Up Next
Back to Show
NOVA
Secrets of Noah's Ark Preview
In 1948, a British pilot serving in Iraq acquired a clay tablet with an intriguing, 3,700 year-old inscription. The ancient writing tells the story of how the god Enki warns a Sumerian king named Atra-Hasis of a future flood that will destroy mankind; Enki gives him instructions for building a boat to save his family and livestock.
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
52:31
What led to the devastating floods that Hurricane Katrina unleashed on New Orleans?
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:31
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
Unlock with PBS Passport
50:52
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
Unlock with PBS Passport
51:52
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
Unlock with PBS Passport
53:50
An American combat hospital mobilized in Iraq faces a daily drama of wartime treatment.
53:06
Will experimental particle physics confirm the wild predictions of string theory?
52:56
Do miniscule vibrating strands of energy hold the key to a unified theory of physics?
52:55
Combining the laws of the universe in one theory that explains it all is the Holy Grail
