Science and technology
The wonders of science and human innovation brought to life
Discover the past and future of science and technology with an inspiring overview of special programs. Featuring highlights from “NOVA,” “Nature,” “Arizona Horizon” and more, enjoy groundbreaking stories that bring the wonders of science and human innovation to life.
Live from Antarctica: Miles O’Brien and Dr. David Holland report on ‘Doomsday Glacier’
If you’ve been following science correspondent Miles O’Brien’s reports from Antarctica, you know he’s with an international group of researchers trying to measure what’s happening to the rapidly melting Thwaites Glacier. In Antarctica, where the “Doomsday Glacier” is melting at an alarming rate, researchers achieved a massive feat: boring through 3,000 feet of ice with a hot water drill. But the mission quickly turned into a losing battle.
On Thursday, Feb. 25, 2026, O’Brien and Dr. David Holland joined us on a livestream as they discussed the rare data researchers managed to collect and its findings.
Arizona Horizon
Jessica Cox inspires people to “disarm” limits
March 23
Jessica Cox, the world’s first licensed pilot without arms, shares her story of defying expectations in her book, “Disarm Your Limits.”
PBS News Hour
PBS News is the primary daily, breaking and special news producer for PBS. Along with “PBS News Hour” and “Washington Week with The Atlantic,” they also feature “Horizons” and “Compass Points” from PBS News as well as primetime and daytime breaking news, political specials and documentaries.
View the latest science news from PBS News Hour below:
Science stories
NOVA
Ancient Builders of the Amazon
Recent discoveries in archaeology are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries, with populations numbering in the millions.
NOVA
Operation Space Station: Science and Survival
Witness life-or-death decisions 250 miles above Earth, as astronauts and Mission Control work together to survive moments of high danger on board humanity’s remarkable orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station.
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Physics + Math
One of the greatest meetings of the minds in history
The theory of quantum mechanics presented at this meeting stated a particle like an electron isn’t physically real until it’s observed, measured by an instrument that can detect it. Before it’s detected, instead of being a solid particle, an electron is just a fuzzy wave, a wave of probability.
Space and planet Earth
PBS Digital Studios
Take a deep dive with ‘PBS Space Time’
“PBS Space Time” explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi and anything else you can think of beyond planet Earth. Host Matt O’Dowd breaks down both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.
space exploration
Exploring space like never before
Enjoy a special program about the Psyche mission! In collaboration with scientists from Arizona State University, NASA launched a spacecraft destined for the enigmatic asteroid Psyche. In a half-hour program, Arizona PBS unveils the sophisticated cameras and cutting-edge instruments aboard the spacecraft. And relive the excitement of NASA’s historic Europa Clipper launch, the largest spacecraft ever built for a planetary mission.
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astronomy
Star Gazers
“Star Gazers” is the world’s only weekly television series on naked-eye astronomy.
Unlocking the science of the mind
PBS Space Time
What’s Your Brain’s Role in Creating Space and Time?
Physics is the business of figuring out the structure of the world. So are our brains. But sometimes physics comes to conclusions that are in direct conflict with concepts fundamental to our minds, such as the realness of space and time. How do we tell who’s correct? Are time and space objective realities or human-invented concepts?
Learning adventures for kids
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PBS kids
‘Weather Hunters’ with Al Roker
“Weather Hunters” is an animated STEM adventure series from Al Roker Entertainment, designed for kids ages 5 to 8. Tune in at 7:30 a.m. on Arizona PBS to follow 8-year-old weather detective Lily Hunter and her fun-loving family as they explore the wonders of weather and climate through science, storytelling and curiosity-driven adventures.
