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18 this season · 1035 totals37e01 Darwin's Darkest Hour 2009-10-07 01:00
Darwin's Darkest Hour
A two-hour drama on the crisis that forced Darwin to publish his theory of evolution.
s37e02 Hubble's Amazing Rescue 2009-10-14 01:00
Hubble's Amazing Rescue
The unlikely story of how the world's most beloved telescope was saved.
s37e03 Lizard Kings 2009-10-21 01:00
Lizard Kings
They look like dragons and inspire visions of fire-spitting monsters. But these creatures with their long claws, razor-sharp teeth, and muscular, whip-like tails are actually monitors, the largest lizards now walking the planet. With their acute intelligence, monitors—including the largest of all, the Komodo dragon—are a very different kind of reptile, blurring the line between reptiles and mammals. Thriving on Earth essentially unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs, they are a very successful species, versatile at adapting to all kinds of settings. This program looks at what makes these long-tongued reptiles so similar to mammals and what has allowed them to become such unique survivors.
s37e04 Becoming Human Part 1: First Steps 2009-11-04 02:00
Becoming Human Part 1: First Steps
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s37e05 Becoming Human Part 2: Birth of Humanity 2009-11-11 02:00
Becoming Human Part 2: Birth of Humanity
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s37e06 Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing 2009-11-18 02:00
Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing
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s37e07 What Are Dreams? 2009-11-25 02:00
What Are Dreams?
Psychologists and brain scientists have new answers to an age-old question.
s37e08 What Darwin Never Knew 2009-12-30 02:00
What Darwin Never Knew
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s37e09 Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor 2010-01-06 02:00
Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor
Beneath the waves, discover an untold story of a day that lives in infamy.
s37e10 Building Pharaoh's Ship 2010-01-13 02:00
Building Pharaoh's Ship
Can the legendary ship of an Egyptian queen sail again?
s37e11 Riddles of the Sphinx 2010-01-20 02:00
Riddles of the Sphinx
A marvel of ancient engineering is vanishing. Can it be saved?
s37e12 Ghosts of Machu Picchu 2010-02-03 02:00
Ghosts of Machu Picchu
Why did the Incas abandon their city in the clouds?
s37e13 Extreme Cave Diving 2010-02-10 02:00
Extreme Cave Diving
A team of intrepid scientists journey into one of Earth's most dangerous and beautiful underwater frontiers.
s37e14 The Pluto Files 2010-03-03 02:00
The Pluto Files
Take a cross-country journey with Neil deGrasse Tyson to explore the rise and fall of America's favorite planet.
s37e15 Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space - The Mystery of the Milky Way 2010-04-07 01:00
Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space - The Mystery of the Milky Way
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s37e16 Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space - The Ever Expanding Universe 2010-04-14 01:00
Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space - The Ever Expanding Universe
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s37e17 Mind Over Money 2010-04-28 01:00
Mind Over Money
In the aftermath of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, NOVA presents "Mind Over Money"—an entertaining and penetrating exploration of why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions. The program reveals how our emotions interfere with our decision-making and explores controversial new arguments about the world of finance. In the face of the recent crash, can a new science that aims to incorporate human psychology into finance—behavioral economics—help us make better financial decisions?
s37e18 Mt. St. Helens Back from the Dead 2010-05-05 01:00
Mt. St. Helens Back from the Dead
One of the most violent natural disasters of our time, the colossal eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 blasted away an entire mountainside. Over 200 square miles of pristine forest were buried under millions of tons of lava, ash, mud, and avalanche debris. How could life ever return to this barren moonscape? A lone ecologist, Charlie Crisafulli, spent months in the blast zone and was astonished and puzzled by how quickly plants and animals colonized the wasteland. In this program, stunning cinematography and time-lapse photography trace the dramatic story of how Crisafulli witnessed life's return and figured out the puzzle. Now another question arises: How soon could another catastrophic eruption occur?