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NOVA•Season 37•Episode 8

What Darwin Never Knew

7.6/10 · 59 votesDec 29, 200955 min

Ranked #4 of 18 in Season 37•+0.4 vs season avg

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NOVA takes viewers on a journey from the Galapagos Islands to the Arctic, and from the Cambrian explosion of animal forms half a billion years ago to the research labs of today. Here scientists are finally beginning to crack nature’s biggest secrets at the genetic

Directed byRushmore DeNooyer, John Rubin, Serena Davies, Sarah Holt

Written byJohn Rubin

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Season 37 Episodes18

E1 7.1

Darwin's Darkest Hour

E2 6.9

Hubble's Amazing Rescue

E3 6.9

Lizard Kings

E4 7.5

Becoming Human: First Steps

E5 7.4

Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity

E6 7.6

Becoming Human: Last Human Standing

E7 7.9

What Are Dreams?

E8 7.6Now viewing

What Darwin Never Knew

E9 7.2

Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor

E10 7.2

Building Pharaoh's Ship

E11 7.0

Riddles of the Sphinx

E12 7.2

Ghosts of Machu Picchu

E13 7.3

Extreme Cave Diving

E14 7.8

The Pluto Files

E15 7.1

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Mystery of the Milky Way

E16 6.7

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever Expanding Universe

E17 7.0

Mind Over Money

E18 7.0

Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead

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Rushmore DeNooyer

Director

John Rubin

Director

John Rubin

Writer

Serena Davies

Director

Sarah Holt

Director

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Episode Summary

"What Darwin Never Knew" is episode 8 of NOVA season 37. It scored 7.6/10 from 59 votes, ranking #4 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Rushmore DeNooyer, John Rubin, Serena Davies, Sarah Holt and written by John Rubin, it aired on December 29, 2009.

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