In January 2025, scientists announced the discovery of organic molecules— the building blocks of life— in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid named Bennu. What can this discovery reveal ...

One answer is to put the CO2 where it originally came from: right back into the ground. Basalt is one type of porous rock that readily bonds with CO2 over a time scale of centuries. But the ...

In the past 50 years, thanks to Vera Rubin and others, dark matter has become an essential scientific building block, at the foundation of our understanding of the universe.

NOVA’s Secrets in Your Data documentary provides viewers with an understanding of what happens to our personal data online, how it is used both to our detriment and to our benefit, and how ...

For 50 years, NOVA has taken viewers on adventures through time and around the world, exploring the rich histories of ancient civilizations. In the last decade, we’ve visited the Ancient Maya ...

These stoves use electricity to create a magnetic field that causes the electrons inside pots and pans that contain iron to vibrate tens of thousands of times. This creates the friction and heat ...

Ongoing droughts are straining the supply of clean drinking water. One solution might lie in an unexpected source: wastewater. Through a method of purification called reverse osmosis, Orange ...

The Weathering the Future Outreach Toolkit is designed to help schools, nonprofits, community groups, government organizations, and student groups plan and facilitate Weathering the Future events ...

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The Moon is a record of solar system history (5:20 - 7:45) The Moon preserves a complete geologic record that dates back nearly to the formation of the solar system. NASA’s moon-mapping ...

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 ...

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