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Will electric planes replace polluting airliners and lead to flying taxis in our cities?
A revealing new investigation of one of history’s most iconic aviation disasters.
Meet people struggling with infertility and the challenges of assisted reproduction.
Scientists race to help corals adapt to warming oceans through assisted evolution.
Two leading researchers investigate racial bias built into widely used search engines.
Researchers expose longstanding discrimination against women in science.
NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?
Can skyscrapers be made safer, more efficient, and livable in our rapidly growing cities?
Join scientists on a daring polar voyage to uncover the Arctic’s climate secrets.
Join the hunt for the universe’s most common—yet most elusive and baffling—particle.
As state-legalized cannabis spreads, NOVA explores its little-known risks and benefits.
Could the source of the deadliest viruses hold the secret to a healthier and longer life?
Here’s how poor air quality can lead to serious health effects.
COVID-19 infection continues to spread rapidly across most of the world.
Learn how they earn the "forever" label.
COVID insidiously impacts a man's lungs — giving him reasons to appreciate each breath.
Ever spotted a strange object in the sky?
The U.S. is experiencing increasingly worse drought conditions.
Wildfires, heat waves, flooding, and water shortages are on the rise.
The Pacific Northwest is due for a major earthquake.
Aurora is the beautiful result of space weather.
Asteroid impacts on Earth don't happen very often—but they do happen.
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What happens to the bodies and minds of athletes when training is put on hold?
There are experts whose job it is to make numbers tangible and help us visualize data.
Step One: Start paying attention to the birds in your area.
Sometimes archaeology can reveal things that written sources can't.
