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Eclipse Over America Trailer

The Next Big Earthquake Could Sink Parts of the Pacific Northwest
A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could sink parts of the Pacific Northwest.
A massive earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could sink parts of the Pacific Northwest.

Can Birds Recognize Faces?
Crows remembered the face of a person they considered a threat—even across generations.
Crows remembered the face of a person they considered a threat—even across generations.

Why Does This Mummy Have So Many Tattoos?
Otzi, a 5,000-year-old mummy, has 61 tattoos arranged in 19 groups across his body.
Otzi, a 5,000-year-old mummy, has 61 tattoos arranged in 19 groups across his body.

Einstein’s thought experiment that transformed physics
The faster you move, the stranger time becomes.
The faster you move, the stranger time becomes.

How Einstein changed the way we understand gravity
In 1912, Albert Einstein had a revolutionary idea.
In 1912, Albert Einstein had a revolutionary idea.

How Harvard Discovered It Has an Original Copy of the Magna Carta
They paid only $27.50 for it from a London bookseller in 1946.
They paid only $27.50 for it from a London bookseller in 1946.

What Fish Revealed About This Mysterious Grave
Could these bones be the last remains of a legendary Viking army?
Could these bones be the last remains of a legendary Viking army?

The Science of Scratch-Offs: What Your Brain Can’t Resist
You probably won’t win big playing the Lottery but your brain may want to keep trying.
You probably won’t win big playing the Lottery but your brain may want to keep trying.

This Giant Telescope Will Reveal The Universe in Unbelievable Detail
Go behind the scenes as NOVA visits the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile.
Go behind the scenes as NOVA visits the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Why Are There Stone Tree Trunks in the Arctic?
Fifty-million years ago these rocks were trees and this Arctic tundra was a steamy swap.
Fifty-million years ago these rocks were trees and this Arctic tundra was a steamy swap.

Critical Condition: Health in Black America Preview
After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.
After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.

Ultimate Crash Test: Impact Preview
Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.
Forensic science is put to the test after the first-ever staged multi-vehicle pileup.

Ultimate Crash Test: Countdown Preview
A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a multi-vehicle pileup to gain new data on car safety.
A first-of-its-kind experiment aims to stage a multi-vehicle pileup to gain new data on car safety.

Secrets of the Forest Preview
Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet.
Follow scientists in a quest to understand how complex forest ecosystems can help cool our planet.

Revolutionary War Weapons Preview
Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.
Explore key military technologies in the American colonies’ fight for freedom.

Baltimore Bridge Collapse Preview
Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.
Follow the investigation into the deadly container ship collision that closed the Port of Baltimore.

Pompeii's Secret Underworld Preview
Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.
Archaeologists uncover new truths about Pompeii, a wealthy Roman playground with dark secrets.

Egypt's Tombs of Amun Preview
A long lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.
A long lost ancient cemetery opens the door to a unique period in Egyptian history.

Dino Birds Preview
Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.
Fossils reveal how birds survived the killer asteroid and became today’s only living dinosaurs.

Extreme Airport Engineering Preview
Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.
Follow the race to build a world-class airport on the site of one of America’s busiest flying hubs.

What Are UFOs? Preview
Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?
Can science reveal the secrets of mysterious objects seen in our skies?

Lost Tombs of Notre Dame Preview
Mysterious bodies are found under one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.
Mysterious bodies are found under one of the world’s most famous cathedrals.

Building Stuff: Change It! Preview
From electric flight to artificial noses, engineers are finding new ways to preserve our planet.
From electric flight to artificial noses, engineers are finding new ways to preserve our planet.

Building Stuff: Reach It! Preview
Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.
Humans are born to roam. See how engineers are inventing new ways to explore and extend our range.

Building Stuff: Boost It! Preview
Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.
Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways.

Decoding the Universe: Quantum Preview
Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.
Dive into the universe at the tiniest – and weirdest – of scales.

Solar System: Wandering Worlds Preview
Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.
Meet the surprising, oddball worlds moving around our solar system.

Solar System: Icy Worlds Preview
Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.
Visit strange, frozen worlds to discover the bizarre ice that forms beyond Earth.

Solar System: Volcano Worlds Preview
Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.
Discover the powerful volcanic eruptions that have shaped worlds across our solar system.

Solar System: Strange Worlds Preview
What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be?
What are the weirdest worlds in our solar system, and how did they come to be?

Solar System: Storm Worlds Preview
Discover the dramatic forces creating spectacular weather on neighboring planets and moons.
Discover the dramatic forces creating spectacular weather on neighboring planets and moons.

Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.
Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.

Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.
Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.

Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine Preview
Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species
Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species

Decoding the Universe: Cosmos Preview
Explore big discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
Explore big discoveries that have revolutionized our understanding of the universe.

Secrets in Your Data Preview
Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.
Find out who’s using your data and what you can do about it.

Ghosts of Murdered Kings Preview
Bronze age bog bodies reveal the strange beliefs of the long-vanished peoples of Europe.
Bronze age bog bodies reveal the strange beliefs of the long-vanished peoples of Europe.

Ice Age Death Trap Preview
Scientists race to uncover a site in the Rockies packed with fossil mammoths.
Scientists race to uncover a site in the Rockies packed with fossil mammoths.

Hunting the Edge of Space: Mystery of the Milky Way Preview
Airs Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Airs Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Ghosts of Machu Picchu Preview
Airs Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Airs Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Finding Life Beyond Earth Preview
Scientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions: Are we alone?
Scientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions: Are we alone?

Extreme Cave Diving | Preview
Watch Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Check your local listings.
Watch Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. Check your local listings.

Engineering Ground Zero Preview
Premiering September 7, 2011 at 9pm on PBS
Premiering September 7, 2011 at 9pm on PBS

Emergency Mine Rescue Preview
Engineers and NASA scientists aid an all-out effort to save 33 Chilean miners trapped.
Engineers and NASA scientists aid an all-out effort to save 33 Chilean miners trapped.

Deadliest Earthquakes Preview
Big quakes are inevitable, but can we lessen their devastation?
Big quakes are inevitable, but can we lessen their devastation?

Bombing Hitler's Dams Preview
Experts recreate the bold feat of "dambuster" pilots who used bouncing bombs.
Experts recreate the bold feat of "dambuster" pilots who used bouncing bombs.

Becoming Human Part 2 Preview
Premiers on air and online Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.
Premiers on air and online Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009.

Becoming Human Part 1 Preview
Premiers on air and online Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
Premiers on air and online Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

3D Spies of WWII Preview
NOVA reveals how the Allies used special aerial photos to deal a dire blow to the Nazi.
NOVA reveals how the Allies used special aerial photos to deal a dire blow to the Nazi.

Surviving the Tsunami Preview
Airs September 28, 2011 on PBS.
Airs September 28, 2011 on PBS.

Origins: Earth Is Born Preview
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.
Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.

Beyond the Elements: Reactions Preview
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.

Secrets in our DNA Preview
What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?
What can DNA testing companies reveal about our ancestry and health, and at what risk?

First Air War Preview
How did fighter planes evolve from rickety biplanes to deadly machines during WWI?
How did fighter planes evolve from rickety biplanes to deadly machines during WWI?

Looking for Life on Mars Preview
NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.
NASA launches its most ambitious search yet for traces of ancient life on Mars.

Mystery of the Megavolcano - Preview
Airs Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Airs Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

Death Dive to Saturn Preview
Follow Cassini's final days as it skims the cloud tops before plunging into the planet.
Follow Cassini's final days as it skims the cloud tops before plunging into the planet.

The Fabric of the Cosmos Preview
Brian Greene reveals a mind-boggling reality beneath the surface of our everyday world.
Brian Greene reveals a mind-boggling reality beneath the surface of our everyday world.

Smartest Machine on Earth: Preview
Premiering February 9, 2011 at 10pm EST on PBS
Premiering February 9, 2011 at 10pm EST on PBS

Eclipse Over America Trailer
The country’s first solar eclipse in 99 years will cast a light on the Sun’s secrets.
The country’s first solar eclipse in 99 years will cast a light on the Sun’s secrets.

When Whales Could Walk (Español)
Fósiles gigantes en el Sahara revelan nuevos secretos sobre la evolución de las ballenas.
Fósiles gigantes en el Sahara revelan nuevos secretos sobre la evolución de las ballenas.

When Machines Prescribe
Investigate medical algorithms in which the patient’s race drives decisions.
Investigate medical algorithms in which the patient’s race drives decisions.

Hunt for the Oldest DNA: Extended Version
Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.
Follow the quest to recover DNA millions of years old for the very first time.

Harvesting the Future
Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.
Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.

Megadroughts and Indigenous Voices
The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.
The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.

Tides of Tradition
Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.
Following a local Unangax̂ hunter, hear the realities of food access in the changing Arctic.

Standing the Heat
Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC.
Reintroducing the hogan, an earthen Navajo structure that stays cool in the summers without AC.

Keepers of the Coastline
In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.
In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.

Sands of Time
Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska.
Using photo archives and ancestral knowledge, witness coastal erosion in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine
Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.
Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.

Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine
Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species
Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species

Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine
Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.
Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.