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 (*).

Nebraska Public Media Originals
*American Spring LIVE: The Sound of Spring
*Ashfall Unearthed
*Beef State
*Blossom on the Prairie
*Concussions: Heading for Change
*Last of the Rainwater Basins
*Restless Prairie
*What If...Biomechanics, Kid Composer, Growing Ord and More
*What If...Cattle Fitbit, Med School Tech, Workplace Culture

Ancient People & Places
Decoding the Great Pyramid
Great Human Odyssey
Making North America Human
Making North America: Life
Making North America: Origins


Animals, Land
Big Cats
Camel
Deep Look Web Series
Living with Snow Leopards–Tashi’s Story
Monster Python
Running With The Herd: A NATURE Short Film
The Story of Cats | Into the Americas
Trinidad’s Turtle Giants

Animals, Water
Cod Comeback?
Giant Squid
Great White Shark
Scourge of the Lionfish
Shark Reef
Sperm Whale
Swordfish!

Biology
Gene Doctors
I Contain Multitudes Web Series
Life’s Great Miracle
The Animal Origins of Art/How We Choose Our Mates
The Science of Monogamy/Our Mysterious Lifespan
What Separates Humans from Animals?
Your Inner Fish
Your Inner Monkey
Your Inner Reptile

Computers
Crash Course: Artificial Intelligence Web Series
Crash Course: Computer Science Web Series
Idea Channel Web Series

Environment
Adaptation to Global Water Shortages
Building a Future: Lumber Poaching in Oregon and Brazil
City Planning
Climate Migration
Destination Baja
Dying Oceans: Abalone Restoration In California
Fueling Change: Oil Extraction in Alaska & California
Healing the Body with United Indian Health Service
Holistic Healing with the Syuxtun Collective
Hot Mess Web Series
Lighting A Path: Embracing Solar Power
Managing Groundwater with the Paiute
Poisoned Water
Protecting the Coast with the Tolowa Dee-ni’
ReInventors Web Series
Restoring The River with the Yurok, Hupa and Karuk
River of Kings
Sea Level Rising: Living with Water
Sinking Cities: London
Sinking Cities: Miami
Sinking Cities: New York
Sinking Cities: Tokyo
Tending the Wild
The Sacred Island
Urban Habitat
Why Do We Destroy Nature? / Tackling Inequality

Food & Agriculture
Agriculture’s Mixed Blessings/How Agriculture Differentiated
Avocado Wars: The Battle Over Water Rights In Chile
Dairy Alternatives: Rethinking Milk In California and Kenya
Decolonizing Cuisine with Mak-‘amham
Future of Food
Nourish Web Series
Serving up Science Web Series
Tribal Hunting with the Pit River Peoples


Geography
Antarctic Extremes Web Series
Backbone Trail Web Series
Polar Extremes
Spend An Hour in Snowy Yellowstone | Sights & Sounds
The Serengeti Rules

Great Scientists
Decoding Da Vinci
E.O. Wilson of Ants and Men
Einstein’s Quantum Riddle
Forgotten Genius

Physics
Crash Course: Physics Web Series
Physics Girl Web Series
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Quantum Leap
The Fabric of the Cosmos: The Illusion of Time
The Fabric of the Cosmos: Universe or Multiverse?

Space
Black Hole Apocalypse
Crash Course: Astronomy Web Series
Finding Life Beyond Earth
Space Time Web Series
Stellar Web Series
The Elegant Universe: Part 1
The Elegant Universe: Part 2
The Elegant Universe: Part 3
The Fabric of the Cosmos: What is Space?
The Farthest — Voyager in Space
The Planets: Ice Worlds
The Planets: Inner Worlds
The Planets: Jupiter
The Planets: Mars
The Planets: Saturn
Will We Be Visited By Aliens? / Can We Eradicate Genocide?

