Why Mosquitos Are Humanity’s Deadliest Creature
Malaria overwhelms the body before it has a chance to fight back, making the development of a vaccine especially challenging.
Inside Huawei: China’s Tech Giant
To many people in China, there’s no better example of success than the tech giant Huawei. Although it’s considered controversial to some, there’s no denying that the company innovates in a very unique way.
How 5G Is Transforming China
China is betting big on 5G, deploying the technology at a greater scale than any other place in the world.
Inside China's Tech Boom Preview
In just a few decades, China has transformed into a science and technology superpower. See inside leading Chinese tech companies and labs to discover how they innovate, what drives their rise, and what it means for the future of the global economy.
What Caused the Dinosaurs to Go Extinct?
The asteroid released the equivalent of 10-billion nuclear bombs worth of energy when it struck Earth. The impact started a chain of events that wiped out 75% of all plants and animals at the time.
The Catastrophe That Killed 90% Of Earth’s Species
252 million years ago, the most devastating mass extinction of all time wiped out around 90% of all species on Earth. The culprit? Liquid magma beneath Pangea’s northern surface that split open the crust and tore apart the landscape, spewing curtains of lava and fire.
Ancient Earth: Inferno Preview
252 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction wiped out about 90% of all species on Earth. Follow scientists as they piece together evidence to discover how life survived and set the stage for a new dominant life form: the dinosaurs.
Giant Prehistoric Fungi Once Ruled the Earth
Today, plants like trees can grow very tall, while fungi remain close to the ground, with most of it hidden underneath. But millions of years ago, some fungi were were 20-feet-tall, towering over Earth’s landscape.
What to know about the “Ring of Fire” Eclipse
When the moon is at it’s farthest point away from the Earth, it appears small and doesn’t completely cover the sun, creating an annular, or “ring of fire” eclipse.
How Life Survived When Earth Was Covered in Ice
Seven-hundred-million years ago, ice threatened to make our planet uninhabitable, snuffing out new complex life forms. From this climate catastrophe, new forms of life arose, eventually leading to the living world today. But it was a close call.
Ancient Earth Was a Hellscape
For millions of years, ancient Earth was a fiery hellscape of volcanic activity, totally inhospitable to life. See what our planet might have looked like before the atmosphere—a ball of rock and fire hurtling through space.
Ancient Earth May Have Had Red Oceans
How did oxygen escape from the oceans to form Earth’s atmosphere and create breathable air? Rust played a critical role in the process.
Mastering Lighting and Audio in Video | NOVA Science Studio
Want to elevate the lighting and audio in your videos? NOVA producer Alex Clark breaks down proper audio and lighting techniques to consider, whether you're shooting with a professional camera or a smartphone!
How To Do A Video Interview | NOVA Science Studio Tutorial
Interviewing, whether in person or via a remote application is one of the most important part of creating compelling video. NOVA producer Alex Clark highlights the essential techniques and preparation required to conduct a perfect interview.
Complete Guide To Editing | NOVA Science Studio Tutorials
Whether you’re recording a science video or a personal project, these tips and techniques will ensure you're able to edit a cohesive story from start to finish. NOVA producer Alex Clark highlights tips for file structure, scripting, and editing.
How To Film Great Video With A Phone | NOVA Science Studio
NOVA producer Alex Clark shares 3 fundamentals of shooting with a smartphone, from optimizing your phone to store high quality videos to holding your camera and framing your shot.
Introducing the NOVA Science Studio Program
The NOVA Science Studio is a youth science journalism program that trains high school students to create videos about the science stories in their communities through lessons on science journalism, video production, and digital media literacy.
Rare Fossil Appears to Show Mammal Attacking Dinosaur
A mammal attacked a much larger dinosaur — then a volcano froze them both in time.
The nation’s first big offshore wind farm is coming
Offshore wind has been slow to take off in the US, compared to Europe. So, why now? What will the impacts be?
What Made the Titan Submersible Design Unconventional?
OceanGate Expeditions’ Titan submersible had taken passengers down to the Titanic wreckage many times before the ill-fated trip that killed all five passengers on board. So, why did it fail?
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