Nova Season 22 Episodes

Episode 1

Mammoths of the Ice Age

Tue, Jan 10, 1995

NOVA explores Woolly Mammoths. Recent discoveries show that the hairy ancestors of elephants fought off extinction much longer than anyone thought, surviving on an isolated island in the Arctic Ocean until as recently as 4,000 year ago.

Episode 2

Vikings in America

Tue, Jan 24, 199556 mins

NOVA investigates the myth and reality of the first known Europeans to reach North America -Vikings. These intrepid Norsemen explored and settled parts of present-day North America 500 years before Columbus set sail.

Episode 3

Little Creatures Who Run the World

Tue, Jan 31, 1995

Entomologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward O. Wilson shows who's boss on this planet-ants. The professor's infectious fascination for ant civilization wins over even the most confirmed "formicophobe" (ant hater).

Episode 4

Nazi Designers of Death

Tue, Feb 7, 1995

NOVA uses recently discovered documents to uncover the complicity of German architects and engineers in the Holocaust. Focusing on Auschwitz, the prison camp was methodically converted into a super-efficient factory for genocide.

Episode 5

Siamese Twins

Tue, Feb 14, 1995

Siamese twins Dao and Duan were brought to the US from Thailand to assess their chances for being separated. NOVA covers the intricate planning and protracted operations that eventually made the two girls into two distinct individuals.

Episode 6

Mystery of the Senses: Hearing

Sun, Feb 19, 1995

Episode 7

Mystery of the Senses: Smell

Mon, Feb 20, 1995

Episode 8

Mystery of the Senses: Taste

Tue, Feb 21, 1995

Episode 9

Mystery of the Senses: Touch

Wed, Feb 22, 1995

Episode 10

Mystery of the Senses: Vision

Thu, Feb 23, 1995

Episode 11

The Universe Within

Tue, Mar 7, 199560 mins

What amazing processes go on inside super-athletes and couch potatoes alike? NOVA uses the latest medical imaging techniques to explore the body's incredible inner workings.

Episode 12

Making a Doctor

Wed, May 3, 1995

In the third installment of a 10-year project, NOVA checks up on a group of aspiring doctors who've been chronicled since their first day of medical school in 1987.

Episode 13

Fast Cars

Tue, May 23, 1995

What does it take to win at Indy? NOVA follows champion race driver Bobby Rahal and a team of engineers as they strive to design a new car that can win the checkered flag at the Memorial Day classic.

Episode 14

Anastasia: Dead or Alive?

Tue, Oct 10, 1995

NOVA follows forensic tests of skeletons discovered in Ekaterinburg in 1979 that are alleged to be the remains of Russian royals, and explores the claim that Anna Anderson of Charlottesville, Virginia, was really the long lost Anastasia.

Episode 15

Venus Unveiled

Tue, Oct 17, 1995

Venus reveals its true face, recorded in detail for the first time by the radar spacecraft Magellan. Our next-door planetary neighbor turns out to be one of the most bizarre places in the solar system.

Episode 16

Hawaii Born of Fire

Tue, Oct 24, 1995

NOVA explores the fiery moonscapes and lush rainforests of the world's most isolated archipelago: the Hawaiian islands. From blistering beginnings as molten rock, the islands have developed into a verdant paradise of unique lifeforms.

Episode 17

The Doomsday Asteroid

Tue, Oct 31, 1995

Is there an asteroid or comet out there with our name on it? NOVA scans the skies and the geological record on Earth, for evidence that giant rocks from outer space have struck before and will eventually plow into our planet again.

Episode 18

Lightning!

Tue, Nov 7, 1995

NOVA follows several teams of investigators collecting information and images to answer questions such as how lightning is formed, how to predict and prevent lightning strikes, and how to protect people from its dangers.

Episode 19

Hunt for the Serial Arsonist

Tue, Nov 14, 1995

A series of similar arson fires in California raises concern that a serial arsonist might be at work. NOVA follows the investigative team that solved this extremely difficult case.

Episode 20

Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef

Tue, Nov 28, 1995

Recording sights that will astonish even experienced divers, NOVA documents an extraordinary day in the life of the largest coral reef in the world, capturing for the first time the annual spawning of coral and other creatures of the reef.

Episode 21

Race to Catch a Buckyball

Tue, Dec 19, 1995

NOVA follows the research leading to the discovery of a new form of pure carbon, C60, which has the potential to revolutionize science.

Episode 22

Can Buildings Make You Sick?

Tue, Dec 26, 1995

NOVA unravels baffling cases of bad air in buildings all over the world. Even hospitals are on the "sick building" list - along with offices, schools, homes and just about any enclosed space.