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NOVA

About NOVA

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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Last B-24 - S45 E15

Underwater archaeologists investigate a B-24 Liberator bomber known as the Tulsamerican that crashed into the sea off the coast of Croatia in 1940. They deploy advanced technologies to recover the fallen airmen and identify their remains.

• Wednesday May 27, 2020 9:30 pm ET on KET
• Wednesday May 27, 2020 8:30 pm CT on KET
• Thursday May 28, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
• Thursday May 28, 2020 12:00 am CT on KET2
• Friday May 29, 2020 5:00 am ET on KET2
• Friday May 29, 2020 4:00 am CT on KET2
• Sunday May 31, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday May 31, 2020 12:00 am CT on KET2
• Sunday May 31, 2020 7:00 pm ET on KET2
• Sunday May 31, 2020 6:00 pm CT on KET2
• Tuesday June 2, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday June 2, 2020 12:00 am CT on KET

Cat Tales - S47 E3

Learn what science can tell us about our relationship with cats. Did humans ever really domesticate felines?

• Thursday May 28, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday May 28, 2020 8:00 am CT on KET
• Thursday May 28, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Thursday May 28, 2020 12:00 pm CT on KET

Cuba's Cancer Hope

Cuba has developed lung cancer vaccines that show so much promise some Americans are defying the embargo and traveling to Cuba for treatment. In an unprecedented move, Cuban researchers are working with U.S. partners to make the medicines more widely available.

• Friday May 29, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
• Friday May 29, 2020 8:00 am CT on KET
• Friday May 29, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Friday May 29, 2020 12:00 pm CT on KET

Great Cathedral Mystery - S41 E5

Using period tools and techniques, bricklayers build a mini version of the Duomo in Florence.

• Wednesday June 3, 2020 9:00 pm ET on KET
• Wednesday June 3, 2020 8:00 pm CT on KET
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• Tuesday June 9, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET
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Ghosts of Stonehenge - S44 E14

Who built Stonehenge, and why? Groundbreaking archaeological digs have revealed major new clues about Britain's enigmatic 5,000-year-old site and the people who constructed it.

• Wednesday June 10, 2020 9:00 pm ET on KET
• Wednesday June 10, 2020 8:00 pm CT on KET
• Thursday June 11, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
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• Tuesday June 16, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday June 16, 2020 12:00 am CT on KET

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening - S40 E9

Hidden in the red hills of Australia are clues to the mysteries of Earth's birth, how life arose and how it transformed the planet into the world we now live in. Experts unveil the earliest forms of life: an odd assortment of bacterial slime.

• Wednesday June 17, 2020 9:00 pm ET on KET
• Wednesday June 17, 2020 8:00 pm CT on KET
• Thursday June 18, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
• Thursday June 18, 2020 12:00 am CT on KET2
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• Sunday June 21, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
• Sunday June 21, 2020 12:00 am CT on KET2
• Tuesday June 23, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday June 23, 2020 12:00 am CT on KET

Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes - S40 E10

Ancient Australian fossils reveal how life's explosion in the ocean was recreated on dry land.

• Wednesday June 24, 2020 9:00 pm ET on KET
• Wednesday June 24, 2020 8:00 pm CT on KET
• Thursday June 25, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
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Dog Tales - S47 E2

• Friday May 22, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Friday May 22, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
• Friday May 22, 2020 8:00 am CT on KET

Inside Animal Minds: Who's the Smartest? - S41 E10

• Thursday May 21, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Thursday May 21, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday May 21, 2020 8:00 am CT on KET

Eagle Power

• Tuesday May 26, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Tuesday May 26, 2020 12:00 pm CT on KET
• Tuesday May 26, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday May 26, 2020 8:00 am CT on KET
• Tuesday May 26, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday May 26, 2020 12:00 am CT on KET
• Sunday May 24, 2020 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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• Thursday May 21, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
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• Wednesday May 20, 2020 9:00 pm ET on KET
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Inside Animal Minds: Dogs & Super Senses - S41 E9

• Wednesday May 20, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Wednesday May 20, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Deadliest Tornadoes - S39 E10

• Monday May 25, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Monday May 25, 2020 12:00 pm CT on KET
• Monday May 25, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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• Saturday May 23, 2020 4:00 am ET on KET2
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• Thursday May 21, 2020 5:00 am ET on KET
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• Wednesday May 20, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
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• Tuesday May 19, 2020 8:00 pm ET on KET
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Inside Animal Minds: Bird Genius - S41 E8

• Tuesday May 19, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Tuesday May 19, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Polar Extremes - S47 E1

• Friday May 15, 2020 11:00 am ET on KET
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Why Bridges Collapse - S46 E18

• Friday May 15, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Friday May 15, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Decoding the Great Pyramid - S46 E4

• Thursday May 14, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Thursday May 14, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
• Thursday May 14, 2020 8:00 am CT on KET

Decoding COVID-19

• Tuesday May 19, 2020 3:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday May 19, 2020 2:00 am CT on KET
• Monday May 18, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Monday May 18, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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• Sunday May 17, 2020 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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• Friday May 15, 2020 5:00 am ET on KET2
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• Thursday May 14, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
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• Wednesday May 13, 2020 9:00 pm ET on KET
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Building the Great Cathedrals - S37 E11

• Monday May 11, 2020 12:00 pm ET on KET
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Secrets of the Forbidden City - S44 E15

• Wednesday May 13, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Wednesday May 13, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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• Sunday May 10, 2020 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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The Planets: Ice Worlds - S46 E16

• Friday May 8, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Friday May 8, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Back to the Moon - S46 E11

• Thursday May 7, 2020 12:00 pm ET on KET
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The Planets: Saturn - S46 E15

• Thursday May 7, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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The Planets: Jupiter - S46 E14

• Wednesday May 6, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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The Planets: Mars - S46 E13

• Tuesday May 5, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Tuesday May 5, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Apollo's Daring Mission - S45 E18

• Monday May 4, 2020 12:00 pm ET on KET
• Monday May 4, 2020 11:00 am CT on KET

The Planets: Inner Worlds - S46 E12

• Monday May 4, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Monday May 4, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Secrets of the Shining Knight - S44 E13

• Tuesday May 12, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
• Tuesday May 12, 2020 12:00 pm CT on KET
• Tuesday May 12, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
• Tuesday May 12, 2020 8:00 am CT on KET
• Sunday May 3, 2020 7:00 pm ET on KET2
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Lethal Seas - S42 E11

• Friday May 1, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Friday May 1, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Meteor Strike - S40 E13

• Thursday April 30, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Thursday April 30, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Poisoned Water - S44 E10

• Sunday May 3, 2020 1:00 am ET on KET2
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• Thursday April 30, 2020 2:00 am ET on KET2
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• Wednesday April 29, 2020 10:00 pm ET on KET
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Rise of the Superstorms - S45 E8

• Wednesday April 29, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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Inside the Megafire - S46 E8

• Tuesday April 28, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Tuesday April 28, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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Killer Floods - S44 E18

• Wednesday May 27, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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• Wednesday May 27, 2020 9:00 am ET on KET
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• Monday April 27, 2020 1:00 pm ET on KET
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