“I know it sounds weird, but I felt an almost father-child relationship with this organism that was growing in my body,” the entomologist says. Stream “NOVA Wonders: What’s Living in You?” online or on the PBS app now at: pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wonders/#living-in-you Digital Producer Michael Rivera WHAT’S LIVING IN YOU? Written, Produced, […]
To give workers the best chance of finding dangerous lead in Flint, University of Michigan researchers turned to machine learning. Five years after the water crisis, some residents are reluctant to fully trust the technology. Read more on NOVA: https://to.pbs.org/2Pg029W
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, […]
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 […]
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: […]
For every galaxy that’s visible from Earth, there are nine smaller ones that we can’t see, even with all the technology we’ve developed. That’s 90% of all space stuff in the observable universe that we’re missing out on. We can’t even see all the stars in the Milky Way. Our […]
What goes on inside those test tubes to detect whether a person is positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19? The pace of coronavirus testing in the United States has seen a meteoric rise in the past week. But the country still lags in tests relative to its population, […]
A young man with lipodystrophy receives treatment after researchers find a hormone in a mouse that helps regulate appetite in humans. Stream “The Truth About Fat” on the PBS app or online now to learn more: https://to.pbs.org/39GoTsc Produced and Directed by: Sarah Holt Co-Producer: Jaro Savol Edited by: Sarah Holt, […]
Scientists race to understand and defeat the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in or stream “Decoding COVID-19” on Wednesday, May 13 at 9/8c on PBS to learn more: https://to.pbs.org/2xnYanv Thumbnail Image: Illustration of coronavirus structure Courtesy CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS © 2020 WGBH Educational Foundation
