NOVA - Season 31
Run Time: 55 mins
Air Date: Tue, 30 Sept 2003
Average Rating: ⭐ 7 (133 votes)
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Infinite Secrets
Season 31 - Episode 1
A battered manuscript turns up after 1000 years revealing the mind of the Greek genius Archimedes
Who Killed the Red Baron?
Season 31 - Episode 2
Forensic experts investigate the most famous aviation mystery of World War 1.
The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1)
Season 31 - Episode 3
Part 1, "Einstein's Dream," introduces string theory and shows how modern physics—composed of two theories that are ferociously incompatible...
The Elegant Universe: String's the Thing (2)
Season 31 - Episode 4
Part 2, "String's the Thing," opens with a whimsical scene in a movie theater in which the history of the universe runs backwards to the Big...
The Elegant Universe: Welcome to the 11th Dimension (3)
Season 31 - Episode 5
Part 3 of "The Elegant Universe” with host Brian Greene shows how Edward Witten of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, aided by othe...
Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
Season 31 - Episode 6
Relive the engineering challenges that two bicycle makers overcame to become the first in flight.
Magnetic Storm
Season 31 - Episode 7
Is the magnetic field protecting Earth from deadly radiation about to reverse direction or even dissapear?
Volcano Above the Clouds
Season 31 - Episode 8
Join a scientific expedition to the glacier-capped summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain.
MARS Dead or Alive
Season 31 - Episode 9
Go inside NASA's risky field trip to the red planet in this tense and dramatic behind-the-scenes chronicle of the $820 million Mars Explorat...
Secrets of the Crocodile Caves
Season 31 - Episode 10
Rare lemurs and crocodiles with bizarre cave-dwelling behavior draw scientists to remote corner of Madagascar.
Dogs and More Dogs
Season 31 - Episode 11
NOVA goes beyond the wagging tails and floppy ears to reveal surprising insights into the origin and evolutionary strategy of our canine com...
Descent Into the Ice
Season 31 - Episode 12
A team of "glacionauts" verntures into a labyrinth of unexplored and hazardous glacier caves on France's Mt. Blanc.
Crash of Flight 111
Season 31 - Episode 13
One of the most exhaustive investigations in aviation history reveals telling clues to the cause of a dissaster off Nova Scotia.
Life and Death in the War Zone
Season 31 - Episode 14
While other reporters were embedded in fighting units during the Iraq War, NOVA was covering the emergency medical response, living night an...
Hunt for the Supertwister
Season 31 - Episode 15
Scientists, meteorologists and storm chasers try to uncover the secrets of F5 tornadoes, the largest, most powerful and most dangerous on Ea...
World in the Balance: The People Paradox (1)
Season 31 - Episode 16
Nova investigates the impact of forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations.
World in the Balance: China Revs Up (2)
Season 31 - Episode 17
Nova investigates the impact of forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations.
Battle Plan Under Fire
Season 31 - Episode 18
Can the US military's high tech weaponry prevail against insurgants.