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Arctic Passage
Relive two legendary expeditions—one
tragic, one triumphant—to pioneer a route through
the Northwest Passage.
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Building on Ground Zero
Can lessons learned from the Twin Towers'
collapse make new buildings safer?
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The Deadliest Plane Crash
NOVA investigates the worst aviation accident of
all time.
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Monster of the Milky Way
Does a supermassive black hole lurk at the center
of our galaxy?
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Deadly Ascent
A team of doctors and climbers on Denali test the
body's response to extreme cold.
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Dimming the Sun
New evidence that air pollution has masked the
full impact of global warming suggests the world may
soon face a heightened climate crisis.
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Family That Walks on All Fours
Experts explore the mysterious story of five
siblings living in a remote Turkish village.
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The Ghost Particle
A 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new
understanding of matter itself.
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The Great Robot Race
Driverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race
across the Mojave Desert.
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Jewel of the Earth
David Attenborough probes the mysteries of
ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber.
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Mummy Who Would be King, The
Could a mummy exhibited for 140 years at an
obscure museum in Niagara Falls be the remains of a
long-lost Egyptian pharaoh?
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Mystery of the Megavolcano
Researchers from Indonesia to Greenland unearth
clues to the greatest volcanic eruption of the last
100,000 years.
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NOVA scienceNOW: January 10, 2006
Eight of the most compelling science stories of
2005, including the ivory-billed woodpecker, pandemic
flu, the 10th planet, and more
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NOVA scienceNOW: October 3, 2006
Host and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
examines doomsday asteroids, the genetics behind
overeating, the quest to create a new element, and an
MIT roboticist who also writes award-winning fiction.
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NOVA scienceNOW: November 21, 2006
In his second episode as host, Neil Tyson
investigates mass extinction, the killer 1918 flu virus,
high-tech ways to read ancient papyrus, and an MIT
roboticist who designs sociable robots.
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Perfect Corpse, The
Forensic investigators tease secrets from the
well-preserved bodies of people buried long ago in peat
bogs.
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Underwater Dream Machine
Follow one man's quest to engineer a submarine
with panoramic views.
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Voyage to the Mystery Moon
NASA and the European Space Agency dispatch a
two-part mission to study Saturn and its enigmatic
satellite, Titan.
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Wings of Madness
The flamboyant rise and tragic death of
pioneering aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont.
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