The film details an expedition undertaken to examine the wreck of the USS Monitor and recover artifacts from the sunken ironclad. This vessel, a celebrated warship of the Civil War, met its fate off the coast of North Carolina just months a…

The film draws upon a widely discussed recent trial as a starting point to explore and effectively refute the denial of the Holocaust.

The film chronicles a six-year pursuit by a team of divers to unravel the enigma of a submarine they unearthed in the waters off the New Jersey coast in 1991.

The series chronicles the endeavors of two competing teams of astronomers, each striving to unravel the mysteries of stellar explosions, chart vast galactic structures, and confront the fundamental question of the universe's ultimate destin…

The film explores the remarkable natural history of the Seychelles, an ancient chain of roughly one hundred islands adrift between India and Madagascar.

The film delves into a troubling rise in severe eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia, which can have devastating and even fatal consequences.

The program charts a year in the lives of both wildlife and the people who share the shores of Lake Biwa in Japan, a timeless rhythm unbroken for millennia.

The series chronicles a French-led endeavor to retrieve thousands of porcelain pieces and other relics from a Chinese vessel that sank centuries ago, resting on the seabed near the coast of Brunei.

The program delves into the enigmatic vanishing – and subsequent reemergence, fifty years later – of Stardust, a civilian plane that met its fate in the Andes Mountains in 1947.

The records detail a remarkable series of escapes executed within the walls of Colditz Castle, a prison considered virtually inescapable by the Germans.

The film chronicles the efforts of archaeologists as they piece together the formative history of Copán, a significant Classic Maya city in northern Honduras. Through innovative excavations and newly deciphered hieroglyphs, they strive to u…

For decades, Dr. Judah Folkman defied the prevailing views of many in the cancer research world as he pursued a groundbreaking approach to treating the disease. In 1960, as a young surgical resident, Folkman stumbled upon a startling truth …

In the premiere hour of NOVA’s “Survivor M.D.”, titled “Tattooed Doctor,” emergency room physician Dr. Tom Tarter offers a thoughtful account of both the difficulties and the satisfactions inherent in the practice of emergency medicine.

In 1987, NOVA chronicled a remarkable undertaking: seven exceptionally gifted individuals began a rigorous, nearly decade-long journey to become fully qualified physicians – the longest continuous training program in higher education. Today…

In 1987, NOVA documented seven exceptional individuals who began the demanding journey toward becoming physicians – a rigorous, nearly decade-long program. Now, with the exception of one who pursued a different path, these graduates are pra…

In this two-hour special, Robert Krulwich of ABC’s “Nightline” guides viewers through the pursuit of a monumental achievement in scientific endeavor: deciphering the complete genetic code—the full sequence of letters that comprise the human…

A jellyfish gene is introduced into a potato plant, causing it to glow when its water is low. Rice is engineered to produce vitamin A, a development poised to avert blindness in countless children across Africa. Other plants are altered to …