“NOVA,” the weekly prime-time science series that airs on PBS, is known for producing high-quality TV documentaries on subjects ranging from espionage and the military to ancient civilizations and nature. Credit: left: CC0 public domain middle: Jessica Lea/UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0 right: Ann Tihansky/U.S.
Three recent earth science-themed NOVA episodes have examined the possible roles of rocks and minerals in the emergence of life on early Earth, the April 2015 earthquake that struck Nepal, and the persistent hazard of sinkholes in some parts of the world.
