Video: Topics: Science & Nature: Biology & Chemistry
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Wired Science | Physics and Chemistry: Ball Busters | PBS (#103)
Full Program: How does science keep America's pasttime honest? 53:24
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Cosmos | The Persistence of Memory | PBS (#111)
Full Program: The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent creatures with whom we share the planet Earth — whales. 58:25
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Masterpiece Contemporary | The Last Enemy, Episode 2 | PBS (#3826)
Full Program: Noted microbiologists are dying at an alarming rate as Stephen tries to learn the cause of death of the beautiful woman found in his apartment. Yasim suspects that her late husband, Michael,... 56:03
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NATURE | Kilauea: Mountain of Fire | Sea Turtles | PBS (#2609)
Kilauea's lava flows have created a fertile feeding ground for turtles just offshore. Green sea turtles are drawn here by bountiful seaweed and the black sand beaches that are a favorite basking... 05:48
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NATURE | Is That Skunk? | Skunk Spray Chemistry | PBS (#2606)
Professor William Wood of Humboldt State University examined the chemical properties of skunk spray samples. He discovered several new compounds in the skunk spray. 01:24
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Independent Lens | Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra Incognita | PBS (#911)
Full Program: The human face of stem cell research: a neurologist seeks a cure for his paralyzed teenage daughter. 01:26:16
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NOVA | Put a Lid on It | PBS
Bill Nye, TV's "Science Guy," conducts a pasta-making experiment that can save you money. 02:39
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Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist | Prelude | PBS
Graduate students research the structure of a protein that controls the burning and storage of fat. 01:02
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NOVA | Lord of the Ants | The Ant Whisperer | PBS (#3510)
World-renowned naturalist Edward O. Wilson explains amazing discoveries in ant communication and behavior. 03:40
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NATURE | Superfish | Podcast | PBS (#2512)
Get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Superfish" in NATURE's exclusive podcast. Rick Rosenthal, the biologist and award-winning filmmaker featured in "Superfish," discusses the challenges... 07:15
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NATURE | Superfish | Sailfish Nursery | PBS (#2512)
Marine biologist Rick Rosenthal witnesses something no one has seen before: an adult sailfish believed to possess poor eyesight feeding at night. Then, drawn by the glow of Rick's flashlight, a... 03:35
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NATURE | What Females Want and Males Will Do | Fembot | PBS (#2509)
In Part One of NATURE's "What Females Want and Males Will Do," meet Gail Patricelli, a biologist who is using technology to learn more about sexual selection among sage grouses in Wyoming. Out on... 03:55
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NATURE | What Females Want and Males Will Do | Chewbacca (#2509)
www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/female... In Part One of "What Females Want and Males Will Do," NATURE follows biologist Chadden Hunter, as he observes a troop of geladas, close cousins of baboons. He... 02:27
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INDEPENDENT LENS | Mapping Stem Cell Research: Terra ... (#911)
Dr. Jack Kessler, a prominent neurologist, shifts his diabetes research to stem cell research when his daughter is paralyzed from the waist down. MAPPING STEM CELL RESEARCH: Terra Incognita brings... 02:06
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WIRED SCIENCE | Dr. Schrempp's Chem Lab | PBS
Host Chris Hardwick learns how to turn cotton balls into smokeless gunpowder with chemist Chris Schrempp, star high school teacher and author of the book Bangs, Flashes, and Explosions. To see... 05:45
















