oct 7, 2003
The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1)
Season 31Episode 360 min

The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1)

Eleven dimensions, parallel universes, and a world made out of strings. It's not science fiction, it's string theory. Part 1 of 3.
Oct 28, 2003
The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing (2)
Season 31Episode 460 min

The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing (2)

Eleven dimensions, parallel universes, and a world made out of strings. It's not science fiction, it's string theory. Part 2 of 3.
Oct 28, 2003
The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (3)
Season 31Episode 560 min

The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (3)

Eleven dimensions, parallel universes, and a world made out of strings. It's not science fiction, it's string theory. Part 3 of 3.
Nov 4, 2003
Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
Season 31Episode 660 min

Wright Brothers' Flying Machine

Relive the engineering challenges that two obscure bicycle makers overcame to become first in flight.
Nov 11, 2003
Magnetic Storm
Season 31Episode 760 min

Magnetic Storm

Is the magnetic field protecting Earth from deadly radiation about to reverse direction or even disappear?
Nov 18, 2003
Volcano Above the Clouds
Season 31Episode 860 min

Volcano Above the Clouds

Join a scientific expedition to the glacier-capped summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain.
Nov 18, 2003
MARS: Dead or Alive
Season 31Episode 960 min

MARS: Dead or Alive

NASA gambles on two rovers sent to determine if the red planet ever had conditions suitable for life.
Jan 4, 2004
Secrets of the Crocodile Caves
Season 31Episode 1060 min

Secrets of the Crocodile Caves

Rare lemurs and crocodiles with bizarre cave-dwelling behavior draw scientists to a remote corner of Madagascar.
Jan 20, 2004
Dogs and More Dogs
Season 31Episode 1160 min

Dogs and More Dogs

How and why did man's best friend evolve from wolves, and why are dogs so remarkably diverse today?
Feb 3, 2004
Descent Into the Ice
Season 31Episode 1260 min

Descent Into the Ice

A team of "glacionauts" ventures into a labyrinth of unexplored and hazardous glacier caves on France's Mt. Blanc.
Feb 10, 2004
Crash of Flight 111
Season 31Episode 1360 min

Crash of Flight 111

One of the most exhaustive investigations in aviation history reveals telling clues to the cause of a disaster off Nova Scotia.
Feb 17, 2004
Life and Death in the War Zone
Season 31Episode 1460 min

Life and Death in the War Zone

An American combat hospital mobilized in Iraq faces a daily drama of wartime treatment.
Mar 2, 2004
Hunt for the Supertwister
Season 31Episode 1560 min

Hunt for the Supertwister

Tornado-chasing scientists with an eye to better forecasting risk their lives to plumb the secrets of nature's most terrifying killer.
Mar 30, 2004
World in the Balance: The People Paradox (1)
Season 31Episode 1660 min

World in the Balance: The People Paradox (1)

NOVA investigates forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations, and explores how to create a world that can sustain the human race. (Part 1 of 2)
Apr 20, 2004
World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2)
Season 31Episode 1760 min

World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2)

NOVA investigates forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations, and explores how to create a world that can sustain the human race. (Part 2 of 2)
Apr 20, 2004
Battle Plan Under Fire
Season 31Episode 1860 min

Battle Plan Under Fire

Can the U.S. military's high-tech weaponry prevail against insurgents?
May 4, 2004

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