TV NOVA - Season 36 Episode 12 : Rat Attack NOVA - Season 36 Episode 12 : Rat Attack 7.008/10 by 131 users Once every 48 years, bamboo forests in parts of northeast India go into exuberant flower. Then, like clockwork, the flowering is invariably followed by a plague of black rats that appear to spring from nowhere to spread destruction and famine in their wake. For the first time on film, NOVA and National Geographic capture this rat population explosion in vivid detail and show how scientists are unraveling the connections between bamboo flowering and rat outbreaks. Ultimately, their research should help local people better cope with the next attack—due in 2056. Details Casts Posters Images Title NOVA - Season 36 Episode 12 : Rat Attack Alternative Titles PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova First Air Date 1974-03-03 Last Air Date 2025-09-24 Number of Episodes 1012 Number of Seasons 52 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List NOVA Season 36 :Episode 1 Arctic Dinosaurs Arctic Dinosaurs 2008-10-07 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 2 Space Shuttle Disaster Space Shuttle Disaster 2008-10-14 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 3 Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives 2008-10-21 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 4 Hunting The Hidden Dimension Hunting The Hidden Dimension 2008-10-28 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 5 Alien From Earth Alien From Earth 2008-11-11 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 6 The Bible's Buried Secrets The Bible's Buried Secrets 2008-11-18 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 7 Ocean Animal Emergency Ocean Animal Emergency 2008-11-25 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 8 Is There Life On Mars? Is There Life On Mars? 2008-12-30 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 9 The Big Energy Gamble The Big Energy Gamble 2009-01-20 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 10 The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies 2009-01-27 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 11 The Spy Factory The Spy Factory 2009-02-03 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 12 Rat Attack Rat Attack 2009-02-24 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 13 Extreme Ice Extreme Ice 2009-03-24 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 14 Last Extinction Last Extinction 2009-03-31 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 15 Doctors' Diaries Pt.1 Doctors' Diaries Pt.1 2009-04-07 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 16 Doctors' Diaries Pt.2 Doctors' Diaries Pt.2 2009-04-14 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and... NOVA Season 36 :Episode 17 Musical Minds Musical Minds 2009-06-30 PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...