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(Repeat) NOVA Minute: Whiz Kid

Biochemist Erika Ebbel knows firsthand how important having a mentor ...

Biochemist Erika Ebbel knows firsthand how important having a mentor can be for a scientist.

Archeology in the Deep

Marine archeologist Brendan Foley has big plans to map every ...

Marine archeologist Brendan Foley has big plans to map every ancient wreck in the Mediterranean.

Finding a Fake Van Gogh

Can a computer tell the difference between a real Van ...

Can a computer tell the difference between a real Van Gogh painting and a forgery?

Speaking Ancient Maya

Barbara MacLeod speaks Maya. As in, ancient Maya.

Life in the Blast Zone

Ecologist Charlie Crisafulli describes how the ecosystem around Mt. St. ...

Ecologist Charlie Crisafulli describes how the ecosystem around Mt. St. Helens is rebuilding itself 30 years after the catastrophic eruption.

Surprises in Your Genes

What makes an embryo-- basically a tiny ball of cells-- ...

What makes an embryo-- basically a tiny ball of cells-- grow into a whale, or a fly, or a human?

In Defense of Pluto

Alan Stern, head of NASA's new mission to Pluto, stands ...

Alan Stern, head of NASA's new mission to Pluto, stands up for the little guy.

Darwin's Debut

Hear three "big thinkers" on how Darwin's theories were first ...

Hear three "big thinkers" on how Darwin's theories were first received.

Sexual Cannibalism

Biologist Madianne Andrade says that the gruesome mating behavior of ...

Biologist Madianne Andrade says that the gruesome mating behavior of some spiders is a lesson in evolution.

Touching the Past

The legend of Pocahontas and the founding of Jamestown have ...

The legend of Pocahontas and the founding of Jamestown have special meaning for Chief Anne "Little Fawn" Richardson.