PBS NOVA. John Lithgow narrates as Tom and Ray, brother co-hosts of NPR's Car Talk, mix their trademark slapstick with serious nuts-and-bolts analysis of what it will take to make our autos more energy-efficient. With a quarter of all the oil ever consumed guzzled up in the last decade and oil supplies being drawn down faster every ...

In 1991, a small Medieval prayer book was sold at auction. Miraculously, some original writings of Archimedes, the brilliant Greek mathematician, were discovered hidden beneath the religious text. Through scholarly detective work with the help of modern technology, this book now reveals Archimedes' stunningly original concepts, ideas, and ...

The more researchers learn about the great apes—chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orangutans (see Our Family Tree)—the more evidence they find of creative intelligence. What, then, is the essential difference between us and them? ''Ape Genius,'' a NOVA-National Geographic special, explores that provocative question and examines ...

In this program, NOVA captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylvania in one of the latest battles over teaching evolution in public schools. Featuring trial reenactments based on court transcripts and interviews with key participants, including expert scientists and Dover parents, teachers, and town officials, ...

PBS Nova, Evolution pt7: What about God? documentary

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PBS Nova Evolution, Episode 5: Why Sex? documentary.

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PBS Nova Evolution Episode 2, ''Great Transformations'' documentary

Why do we need sleep? Part of the answer may be to strengthen memories.