A documentary chronicling the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo. Featuring interviews with leading scientists discussing Galileo's first use of the telescope to the latest discoveries in cosmology.

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

In unusual circumstances, scientists from different countries work together to achieve a common scie...

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

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

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

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

In the year 1957 the cold war expands to space. The Soviet-Union sends Sputnik as the first manmade ...

The 1960s was an extraordinary time for the United States. Unburdened by post-war reparations, Ameri...

Principles of Curiosity presents a general introduction to the foundations of scientific skepticism ...

On April 25, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published their groundbreaking discovery of the do...

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

National Geographic and NASA are sending you into space - live! For the first time ever, board the I...

An epic journey around Mars — built from real satellite and rover data — revealing the red planet as...

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

William Shatner presents a light-hearted look at how the "Star Trek" TV series have influenced and i...

At the edge of our solar system supposedly lies an immense planet. Five to ten times the size of the...

Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on t...

In a studio setting, Stephen Hawking, Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan (who joins them via satellite)...