Extras
Japanese master craftsmen turned a pile of crude iron into the deadly Samurai sword.
Making a Samurai Sword
When you were an embryo, a parade of molecules sculpted the cells that became your face.
Where Your Face Comes From
That time when NOVA reported on the first sign of the ozone hole's depletion...in 1986
The Hole in the Sky
After 50 years, Craig Packer & his team have records of the nearly 5,000 Serengeti lions.
The Serengeti Lion Project
Drilling For the Dinosaurs' End
A team drills into the crater made by the asteroid that may have wiped out the dinosaurs.
Drilling For the Dinosaurs' End
In this iPad app, navigate fields of cosmic objects in your quest to become a black hole.
NOVA Black Holes App
These three things have been said to go faster than light, but do they?
3 Things "Faster Than Light"
This ingenious experiment proves that gravity changes the color of light all around us.
Gravity Changes Colors
Knowing the addresses of a thousand galaxies yielded a remarkable picture of our universe.
How to Find a Galaxy
A tablespoon of olive oil is put into a lake. After 10 min, a half-acre of waves are gone.
Lake vs. Olive Oil
Want to make a luxury cruise liner fast? Use two shipyards, then join the pieces together.
Launching Half a Ship
See a Glacier Like Never Before
Meet Helheim, a glacier in Greenland of exquisite beauty at every scale.
See a Glacier Like Never Before
These NSA spy gadgets were leaked. What would you do if someone used them to spy on you?
Leaked NSA Spy Gadgets
Joe Davis is a one-of-a-kind individual sailing uncharted waters between art and science.
Scientist? Artist. Pirate!
Waging Science on the High Seas
Doing science in the Arctic is tough. Here's why that's a good thing.
Waging Science on the High Seas
Engineers are making robots more human by turning them entirely flexible, inside and out.
Softer, More Human Robots
DIY Subatomic Particle Detector
Reveal subatomic particles that are shooting in front of your eyes all the time.
DIY Subatomic Particle Detector
Genetic tests reveal important information, but the knowledge comes with a cost.
The Burden of Knowing
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