NOVA · SEASON 50
The Battle to Beat Malaria
Episode 17 · 2023-11-15

- Documentary
Episode overview
Malaria is one of humanity’s oldest and most devastating plagues. In many parts of the world, it remains an ever-present scourge that sickens or kills millions of people each year. What if it could finally be defeated? Now, scientists may be on the verge of a breakthrough with a promising vaccine in the final stages of testing and approval. Follow researchers on a quest to deliver humankind from one of the world’s deadliest diseases.
54 minutes
Season 50 episodes
1. London Super Tunnel2023-02-01
2. Star Chasers of Senegal2023-02-08
3. Ancient Builders of the Amazon2023-02-15
4. New Eye on the Universe2023-02-22
5. Weathering the Future2023-04-12
6. Chasing Carbon Zero2023-04-26
7. Saving the Right Whale2023-05-03
8. Hidden Volcano Abyss2023-05-10
9. Your Brain: Perception Deception (1)2023-05-17
10. Your Brain: Who's in Control? (2)2023-05-24
11. Ancient Earth: Birth of the Sky2023-10-04
12. Ancient Earth: Frozen2023-10-11
13. Ancient Earth: Life Rising2023-10-18
14. Ancient Earth: Inferno2023-10-25
15. Ancient Earth: Humans2023-11-01
16. Inside China's Tech Boom2023-11-08
17. The Battle to Beat Malaria2023-11-15
18. Lee and Liza's Family Tree2023-11-22