Amazing fossils reveal how mammals took over after an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs. Stream “Rise of the Mammals” online now at: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/rise-of-the-mammals Written, Directed, and Produced by Geoff Luck Edited by Salvatore Vecchio Penny Trams Digital Producer Ana Aceves © HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs in a fiery global catastrophe. But we know little about how their successors, the mammals, recovered and took over the world. Now, hidden inside ordinary-looking rocks, an astonishing trove of fossils reveals a dramatic new picture of how rat-sized creatures […]
In this two-hour special, renowned paleontologist Kirk Johnson takes us on an epic adventure through time at the polar extremes of our planet. Following a trail of strange fossils found in all the wrong places—beech trees in Antarctica, hippo-like mammals in the Arctic—Johnson uncovers the bizarre history of the poles, […]
The interactive NOVA Polar Lab uses 360 videos, interviews with scientists, and mini-games to send you on an immersive quest to understand how the poles are key to understanding Earth’s climate past, present, and future. Play the Polar Lab: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/polar/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theNOVALabs Twitter: https://twitter.com/theNOVALabs Credits: Produced by: Ari Daniel & […]
Trees have an environmental record etched into their wood, which means they’re living records of Earth’s climatic past. Play NOVA’s Polar Lab to learn how trees grow by simulating how they respond to different environments: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/polar/ Hosted by: Caitlin Saks Production by: Ari Daniel & Lorena Lyon Camera: Emily Zendt […]
Think you know what the Arctic was like during the Eocene Epoch? Imagine standing in water up to your knees and being surrounded by towering dawn redwood trees. The climate was warm and humid. And in winter, the period of daylight shortened so that it was dark nearly all the […]
This cave in Canada remains frozen every summer—and it’s been frozen since the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago. What can it tell us about Earth’s future climate? Stream “Polar Extremes” online to learn more: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/polar-extremes/ PRODUCTION CREDITS Polar Extremes Director: Lucy Haken Assistant Producer: Sacha Thorpe Digital Production: Angelica […]
When it comes to our planet’s fluctuating temperatures over the last 34 million years, a lake in the Russian Arctic has lots to show. Play NOVA’s Polar Lab to see how! https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/polar/ Hosted by: Caitlin Saks Production by: Ari Daniel & Lorena Lyon Camera: Emily Zendt NOVA Labs Editorial Director: […]
Carbon dioxide acts like a heat-trapping blanket, warming our planet in a phenomenon known as the greenhouse effect. Play NOVA’s Polar Lab to find out what too much CO2 in our atmosphere may mean for our planet: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/labs/lab/polar/ Production Credits: Hosted by: Caitlin Saks Production by: Ari Daniel & Lorena […]
Carbon dioxide is an odorless, invisible gas. If we could see that carbon as a solid material on the ground, that might change our perspective on the amount of carbon we emit into the atmosphere. Play NOVA’s Polar Lab to see what effects all that CO2 is having on our […]
