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Blowing your mind since 1974. NOVA is the most-watched primetime science series on television reaching an average of five million viewers weekly. The NOVA website has been pioneering new forms of web-original content since it debuted in early 1996. NOVA's online presence amplifies the impact of its programs, with a website that garners well over a million visitors each month, and with audiences on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and more. NOVA's mission is to make science accessible to viewers so that they can better understand the world around them. NOVA is produced by GBH Boston and airs Wednesday nights at 9/8c on most PBS stations. NOVA's content is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/

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Athens: Birth of Democracy | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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4 Deadly Carnivorous Plants | NOVA | PBS

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(Podcast Version) Black Hole Apocalypse | NOVA | PBS | NOVA Remix

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Stone Age Temple Mystery | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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[PODCAST VERSION] Your Brain | NOVA Remix

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Is a Quintuple Jump Possible in Figure Skating?

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Are There Dead Wasps In Figs? | NOVA | PBS

Are There Dead Wasps In Figs? | NOVA | PBS

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Mammal Origins | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Mammal Origins | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Extreme Science on the Doomsday Glacier: Live in Antarctica with Miles O'Brien | NOVA | PBS

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[PODCAST VERSION] Hunt for the Oldest DNA | NOVA Remix

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Can Dogs Talk? | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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When Earth Was Bombarded by Asteroids | NOVA | PBS

When Earth Was Bombarded by Asteroids | NOVA | PBS

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Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Asteroids: Spark of Life? | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Asteroids: Spark of Life? | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Gila Monsters to GLP-1 drugs & Fungi to Statins | Sean B. Carroll

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NOVA Remix | Podcast Trailer | PBS

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What Are Tonsil Stones? | NOVA | PBS

What Are Tonsil Stones? | NOVA | PBS

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Meet Real “Hobbit-Like” Ancient Humans | NOVA | PBS

Meet Real “Hobbit-Like” Ancient Humans | NOVA | PBS

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Live from the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica with Miles O'Brien | NOVA | PBS

Live from the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica with Miles O'Brien | NOVA | PBS

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Hubble Tension, Explained | Adam Riess

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Einstein’s “Biggest Blunder” | Adam Riess

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Interview: Discovering Dark Energy and the Hubble Tension with Nobel Prize Winner Adam Riess

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This Is Where the First Alphabet Was Born | NOVA | PBS

This Is Where the First Alphabet Was Born | NOVA | PBS

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How Fame Affects the Brain | Heather Berlin

How Fame Affects the Brain | Heather Berlin

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Why Only Some Species Can Talk—and Dance | Erich Jarvis

Why Only Some Species Can Talk—and Dance | Erich Jarvis

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How the Fruit Fly Revolutionized Biology | Sean B. Carroll

How the Fruit Fly Revolutionized Biology | Sean B. Carroll

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The Failure That Led to the Columbia Tragedy | NOVA | PBS

The Failure That Led to the Columbia Tragedy | NOVA | PBS

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The Evolution of Venom & Antivenom | Sean B. Carroll

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These Are the World’s Oldest Mummies | NOVA | PBS

These Are the World’s Oldest Mummies | NOVA | PBS

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Interview: Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More with Sean B. Carroll

Interview: Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More with Sean B. Carroll

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Ancient Desert Death Trap | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Ancient Desert Death Trap | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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How Astronauts Avoided Disaster Building the International Space Station | NOVA | PBS

How Astronauts Avoided Disaster Building the International Space Station | NOVA | PBS

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A Black Hole Is a Place, Not a Thing | Janna Levin

A Black Hole Is a Place, Not a Thing | Janna Levin

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De-Extinction: A How-To Guide | Beth Shapiro

De-Extinction: A How-To Guide | Beth Shapiro

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Interview: De-Extinction, Dire Wolves, and Jurassic Park with Beth Shapiro | Particles of Thought

Interview: De-Extinction, Dire Wolves, and Jurassic Park with Beth Shapiro | Particles of Thought

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The 11,500-Year-Old Mystery That Rewrote History | NOVA | PBS

The 11,500-Year-Old Mystery That Rewrote History | NOVA | PBS

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What's My Brain Doing? Goosebumps & Other Strange Phenomena | Heather Berlin

What's My Brain Doing? Goosebumps & Other Strange Phenomena | Heather Berlin

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When Black Holes Collide | Janna Levin

When Black Holes Collide | Janna Levin

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The Clues to Life Beyond Earth Are Hidden in Chemistry | Peter Girguis

The Clues to Life Beyond Earth Are Hidden in Chemistry | Peter Girguis

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Operation Space Station Science and Survival | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Operation Space Station Science and Survival | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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The Extremophile’s Guide to Life: How Microbes Rule the World | Podcast | Particles of Thought

The Extremophile’s Guide to Life: How Microbes Rule the World | Podcast | Particles of Thought

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Superfloods | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Superfloods | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Did Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals Interbreed? | NOVA | PBS

Did Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals Interbreed? | NOVA | PBS

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How Did Early Humans Hunt Monkeys? | NOVA | PBS

How Did Early Humans Hunt Monkeys? | NOVA | PBS

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Can We Make Animals Talk? How Genetic Engineering Might Allow Our Pets to Speak

Can We Make Animals Talk? How Genetic Engineering Might Allow Our Pets to Speak

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The Neanderthal Family That Was Cannibalized | NOVA | PBS

The Neanderthal Family That Was Cannibalized | NOVA | PBS

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This Was One of the First Known Human Ritual Sites | NOVA | PBS

This Was One of the First Known Human Ritual Sites | NOVA | PBS

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The Animal Translator: Evolution of Language | Particles of Thought | Podcast

The Animal Translator: Evolution of Language | Particles of Thought | Podcast

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Human: Building Empires | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Human: Building Empires | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Would You Face a Bear With a Spear? Ancient Humans Might Have | NOVA | PBS

Would You Face a Bear With a Spear? Ancient Humans Might Have | NOVA | PBS

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How to Detect Deepfakes: The Science of Recognizing AI Generated Content

How to Detect Deepfakes: The Science of Recognizing AI Generated Content

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Human: Into the Americas | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Human: Into the Americas | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Brain Guru: On Consciousness, Personality, and Creativity | Particles of Thought | Podcast

Brain Guru: On Consciousness, Personality, and Creativity | Particles of Thought | Podcast

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Can You Spot the Deepfakes?

Can You Spot the Deepfakes?

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Human: Neanderthal Encounters | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Human: Neanderthal Encounters | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Why Hurricane Helene’s Flash Floods Were So Deadly in Asheville | NOVA | PBS

Why Hurricane Helene’s Flash Floods Were So Deadly in Asheville | NOVA | PBS

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Human: Journeys | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Human: Journeys | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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The Surprising Science of Florida's Sinkholes

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This Discovery Rewrote Human History | NOVA | PBS

This Discovery Rewrote Human History | NOVA | PBS

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Bob and Mike’s Big Idea: A New Law of Nature | Particles of Thought | Podcast

Bob and Mike’s Big Idea: A New Law of Nature | Particles of Thought | Podcast

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Signs of Life on Mars? NASA's Discovery, Explained | NOVA | PBS

Signs of Life on Mars? NASA's Discovery, Explained | NOVA | PBS

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How Do Fossils Form? A Paleobotanist Explains the Secret to Fossilization

How Do Fossils Form? A Paleobotanist Explains the Secret to Fossilization

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Is There Life on Mars? NASA's Discovery Explained by an Astrophysicist and Microbiologist

Is There Life on Mars? NASA's Discovery Explained by an Astrophysicist and Microbiologist

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Human: Origins | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Human: Origins | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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B-29: Frozen in Time (NOVA Classics) | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

B-29: Frozen in Time (NOVA Classics) | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Black Hole Badass | Particles of Thought

Black Hole Badass | Particles of Thought

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Bat Superpowers | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Bat Superpowers | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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The Deepfake Detective | Particles of Thought

The Deepfake Detective | Particles of Thought

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Mind of a Fossil Hunter | Particles of Thought

Mind of a Fossil Hunter | Particles of Thought

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Bird Brain | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Bird Brain | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Particles of Thought: A New Video Podcast (Trailer)

Particles of Thought: A New Video Podcast (Trailer)

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The Discovery of The First Black Hole | NOVA | PBS

The Discovery of The First Black Hole | NOVA | PBS

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The Next Big Earthquake Could Sink Parts of the Pacific Northwest | NOVA | PBS

The Next Big Earthquake Could Sink Parts of the Pacific Northwest | NOVA | PBS

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The science of scratch tickets #brainscience #scratchoffs

The science of scratch tickets #brainscience #scratchoffs

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Alaskan Dinosaurs | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Alaskan Dinosaurs | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Arctic Ghost Ship | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Arctic Ghost Ship | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Building Pharaoh's Chariot | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Building Pharaoh's Chariot | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Inside Einstein's Mind | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Inside Einstein's Mind | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Great Escape at Dunkirk | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Great Escape at Dunkirk | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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How Harvard Discovered It Has an Original Copy of the Magna Carta | NOVA | PBS

How Harvard Discovered It Has an Original Copy of the Magna Carta | NOVA | PBS

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This Giant Telescope Will Map the Universe in Unbelievable Detail | NOVA | PBS

This Giant Telescope Will Map the Universe in Unbelievable Detail | NOVA | PBS

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Humans may have lived in North America way earlier than we thought #earlyhumans #humanhistory 

Humans may have lived in North America way earlier than we thought #earlyhumans #humanhistory 

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