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...

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

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

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

When the Tanana River bridge was installed in Salcha, Alaska, the community worried about the levee's effects on fish wildlife. Salcha Elementary...

When a lonely young man's quiet night is interrupted by two aliens seeking a vacation spot on Earth, an unexpected friendship forms over couches,...

Using a scientific discovery approach, the film explains what wind is, how it forms, and its effects on the environment and human life. It...

We live out our lives on our planet’s fractured crust, “plates” that pull apart, collide, grind past each other and even sink below...

Discusses the physics, effects and defense against nuclear fallout. Describes the phenomena of natural radiation and the dangers of fallout. Explains...

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

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 the nervous system produced by Encyclopædia Britannica Films, an educational film production company in the 20th...

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

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

Shows the properties of different solvents, including their electrical conductivity or lack of it. Shows how they affect the boiling point of water....

An embodied investigation into Britain's only named wind - The Helm - WHEN THE CROWS WALKS HOME takes the viewer on an immersive journey with (and...

Short educational film of our solar system

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...