Science Movies

Portrait of Hermann Heinzel.

A woman hunts for fossils and makes a big discovery. But she doesn't get credit again.

A crash course in the professional and scientific work related to the field of venomous herpetology. The film covers diverse topics, including biochem...

After ignoring death for most of our history, the medical and scientific communities have begun to focus their attention on how our bodies behave on o...

Archaeologists generally regard Mesopotamia as "the beginning of civilization" but shocking new evidence that defies comprehension clearly suggests th...

A farmer tries to save his wife from a paralyzing disease. He enlists the help of his neighbor, a scientist studying astronomy who refuses to help. Bu...

As Percival Lowell, an optimistic astronomer, fervently believes he has discovered extraterrestrial structures across various planets, he races agains...

Cormac McCarthy has spent the last 25 years writing his novels at the mountain top retreat of the Santa Fe Institute (SFI) in New Mexico. An institute...

Two scientists search for possible futures in which humanity could survive.

A unique project, the popular science series "Bread" is shooting around the world, interviews with scientists and world-class experts. There are 4 ser...

A clip in the Science Please! collection, Slippery Ice! uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain why we slip on...

Each grain crop - wheat, rye, rice and corn - has been "creating" a special type of person for centuries. For example, rye formed the Slavic culture,...

Two cells befriend each other and explore the organism they inhabit. They grow together, until an accidental separation forces them to follow a differ...

Computer animation and footage from NASA space missions explain how our solar system evolved and the place Earth has within the system.

This film covers the basics of atomic theory while addressing the moral issues inherent in yielding such godlike power.