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NOVA

Solar System: Icy Worlds

Season 51 Episode 12 | 53m 34s

Out in the solar system, ice can get bizarre. Visit strange, frozen worlds – from Uranus’s ultra-hot superionic ice, to glaciers of nitrogen ice on Pluto, to carbon dioxide snow on Mars – and discover why the ice here on Earth is so unique.

Aired: 10/22/24 | Expires: 11/20/24
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies and Viking Cruises. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.
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Superfloods: Preview
Find out why deadly flash floods are on the rise and how we can protect ourselves from them.
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Ancient Desert Death Trap: Preview
Explore mysterious 9,000-year-old Stone Age megastructures found in the Arabian Desert.
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Particles of Thought: The Animal Translator
What is speech, really? Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the science behind how we speak.
Special: 1:03:49
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Human: Building Empires Preview
Discover how two revolutionary ancient inventions changed the course of humanity forever.
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Human: Into the Americas Preview
Follow ancient humans’ journey into an icy and perilous new land.
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Particles of Thought: Brain Guru
Your brain does all kinds of strange things. Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains how it works.
Special: 1:28:59
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Human: Neanderthal Encounters Preview
Discover how Homo sapiens outlasted Neanderthals – and how they helped make us who we are today.
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Human: Journeys Preview
Follow Homo sapiens as they venture out of Africa and spread farther than any other human species.
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Particles of Thought: Bob and Mike’s Big Idea
Has science been missing a fundamental law of nature for centuries?
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Signs of Life on Mars? NASA's Discovery, Explained
NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found the clearest signs of ancient life on Mars yet.
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Superfloods
Find out why deadly flash floods are on the rise and how we can protect ourselves from them.
Episode: S52 E18
NOVA
Ancient Desert Death Trap
Explore mysterious 9,000-year-old Stone Age megastructures found in the Arabian Desert.
Episode: S52 E17
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Human: Building Empires
Discover how two revolutionary ancient inventions changed the course of humanity forever.
Episode: S52 E16 | 53:32
Watch • 53:25
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Human: Into the Americas
Follow ancient humans’ journey into an icy and perilous new land.
Episode: S52 E15 | 53:25
Watch • 53:27
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Human: Neanderthal Encounters
Discover how Homo sapiens outlasted Neanderthals – and how they helped make us who we are today.
Episode: S52 E14 | 53:27
Watch • 53:25
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Human: Journeys
Follow Homo sapiens as they venture out of Africa and spread farther than any other human species.
Episode: S52 E13 | 53:25
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Human: Origins
Trace the remarkable origin story of Homo sapiens and the crucial moments that shaped our species.
Episode: S52 E12 | 53:32
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Ultimate Crash Test: Impact
Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.
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Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown
A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a multi-vehicle pileup to gain new data on car safety.
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Critical Condition: Health in Black America
After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.
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