Satellites, space observatories, and supercomputers have shown astronomers the ingredients needed to form a galaxy. Spoiler: Dark matter is a must. Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts at https://apple.co/2U5GyYp When our ancestors looked up into the night sky, they too saw a great, […]
If television shows and movies are any indication, we humans spend a lot of our time subconsciously preparing for UFOs carrying maleficent aliens to descend on Earth. Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts at https://apple.co/2U5GyYp But should we rush to create an intergalactic […]
Black holes: they’re dense, elusive, light-absorbing pockets of spacetime that are critical to our understanding of the universe. Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts at https://apple.co/2U5GyYp But black holes are difficult to peer into, so there’s a lot scientists still don’t know. This […]
For tens of thousands of years, humans have pondered eternal questions like “How does our world even exist?” and “Where did we come from?” Now, more than ever, scientists are finding answers within the Big Bang theory. Subscribe for free to get all episodes of NOVA Now on Apple Podcasts […]
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Peyote is an important medicinal plant that is used in rites of passage and in religious and healing ceremonies in Indigenous communities. Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3ENn7sR | #NOVAPBS #psychedelictherapy #peyote #indigenouspeople #psychedelicscure #mdmatherapy #lsddrug #psychedelicsdocumentary CREDITS: EDITED BY: Ryan Shepheard WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY Larkin McPhee — NARRATED BY Mercer […]
Building a city on a lagoon has its challenges. Here’s how the citizens of Venice accomplished this task centuries ago. Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3ChvkDE | #NOVAPBS #buildingvenice #VeniceFlooding #VeniceItaly #savingvenice Follow on social for more NOVA content! Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs Production Credits Digital Video Producer: Emily Zendt © […]
The misalignment of our internal clocks and the sun could result in a handful of heath concerns, experts say. Follow on social for more NOVA content! Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs
Join scientists as they grab light from across the universe to prove quantum entanglement is real. #NOVAPBS Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3vqiMpg Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance,” but today quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from computers to cryptography. Physicists have gradually become convinced that the phenomenon—two subatomic […]
These computer programs use artificial intelligence to look for patterns in data without human instruction. Follow on social for more NOVA content! Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs This excerpt from a NOVA documentary is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/
