PBS NOVA - Lizard Kings (2009) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Lizard Kings (2009)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4105Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6Ch 48KHz | 00:52:37 | 1.65GB
They look like dragons and inspire visions of fire-spitting monsters. But these creatures with their long claws, razor-sharp teeth, and muscular, whip-like tails are actually monitors, the largest lizards now walking the planet. With their acute intelligence, these lizards—including the largest of all, the Komodo dragon—are a very different kind of reptile, blurring the line between reptiles and mammals. Thriving on Earth essentially unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs, they are a very successful species, versatile at adapting to all kinds of settings. This program looks at what makes these long-tongued reptiles so similar to mammals and what has allowed them to become such unique survivors.
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PBS NOVA - AstroSpies (2008) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - AstroSpies (2008)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4043Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6Ch 48KHz | 00:53:11 | 1.65GB
Millions remember the countdowns, launches, splashdowns, and parades as the U.S. raced the Soviet Union to the moon in the 1960s. Few know that both superpowers ran parallel covert space programs to launch military astronauts on spying missions, and even fewer know what became of the military astronauts they trained. Highly classified for decades, these top-secret missions might easily have triggered a shooting war in orbit. NOVA travels to Russia for exclusive access to cosmonauts and their restricted space facility and obtains candid first-time interviews with astronauts in the American military space program. ASTROSPIES uncovers new clues about the tensest period of the Cold War, when the U.S. and USSR were on the verge of war and desperate for intelligence on each other’s nuclear capabilities.
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PBS NOVA - The Spy Factory (2009) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - The Spy Factory (2009)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 29.97fps 4079Kbps | AC3 48000Hz 6ch 384Kbps | 00:52:52 | 1.65GB
For the first time on television, NOVA exposes the hidden world of the high-tech, 21st-century eavesdropping carried out by the National Security Agency. Today, the NSA is the world's largest intelligence agency, three times the size of the CIA and far more secret. Its mission is to eavesdrop on the world from cell phones in Europe to pay phones in Afghanistan to e-mail messages from Pakistan to Baghdad. But since 9/11, it has also turned its giant ear inward, listening in without warrant on thousands of American citizens, many of whom are on the government's secret watch list, now more than half-a-million names long. Based on the 2008 best-seller The Shadow Factory by journalist James Bamford, "The Spy Factory" is a gripping investigation of the NSA from its tragic failures leading up to the 9/11 attacks to its secret listening rooms currently installed in the nation's telecom networks, and more generally from the threat to privacy to the effectiveness of high-tech surveillance in the age of terrorism.
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PBS NOVA - Voyage to the Mystery Moon (2006) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Voyage to the Mystery Moon (2006)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4116Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6Ch 48Khz | 00:52:27 | 1.65GB
Chronicling a bold voyage of discovery - the Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn and its enigmatic moon Titan - "Voyage to the Mystery Moon" delivers striking images of these fascinating planetary bodies nearly a billion miles from Earth. Saturn's broad rings hold myriad mysteries, and Titan, whose soupy atmosphere is similar to the one that enshrouded our planet billions of years ago, may hold clues to the origins of life. In hopes of answering some long-standing astrophysical questions, teams from NASA and the European Space Agency gamble years of effort to both ease the Cassini spacecraft into a workable orbit around Saturn and land the Huygens probe on Titan's never-before-seen surface.
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PBS NOVA - Rat Attack (2009) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Rat Attack (2009)
English | Subtitle: English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4322Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 00:52:50 | 1.65GB
Every 48 years, the inhabitants of the remote Indian state of Mizoram suffer a horrendous ordeal known locally as mautam. An indigenous species of bamboo, blanketing 30 percent of Mizoram's 8,100 square miles, blooms once every half-century, spurring an explosion in the rat population that feeds off the bamboo's fruit. The rats run amok, destroying crops and precipitating a crippling famine throughout Mizoram. NOVA follows this gripping tale of nature's capacity to engender human suffering and investigates the botanical mystery of why the bamboo flowers with clockwork precision every half-century.
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PBS NOVA - The Big Energy Gamble (2009) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - The Big Energy Gamble (2009)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4103Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 00:52:37 | 1.65GB
Arnold Schwarzenegger is betting on green. He wants to roll California’s greenhouse gas emissions back to their 1990 levels, and he’s promising Californians that their lifestyles — and their pocketbooks— won’t feel the pinch. But is Schwarzenegger gambling with his state’s economy? With help from eco-celebrities like Ed Begley, Jr. and Bill Nye “The Science Guy,” NOVA examines California’s aggressive pursuit of a sustainable energy future. From San Francisco’s Luscious Garage, where mechanics create custom plug-in hybrids for customers like Google, to the Tehachapi Valley, where thousands of wind turbines are spinning out electricity, NOVA visits the places where green energy is already becoming a reality. Yet some critics fear that, as the nation struggles through an economic meltdown, the state’s new policies are inviting dire consequences. Will California be a role model for the rest of the country or a cautionary tale?
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PBS NOVA - Extreme Ice (2009) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Extreme Ice (2009)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4070Kbps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH | 00:53:00 | 1.65GB
Extreme Ice focuses on climate change shown through time-lapse cameras set by internationally acclaimed photojournalist James Balog, who has placed equipment in more than two dozen glacial locations around the world in order to assess the impact of global warming. Cameras shoot once an hour during daylight. The endeavor will build an archive of some 300,000 images over two years and is one of the most comprehensive photographic studies undertaken on shrinking glaciers and rising sea levels.
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PBS NOVA - Cracking the Maya Code (2008) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Cracking the Maya Code (2008)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4020Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 00:53:37 | 1.65GB
Cracking the Maya Code is a definitive look back at how a handful of pioneers, from the 16th century to the present, deciphered the intricate system of hieroglyphs developed by the Maya. One of the greatest detective stories in all of archeology, it has never been told in depth on television before. hieroglyphs. With magnificent footage of Mayan temples and art, this program, which was many years in the making, culminates in a fascinating account of this ancient civilization's ingenious method of communication.
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PBS NOVA - Last Extinction (2009) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Last Extinction (2009)
English | Subtitle: English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 00:52:19 | 1.65GB
Fifteen thousand years ago, North America was like the Serengeti on steroids, with mega-creatures roaming a continent teeming with incredible wildlife. But then, in a blip of geologic time, between 15 and 35 magnificent large types of animals went extinct. In this television exclusive, NOVA joins forces with prominent scientists to test a startling hypothesis that may finally explain these sudden and widespread extinctions—that a comet broke apart in the atmosphere and devastated North America 12,900 years ago.
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PBS NOVA - Arctic Dinosaurs (2008) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Arctic Dinosaurs (2008)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4108Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 00:52:29 | 1.65GB
Most people imagine dinosaurs lurking in warm locales with swamps and jungles, dining on vegetation and each other. But a new NOVA documentary reveals that many species also survived and thrived in the harsh environments of the north and south polar regions. This program focuses on two high-stakes expeditions and the paleontologists who push the limits of science to unearth 70 million-year-old fossils buried in the vast Alaskan tundra.
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PBS NOVA - Alien from Earth (2008) 720p HDTV
PBS NOVA - Alien from Earth (2008)
English | 720p HDTV Watsonpunk | MP4 | x264 1280x720 3069Kbps 23.976fps | AAC 129Kbps (VBR) 2CH 48KHz | 00:49:57 | 1.07GB
NOVA presents an exclusive new investigation into the sensational discovery of the bizarre ancient bones of the so-called "Hobbit" unearthed in a cave on the island of Flores, Indonesia. No more than 3 feet tall when fully grown, these tiny humans survived in the cave for tens of thousands of years, hunting the huge and fierce Komodo dragons that roamed their remote island home. In Alien from Earth. NOVA explores the latest evidence in a furious scientific debate on what the Hobbit bones represent. Are they the remains of a dwarf race of modern humans suffering from a strange disease? Or are they the unique and tantalizing testament to a previously unknown branch of the human family?
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PBS NOVA - Fireworks (2002) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Fireworks (2002)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4010Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 00:53:34 | 1.65GB
Everybody loves fireworks-- but why? Behind the dazzling displays and fiery explosions is a colorful past as well as a complex and secretive science that goes back over 1000 years. First discovered by the Chinese, who used firecrackers to scare away evil spirits, fireworks continue to thrill millions each year with their beauty and power. Join NOVA and travel to Italy, England, and Pennsylvania to discover the chemical secrets that put the bang in the rocket and the fizz in the Roman candle. Meet the Zambelli family, the "First family of fireworks," and see the spectacular results of secrets passed down through generations. Watch master pyrotechnicians show how intricate fireworks displays are created. Discover how elaborate computer controls turn a celebration at Pittsburgh’s Three Rivers Stadium into amazing split-second science. And enjoy some of the world’s most astounding public fireworks displays, including the record-setting millennial celebration at the Eiffel Tower.
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PBS NOVA - Newton's Dark Secrets (2005) 720p HDTV
PBS NOVA - Newton's Dark Secrets (2005)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4115Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 00:52:29 | 1.65GB | RS HF
Besides Einstein, no single scientist ever transformed the outlook and worldview of his age more profoundly than Isaac Newton. Often hailed as both the first modern scientist and the last of the ancient magicians, Newton reduced nature's chaos to a single set of mathematical laws. This bold intellectual leap gave scientists and thinkers of his era vital new confidence that they could probe and predict nature's secrets. Over three centuries later, Newton's laws still govern the way we analyze and forecast the motions of everything from roller coasters to comets.
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PBS NOVA - Car of the Future (2008) 720p HDTV SoS
PBS NOVA - Car of the Future (2008)
English | 720p HDTV SoS | AVI | XviD 1280x720 4039Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 6CH 48KHz | 00:53:22 | 1.65GB | RS HF
How will the car of the future be powered? Will it run on hydrogen, batteries, ethanol or some as-yet undiscovered technology? Find out as NOVA takes a look at the latest and greatest in the automotive industry. Tom and Ray Magliozzi of NPR's Car Talk" fame take viewers on a roller-coaster ride into the world of cars - examining new technologies and ideas about America's most common form of transportation. With constantly increasing prices at the pump and a growing concern about the impact of emissions on global warming, there is a keen interest in alternative fuel sources to power our cars. The hydrogen fuel cell has long been the holy grail of zero emissions energy, and countries like Iceland are trying out the technology by transforming their public transportation. Closer to home, there are attempts to create fuels like "biodiesel" - made of used vegetable oil - or ethanol from corn crops. Will these be our future fuels or just a useful intermediate? Can an all-electric sports car being developed in California change the face of driving for good? With in-depth interviews and the unique humor of the much-loved Magliozzi brothers, "Car of the Future" takes a light-hearted but knowledgeable look at the serious issue of what's to come for our transportation.
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PBS NOVA - The Elegant Universe (2003)
PBS NOVA - The Elegant Universe (2003)
English | DVDRip | AVI | XviD 712x362 29.97fps | MP3 44100Hz stereo 128Kbps | 1.4GB
One of the most ambitious and exciting scientific theories ever posed—one that may be the long-sought "Theory of Everything"—gets a masterful and lavishly animated explanation that will excite scientists and non-scientists alike. Beginning with simple and clear explanations of major concepts of physics, including gravity, electromagnetism, and relativity, The Elegant Universe illuminates one of the most revolutionary theories in physics today.
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