Discover how deepfakes are detected and what the future holds for truth in the digital age. In a world flooded with fake images, manipulated videos, and AI-generated voices, how do we know what’s real ...

For over 50 years, NOVA has been telling stories of science that bring you – our viewers – along with us on incredible journeys to experience the awe and wonder of our universe. Together, we’ve ...

Space elevators? Nuclear rockets? The future of space travel could look radically different. Imagine taking an elevator to space. Or blasting off in a nuclear rocket. That might sound like science ...

Engineers explain how a vulnerability made the bridge open to catastrophe. On March 26, 2024, a container ship lost power and veered off course, striking a critical support of the Francis Scott Key ...

For decades UFOs have captivated the public, even as many scientists saw them as too taboo to investigate. Now, after highly publicized sightings of unidentified objects by Navy pilots, UFOs are ...

Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies? After decades in the shadows, UFOs are being studied seriously. Are they weather balloons, optical illusions, secret military ...

iNaturalist is an app that quickly tells us what plants and animals we see. It's a handy tool for identifying weeds in the garden or critters in the forest. But when we make iNaturalist observations, ...

Sir Arthur C. Clarke was a British science-fiction author who co-wrote the screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding ...

Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system. From meteorites that impact Earth, to a moon that orbits backwards, to an imposter lurking in the asteroid belt, a variety of ...

What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be? From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the ...

About half of all the CO2 humans have ever emitted still hangs over our heads, literally. Since the Industrial Revolution began, that totals nearly 1,000 metric gigatons stuck in the atmosphere. Now, ...

In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture. Jeremy Charles (Smith River, California) - In 2023, the Tolowa Dee-ni' people alongside partnering ...