Climate, Nature & Our Planet
Watch documentaries and read articles about how our climate is changing with the perspective of climate scientists.
Watch documentaries and read articles from series like NOVA, NATURE, and FRONTLINE about how our climate is changing with the perspective of climate scientists.
Watch documentaries and read articles from series like NOVA, NATURE, and FRONTLINE about how our climate is changing with the perspective of climate scientists.
Celebrate Climate Solutions with The Earthshot Prize
The Earthshot Prize highlights new ideas to combat climate change and save our world.
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Celebrate the recipients of The Earthshot Prize – Prince William's environmental award.
The Earthshot Prize 2023
These nominees are fighting to provide us a healthier environment to breathe.
2023 Nominees: Clean our Air
2023 Nominees: Protect and Restore Nature
These nominees are all fighting to combat risks to the natural world.
2023 Nominees: Protect and Restore Nature
2023 Nominees: Fix our Climate
These nominees urgently focus on reducing carbon emissions and slowing global heating.
2023 Nominees: Fix our Climate
2023 Nominees: Revive our Oceans
These nominees are determined to make a difference to the health of our blue planet.
2023 Nominees: Revive our Oceans
2023 Nominees: Build a Waste-Free World
These nominees are working to reduce the problem of waste with global impact.
2023 Nominees: Build a Waste-Free World
2021 Earthshot Prize Winners: A Year in Review
A look back at The 2021 Earthshot Prize winners.
2021 Earthshot Prize Winners: A Year in Review
Animals & Habitats
Explore how creatures across the planet are impacted by climate change.
Biodiversity & the Natural World
Take a deep-dive into challenges of climate change from the perspective of plants and ecosystems.
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Visually Striking Documentaries & Shows
Mesmerizing, can't-miss documentaries that will take you to new heights and hidden worlds.
Available With Passport
Journey to three of the most exotic islands on the planet: Madagascar, Borneo and Hawaii.
Visit communities around the world as they adapt to climate change in surprising ways.
Dive Deep into Science with NOVA
Explore climate topics from television's most acclaimed science documentary series.
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Sir David Attenborough explores a site with traces of ancient mammoths and Neanderthals.
Great Mammoth Mystery
Paleontologist Kirk Johnson explores the dynamic history—and future—of ice at the poles.
Polar Extremes
Can Geoengineering “Undo” Climate Change?
There are ways to reverse some of the damage from our carbon dioxide emissions.
Can Geoengineering “Undo” Climate Change?
How Climate Has Shifted Over Millions of Years
Lake mud from the Russian Arctic tells us that Earth's climate has oscillated in the past.
How Climate Has Shifted Over Millions of Years
Faith and climate science are not at odds, says evangelical meteorologist Paul Douglas.
Faith and Climate Change
Cutting our Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Zero
Through “prevention,” humans can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Cutting our Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Zero
Climate Action Without the Feds?
Can states, cities, and companies fulfill US obligations to the Paris Accord on their own?
Climate Action Without the Feds?
Favorites from PBS Digital Studios
Digital Studios is a network of fresh and thought-provoking shows.
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How the Blue Ridge Mountains (Almost) Lost Their Blue
The hazy blue was disappearing from the horizon, but it wasn’t just the trees fault.
Why Oil Country is Turning to Wind Power
Follow host Joe Hanson as he learns why his home state of Texas is turning to wind power.
Why Oil Country is Turning to Wind Power
How this Shepherdess and Her Sheep are Restoring California
Shannon Waldron gives insight on the and work she does as a nomadic shepherdess.
How this Shepherdess and Her Sheep are Restoring California
The Future (and Challenges) of Lab-Grown Meat
Lab-grown meat is a young and expensive industry. How can it scale up and lower costs?
The Future (and Challenges) of Lab-Grown Meat
How Five Billion lbs of Las Vegas Garbage Powers a City
How billions of pounds of garbage gets turned into energy.
How Five Billion lbs of Las Vegas Garbage Powers a City
Redwoods Shouldn't Be So Tall. Here's Why They Are
What makes the Coast Redwood, a tree as old as the dinosaurs, epically singular in nature?
Redwoods Shouldn't Be So Tall. Here's Why They Are
Are Some Species More Important Than Others?
Can an ecosystem survive without its keystone species?
Are Some Species More Important Than Others?
California Floater Mussels Take Fish For an Epic Joyride
The California floater mussel does a surprising amount of travel - for a bivalve.
California Floater Mussels Take Fish For an Epic Joyride
Can You Really Save Money by Going Green? (And How Much?)
It may be great for the earth, but what about my pocketbook?
Can You Really Save Money by Going Green? (And How Much?)
Is Biodegradable Plastic Actually Possible?
We have a plastic waste dilemma. Will innovative biodegradable plastics offer a solution?
Is Biodegradable Plastic Actually Possible?
Climate Change Explained
Explore videos that explain the who, what, when, how and why of our climate challenges.
Is Biodegradable Plastic Actually Possible?
We have a plastic waste dilemma. Will innovative biodegradable plastics offer a solution?
Is Biodegradable Plastic Actually Possible?
Can We Actually Clean Up the Plastic Pollution Problem?
We explore what we can actually do about pollution.
Can We Actually Clean Up the Plastic Pollution Problem?
Why is this Antarctic Glacier “Bleeding?”
Antarctica has a glacier that bleeds red. (At least, that’s what it looks like.)
Why is this Antarctic Glacier “Bleeding?”
This Explosive Gas is Heating our Planet. Can we Capture it?
Methane—the potent molecule we use to heat our homes—is also seriously heating our planet
This Explosive Gas is Heating our Planet. Can we Capture it?
Unlocking the Mysteries of Autumn Leaves
What causes that brilliant fall color show that people adore?
Unlocking the Mysteries of Autumn Leaves
The Last Time the Globe Warmed
Imagine an enormous, lush rainforest teeming with life...in the Arctic.
The Last Time the Globe Warmed
How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)
This could have devastating effects on our future.
How Ocean Currents Work (and How We Are Breaking Them)
Exploring Antarctica's Active Volcano Mt. Erebus
Mount Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth.
Exploring Antarctica's Active Volcano Mt. Erebus
Why Don’t We Hear About the Ozone Hole Anymore?
Can we learn anything from almost fixing the hole in the ozone layer that will help us?
Why Don’t We Hear About the Ozone Hole Anymore?
The Biggest Myth About Climate Change
We learn about all the reasons that Earth’s climate changes, natural and otherwise.
The Biggest Myth About Climate Change
Why the Fastest Place on Earth is Disappearing
The Bonneville Salt Flats took millions of years to form. We altered it in a century.
Why the Fastest Place on Earth is Disappearing
What Does Sweat Have to do with the Global Water Crisis?
Why is water so crucial to us—and to all life on Earth? The clues lie in our sweat.
What Does Sweat Have to do with the Global Water Crisis?
Climate Change Solutions
Examine real solutions to climate challenges.
How the West Is Making It Rain, With Science
A method of boosting snow and rainfall may help ease drought conditions in the western US.
How the West Is Making It Rain, With Science
Could Whale Poop Help Cool the Planet?
Marine biologists unravel how whales and their poop trap carbon and feed the ocean.
Could Whale Poop Help Cool the Planet?
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
The Sun Queen
How Fishermen Recycle the Trash Polluting Borneo’s Shores
Fishermen Rajamil and Pidel Wali walk along the shores collecting plastic to use as lures.
How Fishermen Recycle the Trash Polluting Borneo’s Shores
Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!
Could beavers be the ally we’ve been waiting for when it comes to saving the environment?!
Want to Solve Wildfires and Drought? Leave it to BEAVERS!
Recycling Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It.
Recycling is broken. Here's how we can fix it.
Recycling Is Broken. Here’s How We Can Fix It.
Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest
Protestors protect threatened forests that contain rare ecosystems at risk of destruction.
Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest
Can Turning CO2 to Stone Help Save the Planet?
Can we turn atmospheric carbon dioxide into stone to help slow global warming?
Can Turning CO2 to Stone Help Save the Planet?
Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)
Scientists in Florida can recreate a Category 5 hurricane in a box the size of a bedroom.
Making a Hurricane Indoors (For Science)
How Bison are Saving America's Lost Prairie
Bison could be the key to saving America’s lost prairie.
How Bison are Saving America's Lost Prairie
How A Sticker Kept 3 Billion Tons of CO2 Out of The Air
Energy efficiency standards have quietly helped people save money – and the planet.
How A Sticker Kept 3 Billion Tons of CO2 Out of The Air
Articles & Resources
PBS NEWSHOUR
Breaking and Special News Coverage
Millions of Americans turn to PBS for the solid, reliable reporting that has made PBS NewsHour one of the most trusted news programs in television.
PBS NewsHour Special
Tipping Point
A series that explores the urgent and complex threat of climate change, and efforts to adapt, mitigate, and reverse the tide of a warming world.
Independent Lens
Filmmaker Q&A
Sergio Rapu, along with his wife Elena, talk about returning to this native Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to make their film Eating Up Easter.
FRONTLINE 360°
Why is Greenland Melting?
Greenland's magnificent glaciers are melting -- faster and faster. A team of NASA scientists are trying to find out the reasons why.
Climate News & Documentaries
Watch in-depth climate coverage and documentaries from FRONTLINE, PBS NewsHour, POV and more.
A filmmaker looks for greater meaning from the sheep living where his parents are buried.
Some Kind of Intimacy
In the summer of 1910, the largest fire in American history raged in the Northern Rockies.
The Big Burn
How climate change is disrupting the global food supply
How climate change is disrupting the global food supply
How climate change is disrupting the global food supply
Why some lawmakers want to reform the Endangered Species Act
Why some lawmakers want to reform the Endangered Species Act
Why some lawmakers want to reform the Endangered Species Act
A Brief But Spectacular take on community resiliency
A Brief But Spectacular take on community resiliency
A Brief But Spectacular take on community resiliency
The Power of Big Oil (Part One: Denial)
The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
The Power of Big Oil (Part One: Denial)
The Power of Big Oil (Part Two: Doubt)
The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
The Power of Big Oil (Part Two: Doubt)
The Power of Big Oil (Part Three: Delay)
The fossil fuel industry’s history of casting doubt and delaying action on climate change.
The Power of Big Oil (Part Three: Delay)
Living off the Land in an Alaskan Iñupiaq Community
Lonnie Arnold and many Inupiat Alaskans still depend on traditional subsistence methods.
Living off the Land in an Alaskan Iñupiaq Community
People Taking Action to Save Our Planet
Learn more about the inspiring work that everyday people are doing to make a difference.
Unsung scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun.
The Sun Queen
2021 Earthshot Prize Winners: A Year in Review
A look back at The 2021 Earthshot Prize winners.
2021 Earthshot Prize Winners: A Year in Review
Warming temperatures, pollution and more are having a devastating impact on our oceans.
Revive Our Oceans
Three finalists have developed incredible solutions to help the natural world recover.
Protect and Restore Nature
Almost everything we do has a carbon footprint. That carbon is destabilizing our planet.
Fix Our Climate
Nearly everything we do creates waste, but what if we could reuse that waste?
Build a Waste-Free World
Three Clean Our Air finalists have developed solutions to help our atmosphere recover.
Clean Our Air
