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Could these bones be the last remains of a legendary Viking army?

You probably won’t win big playing the Lottery but your brain may want to keep trying.

Go behind the scenes as NOVA visits the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Fifty-million years ago these rocks were trees and this Arctic tundra was a steamy swap.

Hear a jazz musician explain how an octave, fifth, and fourth relate to math.

Egypt’s Sahara desert is home to around 600 Basilosaurus fossils. Basilosaurus means “king lizard,” but this creature was actually ancient whale.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke was a British science-fiction author who co-wrote the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dark Energy was first discovered in 1998, and scientists don’t fully understand it.

Learn editing tips and techniques to ensure a cohesive story from start to finish

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

Elevate lighting and audio with these techniques to highlight creative storytelling

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

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

Today, Malaria is considered a tropical disease, but it wasn’t always that way.

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

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

How did an asteroid impact on one side of the planet cause global devastation?

What happened to the Rapa Nui civilization is shrouded in mystery.

The Eiffel Tower was a completely novel design at the time it was built.

Did you know that the Eiffel Tower was once red?

Investigate medical algorithms in which the patient’s race drives decisions.

Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.

Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.

In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.

Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.

Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC.

Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.

Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.

Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species

Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.

Acclaimed physicist Brian Greene reveals a mind-boggling reality beneath the surface of our everyday world. Series premieres November 2, 2011 at 9pm on PBS.

Evidence discovered in the world’s highest tombs reveals ancient rituals and beliefs.

How and why did the ancient Egyptians mummify their pets and other creatures? Airing October 28, 2015 at 9 pm on PBS

Follow the historic rescue of Hubble—the space telescope that unveiled the cosmos.