Nova

- Season 45

(2018)

Astrophysicist Janna Levin explores black hole science.

Two pilots fly a solar-powered airplane around the world.

The remains of a 13,000-year-old skeleton of a prehistoric teenager are located in an underwater cave in Mexico.

Archaeologists and divers recover remains of ships and planes that were lost in Dunkirk, France during World War II.

A look at why some predictions fail while others succeed at forecasting the future.

Scientists around the world strive for a better understanding of the workings of the weather and climate machine known as Earth.

In summer 2017, three monster hurricanes swept in from the Atlantic one after another, shattering storm records and killing hundreds of people. Dive into the devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. How can scientists better predict these storms, and what does the 2017 season tell us about the likelihood of similar storms in the future?

A look at transplanting organs; organ donation/availability and the scientific solutions being developed.

Follow the race to rebuild the Old Blenheim Bridge in New York State, an icon of 19th century American engineering, destroyed by Hurricane Irene in 2011. Watch a team of elite craftsmen faithfully reproduce the massive, intricate wooden structure under grueling time pressure as flooding threatens their worksite. In China, witness craftsmen restoring thousand-year-old covered bridges based on ingenious frameworks of woven timber beams. Discover how Chinese artisans are keeping traditional skills alive to ensure the survival of these stunning ancient structures.

Climb with volcano experts to the summit of Nyiragongo, a highly active volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Twice in recent memory it has erupted, devastating Goma, a neighboring city of 1 million people. To investigate when it might erupt next, scientists climb into its crater toward a bubbling lava lake to deploy sensors and monitor the volcano's activity.

Explore Nyamuragira, one of the world's most active and mysterious volcanoes in Africa. Decades of civil strife have prevented scientists from investigating the volcano, but a brief pause allows an international team of experts to fly by helicopter to the summit to investigate.

Discover how opioid addiction affects the brain and how evidence-based treatments are saving lives.

Archival and 3-D imagery of the supersonic aircraft and its structure reveal how the dream of building the airliner became reality.

Underwater archaeologists and technical divers excavate the wreckage of the B-24 Liberator bomber Tulsamerican in hopes of finding out what happened to the three airmen who went missing when the plane crashed off the coast of Croatia in 1944.

Rescue workers race against the clock to save twelve boys and their soccer coach trapped in a cave system in Thailand.

The peregrine falcon reaches high speeds to become the world's fastest animal; bird trainer Lloyd Buck attempts to get his peregrine, Moses, to go faster.

Astronauts and engineers of Apollo 8 explain the inside story of the first mission to circumnavigate the moon.

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