Season 47
CRISPR gene-editing technology is advancing quickly. What can it do now—and in the future?
Gene-Editing Reality Check
Spacecraft OSIRIS-REx attempts to grab a piece of an asteroid to bring it back to Earth.
Touching the Asteroid
A to Z: How Writing Changed the World
The creation of printing, the first information technology, drove empires and revolutions.
A to Z: How Writing Changed the World
The birth of writing and the first alphabet were among the world’s most vital inventions.
A to Z: The First Alphabet
Meet slime molds: the brainless blobs that can learn, make decisions, and navigate mazes.
Secret Mind of Slime
Scientists race to understand and defeat the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic.
Decoding COVID-19
Can bringing predators—and fear—back into an ecosystem help restore its natural balance?
Nature's Fear Factor
Follow eagles from the nest to the skies to see what makes these predators so remarkable.
Eagle Power
Could it be that body fat has more to do with biological processes than personal choices?
The Truth About Fat
Can Cuba's innovative lung cancer vaccines give new hope to patients across the world?
Cuba's Cancer Hope
Why do we sleep? And what does sleep have to do with memory, trauma, and our emotions?
Mysteries of Sleep
Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history—and future—of ice at the poles.