Science Movies

A cunning scientist exploits people with rare diseases to advance the field of research by decades. She plays different roles, each time with...

An accomplished molecular biologist moves out of the lab in a quest to make an encyclopedia documenting all the fruit fly species in North America.

A young scientist studies the mechanics of time travel by having a conversation with a group of her future selves.

CERN and the University of California-Santa Barbara are collaborating in the search for the elusive substance that physicists and astronomers believe...

The Voronezh Nuclear Power Plant reactor; Novgorod’s archaeological excavations. Archaeologist Boris Rybakov on importance of historical...

ITER is an international attempt to meet humanity's energy needs by harnessing nuclear fusion. We take you within the ITER project to see how close...

An educational film about frogs produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an educational film production company in the 20th century owned by...

A farmer tries to save his wife from a paralyzing disease. He enlists the help of his neighbor, a scientist studying astronomy who refuses to help....

At only twelve inches long, the menhaden are a keystone species in the East Coast's marine ecosystem, yet their numbers are threatened by...

When the Tanana River bridge was installed in Salcha, Alaska, the community worried about the levee's effects on fish wildlife. Salcha Elementary...

A group of friends venture into their imagination to find ideas for their school project.

Using a scientific discovery approach, the film explains what wind is, how it forms, and its effects on the environment and human life. It...

"Army Ants: A Study of Social Behavior" explores the complex social structures and behaviors of nomadic tropical army ants, which have evolved over...

Scientists have struggled for centuries to pinpoint the qualities that distinguish humans from the millions of other animal species with which we...

A woman returns to a place from her past, reflecting on how our bodies change while memories remain.

Two cells befriend each other and explore the organism they inhabit. They grow together, until an accidental separation forces them to follow a...