Moviefone App Coming Soon. Sign Up Now to Get Notified!

Watch 'NOVA' Season 28 Online

powered by JustWatch yellow logo
US
UK
CA
AU
TR
FR
DE
IT
NL
IN

Season 28 Episodes

1. Lincoln's Secret Weapon

October 24th, 200055 min

The film chronicles an expedition to study and retrieve parts of the USS Monitor, the famous Civil War ironclad, which sank off North Carolina only months after its famous battle with the CSS Virginia.

2. Holocaust on Trial

October 31st, 200055 min

The film uses a celebrated recent trial as a springboard to examine and successfully challenge the notion of Holocaust denial

3. Hitler's Lost Sub

November 14th, 200055 min

The film follows a six-year odyssey by a group of divers to identify a mysterious U-boat they discovered in 1991 off the coast of New Jersey

4. Runaway Universe

November 21st, 200055 min

The program follows the efforts of two rival teams of astronomers as they search for exploding stars, map out gigantic cosmic patterns of galaxies, and grapple with the ultimate question: What is the fate of the universe?

5. Garden of Eden

November 28th, 200055 min

The film takes a look at the extraordinary natural history of the Seychelles, an ancient archipelago of about 100 islands scattered between India and Madagascar.

6. Dying to Be Thin

December 12th, 200055 min

The film examines a disturbing increase in the prevalence of debilitating and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders, particularly anorexia and bulimia.

7. Japan's Secret Garden

December 18th, 200055 min

The program chronicles a year in the life of wildlife and people around Lake Biwa, Japan, a cycle that has continued unchanged for thousands of years.

8. Sultan's Lost Treasure

January 16th, 200155 min

The program follows a French-led expedition to recover thousands of porcelain and other artifacts from a centuries-old Chinese shipwreck off the coast of Brunei.

9. Vanished!

January 30th, 200155 min

The program investigates the mysterious disappearance -- and, half a century later, reappearance -- of Stardust, a civilian aircraft that crashed in the Andes in 1947.

10. Nazi Prison Escape

February 6th, 200155 min

The program documents a series of spectacular escape attempts made at Colditz Castle, the Nazi's most impregnable prison.

11. Lost King of the Maya

February 13th, 200155 min

The film follows the work of archeologists who are using new excavations and hieroglyphic translations to interpret the early history of Copán, a Classic Maya site in northern Honduras.

12. The Cancer Warrior

February 27th, 200155 min

For decades Dr. Judah Folkman struggled against the grain of many in the cancer research community in his quest to pioneer a novel form of cancer treatment. In 1960, when he was a young surgical resident, Folkman discovered a startling secret about how cancer grows, which he called angiogenesis. It was a clue he would pursue for the next 40 years. "Cancer Warrior" tells the incredible saga of his personal dedication in a race to defeat one of humanity's most invincible foes.

13. Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor (1)

March 27th, 200155 min

In "Tattooed Doctor," the first hour of NOVA's "Survivor M.D." series, emergency-room physician Dr. Tom Tarter eloquently describes some of the challenges and rewards of emergency medicine.

14. Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions (2)

April 3rd, 200155 min

In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education: the nearly decade-long process of training to be a fully qualified doctor. Now all but one of them (who switched careers) are out in the world in high-powered medical careers, trying to balance the demands of work, families, and personal lives, as NOVA reports on Survivor MD, which airs in three one-hour segments.

15. Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds (3)

April 10th, 200155 min

In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education: the nearly decade-long process of training to be a fully qualified doctor. Now all but one of them (who switched careers) are out in the world in high-powered medical careers, trying to balance the demands of work, families, and personal lives, as NOVA reports on Survivor MD, which airs in three one-hour segments.

16. Cracking the Code of Life

April 17th, 200155 min

This two-hour special, hosted by ABC "Nightline" correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the race to capture one of the biggest prizes in scientific history: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life -- the human genome.

17. Harvest of Fear

April 24th, 200155 min

A gene from a jellyfish is placed in a potato plant, making it light up whenever it needs watering. Rice plants are genetically transformed to produce vitamin A, preventing millions of African children from going blind. Other plants are modified to produce plastic or pharmaceuticals. While many see these as wondrous advancements, others fear they could spawn serious new threats to human health, a loss of genetic viability in our most important crop species, and other signficant and perhaps unforeseen problems. In "Harvest of Fear," NOVA and FRONTLINE join forces to explore the growing controversy over genetically modified agriculture.

All Seasons

Season 52

Season 52

Jan 22, 2025
Season 51

Season 51

Jan 31, 2024
Season 50

Season 50

Feb 1, 2023
Season 49

Season 49

Feb 1, 2022
Season 48

Season 48

Jan 13, 2021
Season 47

Season 47

Feb 5, 2020
Season 46

Season 46

Jan 2, 2019
Season 45

Season 45

Jan 10, 2018
Season 44

Season 44

Sep 7, 2016
Season 43

Season 43

Sep 16, 2015
Season 42

Season 42

Sep 10, 2014
Season 41

Season 41

Sep 11, 2013
Season 40

Season 40

Oct 10, 2012
Season 39

Season 39

Sep 7, 2011
Season 38

Season 38

Oct 19, 2010
Season 37

Season 37

Oct 6, 2009
Season 36

Season 36

Oct 7, 2008
Season 35

Season 35

Oct 9, 2007
Season 34

Season 34

Sep 5, 2006
Season 33

Season 33

Sep 20, 2005
Season 32

Season 32

Sep 28, 2004
Season 31

Season 31

Sep 30, 2003
Season 30

Season 30

Sep 3, 2002
Season 29

Season 29

Oct 2, 2001
Season 28

Season 28

Oct 24, 2000
Season 27

Season 27

Oct 5, 1999
Season 26

Season 26

Oct 6, 1998
Season 25

Season 25

Oct 7, 1997
Season 24

Season 24

Oct 1, 1996
Season 23

Season 23

Oct 10, 1995
Season 22

Season 22

Jan 8, 1995
Season 21

Season 21

Jan 18, 1994
Season 20

Season 20

Jan 5, 1993
Season 19

Season 19

Jan 14, 1992
Season 18

Season 18

Jan 8, 1991
Season 17

Season 17

Jan 9, 1990
Season 16

Season 16

Jan 17, 1989
Season 15

Season 15

Jan 19, 1988
Season 14

Season 14

Jan 20, 1987
Season 13

Season 13

Jan 21, 1986
Season 12

Season 12

Jan 15, 1985
Season 11

Season 11

Jan 17, 1984
Season 10

Season 10

Jan 18, 1983
Season 9

Season 9

Jan 10, 1982
Season 8

Season 8

Jan 6, 1981
Season 7

Season 7

Jan 15, 1980
Season 6

Season 6

Jan 4, 1979
Season 5

Season 5

Jan 4, 1978
Season 4

Season 4

Jan 5, 1977
Season 3

Season 3

Jan 4, 1976
Season 2

Season 2

Nov 3, 1974
Season 1

Season 1

Mar 3, 1974
Specials

Specials

Jul 13, 1999