As wildfires escalate in Western states, authorities are embracing once-outlawed burning practices. #ClimateAcrossAmerica
Follow
NOVA | PBS
@novapbs
The PBS documentary series demystifying the science and tech that shape our lives, our planet, and our universe. Streaming now on the app.
pbs.org/wgbh/nova/Joined November 2008
NOVA | PBS’s Tweets
How do you make dirty wastewater drinkable?
It starts at the sewage treatment plant. to.pbs.org/3zBhoT2
4
12
Extreme heat overwhelms the human body—a growing risk as temperatures rise. #ClimateAcrossAmerica
Watch the full documentary, "Weathering the Future," here: to.pbs.org/3zZTIrH
2
6
11
Discover how Americans are using ancient wisdom and innovative new technology to fight extreme weather.
Tune in now for the live premiere of "Weathering the Future." #ClimateAcrossAmerica
6
2
12
Longer, hotter heat waves. Intense rainstorms. Megafires. Multi-year droughts. How are communities across the country adapting to extreme weather?
Tune in now for the live premiere of "Weathering the Future": youtube.com/watch?v=n2udBa #ClimateAcrossAmerica
GIF
10
39
56
How carbon dioxide molecules trap heat in our atmosphere, and what these special molecules are doing to change the planet (via ): to.pbs.org/3oaiaDS
GIF
1
20
43
Can we adapt to extreme weather?
"Weathering the Future" airs tonight at 9/8c on PBS. Watch it online or on the PBS App now: to.pbs.org/3zBhoT2 #ClimateAcrossAmerica
3
16
21
Let’s say you take an infinite set of counting numbers (1,2,3…) and match it up to an infinite set of even numbers.
Which one is bigger?
2
3
9
Extreme weather is threatening America. But across the country, people are fighting back.
"Weathering the Future" premieres Wed. April 12th at 9/8c on WFSU-TV . to.pbs.org/3zBhoT2 #ClimateAcrossAmerica
1
7
“It’s important - after raising concerns about climate change for so long - to give people some ideas of where the levers are to change it.” Well said ! Check out a new sneak peak of Chasing Carbon Zero youtu.be/oOz9t44usnE
3
13
28
109
35
120
Extreme weather is threatening the US—with longer heat waves, intense storms, megafires, and droughts. Learn how communities are fighting back with innovative solutions.
"Weathering the Future" premieres WED APRIL 12 at 9/8c on . #ClimateAcrossAmerica pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vide
1
17
25
You have 10 seconds to memorize six shapes. Can you do it?
1
3
13
These ancient cliff paintings in the Amazon appear to show the magic of their rituals and animals that are long extinct.
Watch the full documentary, "Ancient Builders of the Amazon," here: bit.ly/40IeQhE
8
34
Mushrooms are remarkably forgiving.
Here’s the science of why.
1
6
32
Koalas are the only non-primates with fingerprints.
How is that possible—and why?
7
21
These are just a few of the geoglyphs in southern Peru, known as the Nazca lines, thought to be at least 2,000 years old.
1
4
8
In the 1970s, a group of computer scientists made a series of extraordinary breakthroughs that made cryptocurrency possible. This is what they figured out — and why it was so important.
Watch the full documentary, "Crypto Decoded," here: bit.ly/3Gi5OA6
9
17
Venomous lionfish are taking over the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea, eating everything in their paths.
One solution: handbags and belts.
3
16
Extreme weather is threatening America. But across the country, people are fighting back.
"Weathering the Future" premieres WED APRIL 12 at 9/8c on PBS. to.pbs.org/3zBhoT2 #ClimateAcrossAmerica
3
8
21
Who carved these mysterious lines in the desert?
Watch the full documentary, "Nazca Desert Mystery," here: bit.ly/3Ghzv46
1
6
20
Why is NASA going back to the Moon?
Here's why the crew on Artemis II will make the journey for the first time in over 50 years:
6
21
This ancient Amazonian pyramid was built over 5,000 years ago, even before the pyramids of Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Watch the full documentary, "Ancient Builders of the Amazon," here: bit.ly/40IeQhE
2
7
31
The farther away a galaxy is, the redder it appears to our telescopes. This strange phenomenon is called “redshift.”
Watch the full documentary, "Ultimate Space Telescope," here: bit.ly/40Ifgos
8
36
Yesterday, NASA named the astronaut crew for its next Moon mission, Artemis II.
Here's why they're sending people back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years:
6
20
Venice is predicted to sink another 40 inches by the end of the century. Could a colossal network of flood barriers save it from the sea?
Watch the full documentary, "Saving Venice," here: to.pbs.org/3Gal4yL
6
9
In this NOVA interactive, explore active volcanoes in the Sierra Nevada and Antarctica to learn how volcanoes affect our climate.
7
17
This is a knot made out of air that's been launched into water.
See how scientists solved this 150-year-old puzzle: to.pbs.org/3Gc8aAm
2
10
39
The cause of the infamous Hindenburg crash has baffled experts for over 80 years.
Eye-opening experiments now point to a final solution of the mystery:
1
6
12
Can cuttlefish pass the marshmallow test?
See how they fare in a test of temptation originally designed for humans:
6
This cave has been frozen since the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago.
See what it looks like inside:
3
12
Notre Dame's iconic stone vaulting was damaged by salt and water after the fire, leading to erosion.
Here's how teams are working to restore it:
6
17
Quantum entanglement is poised to revolutionize technology from networks to code breaking, but first we need to know it's real.
Don't miss Einstein's Quantum Riddle Wednesday at 8pm and stream on the PBS App: to.pbs.org/2FOumlL
#STEM #Physics #Einstein
2
5
12
Watch slime molds navigate mazes and make decisions—all without a brain.
2
23
52
This discovery rewrites the history of complex societies in the Amazon.
Watch the full documentary, "Ancient Builders of the Amazon": to.pbs.org/3JBpvU0
3
3
24
This ancient Amazonian pyramid was built over 5,000 years ago, even before the pyramids of Egypt and Mesopotamia. to.pbs.org/3JBpvU0
2
31
90