Science Movies

In northern Iraq lie the ruins of a 3,000-year-old city, Nimrud, once the capital of the powerful Assyrian Empire. In 1988, archaeologists conducted...

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

In this educational film, laboratory demonstrations show the effects of moisture and temperature on the growth of molds. Photomicrography reveals the...

Two scientists search for possible futures in which humanity could survive.

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...

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

"Capture" is a visually arresting experimental short film that utilizes a series of juxtaposed (meaning placed close together for comparison) still...

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

The film follows a character named Wesley as he trains to become an agent with the Weather Bureau of Investigation (WBI). Throughout his training,...

A creeping caterpillar takes wing as a graceful butterfly. Flowers open their blooms before your eyes. A twinkling point of light reveals a solar...

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

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

Symbolic story about a person with a congenital disability who immersed himself in a paper world of ideas

An exploration of DMT, one of the most powerful and enigmatic psychedelic substances, examining its history, cultural and spiritual uses, and the...

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

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

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

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...