NOVA

Watch as Megastorm Sandy unfolds, and explore what made it so much more devastating than other hurricanes.

In its search for life beyond Earth, NASA employs a "sky crane" maneuver to land the Curiosity rover on Mars.

Virtual autopsies, 3-D fingerprints, and digital crime scenes are making crime-solving into a more precise science.

Are you safe aboard a modern cruise ship?

Why was the 2011 tornado season in the U.S. so extreme, and, with advanced warning systems, why did so many die?

Where do nature's building blocks, called the elements, come from? They're the hidden ingredients of everything in our world, from the carbon in our bodies to the metals in our smartphones.

We are on the brink of a new era of personalized, gene-based medicine. Are we ready for it?

Experts recreate the bold feat of “dambuster” pilots who used bouncing bombs to destroy two key German dams in WWII.

From Japan's Mt. Fuji to Yellowstone's buried supervolcano, how can we best prepare for the most lethal eruptions?