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Season 52 · Episode 14
Landed Wed, 1 Oct 2025 · 21:00 your time · 1 episode · 1h 0m
Season 52, Episode 14 of NOVA aired Wednesday, 1 October 2025 at 9pm ET on PBS.
- S52E14Human: Neanderthal EncountersFor hundreds of thousands of years, Neanderthals thrived across Europe. Then, Homo sapiens arrived. Explore the surprising encounters between these two human species, including evidence of interbreeding that has reshaped our understanding of early human history. As a brutal ice age descended, both groups were pushed to their limits. Uncover the latest archaeological and genetic breakthroughs revealing the surprising truth behind the Neanderthals' mysterious disappearance. How did Homo sapiens manage to survive and outlast our remaining human cousins? And how did our time together – written in our DNA – leave a lasting impact on us?
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