NOVA | PBS

@novapbs · joined 10 Nov 2008

Official account for the PBS documentary series demystifying the science and tech that shape our lives, our planet, and our universe. Streaming on the PBS app.

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NOVA | PBS@novapbs24 Jan

@novapbs I wanted to watch a couple of eps from last season and quickly realized the point of the show was Al Shamahi wants to be on TV and get famous. Stick w/ the narration of Zionist Nazi @LievSchreiber and stop with the celeb scientist, please. They're unwatchable! 23 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs23 Jan

@novapbs Hello! The Bible explains that God through Jesus and the Holy Spirit created the heavens and earth, the seas, and all living things. The sun, moon, and stars. They created it all read Genesis 1, 2. The devil teaches all the other lies. Stop listening to the devil and rea 11 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs15 Jul 2025

@novapbs #DefundPBS unhinged radical leftwing trash that kids shouldn't see. Fk pbs 30 views · 3 likes · 1 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs10 Apr 2025

Want to learn more about these weapons? Watch “Revolutionary War Weapons,” streaming here ➡️ https://t.co/CPDOqpQLwq 3.6K views · 9 likes · 1 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs10 Apr 2025

Made of iron, cannons were the most powerful weapon systems known at this time. A team of people worked to shoot one, propelling heavy iron balls into the battlefield in a blaze of fire and force. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/GHka04IDfj https://t.co/9nhXwz2O5F 5.3K views · 13 likes · 4 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs10 Apr 2025

In 1781, when American and French troops cornered the British in Yorktown, both sides built earthworks to fend off sieges. These were built with a combination of wooden spikes and gabions (wicker baskets filled with dirt), creating formidable defenses ➡️ https://t.co/CPDOqpQLwq h 125 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs10 Apr 2025

The Tomahawk, a deadly axe often yielded by Indigenous people, could be used with deadly force in close combat. Watch the strike demonstrated on a melon: https://t.co/5QArpRq5Ns 190 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs10 Apr 2025

The Americans set up sharpshooting units that used long rifles. Spiral grooves inside the barrel and two sights made it more effective than the musket. But it had a longer loading time, leaving a soldier vulnerable to close-range attack. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/GHka04IDfj http 149 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs10 Apr 2025

During the Revolutionary War, an American inventor developed the world's first combat submarine, nicknamed the Turtle. American forces used it in an attempt to blow up the British flagship HMS Eagle by drilling into the ship from underwater and planting a bomb. https://t.co/u6ad4 150 views · 2 likes · 1 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs10 Apr 2025

Though it was a staple of the Revolutionary War, the Brown Bess musket is seen today as crude and inaccurate. But the musket carried powerful explosive force. Watch it shoot through a gelatin block made to replicate human tissue: https://t.co/8KmktFfEiU 215 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs10 Apr 2025

The Revolutionary War was fought with top military technology of the day, from the Brown Bess musket to the world’s first combat submarine. See these weapons in action - and discover how they helped propel the Americans to victory 🧵⬇️ https://t.co/CPDOqpQdGS 7.5K views · 39 likes · 8 reposts · 7 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs26 Mar 2025

@novapbs Old story. Some confusion about which images were real, and which were artists' impressions. 32 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs26 Mar 2025

Scientists have discovered the building blocks of life in samples retrieved from a distant asteroid. https://t.co/3up40EqF93 15.1K views · 58 likes · 15 reposts · 9 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs26 Mar 2025

Take a look inside a fossilized pterosaur egg: https://t.co/dbo1N1Wwmy 3.6K views · 29 likes · 10 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs25 Mar 2025

Watch baby eagles hatch and grow: https://t.co/9xM88ofWCu 3.4K views · 44 likes · 14 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

NOVA | PBS@novapbs25 Mar 2025

Birds are today's only living dinosaurs. Here's how they survived ➡️ https://t.co/DS0nEiw9p0 https://t.co/WUn1HD9mUZ 2.7K views · 22 likes · 4 reposts · 2 replies Open on X →

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