Skip to main content

Up Next

Why Ships Crash

Why Ships Crash

Season 49 Episode 8
53:20
Ice Age Footprints

Ice Age Footprints

Season 49 Episode 9
53:43
Ending HIV in America

Ending HIV in America

Season 49 Episode 11
53:33
Saving Venice

Saving Venice

Season 49 Episode 12
53:31
Rebuilding Notre Dame

Rebuilding Notre Dame

Season 49 Episode 13
53:43
Computers v. Crime

Computers v. Crime

Season 49 Episode 14
53:30
Can Psychedelics Cure?

Can Psychedelics Cure?

Season 49 Episode 15
53:47
Ocean Invaders

Ocean Invaders

Season 49 Episode 16
53:32
Nazca Desert Mystery

Nazca Desert Mystery

Season 49 Episode 17
53:31
Crypto Decoded

Crypto Decoded

Season 49 Episode 18
53:22
NOVA Season 49

Zero to Infinity

Season 49 Episode 19
53:32
London Super Tunnel

London Super Tunnel

Season 50 Episode 1
53:20
Back to Show
NOVA

Great Mammoth Mystery

Season 49 Episode 3

Sir David Attenborough investigates a unique site in southern England where amateur fossil hunters uncovered giant mammoth bones and evidence of Neanderthals. A team of paleontologists and archaeologists soon discover that the site preserves rare evidence of the extinct beasts and early human inhabitants of Britain dating to over 200,000 years ago.

Watch Preview
Only Available with Passport Starting
3/6/2026
Support Provided By
Season
Alaskan Dinosaurs
53:21
Intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the Arctic’s cold and dark.
Edible Insects
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:28
Take a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.
Particles Unknown
53:28
Join the hunt for the universe’s most common—yet most elusive and baffling—particle.
The Cannabis Question
53:36
As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.
Reef Rescue
54:06
Scientists race to help corals adapt to warming oceans through assisted evolution.
Looking for Life on Mars
53:46
NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
NOVA Season 47
53:32
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
Beyond the Elements: Indestructible
53:30
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
Beyond the Elements: Reactions
53:31
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
Can We Cool the Planet?
53:31
Scientists look to geoengineering and other methods to cool the planet.
Nature's Fear Factor
53:21
Can bringing predators—and fear—back into an ecosystem help restore its natural balance?
Cat Tales
53:21
Goddess, demon, house pet? What does science say about the human relationship with cats?
Active loading indicator