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18 this season · 1035 totals31e01 Infinite Secrets 2003-10-01 01:00
Infinite Secrets
A battered manuscript turns up after 1,000 years, revealing the mind of the Greek genius Archimedes.
s31e02 Who Killed the Red Baron? 2003-10-08 01:00
Who Killed the Red Baron?
Forensic experts investigate the most famous aviation mystery of World War I.
s31e03 The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1) 2003-10-29 02:00
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.
s31e04 The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing (2) 2003-10-29 02:00
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.
s31e05 The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (3) 2003-11-05 02:00
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.
s31e06 Wright Brothers' Flying Machine 2003-11-12 02:00
Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
Relive the engineering challenges that two obscure bicycle makers overcame to become first in flight.
s31e07 Magnetic Storm 2003-11-19 02:00
Magnetic Storm
Is the magnetic field protecting Earth from deadly radiation about to reverse direction or even disappear?
s31e08 Volcano Above the Clouds 2003-11-19 02:00
Volcano Above the Clouds
Join a scientific expedition to the glacier-capped summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain.
s31e09 MARS: Dead or Alive 2004-01-05 02:00
MARS: Dead or Alive
NASA gambles on two rovers sent to determine if the red planet ever had conditions suitable for life.
s31e10 Secrets of the Crocodile Caves 2004-01-21 02:00
Secrets of the Crocodile Caves
Rare lemurs and crocodiles with bizarre cave-dwelling behavior draw scientists to a remote corner of Madagascar.
s31e11 Dogs and More Dogs 2004-02-04 02:00
Dogs and More Dogs
How and why did man's best friend evolve from wolves, and why are dogs so remarkably diverse today?
s31e12 Descent Into the Ice 2004-02-11 02:00
Descent Into the Ice
A team of "glacionauts" ventures into a labyrinth of unexplored and hazardous glacier caves on France's Mt. Blanc.
s31e13 Crash of Flight 111 2004-02-18 02:00
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.
s31e14 Life and Death in the War Zone 2004-03-03 02:00
Life and Death in the War Zone
An American combat hospital mobilized in Iraq faces a daily drama of wartime treatment.
s31e15 Hunt for the Supertwister 2004-03-31 02:00
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.
s31e16 World in the Balance: The People Paradox (1) 2004-04-21 01:00
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)
s31e17 World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2) 2004-04-21 01:00
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)
s31e18 Battle Plan Under Fire 2004-05-05 01:00
Battle Plan Under Fire
Can the U.S. military's high-tech weaponry prevail against insurgents?