WORLD (MT)

4:00 pm 

BBC World News America   NULL

4:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

5:00 pm 

NOVA  "Rat Attack"  When the bamboo blooms every 48 years in the remote Indian state of Mizoram, it spurs an explosion in the rat population that feeds off the bamboo's fruit. NOVA follows this tale that includes destroyed crops and famine, and investigates why the bamboo flowers every half-century.G

6:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "How Smart Are Animals?"  A new interest in dog cognition labs is in response to the studies of dogs' successful interpretation of human social cues. Off the coast of Honduras, dolphins are learning to understand written symbols and sign language in hopes they use the knowledge to demonstrate their creativity. Then researchers investigate the large-sized brains of octopus and cuttlefish.G

7:00 pm 

Inside Nature's Giants  "Great White Shark"  In South Africa, experts gather to dissect a 15-foot-long specimen. They gain new insights into the shark's array of senses, the origins of the creature's killing bite, and other biological gifts that make the shark both feared and respected.G

8:00 pm 

PBS NewsHour   NULL

9:00 pm 

Nightly Business Report   NULL

9:24 pm 

Meet Paul Schulte - and We Shoot 3-Pointers, Too  "Medal Quest"  Paul Schulte, co-captain of the men's wheelchair basketball team, answers the questions everyone asks about his sport. "Blowing past someone on the baseline," "drop steps," "picks" -- the moves and strategies are the same for wheelchair basketball players. "And we shoot 3-pointers, too!" Schulte talks about getting "his" shot to click, and about Paralympians who "push themselves to the limits. D

9:30 pm 

Journal   NULL

10:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL

11:00 pm 

NOVA scienceNOW  "How Smart Are Animals?"  A new interest in dog cognition labs is in response to the studies of dogs' successful interpretation of human social cues. Off the coast of Honduras, dolphins are learning to understand written symbols and sign language in hopes they use the knowledge to demonstrate their creativity. Then researchers investigate the large-sized brains of octopus and cuttlefish.G