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When Lightning Strikes Aircraft

Just how dangerous is lightning to an aircraft in flight?

Smart Birds

Some parrots can talk-but can they really understand what they're ...

Some parrots can talk-but can they really understand what they're saying?

The Dangers of Nanotech

Nanomaterials are used in consumer goods from cell phones to ...

Nanomaterials are used in consumer goods from cell phones to sunscreen. But how safe are they?

Suspended Animation

Cell biologist Mark Roth says that suspended animation isn't just ...

Cell biologist Mark Roth says that suspended animation isn't just science fiction.

Solar Sails

NASA engineer Dean Alhorn thinks that the next generation of ...

NASA engineer Dean Alhorn thinks that the next generation of spacecraft will be propelled not by rockets, but by light.

NOVA Minute: Global Earthquakes

Geologist Chris Goldfinger has a hunch that earthquakes in one ...

Geologist Chris Goldfinger has a hunch that earthquakes in one part of the globe might trigger others worldwide.

Pearl Harbor Sub Discovered

Hear how a newly identified wreck found outside the harbor ...

Hear how a newly identified wreck found outside the harbor may rewrite the history of the Japanese attack.

NOVA Minute: The 2012 Hoax

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that despite all those doomsday ...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says that despite all those doomsday claims on the Internet, the world will NOT end in 2012.

NOVA Minute: The Language of Science

In this archival audio from 1964, African-American chemistry pioneer Percy ...

In this archival audio from 1964, African-American chemistry pioneer Percy Julian gives his take on scientific language.

NOVA Minute: Stewards of the Earth

Native American geologist Alexandrea Bowman follows a trail from baby ...

Native American geologist Alexandrea Bowman follows a trail from baby seals to Long Island Sound.