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NOVA brings you stories from the frontlines of science and engineering, answering the big questions of today and tomorrow, from how our ancestors lived, to whether parallel universes exist, to how technology will transform our lives. Visit the official website to watch full-length documentaries, or explore our world through short-form video, on our digital publication NOVA Next.

Hakeem Oluseyi, host of Particles of Thought, is interviewed by Caitlin Saks about Why Do We Exist?
Meet 2026 ED138, an incredibly bright object beyond Pluto, billions of miles away from Earth.
Harvard geophysicist John Shaw on earthquake science, survival, and how humans trigger quakes.
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust and PBS viewers.
The 2026 Nobel in Physics went to Dr. Halzen for turning Antarctica into a neutrino telescope.
Can adding every positive whole number really give you -1/12?
It’s believed empty space can be crystalized and we may have observed this for the first time.
This Whitney Reynolds Show episode highlights powerful stories of courage and growth.
What about the Great Dying caused a global age of mutant plants?
During the Permian Period many tetrapods, or four-limbed vertebrates, took to life in the trees.