NOVA
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Anthology
Documentary series focuses on science: the speculation, history, and its many applications.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, February 17
Mammal Origins
Season 53 • Episode 4
Exploring the origins of mammals, long before the age of dinosaurs, and how they evolved.
Tuesday, February 17
Critical Condition: Health in Black America
Season 52 • Episode 9
The causes of racial health disparities and chronic diseases facing Black Americans.
Wednesday, February 18
Mammal Origins
Season 53 • Episode 4
Exploring the origins of mammals, long before the age of dinosaurs, and how they evolved.
Wednesday, February 18
Critical Condition: Health in Black America
Season 52 • Episode 9
The causes of racial health disparities and chronic diseases facing Black Americans.
Wednesday, February 18
Can Dogs Talk?
Season 53 • Episode 3
A growing number of dog owners claim that innovative word buttons allow dogs to talk.
Wednesday, February 18
Lee and Liza's Family Tree
Season 50 • Episode 18
Science and genealogy help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery.
Wednesday, February 18
Mammal Origins
Season 53 • Episode 4
Exploring the origins of mammals, long before the age of dinosaurs, and how they evolved.
Wednesday, February 18
Critical Condition: Health in Black America
Season 52 • Episode 9
The causes of racial health disparities and chronic diseases facing Black Americans.
Wednesday, February 18
Lee and Liza's Family Tree
Season 50 • Episode 18
Science and genealogy help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery.
Wednesday, February 18
Can Dogs Talk?
Season 53 • Episode 3
A growing number of dog owners claim that innovative word buttons allow dogs to talk.
Wednesday, February 18
Building the Eiffel Tower
Season 51 • Episode 3
Exploring the revolutionary engineering behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Thursday, February 19
Decoding the Universe: Quantum
Season 51 • Episode 14
Exploring the quantum universe.
Friday, February 20
Building the Eiffel Tower
Season 51 • Episode 3
Exploring the revolutionary engineering behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Monday, February 23
Mammal Origins
Season 53 • Episode 4
Exploring the origins of mammals, long before the age of dinosaurs, and how they evolved.
Tuesday, February 24
Building the Eiffel Tower
Season 51 • Episode 3
Exploring the revolutionary engineering behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Wednesday, February 25
Building the Eiffel Tower
Season 51 • Episode 3
Exploring the revolutionary engineering behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Wednesday, February 25
Mammal Origins
Season 53 • Episode 4
Exploring the origins of mammals, long before the age of dinosaurs, and how they evolved.
Wednesday, February 25
Building the Eiffel Tower
Season 51 • Episode 3
Exploring the revolutionary engineering behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Wednesday, February 25
Mammal Origins
Season 53 • Episode 4
Exploring the origins of mammals, long before the age of dinosaurs, and how they evolved.
Wednesday, February 25
Stone Age Temple Mystery New
Season 53 • Episode 5
New evidence sheds light on Turkey's Gobekli Tepe, the world's oldest temple.
Thursday, February 26
Stone Age Temple Mystery New
Season 53 • Episode 5
New evidence sheds light on Turkey's Gobekli Tepe, the world's oldest temple.
Friday, February 27
Stone Age Temple Mystery
Season 53 • Episode 5
New evidence sheds light on Turkey's Gobekli Tepe, the world's oldest temple.
Monday, March 2
Stone Age Temple Mystery
Season 53 • Episode 5
New evidence sheds light on Turkey's Gobekli Tepe, the world's oldest temple.
Tuesday, March 3
Stone Age Temple Mystery
Season 53 • Episode 5
New evidence sheds light on Turkey's Gobekli Tepe, the world's oldest temple.
Wednesday, March 4
Stone Age Temple Mystery
Season 53 • Episode 5
New evidence sheds light on Turkey's Gobekli Tepe, the world's oldest temple.
Wednesday, March 4
Documentaries focus on science, the natural world, history and research.
Wednesday, March 4
Stone Age Temple Mystery
Season 53 • Episode 5
New evidence sheds light on Turkey's Gobekli Tepe, the world's oldest temple.
Wednesday, March 4
Documentaries focus on science, the natural world, history and research.
Matt Roush says...
Are our conversations with man’s (and woman’s) best friend one-sided, or are dogs actually capable of talking back? In a fascinating installment titled “Can Dogs Talk?”, Nova explores the science of canine cognition in the largest animal communication study ever conducted. The catalyst: so-called “button dogs” who press buttons emitting sounds that approximate human speech. Are they actually expressing what they’re thinking, or are they just following their training? Scientists draw conclusions from millions of button presses involving thousands of dogs. If only Lassie had known about this every time little Timmy fell in the well!
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