Science Movies

What happens when two hands touch? How close are they like? And how can proximity be measured, and even more so, in times of a pandemic and...

As Percival Lowell, an optimistic astronomer, fervently believes he has discovered extraterrestrial structures across various planets, he races...

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 desktop documentary that focuses on the Golden Record that NASA sent into space in the late 1970s. The piece reflects on issues such as the power...

Computer animation and footage from NASA space missions explain how our solar system evolved and the place Earth has within the system.

Each grain crop - wheat, rye, rice and corn - has been "creating" a special type of person for centuries. For example, rye formed the Slavic culture,...

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....

This film covers the basics of atomic theory while addressing the moral issues inherent in yielding such godlike power.

Short educational film of our solar system

Forest Mind is a video work that emerges from the artist’s longstanding interest in the human interaction with the natural world. Forest Mind...

A unique project, the popular science series "Bread" is shooting around the world, interviews with scientists and world-class experts. There are 4...

An educational film about the nervous system produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an educational film production company in the 20th...

In his laboratory, an oceanographer conducts temperature and salinity tests to determine the necessary conditions for the micro-algae Protoceratium...

Shows the properties of different solvents, including their electrical conductivity or lack of it. Shows how they affect the boiling point of water....

This instructional film shows the three parts of a lever and demonstrates how various levers help to move things more easily, or move them farther...