Archaeologists unearth traces of a 14,000-year-old struggle for survival — when early humans risked everything to hunt bears.

A new video podcast from GBH and the producers of NOVA, hosted by Hakeem Oluseyi. Should we bring back extinct species? Are we missing a fundamental law of nature? What can ancient fossils tell us ...

There’s truly nothing like a pretty sunset. As the sun sets, the heavens above are like cotton candy: lighting up with a beautiful display of deep reds, vibrant oranges, and intense pinks. Simply put, ...

Dive into the most dramatic events in Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history, from its birth to the emergence of humanity. How did a hellscape of molten lava transform into a lush, green, watery planet ...

An electrical engineer works on Form Energy's 2022 battery module in the company's lab in Berkeley, California. Image courtesy of Form Energy Share Weirton, West Virginia has iron in its blood. The ...

Researchers visit an ancient pyramid in Peru in NOVA's Ancient Builders of the Amazon. Image Credit: Federico Pardo for NOVA/GBH For 50 years, NOVA has taken viewers on adventures through time and ...

A false-color image of Saturn based on near-infrared data from the Cassini spacecraft, which orbited the planet for 13 years. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI ...

The Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant near San Diego uses reverse osmosis filtration to provide 50 million gallons of desalinated seawater per day. Image Credit: Reed Kaestner, Getty ...

One of the oldest calculus problems, finding the area of a circle, can be visualized using a pizza. By dividing it up into ever smaller slices and laying them out next to one another, eventually you ...

Scientists have cured a handful of people of HIV by piggybacking on treatments they received for blood cancer. But does that bring a widespread cure any closer? ByBenjamin Ryan Wednesday, October 5, ...

In recent years, air fryers have exploded in popularity thanks to their promise: You can make crispy, fried food with little to no oil. But what’s really happening inside those countertop machines?

Ahh, cast iron pans. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they’ve been around for hundreds of years. With proper maintenance, they can last long enough to become family heirlooms. A cornerstone of this pan’s upkeep ...