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Mt. St. Helens: Back From the Dead: Watch the Program
Wed, 05 May 2010 12:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Mind Over Money: Watch the Program
Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Mind Over Money: The Deciding Factor
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EST - A new study at Harvard is exploring how emotions affect our decisions, whether we like it or not.

Hunting the Edge of Space: Part 2: Watch the Program
Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Hunting the Edge of Space: Part 1: Watch the Program
Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Founders of Modern Astronomy
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST - William Herschel often gets the credit, but his sister Caroline was also a pioneer astronomer.

Hunting the Edge of Space: Giant Telescopes of Tomorrow
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST - Immense optical and radio telescopes now in the works promise to make astonishing discoveries about the cosmos.

The Pluto Files: Watch the Program
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

The Pluto Files: In Defense of Pluto
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - Alan Stern, head of NASA\'s new mission to Pluto, stands up for the little guy.

The Pluto Files: What\'s Your Favorite Planet?
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - Listen in as 11 planetary scientists make pitches for the \"best\" planet, then vote yourself.

The Pluto Files: My Dad Discovered Pluto
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - How did Clyde Tombaugh go from baling hay to finding Pluto? In this slide show, his son Alden reflects.

The Pluto Files: Can You Remember the Planets?
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - Share your ideas for new ways to remember planet names.

The Pluto Files: Hate Mail from Third Graders
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - See what some outraged, but loving, kids had to say to Neil about \"demoting\" Pluto.

Extreme Cave Diving: Watch the Program
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Ghosts of Machu Picchu: Watch the Program
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Extreme Cave Diving: Links and Books
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - Find resources on cave diving, the biology and geology of blue holes, and more.

Extreme Cave Diving: TV Program Description
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - In a daring work of filmmaking, NOVA follows a scientific expedition into watery caves that hold clues to the future of our climate.

Extreme Cave Diving: Creatures of the Underwater Caves
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - The \"blue holes\" of the Bahamas harbor animals seen nowhere else on the planet.

Extreme Cave Diving: Risking it all for Science
Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:00:00 EST - What drives scientists to delve into flooded caves where they face rock falls, nitrogen narcosis, even drowning?

Riddles of the Sphinx: Watch the Program
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Ghosts of Machu Picchu: Outfitting for Battle
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - Inca and conquistador soldiers had very different gear?and that made all the difference.

Ghosts of Machu Picchu: Inca Skull Surgery
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - In this audio slide show, see evidence of a radical surgical procedure common among the Inca 500 years ago.

Ghosts of Machu Picchu: Rise of the Inca
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - How did the Inca Empire become as vast as the Roman in just over a century?

Ghosts of Machu Picchu: A Marvel of Inca Engineering
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - Perched high in the Andes, Machu Picchu required ingenious construction, as engineer Ken Wright explains.

The Pluto Files: TV Program Description
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - Learn more about Neil\'s adventures as he toured the country and explored why scientists and schoolkids alike are still debating Pluto.

The Pluto Files: Notes From the Pluto Files
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - Hear Neil describe what it was like to meet Clyde Tombaugh\'s family and other people passionate about Pluto.

Riddles of the Sphinx: The Dream Stela of Thutmosis IV
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - Egyptologist Kasia Szpakowska decodes a mysterious stone monument erected between the Sphinx\'s front paws.

Riddles of the Sphinx: Excavating the Lost City
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - Egyptologist Mark Lehner describes the lives of the pyramid-builders, as revealed in his ongoing excavation at Giza.

Riddles of the Sphinx: Saving the Sphinx
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt\'s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has taken extraordinary steps to preserve this timeless sculpture.

Riddles of the Sphinx: Explore the Giza Plateau
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST - Savor 360° and other striking panoramas of the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids.

Building Pharaoh\'s Ship: Explore a Pharaoh\'s Boat
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - Examine a masterpiece of ancient shipbuilding found a half century ago buried beside the Great Pyramid.

Building Pharaoh\'s Ship: The Expedition to Punt
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - Follow an Egyptian pharaoh\'s voyage to the fabled Land of Punt, as chronicled in an ancient wall carving.

Building Pharaoh\'s Ship: Where is Punt?
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - Despite heaps of evidence and decades of debate, scholars are not certain where or even what Punt was. Why?

Building Pharaoh\'s Ship: Anatomy of the Punt Ship
Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - Click on parts of the reconstructed vessel and see how they compare to archeological finds.

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor: Yamato\'s Final Voyage
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - Relive the supership\'s last moments as American warplanes relentlessly strafed, bombed, and torpedoed it.

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor: Anatomy of Yamato
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - Explore another marvel of Japanese WWII technology, the largest battleship ever built.

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor: Share Your Story
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - Were you or someone you know a witness to the Pearl Harbor attack? We\'d like to hear your story.

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor: The Threat of Midget Subs Today
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - Iran and North Korea have them, as do drug smugglers. How grave is the danger?

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor: Japan\'s Midget Sub
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - A 3-D model offers a detailed look at the tiny sub that carried torpedoes into Pearl Harbor.

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor: Pearl Harbor Sub Discovered
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST - In this podcast, hear how a newly identified wreck found outside the harbor may rewrite the history of the Japanese attack.

What Are Dreams?: Links & Books
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - Find more information?including some practical tips?on sleep, sleep disorders, and dreaming.

What Are Dreams?: TV Program Description
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - NOVA looks at the latest in the scientific quest to understand dreams.

What Are Dreams?: The Sleep-Memory Connection
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - Explore the stages of a good night\'s sleep and the research linking sleep to memory.

What Are Dreams?: Ask the Expert
Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - Harvard neuroscientist Robert Stickgold answers e-mailed questions about sleep and dreaming.

Lizard Kings: Watch the Program
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Hubble\'s Amazing Rescue: Watch the Program
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Hubble\'s Amazing Rescue: TV Program Description
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - In this film, follow the 12-day Space Telescope mission and its five nailbiting spacewalks.

Hubble\'s Amazing Rescue: Ask the Experts
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - On the NOVA scienceNOW website, astronauts John Grunsfeld and Mike Massimino answer questions.

Hubble\'s Amazing Rescue: Saving Hubble Update
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - Find links to our NOVA scienceNOW segments on the Hubble repair, a feature on Hubble\'s famous image of the Eagle Nebula, and more.

Hubble\'s Amazing Rescue: Follow the Hubble Repair
Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - NOVA producer Rush DeNooyer offers a day-by-day view of the 2009 mission from the inside.

Darwin\'s Darkest Hour: Watch the Program
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EST - Watch the program online on PBS.org now

Lizard Kings: Links & Books
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - Find links to websites and articles, as well as suggested books, about monitor lizards and those who study them.

Lizard Kings: Wild Lizard Chase
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:00:00 EST - In this slide show, producer Gisela Kaufmann illustrates the challenges of filming monitors, the planet\'s wiliest lizards.

Darwin\'s Darkest Hour: Darwin\'s Predictions
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST - Over 150 years later, science continues to confirm most of Darwin\'s conjectures.

Darwin\'s Darkest Hour: Explore the Galapagos
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST - With this multimedia map, see the islands as they are today and learn how they inspired Darwin

Darwin\'s Darkest Hour: Great Minds Think Alike
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST - The story of how Alfred Russel Wallace independently arrived at the same earth-shaking conclusions as Darwin

Darwin\'s Darkest Hour: Being Charles Darwin
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST - Stepping into Darwin\'s shoes changed actor Henry Ian Cusick\'s views both about the man and evolution.

Darwin\'s Darkest Hour: Capturing Darwin\'s Dilemma
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST - Scriptwriter John Goldsmith on the historical research behind \"Darwin\'s Darkest Hour\"

NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Luis von Ahn
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 9:00:00 EST - A computer scientist finds novel ways to stop spammers and harness the brainpower of millions of people.

NOVA scienceNOW: Auto-Tune
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 9:00:00 EST - Can\'t carry a tune? Andy Hildebrand\'s pitch-correction software can help you sing like a star.

NOVA scienceNOW: Anthrax Investigation
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 9:00:00 EST - The new science of microbial forensics reveals the source of the anthrax used in the deadly attacks of 2001.

NOVA scienceNOW: Diamond Factory
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 9:00:00 EST - Visit a laboratory where entrepreneurs are growing perfectly pure diamonds.

Musical Minds: Watch the Program
Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Musical Minds: Video Extra
Thu, 21 May 2009 15:00:00 EST - See an expanded version of the film\'s sequence on Oliver Sacks\'s brain as it reacts to different pieces of music.

Musical Minds: Ask the Expert
Thu, 21 May 2009 15:00:00 EST - Oliver Sacks answers questions about why music affects the brain, how it can treat some neurologic disorders, and more.

Doctors\' Diaries: Watch the Program
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST - Both Hour 1 and Hour 2 of this two-part program are divided into chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Doctors\' Diaries: Watch the Program
Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST - The first part of the two-hour special is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Last Extinction: Watch the Program
Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Extreme Ice: Watch the Program
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Last Extinction: Before Clovis
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST - Were people in North America long before the so-called \"first Americans\"? Explore an interactive map.

Last Extinction: Stone Age Toolkit
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST - Would you know how to use an ancient stone tool if you unearthed one? Try your hand here.

Last Extinction: Modeling a Comet Airburst
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST - In this video clip, see why an explosion three miles above Earth would act like a white-hot tornado on the surface.

Last Extinction: Extraordinary Artifacts
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST - Ten exquisite Clovis stone tools reveal the artistry of America\'s early flintknappers.

Last Extinction: The Extinction Debate
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST - Follow the heated, decades-long controversy over North America\'s Ice Age extinctions.

Last Extinction: End of the Big Beasts
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 10:30:00 EST - Overhunting, climate change, disease, and now a comet. What did kill off the megafauna?

Doctors\' Diaries: M.D. Specialties
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST - From anesthesiology to urology, med students have more than 20 fields to choose from.

Doctors\' Diaries: The Producer\'s Story
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST - Michael Barnes once thought he wanted to go to med school. After making this series, does he still?

Doctors\' Diaries: The Hippocratic Oath Today
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST - Abortion, euthanasia, etc. See why the oath is controversial, then tell us what you think.

Doctors\' Diaries: One Night in an E.R.
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST - Join a Friday-night shift behind the swinging doors at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Doctors\' Diaries: Doctors\' Lives Videos
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:00:00 EST - Through bonus video and interviews, explore seven journeys from medical school to midlife.

Rat Attack: Watch the Program
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Extreme Ice: On Thin Ice in the Bering Sea
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:30:00 EST - Watch a short video series on how the melting is affecting Yup\'ik Eskimos.

Extreme Ice: Photographing the Big Melt
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:30:00 EST - James Balog describes his Extreme Ice Survey in this audio slide show.

Extreme Ice: Mapping Sea-Level Rise
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:30:00 EST - See the impact on the world\'s coastlines if Greenland\'s ice sheet melted.

Extreme Ice: Ask the Expert
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:30:00 EST - Arctic glacier expert James White answers viewer questions.

Rat Attack: Plant vs. Predator
Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST - Ecologist Dan Janzen demystifies the once-a-half-century mass seeding and its stupendous impact.

Rat Attack: Population Explosion
Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST - In this interactive, trace the effects of the best-understood mass seeding of all, that of oak-tree acorns.

Rat Attack: Killer Instinct
Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST - Rats do it to survive, but why is infanticide so widespread among primates, and what does that say about us?

Rat Attack: The Producer\'s Story
Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST - A rat in his bed. Rats for dinner. Milking rats. All par for the course while filming \"Rat Attack.\"

The Spy Factory: Watch the Program
Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies: Watch the Program
Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

The Spy Factory: Decoding Speech
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST - If you think computers can easily recognize and transcribe spoken language, think again.

The Spy Factory: Investigating 9/11
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST - Eleanor Hill, who led congressional hearings on the attacks, discusses pre-9/11 intelligence failures in this interview.

The Spy Factory: The New Thought Police
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST - George Orwell\'s secret police have nothing on two new NSA systems designed to read people\'s minds.

The Spy Factory: Ask the Expert
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:00:00 EST - Author James Bamford answers viewer questions about the NSA, 9/11, and more.

The Big Energy Gamble: Watch the Program
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:30:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

The Big Energy Gamble: Put a Lid on it
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST - In this video, Bill Nye, TV\'s \"Science Guy,\" conducts a pasta-making experiment that can save energy.

The Big Energy Gamble: Ask the Experts
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST - Ed Begley, Jr. and Bill Nye field viewer questions about living \"la vida verde.\"

The Big Energy Gamble: Powering Down
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST - In this online diary, follow one NOVA staffer\'s efforts to reduce her energy consumption.

The Big Energy Gamble: The Journalist
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST - Marlo Lewis of the Competitive Enterprise Institute warns that the state\'s green agenda could lead to economic ruin.

The Big Energy Gamble: The Skeptic
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST - Marlo Lewis of the Competitive Enterprise Institute warns that the state\'s green agenda could lead to economic ruin.

The Big Energy Gamble: The Governator
Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST - Arnold Schwarzenegger remains fearless about his state\'s energy bet.

Is There Life on Mars?: Watch the Program
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Is There Life on Mars?: Martian Weather
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Is the weather on Mars anything like the weather on Earth? Find out in this video.

The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies: The Director\'s Story
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Nick de Pencier describes his attempts to fly like a butterfly and other adventures making the film.

Is There Life on Mars?: From Launch to Landing
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Watch two animations, one each of Spirit and Phoenix, showing their fantastic journey from Earth to Mars.

Is There Life on Mars?: Design a Parachute
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Create a parachute strong and light enough to safely slow the rovers in their descent toward Mars.

Is There Life on Mars?: Anatomy of a Rover
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Examine the robotic geologists and their suite of scientific instruments.

Is There Life on Mars?: Mars Up Close
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - In late 2004, Steve Squyres narrates this visual tour of some of the rovers\' most revealing discoveries.

Is There Life on Mars?: Mars From Afar
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - See some of the finest images ever taken of the martian surface, including Phoenix\'s most famous.

Is There Life on Mars?: Man on a Mission
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - In this January 2003 interview, lead scientist Steve Squyres reveals his hopes and fears for the rovers.

Is There Life on Mars?: Behind the Scenes
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Mark Davis, producer of \"MARS Dead or Alive,\" recalls filming alongside the rover team between 2002 and 2004.

Is There Life on Mars?: \"Live\" From Mars
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Read Twitter feeds from Phoenix, the rovers, and the Mars Science Lab.

Is There Life on Mars?: Ask the Expert
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Dr. Leslie Tamppari of the Mars Phoenix Lander mission answers viewer questions.

Is There Life on Mars?: Life\'s Little Essential
Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 EST - Everybody knows that liquid water is necessary for life, at least as we know it. But just why exactly?

Ocean Animal Emergency: Watch the Program
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Video Extras
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST - A sampling of additional sequences from the edit room.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Watch the Program
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST - This two-hour program is divided into thirteen chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Radiocarbon Dating
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:00:00 EST - What is carbon-14 anyway, and how can it reveal the date of an ancient artifact?

Alien From Earth: Watch the Program
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Ocean Animal Emergency: The Producer\'s Story
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST - Doug Hamilton recounts an eye-opening trip to Greenland, where sealskins upholster benches in the airport lounge.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Behind the Scenes
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST - In these videos, find out how the filmmakers created a 3-D Bible, portrayed the biblical writers, and reconstructed Solomon\'s temple.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Religious Perspectives
Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST - Hear what members of the clergy, representing a variety of faiths, have to say about the program.

Alien From Earth: Who\'s Who in Human Evolution?
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST - Meet your increasingly distant cousins in this clickable illustration of the past seven million years.

Alien From Earth: Compare the Brains
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST - How does the hobbit\'s brain measure up to those of a modern human, a chimp, and others?

Alien From Earth: Ask the Expert
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST - Mike Morwood, coleader of the team that discovered the hobbit, answers viewer questions.

Alien From Earth: Gigantism and Dwarfism on Islands
Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST - Why do many animal species become either larger or smaller on islands over time?

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Who Wrote the Flood Story?
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - Examine evidence suggesting that at least two sources contributed to the famous story of Noah.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Archeological Evidence
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - On this time line, explore discoveries related to the earliest Israelites, the writing of the Bible, and the birth of monotheism.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Ask the Experts
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - Have questions about biblical archeology, the ancient Israelites, or the origins of the Hebrew Bible? E-mail them here.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Origins of the Written Bible
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - William Schniedewind charts the rise of literacy in the Israelite world, making Holy Scripture possible.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: The Palace of David
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - Eilat Mazar has unearthed what she believes is the royal house of King David.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Moses and the Exodus
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - Carol Meyers offers a new and surprising view of the iconic exodus from Egypt.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Writers of the Bible
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - Michael Coogan sees the Bible as an anthology of texts composed over centuries.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Archeology of the Hebrew Bible
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - William Dever says that attempts to \"prove the Bible\" are misguided.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: The Foundation of Judaism
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - Shaye Cohen looks at how a pagan practice became a religion devoted to one God.

The Bible\'s Buried Secrets: Senior Executive Producer\'s Story
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - In this FAQ, Paula S. Apsell explains NOVA\'s approach to covering biblical archeology.

Hunting the Hidden Dimension: Watch the Program
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives: Watch the Program
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Hunting the Hidden Dimension: A Sense of Scale
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST - Explore the infinite detail of a Mandelbrot set as you zoom to a magnification of 250,000,000x.

Hunting the Hidden Dimension: Design a Fractal
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST - Create and save your own wildly colorful fractals using our generator.

Hunting the Hidden Dimension: The Most Famous Fractal
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST - What exactly is the Mandelbrot set? Find out in this excerpt from the book Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos.

Hunting the Hidden Dimension: A Radical Mind
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EST - Benoit Mandelbrot is a true maverick, as his interview reveals.

Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives: Science Fiction and Fact
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - Follow a time line of parallel worlds?those of sci-fi and quantum physics.

Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives: Read Original Documents
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - Everett\'s personality shines forth in two never-before-published pieces of writing.

Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives: Everett\'s Dissertation
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - If you dare, explore Everett\'s original thesis, published online for the first time. (PDF)

Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives: The Theory Today
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - What is the Many Worlds theory, and do physicists buy it? Hear from Everett\'s biographer, Peter Byrne.

Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives: Finding My Father
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - At 18, Mark Everett discovered his father\'s body. At 40-something, he discovered who his father really was.

Space Shuttle Disaster: Watch the Program
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Space Shuttle Disaster: The Insider Who Knew
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST - NASA engineer Rodney Rocha, whose warnings and calls for action went unheeded, speaks out about the disaster.

Space Shuttle Disaster: Force of Impact
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST - How could a lightweight piece of debris cause catastrophic damage? Find out in this simulation of the shuttle\'s launch.

Space Shuttle Disaster: The Case to Save the Shuttle Program
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST - Allen Richardson, 30 years in Boeing\'s space operations, offers arguments for continuing shuttle missions beyond 2010.

Space Shuttle Disaster: The Investigator
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST - Scott Hubbard, a veteran leader of space missions, fought denial with hard evidence to convince NASA of the accident\'s cause.

Space Shuttle Disaster: Rescue Scenarios
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST - Follow, day by day, how a high-risk effort to save Columbia\'s crew in space might have unfolded.

Arctic Dinosaurs: Watch the Program
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter below and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video. If you experience difficulty viewing, it may be due to high demand. We regret this and suggest you try back at another time.

Arctic Dinosaurs: The Producer\'s Story
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST - On Alaska\'s North Slope, Chris Schmidt quickly realized that one wrong step could spell disaster.

NOVA scienceNOW: Phoenix Mars Lander
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - NASA\'s latest robot has already found frozen water and is looking for more signs that the Red Planet could support life.

NOVA scienceNOW: Brain Trauma
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - Even so-called \"mild\" head injuries turn out to be anything but.

NOVA scienceNOW: Mammoth Mystery
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - A pair of mammoth skeletons is found locked together by their tusks. What happened?

NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Judah Folkman
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - Once scorned for his ideas about how cancer grows, the late Judah Folkman is now hailed as a visionary.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Asking Big Questions
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - In this excerpt from a 2002 commencement address at Oberlin College, the late cancer researcher Judah Folkman describes how he learned to think outside the box when he was in high school. Listen in.

NOVA scienceNOW: Leeches
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - A century after falling out of favor among doctors, medicinal leeches are back in hospitals, sucking away on patients\' wounds.

NOVA scienceNOW: The Search for ET
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - Astronomers have their radio telescopes tuned to receive signals from alien worlds. But is anybody out there?

NOVA scienceNOW: Stem Cells Breakthrough
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - Three separate teams overcome a biomedical hurdle -- creating stem cells without the use of human embryos.

NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Edith Widder
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EST - Meet a marine biologist and explorer who has engineered new ways to spy on deep-sea creatures.

NOVA scienceNOW: Bird Brains
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST - Clues to the origins of human language are turning up in the brains of birds.

NOVA scienceNOW: Space Storms
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST - Behind the dazzling display of the aurora borealis are space storms that could turn the lights off here on Earth.

NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Yoky Matsuoka
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST - A former tennis prodigy aims to create advanced prosthetic limbs controlled by human thought.

NOVA scienceNOW: Smart Bridges
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST - Can we engineer bridges that tell us what\'s wrong with them before it\'s too late?

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Bridge Doctors
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EST - In this audio feature, engineer Michael Todd explains how new sensing technologies may help detect structural problems within bridges before they become dangerous.

NOVA scienceNOW: Saving Hubble
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST - Two teams of spacewalkers take on the risky mission of reviving the ailing Space Telescope.

NOVA scienceNOW: First Primates
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST - Our most distant primate ancestors, which took the stage shortly after the dinosaurs left it, were tree-dwellers the size of mice.

NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST - He jumped the fence from Mexico to work as a farmhand and ended up a leading brain surgeon.

NOVA scienceNOW: Killer Microbe
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST - A relatively benign bug becomes a highly lethal pathogen, known to U.S. soldiers as Iraqibacter.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Personal Genome Project
Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EST - In this video dispatch, learn why George Church of Harvard Medical School hopes to recruit 100,000 people and sequence all of their DNA.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Falling Through the Earth
Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST - Join host Neil deGrasse Tyson for a fantastic voyage through Earth\'s molten core -- without getting burned.

NOVA scienceNOW: Personal DNA Testing
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST - Genetic testing to assess risk factors for a handful of serious illnesses is now commercially available. But is it a good idea?

NOVA scienceNOW: Art Authentication
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST - See how clever computer algorithms can distinguish a master fake from a masterpiece.

NOVA scienceNOW: Capturing Carbon
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST - An eighth-grader\'s science fair project prompts her scientist father to develop a new way to pull excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Pardis Sabeti
Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EST - By night she\'s a rocker. By day, she\'s a Harvard geneticist tracking the evolution of the human genome.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Hands on Hubble
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:00:00 EST - John Grunsfeld, an astronomer and astronaut, says that fixing the Hubble Space Telescope will be a delicate operation. Here, he explains how astronauts will have to literally let their fingers do the walking when working on the satellite -- and why the gloves of their space suits will play a major role in the mission\'s success.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dark Matter
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST - Turns out most of the universe is held together by a mysterious, invisible substance.

NOVA scienceNOW: Of Mice and Memory
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST - Mice placed in enriched environments can recover lost memories, giving hope to those who study Alzheimer\'s.

NOVA scienceNOW: Profile: Hany Farid
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST - This self-proclaimed \"accidental scientist\" is a digital detective inventing new ways to tell if photos have been faked.

NOVA scienceNOW: Wisdom of the Crowds
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:00:00 EST - Ask enough people to estimate something, and their combined guesses will get you surprisingly close to the right answer.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Asking Big Questions
Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 EST - In this excerpt from a 2002 commencement address at Oberlin College, the late cancer researcher Judah Folkman describes how he learned to think outside the box when he was in high school.

Lord of the Ants: Watch the Program
Wed, 21 May 2008 08:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. Choose any chapter and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video.

A Walk to Beautiful: Watch the Program
Wed, 14 May 2008 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video.

Lord of the Ants: A Conversation With E.O. Wilson
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST - Do humans have \"biophilia,\" a built-in love for living things?

Lord of the Ants: The Boy Naturalist
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST - In this excerpt from his autobiography, 15-year-old Ed \"Snake\" Wilson meets his match in a swamp.

Lord of the Ants: Man of Ideas
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST - Sample high points in Wilson\'s remarkable half-century career through an overview of 12 of his books.

Lord of the Ants: Amazing Ants Game
Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:00:00 EST - Match eight ants -- the trap jaw and honey pot among them -- to their unique behaviors.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Finding Lost Memories
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EST - In diseases like Alzheimer\'s, are forgotten memories gone for good? MIT\'s Eric Lander and Li-Huei Tsai discuss new experiments that are exploring whether these \"lost\" memories can be regained.

Car of the Future: Watch the Program
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video.

Car of the Future: Open Content
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:00:00 EST - More than 200 clips of footage, including expert interviews and scenics, are available for you to make your own video.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Finding a Fake Van Gogh
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EST - Can a computer tell the difference between an original van Gogh painting and a fake? NOVA scienceNOW producer Dean Irwin describes how 21st-century technology can help museum curators catch even the most skilled forgers.

Cracking the Maya Code: Watch the Program
Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. Choose any chapter and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video.

Car of the Future: Beyond Technology
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EST - Energy expert David Greene explains why we need smart government policies to spur change in our transportation system.

Car of the Future: History\'s Innovative Autos
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EST - For a glimpse of how future cars may be powered, start by looking at the past.

Car of the Future: Model of Efficiency
Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EST - In this audio slide show, Amory Lovins offers his vision of an ultra-efficient \'Hypercar.\'

Cracking the Maya Code: Time Line of Decipherment
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST - Trace key discoveries in the effort to understand the Maya script.

Cracking the Maya Code: A Masterpiece Revealed
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST - Explore a 2,000-year-old mural, one of the most exciting recent discoveries of early Maya art.

Cracking the Maya Code: Decode Stela Three
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST - \'Read\' Maya hieroglyphs carved on an eighth-century stone monument, and hear them spoken aloud.

Cracking the Maya Code: Map of the Maya World
Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST - From Chichen Itza in the north to Copan in the south, the Maya empire was vast and varied.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Eavesdropping on E.T.
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EST - Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at SETI, thinks it\'s just a matter of time before we find evidence of other intelligent life in the universe.

A Walk to Beautiful: The Producer\'s Story
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST - Mary Olive Smith describes the mix of emotions she felt in making this film.

A Walk to Beautiful: Second Chances
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST - Catherine Hamlin explains why she has dedicated her life to treating fistulas.

A Walk to Beautiful: Two Worlds
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST - In this quiz, see how women in rich and poor countries face very different realities when it comes to childbearing and maternal health.

A Walk to Beautiful: Anatomy of Childbirth
Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EST - Review the three stages of having a baby as well as some of the risks women face.

The Four-Winged Dinosaur: Watch the Program
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Global Meltdown
Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:00:00 EST - Glaciologist Lonnie Thompson says that glaciers around the world are disappearing -- fast.

Ape Genius: Watch the Program
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into six chapters. Choose any chapter and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video.

Astrospies: Watch the Program
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. Choose any chapter and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video.

NOVA scienceNOW: Dispatch: Doctor Q
Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:00:00 EST - Neurosurgeon Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa\'s career didn\'t start in a hospital -- it began in a farm field. Listen in. And watch for Dr. Q\'s profile on NOVA scienceNOW this summer.

The Four-Winged Dinosaur: The Producer\'s Story
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST - Mark Davis has been tracking the controversial case of the flying dinosaur for almost 20 years.

The Four-Winged Dinosaur: Built to Fly
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST - Compare the anatomy of the oldest known bird and its dinosaur cousins.

The Four-Winged Dinosaur: Microraptor\'s World
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST - See the perfectly preserved fossils of plants and animals that lived alongside feathered dinosaurs.

The Four-Winged Dinosaur: Wind Tunnel Test
Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST - How did Microraptor use its second pair of wings to glide? See for yourself in this virtual experiment.

Secrets of the Parthenon: Watch the Program
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:00:00 EST - This one-hour program is divided into five chapters. Choose any chapter and select QuickTime or Windows Media Player to begin viewing the video.

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