The Best Episodes of NOVA Season 23
Every episode of NOVA Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of NOVA Season 23!
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.
Season 23 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "NOVA" season 23 is "Anastasia Dead or Alive?", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Anastasia Dead or Alive?" aired on 10/10/1995 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Venus Unveiled".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Anastasia Dead or Alive?
Season 23 Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/1995
Investigate the massacre of Tsar Nicholas and his family, and evaluate whether modern science has resolved the mystery surrounding Princess Anastasia.
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- 7.8/10 8 votes
#2 - Venus Unveiled
Season 23 Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/1995
Venus reveals its true face, recorded in detail for the first time by the radar spacecraft Magellan. Our next-door planetary neighbor turns out to be one of the most bizarre places in the solar system.
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- 8.3/10 48 votes
#3 - Hawaii Born of Fire
Season 23 Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/1995
From their blistering beginnings as molten rock, the Hawiian islands have grown into a verdant paradise of unique lifeforms.
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- 8.4/10 18 votes
#4 - The Doomsday Asteroid
Season 23 Episode 4 - Aired 10/31/1995
Is there an asteroid or comet out there with our name on it? NOVA scans the skies and the geological record on Earth, for evidence that giant rocks from outer space have struck before and will eventually plow into our planet again.
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#5 - Lightning!
Season 23 Episode 5 - Aired 11/7/1995
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- 7.9/10 16 votes
#6 - Hunt for the Serial Arsonist
Season 23 Episode 6 - Aired 11/14/1995
In the spring of 1991, a rash of suspicious store fires in Los Angeles set fire investigators on the trail of a serial arsonist. Using ingenious techniques to "read" burn patterns and reconstruct the chain of events at each fire, the team uncovered a crucial clue—a fingerprint on a crude incendiary device. Eight months later, the team closed in on their chief suspect and revealed the shocking truth behind his identity. A classic scientific detective story with a final twist that will keep viewers guessing until the end.
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- 8.2/10 7 votes
#7 - Treasures of the Great Barrier Reef
Season 23 Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/1995
Recording sights that will astonish even experienced divers, NOVA documents an extraordinary day in the life of the largest coral reef in the world, capturing for the first time the annual spawning of coral and other unusual creatures of the reef.
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#8 - Race to Catch a Buckyball
Season 23 Episode 8 - Aired 12/19/1995
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#9 - Can Buildings Make You Sick?
Season 23 Episode 9 - Aired 12/26/1995
A search for the causes of Sick Building Syndrome. Experts look at various problem buildings, inspecting their air conditioning, lights and carpets for clues to the mysterious maladies afflicting the workers inside.
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#10 - Terror in the Mine Fields
Season 23 Episode 10 - Aired 1/9/1996
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- 7.7/10 14 votes
#11 - The Day the Earth Shook
Season 23 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/1996
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#12 - B-29 Frozen in Time
Season 23 Episode 12 - Aired 1/30/1996
Travel on a perilous mission to repair and refly a rare B-29 bomber stranded on a Greenland icecap for almost 50 years.Gleaming like a jewel this well preserved bomber from World War II rests on the Arctic tundra where it was abandoned when it crash landed in 1947. This plane has long been a legend and now facing incredible hardship a team of adventurers struggle to bring the frozen warbird back to life.NOVA follows bold pilot Darryl Greenamyer and his team on two expeditions to revive Kee Bird and make it fly again in one of the most isolated and harshest environments on Earth. Despite severe weather illness and difficulties with the shuttle plane in 1994 Greenamyer returns in May 1995 with a larger crew a more reliable shuttle plane and a new plan to bring Kee Bird back to life and back home.
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#13 - Plague Fighters
Season 23 Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/1996
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#14 - War Machines of Tomorrow
Season 23 Episode 14 - Aired 2/20/1996
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- 8.4/10 10 votes
#15 - Kidnapped by U.F.O.'s?
Season 23 Episode 15 - Aired 2/27/1996
Carl Sagan and other scientists investigate claims that people have been visited or abducted by aliens.
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- 7.0/10 9 votes
#16 - Flood!
Season 23 Episode 16 - Aired 3/26/1996
The Great Flood of 1993 leaves a wake of destruction across the Midwest. Can rivers ever be contained?
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- 7.7/10 9 votes
#17 - Dr. Spock the Baby Doc
Season 23 Episode 17 - Aired 4/2/1996
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- 7.5/10 12 votes
#18 - Warriors of the Amazon
Season 23 Episode 18 - Aired 4/9/1996
Explore the unique culture of the Yanomami, an isolated tribe living deep in the Amazonian rainforest.
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- 7.6/10 11 votes
#19 - Bombing of America
Season 23 Episode 19 - Aired 4/16/1996
Bombing is on the rise across the United States. But science is fighting back. Hidden within the chaos of a crime scene lie clues that can solve the case. Can science help stop the "Bombing of America"?
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