Following the verdict of the Scopes Monkey Trial, religious activism influenced members of the Florida state legislature to force the Florida State College for Women (FSCW) to ban the teaching of evolution, psychoanalysis, and other “controversial” subjects taught by professors such as Raymond Bellamy. Activists claimed the school was promoting atheism and labeled Bellamy, the administration, and the students of FSCW as “Filthy Dreamers.”

A scientist explains how the savagery and efficiency of the insect world could result in their takin...

Commentator-comic Bill Maher plays devil's advocate with religion as he talks to believers about the...

Pro-intelligent design scholars and scientists are often chastised, fired or denied tenured position...

The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In...

In 1858 Charles Darwin struggles to publish one of the most controversial scientific theories ever c...

Darwin's great insight – that life has evolved over millions of years by natural selection – has bee...

Science Breakthroughs: Homo Naledi Discovered in 2013, new and puzzling finding of small-skulled fos...

David Attenborough takes us on a guided tour through the secret world of plants, to see things no un...

An African narrator tells the story of earth history, the birth of the universe and evolution of lif...

Documentary tells the story of Germany's origins from the Carboniferous period to the present day. I...

A documentary that explores the natural world of the sea, from the single-celled organism to more co...

A well-preserved mammoth carcass is found in the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, op...

The wolf of British Columbia is on a quest to master water, fishing and swimming. According to sever...

Unlocking the Mystery of Life represents a unique programming opportunity for local stations. Its br...

Richard Dawkins in a 1980's television special based on his book The Blind Watchmaker.

At the far end of the world, there exists a chain of strange islands, steeped in controversy. The My...

Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an explor...

Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fi...

In this two-hour special, NOVA captures the turmoil that tore apart the community of Dover, Pennsylv...