Video: Topics: Science & Nature: Biology & Chemistry
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NOVA scienceNOW | Saving Hubble Update, Gangster Birds, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, How Memory Works | PBS (#407)
Full Program: The repair mission for the Hubble space telescope, as astronauts try to fix crucial equipment that was not designed to be repaired in orbit; common backyard birds with a dark secret, and a clue that... 52:47
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NOVA scienceNOW | Bird Brains, Space Storms, Profile: Yoky Matsuoka, Smart Bridges | PBS (#304)
Full Program: “Finch Brains”--What can the songs of zebra finches tells us about the human evolution of language? A lot more than we once thought. The way a finch learns to sing is similar to the way babies... 51:53
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NOVA scienceNOW | Moon Smasher, Secrets in the Salt, Bird Brains, Lonnie Thompson (#405)
Full Program: Moon Smasher, Secrets in the Salt, Bird Brains, Lonnie Thompson 52:28
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NOVA scienceNOW | A Memorable Snail | PBS (#407)
In this short video, UCLA's David Glanzman shows what a spineless sea snail can teach us about our brains. 04:02
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NOW on PBS | Ocean Tipping Point? | PBS (#527)
Full Program: Global warming is front and center in Washington with the passage of the climate bill in the House. We look below the surface at a growing body of evidence that suggests climate change is... 13:40
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NOVA scienceNOW | Detecting Life | PBS (#402)
Once we find a planet that has Earth-like potential, how can we tell if there is life on it? Harvard astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger explains how scientists might sniff out life by looking at the... 04:07
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NOVA scienceNOW | Dark Matter, Of Mice and Memory, Hany Farid, Wisdom of the Crowds | PBS (#301)
Full Program: “Dark Matter”--Host Neil deGrasse Tyson reports from a half-mile underground in an abandoned mine, where scientists are using special detectors to look for evidence of a ghostly substance that they... 51:49
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NOVA scienceNOW | Leeches, The Search for ET, Stem Cell Breakthroughs, Edith Widder | PBS (#305)
Full Program: “Leeches”--Leeches, those innocent bloodsuckers, have been bad-mouthed to the point that they’ve become synonymous with obnoxious freeloaders. Even host Neil deGrasse Tyson is creeped out while... 51:58
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NOVA scienceNOW | Saving Hubble, First Primates, Alfredo Quinones Hinojosa, Killer Microbe | PBS (#303)
Full Program: “Hubble Repair”--NOVA scienceNOW covers the upcoming repair mission for the Hubble space telescope — one of the most famous orbiting telescopes — which has advanced our knowledge of the... 51:45
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Nature | Holy Cow | PBS (#2109)
Full Program: Discover how cows have altered human life, human biology, and the geography of the world. 51:47
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Autism in Iowa: Health and Economic Effects (Full Program) (#227)
Full Program: Autism affects one in every 150 children in the United States according to the Centers for Disease Control. This program examines the needs of families in Iowa and asks how the state can best meet... 28:04
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Discussion of Autism in Iowa (#227)
Host Paul Yeager invites former Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson and Ethel Faust, M.D. to share their insights into autism and its affects on families, schools, and the health care system. 12:00
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NATURE | The Loneliest Animals | Critical Biodiversity | PBS (#2611)
Scientists and conservationists discuss the importance of biodiversity. We humans depend on the life around us to provide the conditions we need to survive. 02:43
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NATURE | The Loneliest Animals | Last Living Pair | PBS (#2611)
The stakes are incredibly high: this is literally the last chance the scientists have to save this species of rafetus turtles. 07:08
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NATURE | Frogs: The Thin Green Line | Chemical Runoff | P... (#2610)
Tyrone Hayes is studying how agricultural chemicals, including fertilizers and pesticides, are affecting the health of frogs. 06:36
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