‘NOVA’ presents ‘Building Stuff: Change It!’

Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m.

In this final installment of “Building Stuff,” “NOVA” examines how humans have been altering Earth’s environment for thousands of years. And now, from electric planes to artificial noses, engineers are inventing new ways to preserve our planet.

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