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NOVA - Season 25 Episode 20

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Title: NOVA - Season 25 Episode 20
Genre: Documentary
Country: United States of America
Studio: PBS
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Alternative Titles: PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova
Keyword: nature, candid, inspirational, factual, dramatic, informative, instructive

Overview:For centuries, man has risked both life and life savings to possess the pearl's beauty. Pure and perfect, glowing and dazzling, a pearl is actually a mistake formed when an oyster reacts to an irritant lodged in its shell. Go back to the late 18th century to meet Kokichi Mikimoto, who developed a technique for culturing pearls that's still used today. Travel to a Japanese oyster hatchery to see how technology is advancing pearl cultivation. Watch divers search for the immense pearls found in the world's largest oyster, the Pinctada maxima. See a strand of South Sea perfect pearls worth $2.3 million. And discover little-known facts as authors, zoologists, scientists and pearl experts reveal the pearl's wondrous history.

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First Air Date: Mar 03, 1974 Last Air date: May 14, 2025 Season: 52 Season Episode: 1008 Episode Runtime: 55:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 3.938 / 10 by 130 users Popularity: 27.6803 Language: en

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2. Faster Than Sound1997-10-14
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3. Bomb Squad1997-10-21
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4. The Proof1997-10-28
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5. Wild Wolves With David Attenborough1997-11-11
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6. Super Bridge1997-11-12
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7. Treasures of the Sunken City1997-11-18
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8. Avalanche!1997-11-25
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9. Danger in the Jet Stream1997-12-02
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10. Night Creatures of the Kalahari1998-01-06
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11. Mysterious Mummies of China1998-01-20
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12. Supersonic Spies1998-01-27
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13. Animal Hospital1998-02-03
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14. The Brain Eater1998-02-10
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15. Everest - The Death Zone1998-02-24
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16. Search for the Lost Cave People1998-03-31
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17. Warnings from the Ice1998-04-21
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18. Crocodiles! With David Attenborough1998-04-28
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19. The Truth About Impotence1998-05-12
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20. The Perfect Pearl1998-12-29
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