NOVA - PBS
NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives. Visit the official website to watch full-length documentaries, or explore our world through short-form video, on our digital publication NOVA Next.
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust and PBS viewers.
Special | 1h 19m 51s | Cognitive scientist Federico Rossano on talking dogs, primates, and decoding animal communication. (1h 19m 51s)
Special | 1h 29m 7s | Glaciologist Brent Minchew on the “Doomsday Glacier," a bold fix, and his path from the Marines. (1h 29m 7s)
Special | 1h 16m 29s | Jordan Ellenberg discusses the math behind AI, strange geometry, and living with uncertainty. (1h 16m 29s)
Special | 58m 4s | Homo sapiens weren't alone. Discover the lost human species that once shared our world. (58m 4s)
Special | 1h 8m 49s | MIT's Daniela Rus discusses AI without data centers and its potential in robotics. (1h 8m 49s)
Special | 1h 15m 20s | Wendy Suzuki joins Hakeem to explore anxiety, exercise, and connection as tools for a better brain. (1h 15m 20s)
Interview: T. Rex to Birds with Steve Brusatte
Special | 1h 24m 42s | Steve Brusatte joins Hakeem to talk T. rex, bird origins, and consulting on Jurassic World. (1h 24m 42s)
Interview: Dark Matter = Black Holes? with David Kaiser
Special | 1h 23m 48s | Dark matter may be primordial black holes from the Big Bang. David Kaiser explains. (1h 23m 48s)
Special | 1h 16m 19s | Adam Riess takes us inside the discovery of dark energy. (1h 16m 19s)
Interview: Evolution of New Species, Venom, Wings, and More with Sean B. Carroll
Special | 1h 24m 9s | From fruit flies to snake venom, evolutionary biologist Sean Carroll explains what drives evolution. (1h 24m 9s)
Special | 54m 49s | Can we really bring extinct species back? Evolutionary biologist Beth Shapiro says yes. (54m 49s)
Special | 1h 11m 15s | Dive into how Earth’s weirdest microbes could help us spot extraterrestrial life. (1h 11m 15s)
Special | 1h 3m 49s | What is speech, really? Neuroscientist Erich Jarvis explores the science behind how we speak. (1h 3m 49s)
Special | 1h 28m 59s | Your brain does all kinds of strange things. Neuroscientist Heather Berlin explains how it works. (1h 28m 59s)
Special | 1h 11m 13s | Has science been missing a fundamental law of nature for centuries? (1h 11m 13s)
Special | 1h 19m 54s | Black holes aren’t just cosmic monsters — they’re simply misunderstood. (1h 19m 54s)
Special | 1h 25m 1s | Discover how deepfakes are detected and what the future holds for truth in the digital age. (1h 25m 1s)
Special | 1h 37m 18s | Dive into deep time to discover how fossils form, the ocean's surprising origins, and more. (1h 37m 18s)
Special | 17m 19s | Investigate medical algorithms in which the patient’s race drives decisions. (17m 19s)
Special | 9m 47s | Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic. (9m 47s)
Special | 8m 44s | Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC. (8m 44s)
Special | 6m 47s | Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska. (6m 47s)
Special | 7m 51s | The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before. (7m 51s)
Special | 11m 56s | In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture. (11m 56s)
Special | 9m 22s | Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today. (9m 22s)
Special | 53m 30s | Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans. (53m 30s)
Special | 53m 30s | Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty. (53m 30s)
Special | 53m 30s | Fósiles gigantes en el Sahara revelan nuevos secretos sobre la evolución de las ballenas. (53m 30s)
Special | 53m 21s | Descubrimientos arqueológicos revelan civilizaciones antiguas olvidadas en la Amazonia. (53m 21s)
Special | 53m 31s | Explora las antiguas ciudades mayas y aprende por qué sus habitantes las abandonaron. (53m 31s)
Native American communities share their culture and knowledge to address climate change.
NOVA is available to stream on pbs.org and the PBS app.
Discover epic science in the most extreme places on Earth.
Take a journey through the history of life on Earth.
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust and PBS viewers.
