NOVA S33E11 · Jewel of the Earth

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David Attenborough probes the mystery of ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber.

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1. 1 1. Mystery of the Megaflood2005-09-20 · 55mIt was the greatest flood of the past two million years, and it posed a giant scientific riddle. A maverick geologist became convinced that thousand-foot-deep floodwaters had scour
2. 2 2. Sinking the Supership2005-10-04 · 55mThe search for the wreck of the Yamato, the largest and mightiest battleship ever floated and the pride of the Japanese Imperial Fleet. Constructed in absolute secrecy and sunk by
3. 3 3. Einstein's Big Idea2005-10-11 · 55mExactly 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary Special Theory of Relativity and came to a startling conclusion: mass and energy are one,
4. 4 4. Volcano Under the City2005-11-01 · 55mA restless mountain threatens a bustling metropolis perched on its flanks.
5. 5 5. Hitler's Sunken Secret2005-11-08 · 55mOne of the most daring clandestine operations of World War II was the 1944 sinking of the Norwegian ferry Hydro with its cargo of "heavy water" destined for the Nazis' secret atomi
6. 6 6. Newton's Dark Secrets2005-11-15 · 55m He was the greatest scientist of his day, perhaps of all time. But while Isaac Newton was busy discovering the universal law of gravitation, he was also searching out hidden mean
7. 7 7. Storm That Drowned a City2005-11-22 · 55mIn less than 12 hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Louisiana coast, leading to more than a thousand deaths and transforming a city of over one million into
8. 8 8. The Mummy Who Would Be King2006-01-03 · 55mCould a mummy found in Niagara Falls be the remains of a long-lost Pharaoh?
9. 9 9. Deadly Ascent2006-01-17 · 55mDoctors, rescuers and mountaineers try to determine why people die attempting to climb Mount McKinley.
10. 10 10. The Perfect Corpse2006-02-07 · 55mForensic investigators tease secrets from the well preserved bodies of people buried long ago under peat bogs.
11. 11 11. Jewel of the Earth2006-02-14 · 55mDavid Attenborough probes the mystery of ancient life-forms perfectly preserved in amber.
12. 12 12. The Ghost Particle2006-02-21 · 55mA 40-year hunt for solar neutrinos leads to a new understanding of matter itself.
13. 13 13. Arctic Passage2006-02-28 · 1h 45mNOVA recreates the expeditions of Sir John Franklin and Roald Amundsen, two Arctic explorers who set out to find the legendary Arctic sea route known as the Northwest Passage.
14. 14 14. The Great Robot Race: Nova2006-03-28 · 55mDriverless vehicles compete in a 130-mile race across the Majove Desert.
15. 15 15. Voyage to the Mystery Moon2006-04-04 · 55mA mission to Saturn and its enigmatic sattelite, Titan, looks for clues to the origins of life.
16. 16 16. Dimming the Sun2006-04-18 · 55mEveryone has heard of global warming, but a lesser-known man-made phenomenon has been nearly as powerful at affecting Earth's climate. A look at global dimming, created by soot and
17. 17 17. Wings of Madness2006-11-07 · 55mNova reviews the contribution of Alberto Santos Dumont in the early days of aircraft development and his uncanny ability to abandon one line of endeavor for a technology with bette
18. 18 18. Family That Walks on All Fours2006-11-14 · 55mThis episode focuses on a scientific debate about five siblings in a Turkish family who walk on all fours. When, in 2005, scientist Uner Tan labeled them "genetic throwbacks," they
19. 19 19. ScienceNOW: Extinction2006-10-03 · 57mThe "Nova scienceNOW" magazine delves into a case of mass extinction some 250 million years ago; investigates the 1918 influenza outbreak, which killed as many as 50 million people
20. 20 20. Underwater Dream Machine2006-12-26 · 57mThe story of Peter Robbins, an engineer who---at a cost of $1.5 million---built his own submarine (named Alicia) in order to explore sunken German U-boats. Included: the Alicia's m