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What Are UFOs?

NOVA

What Are UFOs?

Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?

Latest Science Videos

New
NOVA
What Are UFOs?
S52 Ep1 | 53m 43s
New
Nature
Landlords | Big Cats, Small World
S43 Ep6 | 53m 33s
Audubon
Audubon
Ep1 | 56m 3s
Weathered
Will We Ever Stop Moving to Risky Regions
S6 Ep3 | 13m 15s
But Why – A show for curious kids
What's cool about cockroaches?
5/10/2024 | 2m 2s
Deep Look
Want a Cozy, Free Home? Ask This Caterpillar How
S12 Ep1 | 4m 54s
Eons Podcast
Could You Survive On Hateg Island?
S2 Ep7 | 54m 18s
Star Gazers
Vega, Vega, Vega | January 13 - January 19
S48 Ep2 | 1m
Be Smart
What Synesthesia Feels Like
S12 Ep18 | 12m 28s
PBS Space Time
Does Infinity - Infinity = an Electron
S10 Ep30 | 15m 35s
Mia & Codie
The Wheel Deal / Balloons, Balloons, Balloons / The Code Game
Ep101 | 14m
The Earthshot Report
The Earthshot Report
12/18/2024 | 58m
The Earthshot Prize
The Earthshot Prize
12/18/2024 | 1h 16m 56s
Eons
When Neandertals Became Apex Predators
S7 Ep11 | 11m 50s
Overview
Scientists Solve the Mystery of a 300-Year-Old Megaquake
S2 Ep7 | 13m 32s
Reactions
Everyone is Wrong About Mexican Coke (Even Johnny Harris)
S10 Ep16 | 9m 36s
First Contact: An Alien Encounter
First Contact: An Alien Encounter
1/4/2023 | 1h 24m 14s
Baby Animals: The Top 10
Cutest
Ep10 | 50m
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
11/15/2024 | 1h 23m 34s
Big Cats 24/7
Big Cats Unleashed - Can we save Africa's Big Cats?
Special | 6m 20s
The Living Land
The Living Land
Special | 56m 53s
Women of the Watershed
Women of the Watershed
Special | 56m 46s
Changing Seas
California Sea Otters: Life on the Edge
S16 Ep1604 | 26m 42s
Human Footprint
How Corn Took Over the World
Special | 11m 24s
Dynamic Planet
Earth
Ep4 | 53m 48s
Confluence
The Dance
Ep101 | 56m 46s
Hope in the Water
Crafting Nutritious Kelp Cakes
Special | 5m 31s
Fascinating Fails
How Moldy Bread Can Change Your Brain
Ep8 | 19m 38s
Physics Girl
Exploding soda cans with electromagnets in SLOW MOTION ft Joe Hanson
S1 Ep27 | 7m 55s
Portrait of a Landscape: Seasons
Prairie Winter
Ep101 | 26m 46s
Insectarium
How Mantises Became Nature’s Strangest Assassins
Ep8 | 10m 50s
Outside Beyond the Lens
Scotland Part 2
S4 Ep410 | 26m 46s
Untold Earth
Truffles Are Hiding a Dirty Little Secret
Ep11 | 7m 11s
Stop Saving the Planet?
Does Growing the Economy Mean Bankrupting the Planet?
Ep6 | 7m 54s
Changing Planet
Coral Special
S3 Ep1 | 54m 21s
Planet California
Rivers of Gold
Ep1 | 53m 2s
Pathways to Invention
Pathways to Invention
Special | 57m 48s
The Invisible Shield
Follow the Data
Ep2 | 54m 3s
Far Out
What Happens When Demographics Change Forever?
Ep18 | 6m 38s
Supercharge Your Brain: Maximizing Your Cognitive Abilities
Supercharge Your Brain: Maximizing Your Cognitive Abilities
Ep1 | 54m 13s
Living Wild: Plant-spiration with Hilton Carter
SNEAK PEEK: Living Wild: Plant-spiration with Hilton Carter
Special | 12m
Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham
These Sharks Eat Plants (And It Gets Weirder.)
Ep7 | 10m 43s

Nature

Capturing the splendor of the natural world, from the African plains to the Antarctic ice.

Nature

New
Landlords | Big Cats, Small World
S43 Ep6 | 53m 33s
Attenborough’s Life Journey
S43 Ep5 | 53m 3s
Lions of the Skeleton Coast
S43 Ep4 | 53m 33s
San Diego: America’s Wildest City
S43 Ep3 | 53m 33s
Dracula’s Hidden Kingdom
S43 Ep2 | 53m 31s
Silverback
S43 Ep1 | 53m 45s

Science Trek

Science Trek is designed to introduce science topics to elementary-age school children.

Science Trek

New
States of Matter: What’s the State of Things
Special | 4m 22s
Earthquakes: A Whole Lot of Shaking Going On
Special | 5m 11s
Earthquakes: Seismographs, Pizza, and Football
Special | 4m 41s
Bears: The Bear Truth
Special | 6m 50s
Bears: Grizzly, the Bear in a Coat
Special | 5m 33s
Five Senses: Sense-sational Discovery
Special | 5m 20s
Five Senses: It's All in Your Head
Special | 6m 38s
The Earth: The Earth Uncovered
Special | 5m 37s
The Earth: Finding Thunder Eggs
Special | 4m 39s
Force and Motion: Force Makes the World Move
Special | 4m 7s
Force and Motion: Force and Motion Rule!
Special | 6m 10s
Biomimicry: What is Biomimicry
Special | 6m 27s
Biomimicry: Natural Ties
Special | 6m 26s
Rabbits: Are You Rabbit Ready?
Special | 5m 57s
Rabbits: Rabbit Showmanship
Special | 6m 30s
Television & Streaming: It Starts with Dots
Special | 6m 8s
Television & Streaming: How Streaming Works
Special | 6m 6s
Asteroids vs. Comets
Special | 6m 20s
Asteroids and Comets: Collecting a Piece of Bennu
Special | 6m 43s
Garbage: Where Does My Garbage Go?
Special | 4m 29s
Composting: How It Works
Special | 5m 49s
Oceans: What's Under the Surface?
Special | 7m 4s
Oceans: Saving Kelp with AI and ROV
Special | 6m 50s
Mammoths: What is a Mammoth?
Special | 5m 51s
Mammoths: Archaeologist and Paleontologists
Special | 6m 43s
Blood: It's Blood
Special | 6m 21s
Blood: Your Body's Report Card
Special | 5m 40s
Light and Color: Hidden in Plain Light
Special | 4m 39s
Light and Color: Use Color to Pop a Balloon
Special | 4m 15s
Chemistry: It Starts with Atoms
Special | 3m 54s
Chemistry: Is it Really Black
Special | 6m 10s
Chemistry: Does it Mix?
Special | 7m 13s
Chemistry: Do Try This at Home
Special | 7m 16s
Forests: Forest Facts
Special | 5m 5s
Forests: Flying Drones for the Trees
Special | 6m 49s
Exoplanets: What is an Exoplanet?
Special | 3m 59s
Exoplanets: Finding Life With the JWST
Special | 5m 26s
Computers: What is a Computer?
Special | 4m 50s
Computers: Coding Computers & Paper Airplanes
Special | 3m 42s
Glaciers: Glacier Encounter
Special | 6m 15s
Glaciers: Surges and Melting Glaciers
Special | 7m 6s
Digestive System: Go Inside The Digestive System
Special | 7m 7s
Digestive System: Cow Stomach Investigation
Special | 6m 40s
Sleep: The Mystery of Sleep
Special | 5m 6s
Sleep: When Do You Sleep?
Special | 7m
Bats: Swab a Bat, Save a Bat
Special | 5m 15s
Bats: Don't Be Scared of Bats
Special | 4m 17s
Snakes: Discover Snakes
Special | 3m 43s
Snakes: Snake Hunters for Science
Special | 7m 16s
Fish: Idaho Fish Rule! Hopefully.
Special | 5m 52s

NOVA

Explore scientific discoveries on television's most acclaimed science documentary series.

NOVA

New
What Are UFOs?
S52 Ep1 | 53m 43s

PBS Space Time

Blast off into the cosmos with astrophysicist Matt O'Dowd.

PBS Space Time

Does Infinity - Infinity = an Electron
S10 Ep30 | 15m 35s
What Does An Electron Actually Look Like?
S10 Ep29 | 13m 39s
Does the Planck Length Break E=MC^2?
S10 Ep27 | 17m 19s
Can the Universe Remember? Exploring Gravitational Memory
S10 Ep26 | 11m 43s
How Can Humanity Become a Kardashev Type 1 Civilization?
S10 Ep25 | 18m 40s
Do Neutron Stars Shine In Dark Matter?
S10 Ep24 | 14m 5s
What If the Cosmological Constant Is Not Constant?
S10 Ep23 | 15m 14s
What If The Universe Did Not Start With The Big Bang?
S10 Ep22 | 16m 8s
The New Physics of Black Hole Star Capture | Extreme Tidal Disruption Events
S10 Ep21 | 17m 44s
Can We Test Quantum Gravity?
S10 Ep20 | 16m 51s
Is Gravity RANDOM Not Quantum?
S10 Ep19 | 19m 25s
Can We Create New Elements Beyond the Periodic Table
S10 Ep18 | 17m 2s
Do Black Holes Have to Be Black?
S10 Ep17 | 15m 32s
Was Penrose Right? New Evidence For Quantum Effects In The Brain
S10 Ep16 | 18m 26s
How To Detect Faster Than Light Travel
S10 Ep15 | 16m 28s
Can a Particle Be Neither Matter Nor Force?
S10 Ep14 | 20m 7s
Will The Sun’s Magnetic Field Flip This Year?
S10 Ep13 | 16m 11s
Is It Impossible To Cross The Event Horizon? | Black Hole Firewall Paradox
S10 Ep12 | 17m 25s
What’s The Universe’s Strongest Particle Accelerator?
S10 Ep11 | 12m 51s
Can Black Holes Unify General Relativity & Quantum Mechanics?
S10 Ep10 | 13m 28s
Interstellar Expansion WITHOUT Faster Than Light Travel
S10 Ep9 | 20m 15s
What Happens If You Jump Into A Black Hole?
S10 Ep8 | 16m 19s
Why Is The World Rushing Back To The Moon?
S10 Ep7 | 15m 36s
How Eclipses Revealed Our Solar System
S10 Ep6 | 15m 7s
What If Gravity is Not A Fundamental Force?
S10 Ep5 | 15m 2s
Does Space Emerge From A Holographic Boundary?
S10 Ep4 | 14m 28s
Dark Forest: Should We Not Contact Aliens?
S10 Ep3 | 14m 12s
What Happens If We Nuke Space?
S10 Ep2 | 15m 13s
What if Singularities DO NOT Exist?
S10 Ep1 | 14m 44s

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