Educational Science Doc's
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1. The Universe (2007– )
45 min | Documentary, History
This educational show explores many scientific questions and topics about the universe (Big Bang, the Sun, the planets, black holes, other galaxies, astrobiology etc.) through latest CGI, data and interviews with scientists.
Stars: Erik Thompson, Alex Filippenko, Laura Danly, Clifford V. Johnson
Votes: 4,653
2. The Elegant Universe (2003– )
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
A documentary examining string theory.
Stars: Michael Duff, Michael B. Green, Brian Greene, Walter Lewin
Votes: 2,070
3. Exploring Space: The Quest for Life (2006 TV Movie)
115 min | Documentary
Directors: Kensuke Kishi, Kazuhiro Kitano, Toshihito Matsumoto, Hideki Miyamoto, Jun Ochiai | Star: Deb Fialkow
Votes: 30
4. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Hosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there ... See full summary »
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Sean Carroll, Michio Kaku, Carlos Frenk
Votes: 15,997
5. How the Universe Works (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
A users guide to the cosmos from the big bang to galaxies, stars, planets and moons. Where did it all come from and how does it all fit together. A primer for anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered.
Stars: Phil Plait, Michelle Thaller, Mike Rowe, Lawrence Krauss
Votes: 4,746
6. Wonders of the Solar System (2010– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
In this spellbinding series Professor Brian Cox visits the most extreme locations on Earth to explain how the laws of physics carved natural wonders across the solar system.
Stars: Brian Cox, Don Giuliano, Alan Hildebrand, Richard Hoover
Votes: 3,989
7. Wonders of the Universe (I) (2011– )
TV-G | 59 min | Documentary
Professor Brian Cox visits some of the most dramatic parts of the globe to explain the fundamental principles that govern the laws of nature - light, gravity, energy, matter and time. With ... See full summary »
Stars: Brian Cox, Steven Mackintosh
Votes: 3,571
8. Cosmos (1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Astronomer Carl Sagan leads us on an engaging guided tour of the various elements and cosmological theories of the universe.
Stars: Carl Sagan, Jaromír Hanzlík, Jonathan Fahn, Alan Belod
Votes: 32,714
9. Journey to the Edge of the Universe (2008 TV Movie)
91 min | Documentary, Family
A journey through space and time.
Director: Yavar Abbas | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Sean Pertwee
Votes: 3,625
10. Stephen Hawking's Universe (2010– )
Documentary
In this comprehensive cosmology series Stephen Hawking looks at the entire universe, from the Big Bang to the end of time.
Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Hawking, Melissa Ricci, Christopher Goh
Votes: 4,716
11. Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe (2008– )
58 min | Documentary
Stars: Judith Croasdell, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Nigel Whitney
Votes: 67
12. Stephen Hawking's Universe (1997– )
Not Rated | 360 min | Documentary
6-part documentary series from arguably the greatest scientific mind in the world, the wheelchair-bound Stephen Hawking, which describes all current thinking on the Big Bang, origins of the... See full summary »
Stars: Stephen Hawking, Eugene Babaev, Jeff Rawle, Gregory Benford
Votes: 939
13. Nova ScienceNow (2005– )
60 min | Documentary
Uncover the complicated truth behind our sense of taste.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chad Cohen, Ziya Tong, David Pogue
Votes: 484
14. How Life Began (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
Was life triggered by some event, like lightning hitting a pond full of amino acids? Earth was teeming with life billions of years before the dinosaurs existed. Single celled organisms ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Ellis | Stars: Robert Hazen, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marcelo Gleiser, George Coyne
Votes: 33
15. Beyond the Horizon (2009)
Documentary, Drama
Olivia is a twenty-something reporter assigned to the religion beat for the London Times. She is on deadline to write a feature story about cosmology and the meaning of existence on the ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Neibaur | Stars: Stephen Hawking, Lina Patel, Josie Gammell
Votes: 37
16. 2057 (2007– )
TV-G | 53 min | Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi
Stars: Michio Kaku, Frank Schätzing, Patrick Godfrey, Pascal Langdale
Votes: 268
17. Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible (2009– )
TV-G | 45 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
What first appears to be a send-up of classic science fiction is in fact a thorough examination of the real-world science behind the sensationalism. In the pilot episode, the physics behind... See full summary »
Stars: Michio Kaku, Zorikh Lequidre, Luke Crowe, Paul Davies
Votes: 355
18. Visions of the Future (2007– )
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Michio Kaku, Raymond Kurzweil, Brian Cox, Ali Rezai
Votes: 112
19. NextWorld (2008– )
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Mason Pettit, Kevin Warwick, Richard Branson, Aubrey de Grey
Votes: 80
20. Beyond Tomorrow (2005–2006)
60 min | Documentary
A show dedicated to showcasing developments in science and technology.
Stars: Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Anna Choy, Matt Shirvington
Votes: 49
21. Brink (2008– )
30 min | News
Designed as the next-generation source of interactive science information on television and on the web, Brink is the premier series for immersing viewers on the front lines of cutting-edge ... See full summary »
Stars: Danica McKellar, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Kevin Smith
Votes: 11
22. Curiosity (2011– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
This program is made by the Discovery Network, and the show's 'full-name' has the suffix phrase of "The Questions of Our Life", after curiosity. The show tries to answer mysteries and ... See full summary »
Stars: Josh Charles, Martin Sheen, Sean Barrett, Morgan Freeman
Votes: 624
23. Prophets of Science Fiction (2011–2012)
Documentary
The science-fiction imaginings of the writers of the past are now becoming the science realities of our day.
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Michio Kaku, Ridley Scott, David Brin
Votes: 574
24. Popular Science's Future of (2009– )
Documentary
Stars: Baratunde Thurston, Pete Freeland, Mark James Fernandes, Sabrina Flores
Votes: 28
25. Prophets of Science Fiction (2006 TV Movie)
43 min | Documentary
This film explores the most astonishing predictions of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Michio Kaku contributes.
Director: Dan Levitt | Stars: Michio Kaku, Gregory Benford, Wernher von Braun, Ron Miller
Votes: 33
26. Powering the Future (2010– )
Documentary
Stars: M. Sanjayan, Alex Keiper, Erik Mueller
Votes: 45
27. The Complete Cosmos (1998– )
10 min | Documentary, Short, Sci-Fi
A travel by the wonders of the universe as brief as unforgettable.
Star: Jon Snow
Votes: 43
28. Creation of the Universe (1985 TV Movie)
92 min | Documentary
Trip through the creation of the Universe from the Bog Bang to the frontiers of science. Musical score from Brian Eno. Includes visits with great thinkers.
Stars: Timothy Ferris, Murray Gell-Mann, Stephen Hawking
Votes: 74
29. Evolve (2008– )
Documentary
The world is full of fascinating animals which come in a multitude of species. But how did these species evolve? What features do they have that makes them different? This series ... See full summary »
Stars: Kevin Deon, Stephen M. Kajiura
Votes: 86
30. Alien Planet (2005 TV Movie)
94 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The CGI or computer animated drama/documentary takes place on Darwin IV, a planet 6.5 light years from earth, with 2 suns and 60% of Earth's gravity. Having identified Darwin as a world ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Wayne D. Barlowe, Curtis Clark, James Garvin, Jamie Hanes
Votes: 1,390
31. The Future Is Wild (2003– )
25 min | Documentary, Animation, Sci-Fi
A group of scientists predict what Earth and Life will look like in the future
Stars: Christian Rodska, Jeremy Rayner, Bruce H. Tiffney, Stephen Harris
Votes: 658
32. The Future Is Wild
Not Rated | 88 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi | Announced
A look at how life of Earth will look millions of years into the future.
33. The Future Is Wild (2007– )
22 min | Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
This is a show about the creatures that could roam the Earth millions of years from now and the time traveling teenagers on the road trip of their lives. Using their TimeFlyer (just your ... See full summary »
Stars: Taylor Abrahamse, Marc Donato, Rob Tinkler, Rick Jones
Votes: 76
34. Hyperspace (2001)
180 min | Documentary
Explore the wonders of our universe with Sam Neill.
Star: Sam Neill
Votes: 1,343
35. Closer to Truth (2000– )
TV-PG | Documentary
Closer To Truth is a public television series featuring scientists, philosophers, theologians and scholars exploring the deepest questions of Cosmos, Consciousness and Meaning-the structure... See full summary »
Stars: Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Varadaraja V. Raman, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Votes: 62
36. Brave New Worlds: The Science Fiction Phenomenon (1993 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
There are other worlds...but they are in this one.
Director: Paul Oremland | Stars: Frances Tomelty, Robert Silverberg, Paul Verhoeven, Arthur C. Clarke
Votes: 18
37. Transcendent Man: Live with Ray Kurzweil (2011 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Director: David Stern | Stars: Deepak Chopra, Alan Colmes, Al Gore, Michio Kaku
Votes: 17
38. Do You Want to Live Forever? (2007 TV Movie)
76 min | Documentary
Following the revolutionary life-extension and immortality ideas of this somewhat eccentric scientist, Dr. de Grey.
Director: Christopher Sykes | Stars: Adelaide Carpenter, Aubrey de Grey, Christopher Sykes
Votes: 35
39. Who Wants to Live Forever? (2009 Video)
24 min | Documentary, Short
For the special features of the official DVD release of the story, cast and crew look back at the making of Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead: Part One (1983).
Director: Brendan Sheppard | Stars: Floella Benjamin, Eric Saward, Peter Moffatt, Nicholas Courtney
40. The Story of Science (2010– )
Documentary
Michael Mosley takes an informative and ambitious journey exploring how the evolution of scientific understanding is intimately interwoven with society's historical path.
Stars: Michael Mosley, Robert W. Allan, Marlon Beale, Simon Chaplin
Votes: 572
41. Obsessed & Scientific (2005)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Obsessed & Scientific is a documentary about the possibility of time travel and the people who dream about it.
Director: Jay Cheel | Stars: Larry Haber, Michio Kaku, Robert Niosi
Votes: 24
42. Evolution (2002– )
480 min | Documentary, Drama
This magazine-style documentary outlines biological evolution through a variety of dramatizations and data delivered by expert testimony.
Stars: Liam Neeson, Roger Brierley, Antony Carrick, Jane Cunliffe
Votes: 216
43. The Incredible Human Journey (2009– )
60 min | Documentary
This series explains the evidence for the theory of early human migrations out of Africa and subsequently around the world, supporting the Out of Africa Theory.
Stars: Alice Roberts, Robert Bednarik, Sandford Bigplume, Bruce Bradley
Votes: 773
44. Walking with Cavemen (2003)
100 min | Documentary, History
The great follow-up to 'Walking with Dinosaurs' and 'Walking with Beasts', presented by Professor Robert Winston, explains the story of human evolution.
Stars: Robert Winston, Alec Baldwin, Christian Bradley, Alex Palmer
Votes: 1,157
45. Ape to Man (2005 Video)
100 min | Documentary, History
The history of the search for the "missing link" in evolution is told through reenactments and interviews with leading scientists.
Director: Nic Young | Stars: Leslie Aiello, Joe Cain, Edward Herrmann, Kevin Hudson
Votes: 126
46. The Real Eve (2002 TV Movie)
103 min | Documentary
The made-for-cable documentary film The Real Eve is predicated on the theory that the human race can be traced to a common ancestor. The mitochondrial DNA of one prehistoric woman, who ... See full summary »
Director: Andrew Piddington | Star: Danny Glover
Votes: 81
47. The Human Family Tree (2009 TV Movie)
PG | 93 min | Documentary
On a single day on a single street, with the DNA of just a couple of hundred random people, National Geographic Channel sets out to trace the ancestral footsteps of all humanity.
Director: Chad Cohen | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Michelle Dejesus, Michelle DeJesus, George Delis
Votes: 158
48.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Becoming Human: First Steps
(2009)
TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, Biography
Nova examines the early ancestors of mankind and considers weather climate change was the driving force behind our early evolution.
Director: Graham Townsley | Stars: Zeresenay Alemseged, Michel Brunet, Peter de Menocal, Yannick Garcin
Votes: 129
49. Ape Man: The Story of Human Evolution (1994– )
Not Rated | 200 min | Documentary
Join Walter Cronkite on a journey to Africa and into the past four million years for the epic quest to answer the question, "Who Am I?"
Star: Walter Cronkite
Votes: 10
50. How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History