In 2020, the world celebrated two decades of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station (ISS). As an orbiting laboratory that has provided astronauts with a view of Earth from outer space, the ISS may not seem very similar to more recent innovations like tiny CubeSats. But all of […]
The coronavirus pandemic may have been the biggest science news story of 2020, but it wasn’t the only story. Discover three of the greatest space developments of the year and what 2021 may bring. PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Ana Aceves Production Assistance: Christina Monnen © WGBH Educational Foundation 2020
2020 is finally over. After the coronavirus pandemic and everything else the year’s thrown our way, it’s time to dust ourselves off and get ready for 2021. To do that, we need positive motivation (neurologically, that’s how our brains prepare to get things done). First, we hear from a neurologist […]
NASA’s Perseverance rover has successfully landed on Mars! But how do you prevent microbes from Earth from contaminating the red planet? This NASA scientist, who worked on the #Perseverance mission, explains. PRODUCTION CREDITS: Producer/Editor: Ari Daniel Producer/Director: Terri Randall Production Assistance: Jedd Ehrmann Camera: Kevin Stevenson Sound: Timothy Kitz Production […]
NOVA Digital Producer Arlo Pérez Esquivel was filming a video about monarch butterflies and their importance to an Indigenous community in Mexico when he discovered something unsettling. Pérez Esquivel had read about the relationship between the Purépecha* people and the butterflies in articles from trusted news outlets and prominent research […]
“Picture a Scientist,” a 90-minute feature film from NOVA, captures the longstanding discrimination against women in STEM. Those with intersectional identities, like Dr. Raychelle Burks, experience layered discrimination. Here, Burks reflects on her experience as—and becoming—a professional scientist, from attending college and not having any Black female chemistry professors to […]
Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3AP3DP6 | #TheCannabisQuestion As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits. NOVA investigates the story of cannabis from the criminalization that has disproportionately harmed communities of color to the latest medical understanding of the plant. What risks does cannabis pose to the developing brain? How […]
Witness a hungry, color-changing cuttlefish take part in an oddly adorable, psychological test. Following days of training, the cuttlefish is faced with the decision to strike and devour one of two tempting prey: Will it wait for the live crayfish or immediately strike the shrimp? Its intriguing behavior is challenging […]
Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts at https://apple.co/2U5GyYp The internet revolutionized how we communicate and exchange information. Now, it’s causing the ways in which we invest and spend money to change, laying the foundation for cryptocurrency. How this digital currency functions—much like the […]
Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts at https://apple.co/2U5GyYp You may think of insects as creepy-crawly pests. But for at least 2 billion people on the planet, they’re a source of nourishment. Entomophagy, the practice of eating insects, has been around for thousands of […]
