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15 this season · 1035 totals34e01 Building on Ground Zero 2006-09-06 01:00
Building on Ground Zero
Can lessons learned from the Twin Towers' collapse make new buildings safer?
s34e02 Mystery of the Megavolcano 2006-09-27 01:00
Mystery of the Megavolcano
Researchers from Indonesia to Greenland unearth clues to the greatest volcanic eruption of the last 100,000 years.
s34e03 The Deadliest Plane Crash 2006-10-18 01:00
The Deadliest Plane Crash
NOVA investigates the worst aviation accident of all time.
s34e04 Monster of the Milky Way 2006-11-01 02:00
Monster of the Milky Way
Does a supermassive black hole lurk at the center of our galaxy?
s34e05 Wings of Madness 2006-11-08 02:00
Wings of Madness
The flamboyant rise and tragic death of pioneering aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont.
s34e06 The Family That Walks on All Fours 2006-11-15 02:00
The Family That Walks on All Fours
Experts explore the mysterious story of five siblings living in a remote Turkish village.
s34e07 Underwater Dream Machine 2006-12-27 02:00
Underwater Dream Machine
Follow one man's quest to engineer a submarine with panoramic views.
s34e08 Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius 2007-02-07 02:00
Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius
The grandson of Alabama slaves, Percy Julian met with every possible barrier in a deeply segregated America. He was a man of genius, devotion, and determination. As a black man, he was also an outsider, fighting to make a place for himself in a profession and country divided by bigotry—a man who would eventually find freedom in the laboratory. By the time of his death, Julian had risen to the highest levels of scientific and personal achievement, overcoming countless obstacles to become a world-class scientist, industrialist, a self-made millionaire, humanitarian, and a civil-rights pioneer.
s34e09 The Last Great Ape 2007-02-14 02:00
The Last Great Ape
An expedition into the Congo examines one of our closest living relatives, the peace-loving bonobo.
s34e10 Kings of Camouflage 2007-04-04 01:00
Kings of Camouflage
Meet the cuttlefish, one of the brainiest, most bizarre animals in the ocean.
s34e11 First Flower 2007-04-18 01:00
First Flower
In remote mountains of China, experts find clues to the origins of Earth's most stunning plants.
s34e12 Saved By the Sun 2007-04-25 01:00
Saved By the Sun
Is it time to take solar energy seriously?
s34e13 Pocahontas Revealed 2007-05-09 01:00
Pocahontas Revealed
Archeologists uncover the reality behind a great American myth.
s34e14 Bone Diggers 2007-06-20 01:00
Bone Diggers
Deep in an Australian cave, paleontologists discover fossils of extinct giant animals.
s34e15 The Great Inca Rebellion 2007-06-27 01:00
The Great Inca Rebellion
Mass graves and forensic evidence reveal a complex truth about how the Inca Empire fell.