Seasons & Episodes
Flight
Things that fly need air. Even though we walk through it, breathe it, and sneeze it, air seems to be a whole bunch of
Earth's Crust
Don't just go with the flow. Settle down on the crust. Imagine a world without any crust. There would be no pies, just
Dinosaurs
We can dish the real dirt about dinosaurs, thanks to fossils - traces of theses astonishing animals. Dinosaurs did not
Skin
Learning about skin science is no sweat. It's gigantic. It's gargantuan. It's your skin. It's your body's biggest orga
Buoyancy
A hot-air balln ride and a trip to the aquarium help Bill Nye explain why things float
Gravity
Next time you throw a ball in the air, and it doesn't fly off into outer space, thank gravity. Right now, you and ever
Digestion
Take time to digest this show. They say that your food is no more inside you than a pencil is inside a donut, when it'
Phases of Matter
Bill Nye is going through a phase - a phase of matter. Check out the ""Phases of Matter"" episode to find out about ro
Biodiversity
Ecosystems are areas where things live. Ecosystems that are biodiverse are home to a variety of plants and animals. A
Simple Machines
Learning about science can be hard work, but simple machines can make it easier. Let Bill Nye push and pull you around
The Moon
Let the moon master Bill Nye teach you the ancient and not-so-ancient secrets of the Moon. Wax on, wax off. The Moon g
Sound
Listen up, scientists. Bill Nye is here to make some noise in the ""Sound"" episode. Your vocal cords do it. Speakers
Garbage
Garbage is a look at two different kinds of garbage -- biodegradable and non-biodegradable. Nye emphasizes the importanc
Structures
Are you tense? Need some structure to your life? Then tune in to Bill Nye the Science Guy as he explains the science o
Earth's Seasons
It doesn't matter if it's spring, summer, winter, or fall - Bill Nye is always in season. Every year, we experience th
Light & Color
Lighten up. It's the ""Light and Color"" episode. Without light, we wouldn't be able to see. It would be like living i
Cells
You can't see them, but they're everywhere even inside Bill Nye. This is not science fiction, it's the science of cell
Electricity
It's time for Bill Nye to shed a little light on electricity. Electricity might seem mysterious, but once you understa
Outer Space
The show is way out there, way far away. After all, it's in Outer Space. When you look at the night sky on a clear dar
Eyeball
Look no further ... Bill Nye is on the ball - the eyeball. For their small size, your eyes do an important job. By wor
Magnetism
Magnetic fields; how to make a compass; why opposites attract.
Wind
The relationship between the Earth, the sun, the wind and the weather. Guest: "Today" weather reporter Willard Scott.
Blood & Circulation
It's time for a heart-to-heart talk about blood and circulation with Bill Nye the Science Guy. Your blood is your bud.
Chemical Reactions
Bill and actress Candace Cameron use fire to demonstrate what chemical reactions are.
Static Electricity
Actress Elaine Miles and Bill Nye explain why static electricity makes clothes stick together.
Food Web
Feeling a little hungry? Then grab a snack and watch Bill Nye the Science Guy's episode on the Food Web. When it com
Light Optics
Don't stay in the dark - Bill Nye will help you absorb the science of light optics. Light is energy that normally moves
Bones & Muscles
In this show, you can Bone up on Muscles. When you clicked on the Nye Labs web site to read this, you used your bones an
Oceanography
Surf's up! Get the current information as Bill Nye explains why oceans are salty and explores the ocean currents. Go wit
Heat
Things sure are heating up at Nye Labs. Snow cones, flowers, hot dogs, people -- everything is made of molecules. No mat
Insects
Bill Nye's not here to bug you - he just wants to tell you about insects. Do you know when you're looking at an insect?
Balance
Bill Nye's going to use the force to pull you into the world of balance. A force is a push or a pull. You can feel a for
The Sun
The Sun is huge. It's bigger than huge. It's so big that 1.3 million Earths would fit inside a hollowed-out Sun. It's re
Brain
Bill Nye looks at how the brain controls the body and stores information
Forests
In Bill Nye the Science Guy: Forests, Nye shows students the levels of a forest, which include the canopy, the under sto
Communication
In this program, Bill points out the different ways in which humans and animals exchange information. He also talks abou
Momentum
The momentum of a moving thing, like you riding your bike, depends on how much mass you and your bike have and how fast
Reptiles
Bill Nye teaches us about reptiles.
Atmosphere
The air that surrounds Earth is called the atmosphere. Compared to the size of the Earth, the atmosphere is very, very t
Respiration
How breathing supplies the body with the oxygen it needs
Planets & Moons
Each planet is different. They are all different sizes – Pluto’s the smallest, and Jupiter’s the biggest. They com
Pressure
When you push something, you’re using pressure. Pressure depends on two things – the power of the push and the area
Plants
A plant’s recipe for food has only three main ingredients: sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water. When plants make their
Rocks & Soil
We live on top of rocks – the Earth’s surface. There are three basic types of rocks — igneous, sedimentary, and me
Energy
Energy can change forms. Your body changes the energy in food into energy you can use to do things. Dams turn the energy
Evolution
All living things have genes, which are like little sets of blueprints. Genes have information about the color of your e
Water Cycle
About 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered in water, and almost all of that water has been around since the Earth for
Friction
Friction is a force that slows moving things down and turns the moving energy into heat energy. When two things rub toge
Germs
Don’t panic, but germs are all around you. Germs are bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and fungi, very small one-celled org
Climates
There are lots of different climates all over the world. Deserts are warm and dry. Temperate forests are cold and wet. T
Waves
Energy, things like light, heat, and sound, moves in waves. You’ve probably seen waves in the ocean, or ripples when y
Ocean Life
There’s an amazing amount of living things in the ocean. There are fish, sharks, flowers, whales, squid, sea plants, s
Mammals
Mammals - They're (sometimes) big, they're hairy, and they're warm-blooded. From human being to moose and from cats to r
Spinning Things
A lot of things spin – bike wheels, footballs, hard disks in your computer, and even the Earth – they’re all twirl
Fish
More than 22,000 different species of fish live in the oceans, lakes, and rivers of the world. Fish come in all shapes a
Human Transportation
Transportation is all about moving people and their things. You can transport yourself around using your feet, a bike, a
Wetlands
Wetlands are not just home to different animals and plants, but they also control flooding and help keep the Earth’s w
Birds
Scientists believe that birds evolved from reptiles. Birds have backbones, and they lay eggs, but they’ve developed a
Populations
Populations need a couple of basic things to survive – food and a place to live. When two or more populations of livin
Animal Locomotion
Some animals have wings that let them fly and hover. Other animals have legs, from two to more than 200, to get them wal
Rivers & Streams
Water is massive; rivers are powerful. As rivers flow downhill, they wear away rock and soil to form canyons or winding
Nutrition
All food, whether it’s protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, or minerals, is made of chemicals. When your body gets a
Marine Mammals
Whales, dolphins, otters, walruses, and orcas are just like us, they’re mammals. Well, they’re not just like us. The
Earthquakes
Earthquakes happen when pieces of land in the Earth’s crust scrape together. The crust of the Earth is made of big sla
NTV Top 11 Video Countdown
Join Bill Nye as he counts down the hits from the Soundtracks of Science. Along with the music, Bill does a few new expe
Spiders
Be sure to get this straight: spiders are not insects, they’re arachnids. Spiders have eight legs, and insects have on
Pollution Solutions
Dirty water, land, and air are a result of pollution. People are the only animals on Earth that make pollution. Garbage,
Probability
Probability is a way to measure how likely it is that something will happen. Probabilities are predictions. They’re of
Pseudoscience
People once thought that world was flat or nearly flat. It was considered a bit crazy to think of it as a big ball. But
Flowers
Flowers are an important part of many plants. Plants use flowers to make other plants – to reproduce. Flowers have spe
Archaeology
Archaeologists are kind of like detectives. They’re scientists who snoop through old or ancient people’s things to f
Deserts
About 20% of the Earth is a desert. Deserts are places that get very little precipitation (rain or snow) each year, and
Amphibians
Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (worm-like animals that have backbones) are all amphibians, animals tha
Volcanoes
Volcanoes are mountains made from molten rock. The Earth’s crust is divided into big slabs, called plates, which are s
Invertebrates
Worms, squid, clams, and flies are spineless creatures. They’re not afraid, they’re invertebrates – animals that d
Heart
Your heart pumps your blood around your body, all hours, every day of the week, to keep you alive. Your heart is about t
Inventions
Almost everything around you, from paper clips to computers, was thought of, designed, and built by humans. An invention
Computers
With special guest, Mick H. Computers are used throughout the world all the time. Computers are in cars, calculators, te
Fossils
Most dead animals and plants break up, get decomposed, and become part of the soil, but some turn into fossils. A fossil
Time
Time affects every living thing on Earth. Trees shed their leaves. Some animals only come out at night. There are even i
Forensics
Forensic scientists try to find out the who, what, when, where, and why of events in the past – crimes. Most forensic
Space Exploration
Space is hard to explore, because it’s really, really big. Most things in space are so far away that people we build s
Genes
The color of your eyes, the shape of your nose, and the straightness (or curliness) of your hair depend on your genes. N
Architecture
Towers, teepees, castles, and condominiums – some kind of planning goes into all buildings, no matter how big or small
Farming
Before food gets into your kitchen, before it even gets to the store, it’s on a farm. Almost everything we eat is grow
Life Cycles
My, how you’ve grown! The popular exclamation from your Auntie may be no great revelation, but growing bigger is a par
Do-It-Yourself Science
Do-it-yourself science involves a question, observations, a hypothesis, and experimentation. You have probably come up w
Atoms & Molecules
Atoms are reeeeally small. They are so small that you can’t see them with just your eye. It takes as many as 10 millio
Ocean Exploration
Ocean exploration is a tricky, risky business since humans can’t naturally survive under the ocean. Ocean explorers ar
Lakes & Ponds
What do you get when you have a big hole in the ground and some water? Lakes and ponds. All lakes and ponds have one thi
Smell
How do noses work? Objects give off tiny amounts of tiny molecules into the air. When just a few of these molecules get
Caves
Caves come in all different shapes and sizes depending on how they were formed. Spelunkers (people who explore caves) ha
Fluids
Fluids are cool; they ooze and swoosh. Whatever container you put a fluid in, that fluid will take the same shape. Milk
Erosion
Dirt, sand, and rock from the Earth’s surface gets blown, sliced, torn, swallowed and distributed all over the world.
Comets & Meteors
Outer space is full of stuff. We’re not just talking about planets and moons. There are some bits and pieces, too smal
Storms
Storms are big, loud, and often accompanied by rain, snow, sleet, or hail. Where do these wild, dangerous, and necessary
Measurement
Did you know that the Concorde moves 300,000 times faster than a land snail? Or that a giant redwood can be as tall as a
Patterns
Every time you look at something, hear something, touch something, smell something, or taste something, your brain colle
Science of Music
Music is the art and science of expressing ideas and feelings through sound. A sad song can say more about how someone f
Motion
Things can appear to be moving, when they really aren’t. Sometimes an object might seem to be at rest, even when it is
