NOVA
Nova scienceNOW (#3411)
A look at startling new research that has recovered ancient proteins from dinosaur bones.
Education Record Rights: 12 months from each broadcast.
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NOVA | Lord of the Ants | The Ant Whisperer | PBS (#3510)
World-renowned naturalist Edward O. Wilson explains amazing discoveries in ant communication and behavior. 03:40
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NOVA | A Walk to Beautiful | A Second Chance | PBS (#3506)
The Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia has treated over 30,000 women who suffer from a birth injury called a fistula. ... 04:22
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NOVA | Car of the Future | A Plug-In Solution | PBS... (#3509)
The 'Car Talk' brothers, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, visit the UC Davis lab of Andy Frank, inventor of the plug-in hybrid, to ... 04:38
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NOVA | Car of the Future | Open Content | PBS (#3509)
Open content is material that anyone can use, free of charge, with only a few restrictions. The content, in this case, ... 01:53
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NOVA | Optical Tricks of the Parthenon | PBS (#3503)
Ancient Greek architects were on to something when they built the Parthenon with subtle curves and no right angles. While ... 03:40
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Program Description: PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA programs demystify science and technology and highlight the people involved in scientific pursuits.
All Upcoming Episodes
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Hitler's Sunken Secret (#3216)
The team explores a sunken German ferryboat to find if it was sabotaged by the Norwegian resistance.
- Tue, September 9, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, September 9, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Wed, September 10, 12:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Fri, September 12, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, September 13, 6:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, September 13, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Building On Ground Zero (#3311)
This look back at the events of 9/11 reviews the investigation of the World Trade Center collapse.
- Tue, September 9, 7:00 PM on IPTV
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Einstein's Big Idea (#3213)
Ingenuity and human conflict surrounded Einstein's breakthrough unleashing the power of the atom.
- Tue, September 16, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, September 16, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, September 16, 10:30 PM on IPTV HD
- Thu, September 18, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Thu, September 18, 11:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Mon, September 22, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Tue, September 16, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Monster of the Milky Way (#3314)
Reveals the dark secrets of black holes, from their birth to their destructive waves of energy.
- Tue, September 23, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, September 23, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, September 23, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Thu, September 25, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Thu, September 25, 7:35 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, September 26, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Fri, September 26, 10:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Sat, September 27, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sat, September 27, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, September 23, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Sputnik Declassified (#3415)
Details the missteps that made the U.S. lose to the Soviets in the first round of the space race.
- Tue, September 30, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, September 30, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, September 30, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Thu, October 2, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Fri, October 3, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 4, 6:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 4, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sat, October 4, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Arctic Dinosaurs (#3511)
Researchers combine extreme engineering and perilous fossil hunting in Alaska's North Slope.
- Tue, October 7, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, October 7, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, October 7, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Thu, October 9, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Fri, October 10, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 11, 6:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 11, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sat, October 11, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sun, October 12, 1:00 AM on IPTV
- Tue, October 7, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
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Space Shuttle Disaster (#3512)
Interviews with investigators and family members give a new look at NASA and the Columbia tragedy.
- Tue, October 14, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, October 14, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, October 14, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Thu, October 16, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Fri, October 17, 12:00 AM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 18, 6:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 18, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sat, October 18, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sun, October 19, 1:00 AM on IPTV
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Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives (#3513)
Mark Oliver Everett of the band Eels learns about his father Hugh Everett, an influential physicist.
- Tue, October 21, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, October 21, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, October 21, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Thu, October 23, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
- Thu, October 23, 6:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Thu, October 23, 11:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 25, 6:00 PM on IPTV Create/World
- Sat, October 25, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sat, October 25, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Sun, October 26, 1:00 AM on IPTV
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Hunting The Hidden Dimension (#3514)
The dramatic story of a group of pioneering mathematicians who developed the study of fractals.
- Tue, October 28, 7:00 PM on IPTV
- Tue, October 28, 7:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Tue, October 28, 10:00 PM on IPTV HD
- Thu, October 30, 9:00 AM on IPTV HD
Past Episodes
These episodes of NOVA aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.
- Car of the Future (#3509)
- Master of the Killer Ants (#3417)
- The Ghost In Your Genes (#3413)
- Secrets of the Samurai Sword (#3412)
- Nova scienceNOW (#3411)
- The Great Inca Rebellion (#3409)
- Kings of Camouflage (#3402)
- Nova scienceNOW (#3401)
- Nova ScienceNOW - Extinction (#3318)
- Family That Walks On All Fours (#3317)
- Wings of Madness (#3316)
- Nova scienceNOW (#3313)
- Mystery of the Megavolcano (#3312)
- Building On Ground Zero (#3311)
- Dimming the Sun (#3310)
- The Ghost Particle (#3305)
- The Perfect Corpse (#3303)
- Storm that Drowned a City (#3218)
- Newton's Dark Secrets (#3217)
- Mystery of the Megaflood (#3211)
- Fireworks! (#2903)
