NOVA S29E07 · Life's Greatest Miracle

Overview

A sequel to the most popular NOVA of all time, "Miracle of Life," the program once again uses the extraordinary microimagery of Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson to track human development from embryo to newborn.

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1. 1 1. Search for a Safe Cigarette2001-10-02 · 55mThe program chronicles the tobacco industry's decades long effort to create a "safer" cigarette.
2. 2 2. 18 Ways to Make a Baby2001-10-09 · 55mThe program investigates the brave new world of assisted reproduction.
3. 3 3. Secrets of the Mind2001-10-23 · 55mThis NOVA program delves into the mind-tingling efforts of neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran to discover how the brain works.
4. 4 4. Sex: Unknown2001-10-30 · 55mThe film investigates the complicated world of gender identity.
5. 5 5. Russia's Nuclear Warriors2001-11-06 · 55mNOVA takes an intimate look at the men who are in control of Russia's nuclear missiles, standing just a heartbeat from the top Russian politicians and Armageddon. Hosted by Vladimi
6. 6 6. Bioterror2001-11-13 · 55mThe film follows three New York Times reporters as they delve into the murky past of bioweapons research and grapple with the current threat of anthrax and other attacks.
7. 7 7. Life's Greatest Miracle2001-11-20 · 55mA sequel to the most popular NOVA of all time, "Miracle of Life," the program once again uses the extraordinary microimagery of Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson to track human
8. 8 8. Methuselah Tree2001-12-11 · 55mMarked by striking imagery and a poetic style, the film dramatizes the life cycle of the world's oldest living thing, the bristlecone pine of California's White Mountains.
9. 9 9. Flying Casanovas2001-12-25 · 55mThe program, with Sir David Attenborough narrating, celebrates the extraordinary antics male bowerbirds get up to when courting a female.
10. 10 10. Death Star2002-01-08 · 55mThe program probes the deep mysteries of gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful celestial explosions since the big bang.
11. 11 11. Neanderthals on Trial2002-01-22 · 55mThe film probes the enigma of our Neanderthal cousins and the roots of our own ancestry.
12. 12 12. Fireworks2002-01-29 · 55m
13. 13 13. Secrets, Lies, and Atomic Spies2002-02-05 · 55mThe program chronicles the lives and covert activities of the so-called "atom spies" in the 1940's, including the big one that got away, Theodore Alvin Hall.
14. 14 14. The Missing Link2002-02-26 · 55mA paleontological tour-de-force and suspenseful scientific detective story, the program documents the search for the ancestor of all four-limbed animals, including humans.
15. 15 15. Shackleton's Voyage of Endurance2002-03-26 · 55mIn October and November 1999, NOVA journeyed into ice-choked Antarctic waters and onto the shores of rugged Elephant and South Georgia Islands as we followed in the footsteps of Si
16. 16 16. Why the Towers Fell2002-04-30 · 55mCan lessons learned from the Twin Towers' collapse make new buildings safer?
17. 17 17. Fire Wars2002-05-07 · 55mIn the program, NOVA accompanies the men and women of a wildland firefighting crew known as the Arrowhead Hotshots as they battle one of the most destructive wildfire seasons ever,