Explains that heat is really a form of motion, a form of kinetic energy and that it can be converted to other forms of energy and transferred through conduction, convection and radiation. Shows practical examples in which heat preserves lives and makes daily living more convenient.

Explore the secrets of the universe with Professor Brian Cox in this special event that combines gro...

Are we becoming Plastic People? Our ground-breaking feature documentary investigates our addiction t...
Dr. Helen Caldicott is the most prominent anti-nuclear activist in the world. She's been featured on...

The 1977 discovery of RNA splicing by Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, Kentucky farm boy turned Nobel-prize win...

Explore the sun’s powerful storms, its impact on Earth, and groundbreaking research shaping our unde...

What forms might life take in the Solar System and beyond? In the Academy's newest original planetar...

CERN and the University of California-Santa Barbara are collaborating in the search for the elusive ...

Before the internet. Before social media. Before breaking news. The victims of Thalidomide had to re...

A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...

It is the early 70s, and oil has been discovered in the North Sea. The UK needs rigs and needs them ...
The film discusses the evolution and potential of using light waves, particularly coherent light, fo...

Before the joint NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission, humanity only knew what had been learned, decades...

The cultural roots of coal continue to permeate the rituals of daily life in Appalachia even as its ...

An educational film about the nervous system produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an education...

This 1971 color anti-drug use and abuse film was produced by Concept Films and directed by Brian Kel...

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has p...