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Apr 25, 2018
While we believe language sets us apart, scientists are finally beginning to unravel the codes of animal communication. Some animals demonstrate they can learn our language, but the question now is whether we can learn theirs. NOVA Wonders travels around the globe, where researchers are deciphering an amazing array of clues that reveal how animals share information critical to their survival.
May 02, 2018
From what makes us fat, to what makes us fart, to what makes us freak out, there is a whole new paradigm for understanding how the human body works. Human cells are outnumbered by non-human bacteria, viruses and fungi, making our bodies a host and resource for multitudes of other organisms. Scientists are discovering this biological frontier and opening up a new world of microbial forensics.
May 09, 2018
From the Kepler mission's discovery of extrasolar planets, to the probing of planetary ecosystems and the high-tech telescopes under development, the prospects for finding life beyond Earth have never been stronger. NOVA Wonders checks in with the explorers now searching the galaxy for life and intelligence on other planets and asks, if we do find other life in the universe...then what?
May 04, 2018
Artificially intelligent machines are taking over and influence our everyday lives. The world's brightest computer programmers are building brighter machines by reverse-engineering the brain and inventing completely new kinds of computers with greater speed and processing power. NOVA Wonders looks at how far we've come and where machines are headed as their software becomes ever more...cerebral.
May 23, 2018
Scientits and and even doctors have the technology to alter the DNA of organisms including humans. A few dramatic successes have cured people with fatal genetic diseases. but there remains the risk of unintended consequences. When it comes to making DNA for new organisms from scratch, that's a story for the distant future.
May 31, 2018
Nova follows the efforts of scientists to unravel the mysteries of dark matter, which holds our universe together, and dark energy which is making it fly apart.
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Nova Wonders Season 1 (2018) is released on Apr 25, 2018. Watch Nova Wonders online - the English Documentary TV series from United States. Nova Wonders is directed by Anna Lee Strachan,Phil Bertelsen,Larry Klein,Owen Palmquist and created by Michael Bicks with Talithia Williams and Rana El Kaliouby. Nova Wonders is available online on Apple TV and Amazon Video.
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