Science Programs You Can Watch Right Now

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Below is a list of some of the best science documentaries and shorts by Nebraska Public Media and PBS. All of these shows are available to watch right now without a membership - for FREE. Just click the titles and press play. And, you can find many of them in the FREE PBS Video app for your Roku, Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV Stick, phone or tablet. Enjoy!

Nebraska Public Media original productions are noted with an asterisk (*). 

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Ancient ruins
Brown bear in a forest setting
Tiger looking at camera

Animals, Prehistoric

Eons Web Series


Animals Water - Lionfish.jpg

Architecture & Engineering

Rise of the Rockets


Blue image of a DNA structure
Brain synapses
Overhead view of house on a river with flooding
Cows in a livestock
It's Okay to be Smart logo with man with hand on chin
Person standing in front of snow
Six different images of the Mona Lisa in various hues
Two compasses surrounded by numbers on a black background
Two space bodies with a fiery collision
Lightning strike in a field
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