List of episodes of the series «NOVA scienceNOW»
- Seasons count: 6
- Episodes count: 40
Release date: 1/25/2005
Mirror Neurons, Hurricanes, Sand Dunes
- Episode number: 1
- Episode description: Topics include: Getting worked up over mirror neurons, new tools for predicting hurricanes, the sounds that sand dunes make, and a profile of MIT robot designer James McLurkin.
Release date: 4/19/2005
3-Foot Humans, T. Rex, Stem Cells
- Episode number: 2
- Episode description: Featured segments include: the discovered remains of three-foot-tall humans on the island of Flores, a look at how T. Rex got to be so big, a profile of nanotechnologist Naomi Halas, the issues surrounding stem cells, and the yearly freeze and thaw cycle of the common wood frog.
Release date: 7/26/2005
Hydrogen Cars, Petunias, Glaciers
- Episode number: 3
- Episode description: Featured segments include: the future of hydrogen fuel cell cars, the discovery of medical potential within a petunia, a fast moving glacier and what it says about global warming, and a profile of brothers and mathematicians Gregory and David Chudnovsky.
Release date: 10/18/2005
Life in the Lab, Lightning, Fish Surgery
- Episode number: 4
- Episode description: Featured segments include: scientists making life in the lab, lightning that may be triggered by cosmic rays, a profile of neuroscientist Erich Jarvis, the advances of fish surgery, the too human appearance of Hollywood aliens, and an update on Hurricane Katrina.
Release date: 1/10/2006
Tenth Planet, Twin Primes, Bird Flu
- Episode number: 5
- Episode description: Featured segments include: a possible tenth planet in our solar system, the twin prime conjecture, a possible reappearance of the ivory-billed woodpecker, a look at the bird flu and whether it will move to people, the growing of meat in a laboratory culture, an update on stem cells, the link between hurricanes and global warming, and a profile of cancer researcher Tyler Curiel.