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Journey Into Amazing Caves
Join two accomplished cavers as they explore unusual caves looking for important clues about the Earth's past and microorganisms that inhabit its most extreme environments.
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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
This two-part PBS television special is based largely on Tom Shachtman's book of the same name. Airing January 8 and January 15, 2008, the series demonstrates the impact of our mastery of extreme cold on our lives, culture, and future discovery and innovation.
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Arctic Ocean Seafloor Expedition: July 1-Aug. 10, 2007
For the first time in history, a scientific team aboard the Swedish icebreaker Oden will use unique underwater and under-ice vehicles to explore the seafloor of the world's most isolated ocean.
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Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity
The science of black holes comes alive in this museum exhibit featuring striking animations and simulations.
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Cell Lab
Enter the "Cell Lab" at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul to learn about cellular biology, molecular biology and microbiology by completing one of seven different wet lab experiments.
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Cosmic Questions: Our Place in Space and Time
What is the universe like? Was there a beginning to time? How do we fit in to the cosmos? Questions like these, at the heart of the 5,000 sq. ft. traveling exhibition Cosmic Questions: Our Place in Space and Time.
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Cracking the Maya Code
Learn about the ingenious series of breakthroughs that cracked the code of the intricate and mysterious hieroglyphic script left behind by the ancient Maya civilization. "Cracking the Maya Code" airs April 8, 2008, at 8 p.m. ET
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CSI: The Experience
You've seen the hit television crime drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Now you can play the role of crime scene investigator at this traveling exhibit. You will learn scientific principles and real investigative techniques as you try to solve a crime scene mystery.
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Cyberchase
A mystery-adventure cartoon produced by Thirteen/WNET, this show is a vehicle for teaching mathematics and problem-solving, with action centering around three kids and their avian sidekick Digit. When Penguins Fly will air Dec. 21 and 25 on PBS KIDS GO!
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Design Squad: Inspiring the Next Generation of Engineers
What's functional, fashionable, and WAY fun? Engineering, brought to you by the new reality competition show Design Squad! Targeted to nine- to twelve-year-olds, Design Squad plugs eight high schoolers into the big wild world of engineering.
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Dinosaurs Alive
This new IMAX® film is an adventure of science and discovery. It takes viewers in the footsteps of paleontologists on their expeditions to Mongolia's Gobi Desert to uncover some of the greatest dinosaur fossils ever found.
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DragonflyTV
A PBS science series produced by Twin Cities Public Television that promotes authentic science inquiry by presenting "real kids doing real science."
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Dragon Skies: Astronomy of Imperial China
How did Imperial Chinese astronomers achieve their sophisticated knowledge of
celestial events and why was astronomy so important to the emperors? "Dragon
Skies: Astronomy of Imperial China," an interdisciplinary traveling exhibition,
invites students and families to discover the answers.
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"Earth & Sky" Launches Spanish Version
One of the longest-running science radio shows, "Earth & Sky," has launched a Spanish-language version. "Cielo y Tierra" will feature the latest science news and answer listeners' science questions in Spanish.
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Einstein's Big Idea
NOVA pays tribute to Albert Einstein's remarkable equation, a special two-hour presentation that dramatizes the stories of the men and women whose innovative thinking across four centuries led to Einstein's bold breakthrough.
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Einstein's Messengers, LIGO Documentary
This video examines how LIGO, NSF's Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory, is spearheading the completely new field of gravitational wave astronomy and opening a whole new window on the universe.
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Encounters at the End of the World
Director Werner Herzog, whose works include "Nosferatu" and the documentary "Grizzly Man," traveled to Antarctica with National Science Foundation (NSF) support to create a film about daily life at NSF's research stations on the southernmost continent. The film, "Encounters at the End of the World," opens around the United States later in June.
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Expedition to Antarctica : Nov. 24-Dec. 23, 2007
Adelie penguins will provide a team of scientists a window into the biology of the frigid Ross Sea during an end-of-the-year expedition to Antarctica.
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Explore Evolution
From rapidly evolving HIV to whales that walked, "Explore Evolution" invites the public to learn about seven current research projects on evolution in organisms ranging from the very smallest to the very largest.
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Exploring Time
This new series on the Science Channel reveals the unseen world of natural change--the multitude of fascinating events that take place beyond the reach of our senses--from billionths of seconds to billions of years.
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FETCH!
"Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman" features real kids, real challenges, real science and an unreal animated host—a dog named Ruff Ruffman.
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Forces of Nature
This National Geographic film -- made possible in part by the National Science Foundation -- showcases the awesome spectacle of earthquakes, volcanoes, and severe storms as we follow scientists on their quests to understand how these natural disasters are triggered.
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Forgotten Genius
NOVA presents the remarkable life story of Percy Julian-–accomplished African-American scientist, self-made millionaire, humanitarian and civil-rights pioneer. NOVA's "FORGOTTEN GENIUS," Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, on PBS.
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Ganga
Join journalist Julian Crandall Hollick on a journey through the Ganga River to explore how this life-sustaining river is in danger of dying. "Sacred Heartland," will air on some National Public Radio stations.
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Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear
Why do our hearts race, our knees shake, and our bodies sweat when we are scared? "Goose Bumps! The Science of Fear," a new exhibit developed by the California Science Center explores this universal emotion that can save our lives.
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Hands-On Optics – Making an Impact with Light
"Hands-On Optics" (HOO) is a unique informal science program that pairs optics professionals with science teachers to introduce underserved middle school students to the exciting world of optics.
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In the Shadow of White Mountain
A documentary highlighting scientific studies from North
America’s highest research lab, the White Mountain Research Station.
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Jane
Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees
Dr. Jane Goodall's legendary work with the chimpanzees of Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park is the subject of a remarkable giant screen film.
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Journey to Planet Earth
Embark on a journey that explores the delicate relationship between people and the natural world they inhabit. Journey to Planet Earth.
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Kinetic City
A fun, Web-based after-school science club for kids ages 8 through 11, that combines exciting online animations and activities with boxes of hands-on science experiments.
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Mangal Cay: A Caribbean Mangrove Island Tour
Sit back, relax and take a spectacular virtual tour through Mangal Cay while learning
about the plants and animals of a mangrove ecosystem.
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MarsQuest
MarsQuest has successfully toured the United States for three years. A renovated
version of this exhibition will feature the latest discoveries from missions
to Mars.
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Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
Involves citizens in collecting data that will help to explain the distribution and abundance patterns of monarch butterflies in North America.
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NOVA/ "Monster of the Milky Way"
Fly into the heart of a simulated black hole that lurks in the core of our Milky Way galaxy.
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NOVA scienceNOW
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts the latest installment of the innovative science magazine, NOVA scienceNOW. Episodes air every Tuesday in July 2007, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on PBS.
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One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure
"One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure" brings the wonder of astronomy to young children through a collaboration between Sesame Workshop (the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street), the Beijing Planetarium, the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J.
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Peep and the Big Wide World
An animated series that gives wings to the innovative idea of teaching science to preschoolers is the newest addition to TLC's and Discovery Kids' commercial-free and sponsor-free programming block, "Ready Set Learn!"
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Places & Spaces – Mapping Science
Maps have guided mankind's physical exploration for centuries. Now they also help mankind to navigate the world of science.
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"Polar-Palooza" Comes to a Museum Near You
"Polar-Palooza" is a multimedia initiative that involves researchers, Alaskan natives, in-person presentations at science centers and natural history museums, video and audio podcasts, and more.
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Pulse of the Planet
This Web site links visitors to radio broadcasts, illustrated features, science diaries, and more. Provides daily two-minute sound portraits of planet earth, tracking the rhythms of nature, culture and science worldwide, and blending interviews and extraordinary natural sound.
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RACE--Are We So Different?
RACE--Are We So Different? is a traveling exhibition displayed at the Liberty Science Museum in Jersey City, N.J., through April 2008. The exhibition explores the science, history and lived experience of race and racism in the United States.
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Return to Penguin City
Travel to Antarctica where you will catch a glimpse inside a "penguin city" where millions of penguins converge annually. Discover how giant icebergs, disappearing sea ice and shifting weather patterns are affecting penguins, changing Antarctica and forecasting trouble for our planet.
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Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure
"Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure" is a giant-screen film that brings dinosaurs of the late Cretaceous period to life.
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Secrets of Plant Genomes Revealed!
Secrets of Plant Genomes: Revealed! takes viewers on a lively, upbeat journey that explores how plants got to be the way they are and investigates how we can make better use of them in the future.
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Seeing in the Dark
A documentary by Timothy Ferris based on his book "Seeing in the Dark" (2002) interweaves themes of music, the stars, and the stark contrast between the brief span of human lifetimes and the vastness of the cosmos.
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sLowlife
The exhibition "sLowlife," at the United States Botanic Garden, Washington, D.C., a blend of science, still and time-lapse photography and movies and sounds, provides an engaging and scientifically accurate look into the world of plants as they respond to their surroundings. Open from October 27 thru March 26, 2006.
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Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
This exhibit takes fantasy technologies in the Star Wars movies as engineering design challenges and allows visitors to examine their potential for someday becoming real.
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Still Waiting: Life After Katrina
This documentary tells the story of three women who anchor a family of 150 people displaced from St. Bernard Parish, La., after Hurricane Katrina, and the family's eventual return home—an event both hopeful and heartbreaking! It airs from August through October 2007 on PBS stations across the country.
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Strange Days on Planet Earth
National Geographic's "Strange Days on Planet Earth" is a high-tech, scientific detective story, with the fate of the planet at stake.
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Strange Matter
This exhibit invites us to explore the fascinating world of stuff and uncover the surprising science behind the materials we use every day.
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Surviving: The Body of Evidence
A new, interactive exhibition that explores the process of evolution and its profound impact on humans, began a multi-city, national tour on April 19, 2008, at the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
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The Elegant Universe
A three-hour NOVA miniseries exploring one of the most ambitious and exciting
theories ever proposed -- one that may be the long-sought "theory of everything," which
eluded even Einstein.
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The Molecularium
Climb aboard the Molecularium for an animated, virtual tour of solids, liquids and gases—from the inside.
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The World Around Us
Natural and earth sciences come to life in "The World Around Us," a new interactive, permanent exhibit at the Louisville Science Center.
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Too Small to See
"Too Small to See" is a 5,000-square-foot interactive exhibit that zooms into the world of nanotechnology, providing a fun, interactive experience for visitors of all ages.
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Understanding Birds
The new visitor center at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology helps visitors learn about bird identification, behavior and ecology.
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Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
"Volcanoes of the Deep Sea" is a giant screen science adventure that takes audiences into the deep ocean for an unprecedented experience of this little-explored dimension of our planet.
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When Things Get Small
This program teaches viewers about nanoscience - technology at one-millionth of a millimeter - through an entertaining mix of science and humor.
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Wired to Win: Surviving the Tour de France
This giant screen film brings together the excitement of world-class sport and the frontiers of science.
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Yupiit: Sophisticated Science in an Unforgiving Landscape
An exhibit at the Anchorage Museum highlighting 19th and early 20th century tools, containers, weapons, and more in an exploration of the scientific principles and processes of the Yup'ik people, inhabitants of Alaska's sub-arctic tundra.
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ZOOM
This Emmy Award-winning television show produced by WGBH Boston engages kids in science and engineering. The show is hosted by seven kids who explore ideas submitted by viewers.
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