Episode Overview
NOVA explores the intriguing world of insect cuisine, highlighting everything from crispy crickets to flavorful fly larvae and their potential advantages for our health and the environment. Traveling from Thailand to Texas, the program showcases insect farmers demonstrating how these small creatures serve as a sustainable substitute for beef protein, offering superior nutritional benefits compared to premium cuts of steak. However, the question remains: can Americans conquer their aversion and embrace the culinary traditions found in many cultures that relish insect delicacies?
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Season 48 Episodes 25
1.
Secrets in Our DNA
2.
Beyond the Elements: Reactions
3.
Beyond the Elements: Indestructible
4.
Beyond the Elements: Life
5.
Looking for Life on Mars
6.
Picture a Scientist/ Search Engine Breakdown
7.
Reef Rescue
8.
Fighting for Fertility
9.
Hindenburg: The New Evidence
10.
Great Electric Airplane Race
11.
Ship That Changed the World
12.
Bat Superpowers
13.
The Cannabis Question
14.
Particles Unknown
15.
Arctic Drift
16.
Edible Insects
17.
NOVA Universe Revealed: Age of Stars
18.
NOVA Universe Revealed: Milky Way
19.
NOVA Universe Revealed: Alien Worlds
20.
NOVA Universe Revealed: Black Holes
21.
NOVA Universe Revealed: Big Bang
22.
High-Risk High-Rise
23.
Butterfly Blueprints
24.
Alaskan Dinosaurs
25.
Ancient Maya Metropolis
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