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NOVA scienceNOW (2005–2012) on PBS
About NOVA scienceNOW
NOVA scienceNOW ended on November 14, 2012, on PBS. The series concluded after its sixth season, which aired its final episode on that date.
NOVA scienceNOW was a science news magazine series that premiered on January 25, 2005. It provided coverage of current scientific developments, often exploring topics at the intersection of science, politics, art, and culture. The show aimed to present complex scientific ideas in an accessible format, with each episode featuring interviews, demonstrations, and reports from the lab.
The series was hosted initially by Robert Krulwich, followed by Neil deGrasse Tyson for seasons 2 through 5, and later by David Pogue from season 6. It was a 55-minute program, offering viewers insights into the latest discoveries and debates in science.
NOVA scienceNOW episode schedule
36 aired
Aired · 36
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2012 | S6·E6 | What Will the Future Be Like? |
| November 7, 2012 | S6·E5 | What Are Animals Thinking? |
| October 31, 2012 | S6·E4 | Can I Eat That? |
| October 24, 2012 | S6·E3 | How Smart Can We Get? |
| October 17, 2012 | S6·E2 | Can Science Stop Crime? |
| October 10, 2012 | S6·E1 | What Makes Us Human? |
| February 23, 2011 | S5·E6 | What's the Next Big Thing? |
| February 16, 2011 | S5·E5 | Where Did We Come From? |
| February 9, 2011 | S5·E4 | How Smart Are Animals? |
| February 2, 2011 | S5·E3 | How Does the Brain Work? |
| January 26, 2011 | S5·E2 | Can We Live Forever? |
| January 19, 2011 | S5·E1 | Can We Make It to Mars? |
| September 1, 2009 | S4·E8 | Sleep, First Primates, Earthquakes in the Midwest |
| August 25, 2009 | S4·E7 | Saving Hubble Update, Gangster Birds |
| August 18, 2009 | S4·E6 | Public Genomes, Algae Fuel, Arctic Ocean Seafloor |
| July 28, 2009 | S4·E5 | Moon Smasher, Secrets in the Salt, Bird Brains |
| July 21, 2009 | S4·E4 | Picky Eaters, Capturing Carbon, Sea Lions and Walruses |
| July 14, 2009 | S4·E3 | Marathon Mouse, Dinosaur Plague |
| July 7, 2009 | S4·E2 | Hunt for Alien Earths, Art Authentication |
| June 30, 2009 | S4·E1 | Diamond Factory, Anthrax Investigation, Auto-Tun |
| July 30, 2008 | S3·E6 | Phoenix Mars Lander, Brain Trauma, Mammoth Mystery |
| July 23, 2008 | S3·E5 | Leeches, The Search for ET, Stem Cells Breakthrough |
| July 16, 2008 | S3·E4 | Bird Brains, Space Storms |
| July 9, 2008 | S3·E3 | Saving Hubble, First Primates |
| July 2, 2008 | S3·E2 | Personal DNA Testing, Art Authentication, Capturing Carbon |
| June 25, 2008 | S3·E1 | Dark Matter, of Mice and Memory |
| July 24, 2007 | S2·E5 | T. Rex Blood?, Epigenetics, Kryptos |
| July 10, 2007 | S2·E4 | Sleep, CERN, Emergence |
| January 9, 2007 | S2·E3 | Aging, Space Elevator, Maya |
| November 21, 2006 | S2·E2 | 1918 Flu, Mass Extinction, Papyrus |
Show 6 earlier episodes
| October 3, 2006 | S2·E1 | Asteroid, Island of Stability, Obesity |
| January 10, 2006 | S1·E5 | 10th Planet, Twin Prime Conjecture, Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, Pandemic Flu, Lab Meat?, Stem Cells |
| October 18, 2005 | S1·E4 | Artificial Life, Lightning |
| July 26, 2005 | S1·E3 | Fuel cells, RNAi, Fastest Glacier |
| April 19, 2005 | S1·E2 | Little People of Flores, T. rex |
| January 25, 2005 | S1·E1 | Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, |
