Israel and Palestine are an arena for one of the most notorious conflicts in the world, where violent outbursts are routine and life is destroyed and rebuilt time and again. After the Ceasefires raises the question: why do... SEE MORE >>
Despite recent progress in containing the AIDS pandemic, HIV is still a killer of epic proportion. Understanding the origins of the virus could provide crucial clues to help in the battle against it. In The Bloody Truth th... SEE MORE >>
This epic, visually sweeping series will document the world that we have
created and explore what humankind’s building legacy reveals about our
ever-evolving priorities, aspirations, most basic needs, and deep-seated... SEE MORE >>
China is now a global superpower with the second greatest economy on the planet. Astonishingly, it is predicted to overtake the United States in economic and scientific output as early as 2018. Yet for centuries the countr... SEE MORE >>
In recent years shark attacks have increased across the globe, but there is one hot spot that has captured the attention of the world. A deadly spate of shark attacks in Western Australia has gripped the nation and spread ... SEE MORE >>
On May 2, 1976, twenty-four black men and six white women dressed in blue shirts, black berets, and black leather jackets ascended the steps of the capital building in Sacramento, California. Across the street, the press, ... SEE MORE >>
This program portrays the life and times of Lovelace, a mathematician and daughter of Lord Byron. In 1843, Ada developed a set of instructions, or Notes, for mechanically calculating Bernoulli numbers, which became the bas... SEE MORE >>
For decades, the assassination of John F. Kennedy has fueled dark
rumors of conspiracies and mishandled evidence. Now, fifty years later, NOVA
asks: Could modern investigators do better? We’ll see how state-of-the art
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FRONTLINE and ESPN's Outside the Lines are launching a joint project to investigate the ongoing story of concussions in the National Football League. Based on reporting by ESPN's Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, the ye... SEE MORE >>
Scheduled for broadcast on the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s death, this probing biography provides a fresh look at an enigmatic man, who remains one of the nation’s most beloved and mourned leaders. ... SEE MORE >>
Drawing on the huge success of Making Stuff, NOVA takes viewers on a new ride through the cutting-edge science that is powering the next wave of technological innovation.
Making Stuff Wilder What happens when engineers open... SEE MORE >>
Everyone knows exactly where they
were that day when they heard the news. But, who shared the news with the
country? With potentially disastrous consequences if he was wrong, in an age
before information moved insta... SEE MORE >>
The enormous
popularity of recent period dramas such as Downton
Abbey, Mr. Selfridge, and Sherlock, has led to a huge interest in
the real-life stories and history of these amazing people and places. Each
episode o... SEE MORE >>
Filmed over the course of twelve months, The Amish: Shunned (wt) follows six former members of the Amish community as they reflect and struggle with their decisions to leave one of the most closed and tightly-knit communit... SEE MORE >>
In the early 20th century, the average American medicine cabinet was a would‐be poisoner’s treasure chest. There was radioactive radium in health tonics, thallium in depilatory creams, and morphine in teething medicine... SEE MORE >>
The night of October 30, 1938, began as any other peaceful Sunday evening. Then, at 8:15 pm, there was a report on the radio that Martians had landed in New Jersey. Almost instantly, people listening in responded to the sh... SEE MORE >>
