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In this 6-part series, indigenous filmmakers highlight climate stories from native communities across the United States and share insight from their traditions, culture, and knowledge.

In Northern California, Marine science is guided by Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation’s community and culture.
Ak-chin farming makes desert agriculture possible, and now, those practices help communities today.
The Southwest is in a megadrought, but Native Americans have survived them before.
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies and Viking Cruises. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.
Episodes
Trace human development from embryo to newborn through stunning microimagery.
Combining the laws of the universe in one theory that explains it all is the Holy Grail
Do miniscule vibrating strands of energy hold the key to a unified theory of physics?
Will experimental particle physics confirm the wild predictions of string theory?
The story of how African-American Percy Julian defied the odds to become a famous chemist.
We are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone?
It defines our lives, but what is time really? Have a look into its true nature.
Take a wild ride into the quantum realm, where even the impossible seems possible.
Is our universe unique, or could it be just one in an endless "multiverse"?
A two-hour special from the producers of "Making Stuff"
Australia’s landscape holds clues to Earth's early history and the beginning of life.
Fossils reveal how life’s explosion in the ocean was recreated on dry land.
Extras
NASA’s Perseverance rover may have found the clearest signs of ancient life on Mars yet.
Has science been missing a fundamental law of nature for centuries?
Clinical algorithms are meant to guide doctors toward better care – but do they?
Black holes aren’t just cosmic monsters — they’re simply misunderstood.
Bird brains may be tiny, but they pack in as many—or more—neurons as much larger animals.
Bird brains may be tiny, but they pack in as many—or more—neurons as much larger animals.
Explora las antiguas ciudades mayas y aprende por qué sus habitantes las abandonaron.
Descubrimientos arqueológicos revelan civilizaciones antiguas olvidadas en la Amazonia.
Discover how deepfakes are detected and what the future holds for truth in the digital age.
Can these birds solve the puzzle and claim their prize?