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Ethics of Erasing Memory

Neuroscientists have found a drug that can erase memories in ...

Neuroscientists have found a drug that can erase memories in rats. If we could a develop similar drug for humans, should we use it?

NOVA Minute: Whiz Kid

Biochemist Erika Ebbel knows firsthand how important having a mentor ...

Biochemist Erika Ebbel knows firsthand how important having a mentor can be for a scientist.

The Psychology of Spaceflight

NASA psychologist Al Holland discusses the mental challenges astronauts might ...

NASA psychologist Al Holland discusses the mental challenges astronauts might face during a mission to Mars.

NOVA Minute: The Enormity of Things

Geologist Adrienne Block explores what's underneath the humongous ice sheets ...

Geologist Adrienne Block explores what's underneath the humongous ice sheets of Antarctica.

NOVA Minute: When I Look Up

Nine-year-old Neil deGrasse Tyson looks up and the universe calls ...

Nine-year-old Neil deGrasse Tyson looks up and the universe calls him for a lifetime.

NOVA Minute: Doctor's Orders

Climate scientist Gavin Schmidt explains why the Earth needs to ...

Climate scientist Gavin Schmidt explains why the Earth needs to see a doctor… today.

Astronomy at Stonehenge?

An expert discusses the controversial question of whether Stonehenge was ...

An expert discusses the controversial question of whether Stonehenge was an astronomical observatory.

NOVA Minute: Big Inventions

Engineer Colin Angle builds small robots that yield huge results.

The Origin of Dogs

Learn why the poodle in your neighbor's backyard is technically ...

Learn why the poodle in your neighbor's backyard is technically a wolf.

NOVA Minute: Monkey Psychology

Experimental psychologist Laurie Santos studies monkeys to learn how humans ...

Experimental psychologist Laurie Santos studies monkeys to learn how humans think.