Rescuing the Miners

NOVA Minute: Big Inventions

Engineer Colin Angle builds small robots that yield huge results.

The Origin of Dogs

Learn why the poodle in your neighbor's backyard is technically ...

Learn why the poodle in your neighbor's backyard is technically a wolf.

NOVA Minute: Monkey Psychology

Experimental psychologist Laurie Santos studies monkeys to learn how humans ...

Experimental psychologist Laurie Santos studies monkeys to learn how humans think.

Got Elevator Stories?

Have you ever been stuck in an elevator? Are you ...

Have you ever been stuck in an elevator? Are you afraid of them? We want to hear your elevator story. Here's one for inspiration.

How the Elevator Changed New York

Without elevators, Manhattan as we know it today would be ...

Without elevators, Manhattan as we know it today would be a very different place.

NOVA Minute: To Boldly Go...

Ina Vandebroek explores new worlds, new cultures and new plants.

Rescuing the Miners

Hear from Greg Hall, a drilling expert whose team reached ...

Hear from Greg Hall, a drilling expert whose team reached 33 Chilean miners trapped more than 2,000 feet underground.

Can Robots Save Miners' Lives?

The amazing mine rescue in Chile has The World's Lisa ...

The amazing mine rescue in Chile has The World's Lisa Mullins wondering: can robots replace humans working underground?

Sacred Architecture

When designing Gothic cathedrals, some medieval builders drew on sacred ...

When designing Gothic cathedrals, some medieval builders drew on sacred measurements laid out in the pages of the Bible.

NOVA Minute: Music for the Masses

Game developer Eran Egozy uses ones and zeros to bring ...

Game developer Eran Egozy uses ones and zeros to bring music-making to everyone.