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Why do people make clickbait, and how do we identify false information in it? Sometimes it helps to have a system to ID the CAP.

Solar storms have the potential to affect our power grid and cause widespread blackouts. Watch how researchers and engineers are working together to make sure that doesn’t happen.

NASA is launching a new spacecraft mission, DART, which will test scientists' ability to deflect asteroids at risk of colliding with Earth.

We’re stretching it out and exploring the science of exercise and—after more than a year of unexpected interruption—getting back in the game. Dr. Alok Patel checks in with an expert in exercise physiology and an Olympic athlete, biomechanist, and chiropractor.

The proteins that make fish fluoresce could help scientists map the human brain.

A scientist dives beneath the surface of the frigid Antarctic ice sheet—and finds a landscape full of colors, light, and life.

Minerals are essential in making everything from skyscrapers tall, to mobile phones small.

By studying the structural color of morpho butterflies, scientists are learning more about producing color without using pigments or paint.

When San Francisco's Millennium Tower unexpectedly sunk 16 inches, residents worried the building would topple over. Here's how a structural engineer and his team figured out the cause and suggested a potential fix.

Even if a building appears to be undamaged after an earthquake, it could have used up some of its initial earthquake resisting capability.

Studies have found that educational programs can lower misconduct and violence rates in prison and recidivism upon release.

Here's how Covid-19 antiviral pills from Pfizer and Merck and Ridgeback work, how effective they are, and how they might change the course of the pandemic.

Here's what to expect from the largest, most technologically advanced, and most expensive space telescope ever built.

Instead of slithering through soil, the Christmas tree worm inhabits coral reefs and might even help protect them against destruction.

What began with temporary manufacturing disruptions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a series of supply breakdowns, including those related to computer chip shortages, across multiple industries.

Explore the science of grilling and how it could affect your health.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 or higher hasn’t rumbled beneath the contiguous U.S. in more than 300 years. Now, the Pacific Northwest is due for another "big one." Clues from the past, along with modern-day science, can help coastal Indigenous communities understand the risks

Each year, California and the Southwest break new records for droughts and high temperatures, which bring damaging heat waves, wildfires, and even flooding. Learn how these catastrophes operate together—and how engineers are working on new technologies to help us survive.

With the help of hydrologists and innovators on the ground and in the lab, Dr. Alok Patel learns about the traditional ecological knowledge of the Navajo Nation in the especially hard-hit Southwest. And he speaks with innovators applying advanced technology to agricultural practices, like drone surveillance and artificial intelligence, to

According to a recent report released by the U.S. government, nearly 150 aerial objects observed between 2004 and 2021 remain unidentified—with the exception of one large deflated balloon. But what if there’s another explanation out there? Could extraterrestrial intelligence explain some sightings? To find out, Dr. Alok

An ornithologist and conservationist shares how the coronavirus pandemic's effects on his ability to breathe has echoed the disproportionate effects of climate change on certain communities

What makes PFAS chemicals extremely useful — and extremely hard to get rid of — are bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms that are almost impossible to break.

Feast your eyes on one of the most important images in all of cosmology: a picture of the first light from the Big Bang.

Regular use of cannabis could increase an adolescent's likelihood of developing a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia.

Watch as a team of divers attempts to retrieve an ancient skull.

Opioids mimic the body's natural pain relievers, binding to receptor proteins in the brain and sometimes inducing euphoria.

On August 12, 2018, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe to study the Sun like never before. It will hurtle towards the star at the center of our solar system at 120 miles per second, which is the fastest human-made object ever. The heat shield on the front of the

While the origins of the cannabis plant remain unknown, geneticists can trace its evolution and identify its closest living relative.

In most U.S. states, a surge in cases is reigniting conversations about the country’s response to the pandemic. Dr. Alok Patel speaks with a leading epidemiologist and a specialist in infectious diseases to gain perspective on pressing concerns, from vaccine effectiveness and boosters to vaccine hesitancy, misinformation, and

It turns out memories have a very shaky foundation.

A vision scientist breaks down the infamous dress debate.

Volcanologists visit Tofua to study the volcano’s activity.

Induction stovetops are an energy-efficient alternative to traditional gas stoves.

A method of boosting snow and rainfall may help ease drought conditions in the western US.

Entanglement responders work to free a critically endangered whale from rope.

Hundreds of millions of years ago, Earth was encased in ice. How did life survive?

The "Ring of Fire" eclipse is coming. Seriously, don’t look directly at it.

For millions of years, Earth was a fiery hellscape, inhospitable to life.

Fossils show that millions of years ago, 20-foot-high fungi grew on Earth.

On Ancient Earth, rust deep in the oceans played a critical role in the formation of Earth

Marine biologists unravel how whales and their poop trap carbon and feed the ocean.

The most explosive event ever recorded on Earth—and the massive tsunami that followed.

An international investigation into the fatal submersible implosion is underway.

Could a small mammal take down a dinosaur?

The first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US is being built off Massachusetts.

How do you make wastewater drinkable? It starts at the sewage treatment plant.

The NOVA Science Studio is a youth science journalism program for high school students.

Wildfire smoke can carry harmful microorganisms long distances.

Interviewing is one of the most important parts of creating compelling videos

An ancient catastrophe killed nearly all life on Earth - and an asteroid wasn’t to blame.

A Black family uses DNA technology to unlock secrets of the past.

Like monkeys, parrots are also able to travel by suspending their body weight.

These giant stone heads were not dragged on sleds, as once thought.

NOVA producer Alex Clark shares 3 fundamentals of shooting with a smartphone.

About 80% of deaths caused by Malaria annually are young children, below the age of five.

A tech war between China and the West is starting to heat up.

What is this whale skeleton doing in the Egyptian Sahara Desert?

Working at Huawei can be intense - six day weeks and 12 hour days are the norm.

Sometime between now and September a star will explode.

How did we discover exoplanets?