Double Dutch is a jump rope game that requires two people spinning ropes in opposite directions and at least one person to jump. Engineers Tahira Reid Smith and Sky Leilani are building a machine ...

Enceladus has jets rich in phosphates and likely hydrothermal vents in its ocean. With the key ingredients for life on its surface, the moon may serve as an incubator for life. National Corporate ...

From the time our species first evolved, we’ve been on the move. Not content to stay in one place, we’ve imagined and invented and built our way from one place to the next. From deep sea subs ...

Around the world, engineers are finding ingenious ways to amplify our abilities and senses – allowing us to access and shape the world way beyond our natural gifts. From helping a blind man see ...

Humans are the most innovative species on Earth. See how engineers are supercharging our abilities, reaching beyond our horizons, and altering our environment. National Corporate funding for NOVA ...

Have you ever wondered why you can't stop scrolling through TikTok, Instagram, or X? We dive deep into the psychology behind addictive social media algorithms. Learn how they're designed to keep ...

In 2021, cameras recorded the fall of the Winchcombe meteorite, allowing scientists to trace its cosmic origin. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding ...

How typical or representative was the Quanzhou ship of Asian ships of its time? While the process of archeological comparison has only begun and will require more data, additional information is ...

A mouse gives birth to identical-twin sisters. One has brown fur and will grow up to be lean and healthy; the other has yellow fur and is destined to be obese and prone to disease. How can two ...

Robert Krulwich: Welcome to NOVA scienceNOW, a new series airing on PBS. I'm your host, Robert Krulwich. Now, I know you can't see me now, but if you could, and if I crossed my eyes and then ...

A vaccine against meningococcal disease or any other disease works by generating an immune response in the body against some kind of pathogen—a virus, bacterium, or some other agent that causes ...

Editor's Note: On the night of March 24-25, 1944, 76 Allied prisoners of Stalag Luft III, a German prison camp in Sagan, 100 miles southeast of Berlin, escaped through a tunnel named "Harry.