What is aging? Why does it happen? Can it be stopped? NOVA presents a startling report on research into the processes which make us age and how to control them.

In this vivid study of mimicry and camouflage NOVA shows dramatically how snakes, butterflies, fish, turtles and many other kinds of animals, both predators and their intended victims, use remarkable…

NOVA explores the past, present, and future of American television including the potential of cable, the Columbus, Ohio, two-way TV experiment, the array of new techniques and their potential social…

NOVA shows how scientists go about creating new forms of life, and investigates the impact of the gene bonanza on industry, medicine, and the universities themselves. NOVA reveals that other…

NOVA visits San Francisco’s Exploratorium—part laboratory, part school, part three-ring circus—run by an unlikely collection of physicists and high school students.

What is it like not to be able to communicate with others? NOVA explores the severest of speech disabilities with Dick Boydell—born with cerebral palsy, confined to a wheel chair…

NOVA presents a dramatic, exclusive film of the first “test-tube” baby born in America, Elizabeth Jordan Carr. NOVA follows the pregnancy from the start, presenting the only view on American…

NOVA takes an intimate look at Robert Tory Peterson, the man whose best-selling guide books to ornithology have played a pivotal role in turning birdwatching into a mass sport.

One of the biggest investigations in medical history began when a mysterious killer disease broke out during independence celebrations in Philadelphia in 1976: Legionnaire’s Disease. NOVA traces the search for…

NOVA captures the breathtaking power and determination of these amazing creatures and examines how business and technology are changing the fishing industry—and the salmon itself.

It’s over 300 years since Galileo turned his new telescope on Saturn and first saw its spectacular rings. NOVA shows the beauty and new mysteries discovered by Voyager 1 on…

Ever thought what it’s like having your mirror image talk back to you? It can be an everyday occurrence for identical twins. NOVA tells the incredible story of scientific research…

The beauty, endurance, and raw power of animals in the wild are captured on film as NOVA juxtaposes Olympic athletes performing feats which have parallels in the animal kingdom with…

William H. Whyte’s insightful and humorous look at city parks, plazas and streets, and the people who use them. Whyte shows the remarkable research he did over a period of…

The controversy which exploded a century ago when Charles Darwin published “The Origin of Species” is erupting again with new facts and emotion. NOVA explores challenges to the theory of…

Many were delighted by the extraordinary special effects in movies like “2001” and” Star Wars,” but few realized how their magic relied on technologies as futuristic as their science fiction…