Archaeologists are working to understand how astronauts really use their space on the ISS—and help improve space habitats of the future.

The Event Horizon Telescope team has captured the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

Footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park challenge scientists’ timeline of when humans first came to North America.

Dogs can sniff out disease and analyze new odors even as they exhale. But how?

Exercise could be a powerful defense against Alzheimer’s disease. Three dementia researchers explain how it works.

And why it’s so hard to make blue ones.

Images of five targets include the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.

How can you identify and overcome biases that hurt you financially? NOVA teamed up with Duke University’s Center for Advanced Hindsight to design the NOVA Financial Lab, a game that breaks down the behavioral science behind financial decision-making.

Mushrooms are remarkably forgiving. Here’s the science of why.

Will a Patagonian cypress in Chile prove older than California’s most elderly bristlecone pine?

Here is how oil and heat can form a durable coating.

Here’s how hot air can “fry” food.

Sixty years ago a teenager’s homemade ice cream raised a surprisingly complicated question: Can hot liquids freeze faster than cold ones?

A parasite that causes the most common form of malaria is evolving to be undetectable by current tests. Some scientists want to zero in on compounds in patients’ breath instead.

Koalas are the only non-primates with fingerprints. How is that possible—and why?

The mission is a test to see if NASA could knock an Earth-bound asteroid off its path, should we ever need to.

Scientists have cured a handful of people of HIV by piggybacking on treatments they received for blood cancer. But does that bring a widespread cure any closer?

We are proud to introduce the 2020—2021 NOVA Science Studio student-producers who covered a wide variety of science stories including fast fashion and sneaker sustainability, as well as the effects of food insecurity and its outsized impact on youth.

The claustrum seems to act as a switchboard, telling different parts of the brain when to turn on and off. But what happens when the switchboard operator steps away?

Venomous lionfish are taking over the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea, eating everything in their paths. One solution: handbags and belts.

These are just a few of the geoglyphs in southern Peru, known as the Nazca lines, thought to be at least 2,000 years old.

NASA’s massive SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft kick off a series of missions to put humans back on the Moon.

Earth’s natural satellite could be a jumping-off point for future space exploration.

Can one infinity be bigger than another?

From the ancient origins of zero to the paradox of motion, NOVA’s teaching resources immerse students in the wonder of math.

The oldest DNA ever retrieved, preserved in sediments in northern Greenland, reveals that Arctic and temperate species once commingled in an ecosystem unlike anything that exists today.

NASA nudges an asteroid, weird things emerge from water, and scientists tackle a new epidemic.

Explore the cosmos, delve into ancient history, and follow an extreme rescue with NOVA’s most-watched documentaries released in 2022.

Students across the country are participating in NOVA's film production program to make videos about climate change solutions in their local communities.

Patterns of lines and dots associated with specific animal species in cave art may point to an early writing system.

Seawater might seem like an obvious solution to water scarcity, but it comes at a cost.

A new study shows just what dolphins get out of cooperating with fishers in Brazil (besides lunch).

Bolster learning for middle and high school students about the myriad ways our weather is changing, how communities are being impacted, and innovative solutions.

The James Webb Space Telescope only captures infrared light, but imaging developers can convert the invisible into something both beautiful and scientifically accurate.

Here’s how a magnetic field can heat up your pans.

Check out some of NOVA’s best space documentaries available for streaming.

Use this toolkit to organize community screenings which educate the public, provide a space to discuss local impacts, and brainstorm community solutions.

As wildfires escalate in Western states, authorities are embracing once-outlawed burning practices.

Even the Romans noticed that cities are engineered to be heat islands. But that means we can do something about it.

Warming temperatures are causing extreme weather patterns across the country. But communities are pushing back with solutions old and new.

Three STEM educators share best practices for tackling climate change in the classroom through project-based learning.

Introducing the 2023 NOVA Science Studio student producers who reported on local climate change impacts and solutions

Meet the 2022—2023 NOVA Science Studio student-producers who covered a wide variety of science stories including invasive species and sea level rise, as well as how farm to table restaurants may reduce carbon emissions.

Check out some of NOVA’s best nature documentaries available for streaming.

From Petra to the Amazon to ancient China, NOVA has you covered.

Engage your students with science journalism about issues in their communities with the NOVA Science Studio program!

Rust Belt cities could be the perfect place to develop this renewable energy solution.

The familiar sky we see today wasn’t always blue.

The evolution of planet Earth over 4.5 billion years.