Science Movies

Mexico, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 1982. Ana Olalde replaces the city, science, and pollution with people, art, and nature.

Two cells befriend each other and explore the organism they inhabit. They grow together, until an accidental separation forces them to follow a...

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

ITER is an international attempt to meet humanity's energy needs by harnessing nuclear fusion. We take you within the ITER project to see how close...

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

"Army Ants: A Study of Social Behavior" explores the complex social structures and behaviors of nomadic tropical army ants, which have evolved over...

In this educational film, laboratory demonstrations show the effects of moisture and temperature on the growth of molds. Photomicrography reveals the...

A creeping caterpillar takes wing as a graceful butterfly. Flowers open their blooms before your eyes. A twinkling point of light reveals a solar...

Meet the Hybrid Creatures - fantastic beings who have redesigned themselves to fit their surroundings. Darwinian nightmare or utopian fantasy?

A woman returns to a place from her past, reflecting on how our bodies change while memories remain.

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

"Capture" is a visually arresting experimental short film that utilizes a series of juxtaposed (meaning placed close together for comparison) still...

A cunning scientist exploits people with rare diseases to advance the field of research by decades. She plays different roles, each time with...

Symbolic story about a person with a congenital disability who immersed himself in a paper world of ideas

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

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...

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

An exploration of DMT, one of the most powerful and enigmatic psychedelic substances, examining its history, cultural and spiritual uses, and the...