With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story follows an international team of astrophysicists trying to launch a multi-million dollar telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon. Their journey to discover thousands of early galaxies takes them from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Revealing frustrations, inevitable failures and ultimate triumph, BLAST puts a human face on the quest to answer our most basic question - How did we get here?

The Hobbit Enigma examines one of the greatest controversies in science today: what did scientists f...

This 90-minute documentary brings to life Gavin Pretor-Pinney’s international bestseller, “The Cloud...

A physicist, a director of popular-science films, and a sports fan talk about the structure of the a...

Peter Westerveld, artist and visionary, doesn’t want institutions to resolve the problems linked to ...

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and u...

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their yo...

A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwi...

The use of embryonic stem cells has ignited fierce debate across the spiritual and political spectru...

At Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, Eliana Nossa studies the ionosphere. This short films tells t...

Alessandra Pacini, solar physicist and mother of two, has dedicated her life to researching our sun ...

Amidst the pristine but freezing waters surrounding the white continent, a unique insight into the m...
Every now and then, we get a teacher who doesn't just connect with us -- they make us a better perso...

Arctic Tale is a 2007 documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of ...

Herzog and cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger go to Antarctica to meet people who live and work there,...

A documentary film that takes us on a scientific and spiritual journey where we discover that by cha...

This large format film explores the last great wilderness on earth. It takes you to the coldest, dri...

Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid is the only one to survive. Many believe that...

The Academy Award® nominee Cosmic Voyage combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generat...
A documentary about the 1999 discovery of a Mastodon skeleton in a Hyde Park backyard.