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NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives. Visit the official website to watch full-length documentaries, or explore our world through short-form video, on our digital publication NOVA Next.
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Picture a Scientist
Women make up less than a quarter of STEM professionals in the United States, and numbers are even lower for women of color. But a group of researchers is exposing longstanding discrimination and making science more inclusive.
- Tuesday April 20, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday April 20, 2021 2:00 am CT on KET2
Reef Rescue
Scientists from around the world are rushing to help corals adapt to a changing climate through assisted evolution.
- Wednesday April 21, 2021 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday April 21, 2021 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday April 22, 2021 1:00 pm ET on KET
- Thursday April 22, 2021 12:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday April 23, 2021 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday April 23, 2021 1:00 am CT on KET
- Sunday April 25, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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- Tuesday April 27, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday April 27, 2021 2:00 am CT on KET2
Fighting for Fertility
Explore barriers to fertility, from social to biological, and assisted reproductive technologies. Follow the journeys of people navigating challenges from structural inequalities and racism to falling sperm counts, egg freezing and IVF.
- Wednesday April 28, 2021 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday April 28, 2021 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Friday April 30, 2021 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday April 30, 2021 1:00 am CT on KET
- Sunday May 2, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday May 2, 2021 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday May 4, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 4, 2021 2:00 am CT on KET2
Hindenburg: The New Evidence
A new investigation into the 1937 Hindenburg disaster includes a set of experiments that tests scenarios that may have led to the Hindenburg's ignition.
- Wednesday May 5, 2021 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 5, 2021 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday May 6, 2021 12:00 pm ET on KET
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- Friday May 7, 2021 2:00 am ET on KET
- Friday May 7, 2021 1:00 am CT on KET
- Sunday May 9, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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- Tuesday May 11, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 11, 2021 2:00 am CT on KET2
The Great Electric Airplane Race
The program explores emission-free electric planes on the horizon and some impressive prototypes already in the air.
- Wednesday May 12, 2021 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 12, 2021 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday May 13, 2021 12:00 pm ET on KET
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- Friday May 14, 2021 2:00 am ET on KET
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- Sunday May 16, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday May 16, 2021 6:00 pm CT on KET2
- Tuesday May 18, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 18, 2021 2:00 am CT on KET2
High-Risk High-Rise
The number of skyscrapers worldwide has increased dramatically, being built higher and higher. But for all their impressive engineering, are these buildings safe?
- Wednesday May 19, 2021 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday May 19, 2021 8:00 pm CT on KET
- Thursday May 20, 2021 12:00 pm ET on KET
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Lethal Seas - S42 E11
- Sunday April 18, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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Picture a Scientist
- Friday April 16, 2021 12:00 pm ET on KET
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- Wednesday April 14, 2021 9:00 pm ET on KET
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Colosseum - Roman Death Trap - S42 E6
- Tuesday April 13, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday April 13, 2021 2:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday April 11, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
- Sunday April 11, 2021 6:00 pm CT on KET2
Mystery Beneath the Ice - S43 E3
- Tuesday April 6, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday April 6, 2021 2:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday April 4, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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- Wednesday March 31, 2021 9:00 pm ET on KET
- Wednesday March 31, 2021 8:00 pm CT on KET
Saving the Dead Sea - S46 E7
- Tuesday March 30, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
- Tuesday March 30, 2021 2:00 am CT on KET2
- Sunday March 28, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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- Friday March 26, 2021 2:00 am ET on KET
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Dead Sea Scroll Detectives - S46 E20
- Tuesday March 23, 2021 3:00 am ET on KET2
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- Sunday March 21, 2021 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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- Friday March 19, 2021 2:00 am ET on KET
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