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The Threat to Earth
2:32
NOVA Labs: What would happen if a solar storm overwhelmed Earth's natural defenses?
Earth's Magnetic Shield
2:05
NOVA Labs will launch May, 2012.
How Can I Study the Sun?
3:17
NOVA Labs: Learn how to use the Helioviewer, a tool at the heart of NOVA's Sun Lab.
Elemental Bloopers
2:46
Watch David Pogue's hilarious out-takes from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements."
Martian Weather
4:34
Is the weather on Mars anything like the weather on Earth? Find out in this video.
Bathing with the "Car Talk" Guys
1:23
Tom and Ray test the waters of Iceland's Blue Lagoon while filming "Car of the Future."
Can the Chimp Get the Grape?
1:43
A researcher tests the cognitive skills of a chimpanzee with a seemingly simple task.
Can the Bonobo Get the Apple?
0:55
Primatologist Brian Hare sees whether a bonobo can solve a puzzle to get a slice of apple.
Einstein Thought Experiments
3:12
Watch visualizations of Einstein's thought experiments.
Modeling a Comet Airburst
3:20
See why an explosion three miles above Earth would act like a hot tornado on the surface.
A Mind for Music
4:05
See neuroscientist Oliver Sacks's brain respond differently to music by Bach & Beethoven.
The Higgs Particle Matters
4:46
Learn how Peter Higgs' ideas about matter transformed our understanding of space.
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