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Separating Twins

NOVA

Follow the story of twin girls joined at the head, as surgeons prepare to separate them. Continue

Newton's Dark Secrets

NOVA

Centuries old manuscripts reveal the hidden pursuits of a scientific genius. Continue

Einstein Revealed

NOVA

Einstein's letters shed light on his revolutionary discoveries and his forbidden loves. Continue

How do you raise a scientist? Get out of the way!

The Parent Show

If you want your kid to love science (and grow up just like Neil?!), let them be kids, he says. Playing in puddles, taking things apart, and asking endless questions today can cultivate the best scientific minds of tomorrow. Continue

Historic Moments in Muir's Biography

American Masters

This chronology of Muir's life plots a history of his travels, career in writing, conservation efforts, and political victories for the National Parks. See many of these moments reenacted in John Muir in the New World airing Monday, April 18 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) in honor of Earth Day (4/22) and John Muir Day (4/21). Continue

Profile: Emily Whiting

NOVA

Emily Whiting, an architectural engineer and avid rock climber, knows how to keep things in balance. Continue

John Muir: Nature's Witness

American Masters

Read a short biography of John Muir's travels in the Americas and learn about the luminaries that paved the way for his philosophies of naturalism and preservation. John Muir in the New World airs April 18 on PBS (check local listings). Continue

Profile: Shaundra Daily

NOVA

This software engineer and dancer found her groove teaching children about their emotional lives. Continue

What's The Next Big Thing?

NOVA scienceNOW

Greet the future: social robots, a "smart" electric grid & microbes that make diesel fuel. Continue

What's the Next Big Thing? Preview

NOVA scienceNOW

Greet the future: social robots, a "smart" electric grid, microbes that make diesel fuel, and more. Airs February 23, 2011 on PBS Continue

Darwin's Darkest Hour - Preview

NOVA

Witness Charles Darwin's greatest personal crisis: the anguishing decision over whether to "go public" with his theory of evolution. 12/7/2011 Continue

Galileo's Battle for the Heavens

NOVA

The story of Galileo, his discoveries, and his struggle with the Catholic Church. Continue

Journey to Palomar - Preview

The Journey to Palomar

The story of American astronomer George Ellery Hale's dramatic public and private struggle to build the four largest telescopes in the world. 6/22/11 Continue

A Strict Carbon Diet

NOVA

Inventor and engineer Saul Griffith has put himself and his family on a strict regime to reduce their carbon footprint. Continue

Emily Whiting: Architectural Engineer

Secret Life of Scientists

Currently working toward her Ph.D. at MIT, Emily Whiting explores the intersection of architecture, structural engineering, and computer graphics. Using her studies of very old buildings, Emily creates animations that help guide the efficient and effective creation of new buildings. When not thinking about megabytes and concrete, Emily scales really, really tall things - she's a rock-climber. Continue

Lost in the Amazon - Preview

Secrets of the Dead

A modern day quest to find the truth behind one of exploration's greatest mysteries: What happened to adventurer Col. Percy Fawcett who went looking for a city of gold - the Lost City of "Z" - in the Amazon in 1925 and disappeared forever? 7/20/11 Continue

Profile: Dave Sulzer

NOVA

Dave Sulzer studies diseases of the brain and how brain cells communicate. He has also conducted an elephant orchestra. Continue

John Muir in the New World

American Masters

This documentary delves into John Muir's life with reenactments throughout the majestic landscapes he visited: Wisconsin, Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, the Alhambra Valley of California, and the glaciers of Alaska. This Scottish American is remembered as the father of the environmental movement. John Muir in the New World airs nationally Monday, April 18 at 9 p.m. (check local listings). Continue

Profile: Jay Keasling