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Considered the finest example of Byzantine architecture in the world, Hagia Sophia was constructed on a scale unprecedented in human history. Built...

In July 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released its first images, looking further back in time than ever before to show our universe...

For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by catastrophic...

Nova looks at how the Wright brothers made their first powered flight through the efforts of enthusiasts to replicate the Wright's early gliders and...

What is weakening Earth’s invisible shield? Magnets have the power to attract and repel—sometimes on a massive scale. The Earth’s...

Dinosaurs are generally considered tropical animals. So what are their fossils doing north of the arctic circle? Paleontologists battle the fierce...

When the U.S. trade embargo left Cuba isolated from medical resources, Cuban scientists were forced to get creative. Now they've developed lung...

Award winning documentary on the case of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, which concentrated on the question of whether or not intelligent...

Drones. These unmanned flying robots–some as large as jumbo jets, others as small as birds–do things straight out of science fiction....

An Italian company attempts to build the world's most luxurious cruise ship, but must navigate an ocean of financial and safety concerns to do so.

In central China, a vast underground mausoleum conceals a life-size terracotta army of cavalry, infantry, horses, chariots, weapons, administrators,...

An analysis of how the Red Baron died and who was responsible.

Explore the spectacular cosmic phenomenon of a total solar eclipse. In April 2024, the Moon’s shadow is sweeping from Texas to Maine, as the...

At the dawn of the Christian era, Petra, capital of the rich kingdom of the Nabataeans, bordering the deserts of Arabia, Syria and the Negev, was...

As President Obama embarks on a monumental agenda in his new administration, his attention must turn to the issue of global warming. NOVA examines an...

Black Americans are nearly twice as likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease than White Americans, and their life expectancy...