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In the early years, many Nova episodes were either co-productions with the BBC Horizon team, or other documentaries originating outside of the United States, with the narration re-voiced in American English. This is a show parents can actually encourage kids to watch.

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Meet slime molds: the brainless blobs that can learn, make decisions, and navigate mazes. Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring it back to Earth. History.

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Visit the official website to watch full-length documentaries, or explore our world through short-form video, on our digital publication NOVA Next. But we know little about how their successors, the mammals, recovered and took over the world.

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The show was created by Michael Ambrosino, inspired by the BBC 2 television series Horizon, which Ambrosino had seen while working in the UK. Check your local listings for more details.

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Nova was first aired on March 3, 1974. But some say we’re living in the most peaceful time in history.

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