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NOVA; Mammoths of the Ice Age

08/25/1994

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Series

NOVA

Program

Mammoths of the Ice Age

Program Number

2201

Series Description

Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974

Program Description

The woolly mammoth -- a massive beast that was thought to have perished 10,000 years ago -- is synonymous with the Ice Age. But recent evidence shows that the mammoth continued to live well beyond the Ice Age and, in fact, came close to avoiding extinction altogether.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Citation

Chicago: “NOVA; Mammoths of the Ice Age,” 08/25/1994, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E0A4F0DF2CB544A2AA3E6ECA487B23AB.

MLA: “NOVA; Mammoths of the Ice Age.” 08/25/1994. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E0A4F0DF2CB544A2AA3E6ECA487B23AB>.

APA: NOVA; Mammoths of the Ice Age. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E0A4F0DF2CB544A2AA3E6ECA487B23AB