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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.

Witness how Native North Americans have generated scientific knowledge over thousands of years.
Follow the relentless quest that led to a breakthrough treatment for a deadly disease.
Glaciologist Brent Minchew on the “Doomsday Glacier," a bold fix, and his path from the Marines.
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust and PBS viewers.
Gigantic black holes existed in a cosmic eyeblink after the Big Bang. That should be impossible.
Bob Ross paints a golden field of sparse pines and other greenery.
Bob Ross shows us how to create crimson-y magic in today's riverside landscape.
A decade later, a leading theory may finally explain Tabby’s Star, the galaxy’s weirdest star.
LIGO may have found an impossible black hole, hinting at primordial relics from the Big Bang.
DESI and DES studied dark energy. Together, what can they tell us?