NOVA - Season 33

NOVA - Season 33

Season 33

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DatesSep 20, 2005 - Apr 18, 2006
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Episodes

Mystery of the Megaflood
Season 33Episode 160 min

Mystery of the Megaflood

What unleashed a catastrophic flood that scarred thousands of square miles in the American Northwest?
Sep 20, 2005
Sinking the Supership
Season 33Episode 260 min

Sinking the Supership

The tragic WWII story of the Yamato, the largest battleship ever built.
Oct 4, 2005
Einstein's Big Idea
Season 33Episode 360 min

Einstein's Big Idea

The story behind the world's most famous equation, E = mc2
Oct 11, 2005
Volcano Under the City
Season 33Episode 460 min

Volcano Under the City

Is the Vinland Map a priceless depiction of the New World made before Columbus's voyage or a 20th-century fake
Nov 1, 2005
Hitler's Sunken Secret
Season 33Episode 560 min

Hitler's Sunken Secret

One of the most daring clandestine operations of World War II was the 1944 sinking of the Norwegian ferry Hydro with its cargo of "heavy water" destined for the Nazis' secret atomic bomb project. Although the mission was declared a success, no one ever established if the special shipment was actually on board. In this program, NOVA descends 1,300 feet beneath a remote Norwegian lake to find the answer.
Nov 8, 2005
Newton's Dark Secrets
Season 33Episode 660 min

Newton's Dark Secrets

Sir Isaac Newton, the eccentric genius who helped define modern science, was also an obsessive alchemist.
Nov 15, 2005
Storm That Drowned a City
Season 33Episode 760 min

Storm That Drowned a City

Experts and eyewitnesses reconstruct the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans.
Nov 22, 2005
The Mummy Who Would Be King
Season 33Episode 860 min

The Mummy Who Would Be King

Could a mummy exhibited for 140 years at an obscure museum in Niagara Falls be the remains of a long-lost Egyptian pharaoh?
Jan 3, 2006
Deadly Ascent
Season 33Episode 960 min

Deadly Ascent

Can medical science forecast why some people get sick climbing at high altitude while others don't? A team of doctors and climbers on Denali test the body's response to extreme cold.
Jan 17, 2006
The Perfect Corpse
Season 33Episode 1060 min

The Perfect Corpse

Forensic investigators tease secrets from the well-preserved bodies of people buried long ago in peat bogs.
Feb 7, 2006
Jewel of the Earth
Season 33Episode 1160 min

Jewel of the Earth

David Attenborough probes the mysteries of ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber.
Feb 14, 2006
The Ghost Particle
Season 33Episode 1260 min

The Ghost Particle

A 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new understanding of matter itself.
Feb 21, 2006
Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice
Season 33Episode 1360 min

Arctic Passage: Prisoners of the Ice

Relive two legendary expeditions—one tragic, one triumphant—to pioneer a route through the Northwest Passage.
Feb 28, 2006
The Great Robot Race
Season 33Episode 1460 min

The Great Robot Race

Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Mojave Desert.
Mar 28, 2006
Voyage to the Mystery Moon
Season 33Episode 1560 min

Voyage to the Mystery Moon

NASA and the European Space Agency dispatch a two-part mission to study Saturn and its enigmatic satellite, Titan.
Apr 4, 2006
Dimming the Sun
Season 33Episode 1660 min

Dimming the Sun

New evidence that air pollution has masked the full impact of global warming suggests the world may soon face a heightened climate crisis.
Apr 18, 2006

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