Can forests help cool the planet? Follow scientists working in spectacular forest landscapes in Costa Rica, Brazil, Australia, and beyond as they try to untangle complex networks of trees, fungi ...

In 1775, a ragtag army of farmers and tradesmen went to war against the most powerful army in the world, ultimately winning American independence. What military technologies did the American ...

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From the petals of flowers to spirals of pinecones, the Fibonacci sequence mysteriously shows up in nature. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for ...

For more than 50 years, NOVA has been inspiring people with stories of science that spark curiosity and illuminate the ways that science can solve important problems and improve lives. In ...

Even people who know little about the Bible likely can recount the story of Moses leading the Israelites from Egypt in an extraordinary exodus. In this interview, Carol Meyers, an archeologist and ...

Barter is the exchange of resources or services for mutual advantage, and may date back to the beginning of humankind. Some would even argue that it's not purely a human activity; plants and ...

The question of who built the pyramids, and how, has long been debated by Egyptologists and historians. Standing at the base of the pyramids at Giza it is hard to believe that any of these ...

"Wolves are a top-line predator. They have a major influence..." NOVA: I understand you helped direct the program that reintroduced wolves to the United States, after years of extinction.

Something big is happening to Earth’s climate, and the polar regions hold the key to understanding it. Join top scientists on the hunt for clues that tell a surprising story about our planet’s ...