NOVA brings you short video stories from the world of science, including excerpts from our television programs, video dispatches from producers and correspondents in the field, animations, and much more. Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided the National Science Foundation, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and public television viewers.
Chemotherapy and Breast Cancer
Posted: May 2013It used to be standard practice that all patients received chemotherapy after surgery to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer. Today, a genetic test called Oncotype DX allows doctors to analyze the genome of a patient's cancer cells. The results can help oncologists determine whether a patient actually needs to endure chemotherapy post-surgery, thereby avoiding needless suffering.
A video podcast in the MP4 format.Brain Trauma
Posted: May 2013Knocks to the head may seem funny in cartoons, sports replays, and YouTube videos, but even minor head injuries often lead to serious concussions. A concussion may leave no trace on a conventional MRI scan yet cause permanent memory loss, attention problems, and depression. NOVA scienceNOW investigates promising new leads in understanding this puzzling condition, which affects millions of people in the U.S., including many high-school and college athletes who suffer concussions yet are encouraged to return to the playing field.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Replacing Body Parts
Posted: May 2013Custom-made hearts, lungs, kidneys, and other organs could revolutionize organ transplantation.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Aiding Aging Muscles
Posted: April 2013See how "exercise in a pill" could one day help the elderly and the bedridden.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Public Genomes
Posted: April 2013Thousands of people are signing up to post their DNA sequences on the Internet, for all to see. Are they crazy? Funding for NOVA scienceNOW is provided by the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and PBS viewers.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Revealing the Origins of Life
Posted: April 2013How did molecules first make the leap from non-living to living? An English chemist may have solved part of the mystery.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Dark Matter
Posted: April 2013Learn more about dark matter, and how science is searching for it.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Personal Genome Project
Posted: March 2013The Personal Genome Project, spearheaded by George Church, the Director of Harvard's Center for Computational Genetics, aims to recruit 100,000 people to offer up their DNA and personal life histories, all in an effort to further knowledge of human genetics and why we get-or don't get-diseases.
A video podcast in the M4V format.Higgs Boson Revealed
Posted: March 2013Go behind the scenes at CERN for exclusive interviews with lead scientists on the historic 4 July announcement. Hear from Joe Incandela of CMS, Fabiola Gianotti of ATLAS, and Lyn Evans of the Large Hadron Collider Project on what the exciting and long-awaited announcement means to them.
A video podcast in the MP4 format.The Higgs Particle Matters
Posted: March 2013In 1964, physicist Peter Higgs predicted the existence of the Higgs boson, a particle that would confer mass on other particles. Today, scientists at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN may be on the brink of finding the Higgs. In this clip from "The Fabric of the Cosmos," learn about Higgs' theory and hear from Peter Higgs himself.
A video podcast in the MP4 format.The Volga Trade Route
Posted: March 2013The Vikings didn't invent crucible steel, so where did it come from? Many experts believe that the Volga trade route supplied Vikings with prized crucible steel from the Middle East, where people were more practiced in the art of forging it.
A video podcast in the MP4 format.When Hurricane Sandy Went Rogue
Posted: February 2013Hurricane Sandy was born just like any other tropical storm: the warm water acts as a "heat engine" and produces strong winds. But an unfortunate turn catapulted Sandy into the Northeast—making it unusually devastating for those living on or near the coast.
A video podcast in the MP4 format.
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Sunday, 19th May 2013
