NOVA Season 8 Episode 3
The Dead Sea Lives
Called the "teeth of the wind" by those who have battled them for centuries, locusts continue to plague hundreds of millions of people. Rare desert rains transforms locusts from harmless grasshoppers to voracious swarms capable of destroying all vegetation in their path. NOVA reveals some of man's latest attempts to rid himself of his age-old enemy, the locust.
8 - 20TwinsDec. 06, 1981- 8 - 19City Spaces, Human PlacesNov. 29, 1981
- 8 - 18Notes of a Biology Watcher: A Film with Lewis ThomasNov. 22, 1981
- 8 - 17Artists in the LabNov. 15, 1981
- 8 - 16Did Darwin Get It Wrong?Nov. 01, 1981
- 8 - 15Locusts: War Without EndOct. 25, 1981
- 8 - 14Cosmic FireOct. 18, 1981
- 8 - 13The Great Violin MysteryOct. 11, 1981
- 8 - 12Why America BurnsOct. 04, 1981
- 8 - 11Computers, Spies and Private LivesSep. 27, 1981
- 8 - 10Resolution on SaturnAug. 25, 1981
- 8 - 9Animal OlympiansMar. 17, 1981
- 8 - 8The Asteroid and the DinosaurMar. 10, 1981
- 8 - 7Beyond the Milky WayMar. 03, 1981
- 8 - 6The Malady of Health CareFeb. 24, 1981
- 8 - 5The Science of MurderFeb. 17, 1981
- 8 - 4Anatomy of a VolcanoFeb. 10, 1981
- 8 - 3The Dead Sea LivesJan. 27, 1981
- 8 - 2Message in the RocksJan. 20, 1981
- 8 - 1Doctors of NigeriaJan. 06, 1981
