Science Movies

As he wanders a mysterious island, Edward Prendick crosses a terrifying Thing that soon wreaks upon him a flood of endless torment. With one...

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...

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

A farmer tries to save his wife from a paralyzing disease. He enlists the help of his neighbor, a scientist studying astronomy who refuses to help....

A group of friends venture into their imagination to find ideas for their school project.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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

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

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...

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

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...