CET Science Wednesday

Join us every week for "Science Wednesday." We'll have programs like Nova, Nature and Nature's Power Revealed and more on what's soon to be your new favorite night of the week.

Here's what we have for you this Wednesday.

Nature: The White Lions

May 22 at 8pm on CET

The experiences of two white-lion-cub sisters in South Africa's Kruger National Park are chronicled. Due to their inability to blend in with their surroundings, the critters face a tougher life than tawny offspring and catching game becomes more difficult.

Watch The White Lions - Preview on PBS. See more from Nature.

NOVA: Hunt for the Supertwister

May 22 at 9pm on CET

One of the most powerful tornadoes ever recorded carved a path of complete destruction near Oklahoma city in May of 1999. To scientists, the supertwister held sobering lessons about the future of rapidly expanding cities in tornado-threatened areas.
"Hunt for the Supertwister" includes a segment on the 1999 tornado in Moore, OK, the site of this week's destruction.

Watch Hunt for the Supertwister - Preview on PBS. See more from NOVA.

Secrets of the Dead: The Airmen and the Headhunters

May 22 at 10pm on CET

The story of a World War II U.S. bomber crew that, after its plane was downed over Borneo by Japanese antiaircraft fire, was taken in by the infamous Dakar tribe known for headhunting. The documentary features archival footage.

Watch Airmen and the Headhunters - Preview on PBS. See more from Secrets of the Dead.