"Mammoth Mystery" – "Nova Sciencenow" is on the trail of an extraordinary paleontological cold case. Forty years ago, a young paleontologist unearthed the fossilized remains of two mammoths, their tusks entwined in a fatal battle. Was it accidental death or violent murder? By looking inside the fossilized tusks, modern forensic science can read a record of the mammoths' final days that will finally put this mystery to rest.  

 

 

"Judah Folkman Tribute" – With the recent passing of famed "cancer warrior" Judah Folkman, "Nova Sciencenow" takes a look back at the great man's accomplishments and where his groundbreaking angiogenesis work is leading the medical field today. Long ignored and even initially rejected, angiogenesis is now widely accepted as the process by which tumors prompt the growth of blood vessels to help with their survival. Dr. Folkman spent much of his early career convincing the scientific establishment of the existence and importance of angiogenesis and then devoted his remaining years to trying to apply it to medical research. New work in the Folkman lab – based on the principles of angiogenesis – is leading to earlier detection of cancer, better drugs and even cures for diseases like macular degeneration.