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Cannabis doesn’t enhance performance. So why is it banned in elite sports?
Here’s how cannabis use became prohibited—and the science of its biological, psychological, and social effects.
Why Texas was not prepared for Winter Storm Uri
The February storm left dozens of Texans dead and millions without power—and exposed an aging energy grid unprepared for a changing climate. Can we build something better?
Asian American scientists in STEM classrooms: increasing inclusion and visibility
Learn about Asian and Pacific Islander American scientists who have helped change the world, and the call for greater inclusion of their work in curriculum and textbooks.
NOVA's top science education stories of 2021
High school scientists dazzled us with their innovations—while new studies revealed insights about math mastery and how we can prepare young people for real-world challenges.
How African Indigenous knowledge helped shape modern medicine
In the 1700s, an enslaved man named Onesimus shared a novel way to stave off smallpox during the Boston epidemic. Here’s his little-told story, and how the Atlantic slave trade and Indigenous medicine influenced early modern science.
Students tell local climate stories in NOVA filmmaking program
Students across the country are participating in NOVA's film production program to make videos about climate change solutions in their local communities.
A major Atlantic current is at a critical transition point
New evidence suggests that the larger system the Gulf Stream is part of is approaching a tipping point that could cause dramatic shifts in global weather patterns.