Science Movies

The 1977 discovery of RNA splicing by Dr. Phillip A. Sharp, Kentucky farm boy turned Nobel-prize winning scientist, set the stage for a revolution in...

Deep in Mexico’s mushroom-rich forests, two women from indigenous communities have become mycologists. This immersive sci-fi documentary...

A desperate man hires an advanced biotech firm to engineer a child while, in the distant future, a corrupt oligarch runs a dead earth awash in...

Before the internet. Before social media. Before breaking news. The victims of Thalidomide had to rely on something even more extraordinary to fight...

A documentary examining what the Tyrannosaurus Rex was really like - both appearance and behaviour - using the recent palaeontological and zoological...

One entry in a series of films produced to make science accessible to the masses—especially children—this film describes the sun in...

An epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity’s...

I WANT SO MUCH TO LIVE explores the pioneering efforts of Genentech and the many individuals who came together to develop Herceptin, the world's...

Marvels of modern science, including the U.S. Army's latest tanks; pretty models demonstrate massage and exercise machines.

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...

The usual interesting sequences, depicting a home made sun dial, some gadgets for the modern kitchen. Professor Oakes, and Dorothy Lamour singing...

Melvin and Buddy are two space-exploring pups on a mission. Scarfing down facts like dog biscuits is their plan, but they can't learn about all the...

A clip in the Science Please! collection, Slippery Ice! uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain why we slip on...

Explore the sun’s powerful storms, its impact on Earth, and groundbreaking research shaping our understanding of solar activity and its effects...

Every winter, billions of sardines embark on a perilous journey along South Africa’s Wild Coast. To science, this is an “ecological...

In the deep ocean, where darkness reigns, scientists uncover a hidden world that sustains life on Earth. From extraordinary creatures to invisible...

With a million species at risk of extinction, Sir David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all,...

On April 18, 1955, the pathologist performing the autopsy on Albert Einstein covertly steals the genius's brain, hoping to uncover the secret of...

Watson and Crick race to find the structure of DNA before Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins, or Rosalind Franklin can find the key to unlocking the...