NOVA · SEASON 15

Buried in Ice

Episode 3 · 1988-02-02

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Scientists investigate the frozen remains of members of the 19th century Franklin Expedition to the Canadian Arctic and ask why all perished.

55 minutes

1. Top Gun and Beyond1988-01-19

2. How to Create a Junk Food1988-01-26

3. Buried in Ice1988-02-02

4. Why Planes Burn1988-02-09

5. Battles in the War on Cancer: A Wonder Drug on Trial1988-02-23

6. Battles in the War on Cancer: Turning the Tide1988-03-01

7. The Mystery of the Master Builders1988-03-08

8. Whale Rescue1988-03-15

9. The Man Who Loved Numbers1988-03-22

10. Race for the Superconductor1988-03-29

11. Can You Still Get Polio?1988-04-05

12. Pioneers of Surgery: The Brutal Craft1988-09-06

13. Pioneers of Surgery: Into the Heart1988-09-13

14. Pioneers of Surgery: New Organs for Old1988-09-20

15. Pioneers of Surgery: Beyond the Knife1988-09-27

16. Can the Vatican Save the Sistine Chapel?1988-10-04

17. Can the Next President Win the Space Race?1988-10-11

18. Do Scientists Cheat?1988-10-18

19. Who Shot President Kennedy?1988-11-15

20. The Light Stuff1988-11-22

21. The All-American Bear1988-12-06

22. Can We Make a Better Doctor?1988-12-13