Goddess, demon, house pet? What does science say about the human relationship with cats? (Aired February 19, 2020 on PBS) #NOVAPBS Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/3ijT4zH Worshiped as a goddess, condemned as satanic, and spun into a stunning array of breeds, cats have long fascinated humans. But did we ever really domesticate […]
Check out Weathered: Earth’s Extremes: https://to.pbs.org/WeatheredITM The 1830 Indian Removal Act led to the forced relocation of nearly 50,000 Indigenous people. What happened to the ones that stayed? Since then, some Native American tribes have struggled for federal recognition by the U.S. government. This episode explains the complex process a […]
The Late Cretaceous period was kind of the heyday of turtles. With teamwork, careful handling, and a little help from liquid nitrogen, scientists unearth a remarkable baenid turtle fossil. 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 […]
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub How did Christopher Columbus invent the idea of “Cannibals?” While evidence of people who eat other people existed long before Columbus, the idea of tribes of […]
Scientists have retrieved the oldest DNA ever, which points to an ecosystem unlike anything on Earth today. Read the NOVA Next article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article… PRODUCTION CREDITS: Digital Producer: Emily Zendt Production Assistance: Abe Musselman, Shyla Duff Additional footage provided for NOVA by HHMI Tangled Bank Studios and Handful of Films Music: […]
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub The holidays are here! And that means its time, food, gifts and lots and lots of family. It’s also that time of year, when you start […]
Ancient paintings on rock walls feature human figures and animals of today’s rainforest, like deer, tapirs, and jaguars. But they also appear to show animals that went extinct thousands of years ago. 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 […]
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Thanks to CuriosityStream for sponsoring PBSDS! You can learn more at https://curiositystream.com/origin Would You Have Joined The American Revolution? It may seem obvious, but only 40-45% […]
Could a small mammal take down a dinosaur? A mammal attacked a much larger dinosaur — then a volcano froze them both in time. Follow on social for more NOVA content! Twitter: https://twitter.com/novapbs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novapbs TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@novapbs
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateSoundField ↓ More info below ↓ We explore where the blues came from and how it went on to influence many modern genres of music. From Delta Blues pioneers like Robert Johnson and Son House […]
