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No. NOVA is not part of any Indian OTT platform's streaming catalogue.

No. NOVA is not on Netflix in India, and it is not streaming on any other Indian OTT platform right now.

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Is NOVA on Prime Video?

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Can I watch NOVA online for free?

NOVA is not available on any free or subscription service in India at the moment. Beware of pirated "full web series" streams — they are illegal and unsafe.

What is the age rating of NOVA?

NOVA is rated TV-PG. Check your platform's maturity guidance before watching with children.

How many seasons of NOVA are there?

NOVA has 53 seasons and 1025 episodes.

When did NOVA first air?

NOVA first aired on 3 March 1974.

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NOVA is a 1974 English documentary series. It spans 53 seasons and 1025 episodes, rated TV-PG. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.0.

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PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

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Season 532026

13 episodes

E1Asteroids: Spark of Life?
Jan 21, 2026· 54m
What if asteroids, long feared as destroyers of life, were key to our existence? Explore a revolutionary theory that these violent collisions provided the essential ingredients – water, minerals, and energy – needed to jumpstart life on Earth.
E2Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire
Jan 28, 2026· 54m
Deep in the Cambodian jungle lie the ruins of Angkor, a marvel of urban engineering and seat of the once-mighty Khmer Empire. New discoveries are revealing how this ancient metropolis was built – and what likely led to its devastating collapse.
E3Can Dogs Talk?
Feb 4, 2026· 54m
Can dogs understand what we say—and talk back? Witness amazing moments from a major experiment, as thousands of dogs use speech buttons. Pet owners are convinced, but are our furry friends really communicating their thoughts and desires with us?
E4Mammal Origins
Feb 11, 2026· 54m
The surprising story of mammal evolution begins long before the age of dinosaurs. Witness how some of our prehistoric mammal relatives survived global catastrophes, defying extinction and evolving into the vast array of mammals we know today – including us.
E5Stone Age Temple Mystery
Feb 25, 2026· 54m
Surprising evidence at the world's oldest temple overturns our understanding of human history. The latest excavations at the 12,000 year-old Göbekli Tepe in Turkey are making archaeologists rethink the roots of civilization.
E6Return to the Moon
Apr 15, 2026· 54m
A half-century after Apollo, the Artemis missions aim to bring astronauts back to the Moon and establish a lunar space station. Follow the Artemis II engineers and crew on the perilous 10-day journey to orbit the Moon.
E7Rain Bombs
Apr 22, 2026· 54m
An invisible force is causing chaos around the globe. Follow scientists racing to understand the catastrophic "rain bombs" that are sinking ships and downing planes. Can they learn to predict these devastating weather events and save lives?
E8Athens: Birth of Democracy
Apr 29, 2026· 54m
Follow archaeological investigations into the dramatic origins of democracy in Greece 2,500 years ago. Mass graves and ancient ruins where tyrants were murdered shine new light on the birth of a revolutionary form of government.
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E9Evolution: Brain Power
Oct 14, 2026
Brains might be the most complex structures on our planet – so how did evolution build them? To find out, rewind the clock three billion years to trace the evolutionary story of the dolphin, one of the smartest animals alive today. Discover how the first light sensing cells led to eyes that helped wire bodies to think, how a fluke viral infection supercharged the speed of thought, and how the neocortex emerged as early mammals re-wired their brains to attune to the night.
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E10Evolution: Need to Feed
Oct 21, 2026
The relentless pursuit of energy, the very act of eating, has profoundly shaped life on Earth. Follow the evolution of the bat to discover the untold story behind every bite we take – one marked by astonishing evolutionary leaps revealing the strange origins of fundamental body parts like powerful jaws.
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E11Evolution: Body Builders
Oct 28, 2026
Earth teems with life in every imaginable form – creatures that walk, swim, slither, and fly. Some grow to astonishing size, like the elephant, while others boast extravagant adaptations, like the hummingbird’s long beak. How did evolution craft such a dazzling variety of body plans? To find the answer, trace life back to its ultimate ancestor, LUCA, and follow the innovations that shaped complexity.
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E12Evolution: The Mating Game
Nov 4, 2026
Sex changed everything – evolutionarily speaking, that is. By shuffling the genetic deck it unleashed variation, fueling diversity and throwing evolution into overdrive. But how did this radical innovation begin? From the first exchange of genes to the origins of males and females, uncover the evolutionary leaps that reshaped life.
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E13Evolution: On the Run
Nov 11, 2026
Run. Leap. Swim. Pounce. Slither. Fly. Life moves in countless ways – but it wasn’t always this way. When animals first emerged, they clung to the seafloor, until a single twitch sparked a revolution. From the first muscle to the first heartbeat, from lobe fins that pushed life onto land to legs built for speed, movement reshaped the planet.

Season 522025

20 episodes

E1What Are UFOs?
Jan 22, 2025· 54m
Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
E2Extreme Airport Engineering
Jan 29, 2025· 54m
Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.
E3Dino Birds
Feb 5, 2025· 54m
Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.
E4Egypt's Tombs of Amun
Feb 12, 2025· 54m
A long-lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.
E5Pompeii's Secret Underworld
Feb 19, 2025· 54m
Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.
E6Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Feb 26, 2025· 54m
Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.
E7Revolutionary War Weapons
Apr 9, 2025· 54m
Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.
E8Secrets of the Forest
Apr 16, 2025· 54m
Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet.
E9Critical Condition: Health In Black America
Apr 30, 2025· 97m
Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to suffer from chronic diseases than Whites. Why? From false beliefs that permeate modern medicine to life experiences that can damage human cells, uncover the underlying causes of racial health disparities.
E10Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown
May 7, 2025· 53m
What really happens in a multi-vehicle pileup? A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a high speed crash to gain new insights on car safety. But how can they create and study a complex collision without putting any lives in danger?
E11Ultimate Crash Test: Impact
May 14, 2025· 53m
Car safety experts just pulled off a first-of-its-kind remote controlled multi-vehicle pile up. Now investigators are put to the test as they analyze the data and look for insights into driver behavior and vehicle design.
E12Human: Origins
Sep 17, 2025· 54m
Where did humans come from, and what makes us unique? Discover the remarkable origins of Homo sapiens, and the crucial moments of innovation, communication, and ritual that set us on our path.
E13Human: Journeys
Sep 24, 2025· 53m
Follow Homo Sapiens as they venture across the world, farther than any other human species. See how they invented new tools to thrive in challenging environments - and meet the mysterious hobbit-like humans they may have encountered along the way.
E14Human: Neanderthal Encounters
Oct 1, 2025· 53m
For 400,000 years, Neanderthals thrived across frigid, Ice Age Europe. What happened when Homo sapiens arrived, and how did these encounters change our species – including our DNA – in ways still with us today?
E15Human: Into the Americas
Oct 8, 2025· 53m
Follow ancient humans' perilous journey into the Americas, where a frigid Ice Age landscape, mammoths, and other fearsome beasts tested their resilience.
E16Human: Building Empires
Oct 15, 2025· 54m
Discover how Homo sapiens transformed from nomads to empire builders. Witness the innovations – from animal domestication to writing – that revolutionized ancient life and shaped our modern world.
E17Ancient Desert Death Trap
Oct 22, 2025· 53m
Archaeologists investigate dozens of strange Stone Age megastructures in the Arabian desert. They're so big that their true form is visible only from the air, yet these giant structures were built by a mysterious people 9000 years ago.
E18Superfloods
Oct 29, 2025· 53m
In September 2024, Hurricane Helene dumped 14 inches of rain on North Carolina, triggering flash floods and killing more than 100 people. Why are these floods on the rise around the world-even in places thousands of feet above sea level?
E19Operation Space Station: High-Risk Build
Nov 5, 2025· 54m
From ammonia leaks to Space Shuttle disasters to a spacewalk gone terribly wrong, astronauts and Mission Control insiders relive the most terrifying moments during construction of the International Space Station.
E20Operation Space Station: Science and SurvivalFinale
Nov 12, 2025· 54m
Witness life-or-death decisions 250 miles above Earth, as astronauts and Mission Control work together to survive moments of high danger on board humanity's remarkable orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station.

Season 512024

18 episodes

E1When Whales Could Walk
Jan 31, 2024· 54m
In Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. This fossil graveyard, millions of years old, is known as the “Valley of the Whales.” Now, paleontologists have unearthed a whole new species of ancient whale dating to 43 million years ago, and this predator wasn’t just able to swim – it also had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to the winding evolutionary path of mammals that moved from the land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.
E2Easter Island Origins
Feb 7, 2024· 53m
How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui–also known as Easter Island–carved and raised, and why? Since Europeans arrived on this remote Pacific island over 300 years ago, controversy has swirled around the iconic ancient statues and the history of the people who created them. Now, a new generation of researchers is overturning old theories, revealing the rich history, innovation, and resilience of the Rapanui people, and uncovering intriguing new evidence about where they–and their practice of monumental stone building–came from.
E3Building the Eiffel Tower
Feb 14, 2024· 53m
Explore the revolutionary engineering behind Paris’s iconic landmark. Completed in just over two years for the 1889 World’s Fair, the iron tower smashed the record for the tallest structure on Earth, ushering in a new age of global construction that reached for the skies. How did the engineers do it? Follow the innovations, successes, and failures that made one of the most famous buildings on the planet possible.
E4Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Feb 21, 2024· 54m
For decades, scientists have tried to unlock the secrets of ancient DNA. Follow the dramatic quest to recover DNA millions of years old and reveal a lost world from before the last Ice Age.
E5A.I. Revolution
Mar 27, 2024· 54m
A.I. tools like ChatGPT seem to think, speak, and create like humans. But what are they really doing? From cancer cures to Terminator-style takeovers, leading experts explore what A.I. can – and can't – do today, and what lies ahead.
E6Great American Eclipse
Apr 3, 2024· 54m
Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon's shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the U.S. witnesses its last total eclipse until 2044, and scientists scramble to unlock the secrets of our Sun.
E7Secrets in Your Data
May 15, 2024· 54m
Whether you’re on social media or surfing the web, you’re probably sharing more personal data than you realize. Find out where your data is going, who’s selling it, and how you – and a new kind of web – could put control back in your hands.
E8Decoding the Universe: Cosmos
May 22, 2024· 54m
How big is the universe? Will it ever end? Why is so much of it made of mysterious dark matter and energy? See how mind-bending discoveries over the past 50 years have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
E9Solar System: Storm Worlds
Oct 2, 2024· 54m
Out in the solar system, the weather gets wacky – with globe-spanning dust storms, monsoons of liquid methane, and lightning 10 times stronger than here on Earth. Discover the forces driving the dramatic weather on neighboring planets and moons.
E10Solar System: Strange Worlds
Oct 9, 2024· 54m
From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system.
E11Solar System: Volcano Worlds
Oct 16, 2024· 54m
All around our solar system, volcanoes are powerful shapers of worlds. Next door on Mars is Olympus Mons, a giant volcanic mountain more than twice the size of Mt. Everest. And closer to the Sun, thousands of volcanoes produce the toxic atmosphere that keeps Venus boiling. Then there’s Jupiter’s moon Io, the most volcanically active world in the entire solar system, and Saturn’s moon Enceladus, where clues in its watery eruptions hint at the possibility of life. Discover the explosive forces that molded each of these worlds – and what makes the volcanoes right here on Earth so special.
E12Solar System: Icy Worlds
Oct 23, 2024· 54m
Ice might seem familiar to us on Earth, but out in the solar system, it can get quite exotic. From Uranus’s ultra hot superionic ice, to glaciers of nitrogen ice on Pluto, to carbon dioxide snow on Mars, ice is a fundamental building block throughout our cosmic neighborhood. Visit some of the strange, frozen worlds of our solar system to discover why the ice here on Earth so special – and why we wouldn’t be here without it.
E13Solar System: Wandering Worlds
Oct 30, 2024· 54m
The classic view of our solar system contains eight orderly planets, some with moons in neat orbits – but when we look closer, we discover a bunch of stuff missing from this simple, clockwork model. Wandering worlds that seem out of place, found in the gaps between and beyond the planets, offer clues that our cosmic neighborhood is far more dynamic than we once thought. From the meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, these wandering worlds are rewriting what we know – and even how we think about – our solar system.
E14Decoding the Universe: Quantum
Nov 6, 2024· 54m
When we look at the world at the tiniest scales in the subatomic realm, things get weird – very weird. Welcome to the quantum universe, where particles can spin in two directions at once, observing something changes it, and something on one side of the galaxy can instantly affect something on the other, as if the space between them didn’t exist. Buckle up for a wild ride through the discoveries that proved all of this to be true and paved the way for the digital technologies we enjoy today – and the powerful quantum sensors and computers of tomorrow.
E15Building Stuff: Boost It!
Nov 13, 2024· 54m
Around the world, engineers are finding ingenious ways to amplify our abilities and senses – allowing us to access and shape the world way beyond our natural gifts. From helping a blind man see without the use of his eyes to building a sling so powerful it can shoot rockets into space, see why engineering just might be the closest thing to a superpower we humans have.
E16Building Stuff: Reach It!
Nov 20, 2024· 54m
From the time our species first evolved, we’ve been on the move. Not content to stay in one place, we’ve imagined and invented and built our way from one place to the next. From deep sea subs to wind-resistant skyscrapers to next-gen space habitats, see how today’s engineers are designing and building creative new ways for us to get all around – and even off – our planet.
E17Building Stuff: Change It!
Nov 27, 2024· 54m
Thousands of years of human innovation have allowed us to shape the environment to improve lives. The consequences of our activities are not always benign – but there are solutions. From electrifying aviation, to building robots to protect threatened coral reefs, a new generation of engineers is finding creative solutions to some of our most critical environmental challenges.
E18Lost Tombs of Notre DameFinale
Dec 18, 2024· 54m
After the devastating 2019 fire at Notre Dame, two mysterious sarcophaguses were discovered under the cathedral’s stone floor. Who is buried in them, and what secrets will these coffins reveal? Follow a team of archaeologists and historians as they attempt to solve centuries-old mysteries using the latest scientific investigation techniques. What can forensic analysis of the remains reveal about one of the world’s most famous cathedrals and those who devoted their lives to it?