Is Science View coming back?
Science View (2012–present) on NHK World
The answer: Between seasons — last episode March 17, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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About Science View
Science for our future. Cutting edge research, innovation and technology being created by Japanese scientists and engineers.
Science View episode schedule
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Aired · 355
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2026 | S2026·E3 | Decoding Climate Change through Snow |
| February 24, 2026 | S2026·E2 | Motion Sickness: The Timeless Challenge of Human Travel |
| January 6, 2026 | S2026·E1 | Lending an Ear to the Tiny, Symbiotic World of Lichen |
| December 30, 2025 | S2025·E24 | The Powerful Thirst of Moss |
| December 23, 2025 | S2025·E23 | An Evolutionary Sense of Taste |
| December 16, 2025 | S2025·E22 | The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 - MOFs Changing the World (Science ZERO) |
| December 9, 2025 | S2025·E21 | 2025 Nobel Laureate SAKAGUCHI Shimon:The Boundary Between Self and Non-Self |
| November 25, 2025 | S2025·E20 | A Quantum Search for Optimal Solutions |
| November 4, 2025 | S2025·E19 | Special Episode: Shining Hope for Myotonic Dystrophy -A New Drug Discovery |
| October 28, 2025 | S2025·E18 | The Tiniest Thread Leading to a Grand Future |
| October 14, 2025 | S2025·E17 | Japan's Civil Engineering Technology Part II: Bridges |
| October 7, 2025 | S2025·E16 | Japan's Civil Engineering Technology Part I: Tunnels |
| August 19, 2025 | S2025·E15 | Curiosity Saves the Cat |
| July 29, 2025 | S2025·E14 | Marine Plastics (Part 2): Identifying Them |
| July 22, 2025 | S2025·E13 | Marine Plastics (Part 1): Finding Them |
| July 15, 2025 | S2025·E12 | Protecting Corals with Genetic Technology |
| June 24, 2025 | S2025·E11 | Parasite Planet |
| June 17, 2025 | S2025·E10 | Seawater Breakthroughs: The Next Great Resource |
| June 10, 2025 | S2025·E9 | Hexagons: A Coincidence or the Workings of Nature? |
| May 20, 2025 | S2025·E8 | Special Episode: Breath-Taking Science - How Intestinal Breathing Could Save Lives |
| April 22, 2025 | S2025·E7 | Ant Talk: Communicating Through Sound |
| April 15, 2025 | S2025·E6 | Point Clouds for 3D Visualizations |
| March 18, 2025 | S2025·E5 | Special Episode: Creating Blood Vessels! A Life-Saving Transplant for Heart Failure |
| March 11, 2025 | S2025·E4 | A New Glue from Algae |
| February 18, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Robotic Avatars for Remote Work |
| February 4, 2025 | S2025·E2 | The Hidden Possibilities of Mushrooms |
| January 28, 2025 | S2025·E1 | Origami Engineering - Unfolding Hidden Potential |
| December 24, 2024 | S2024·E20 | The Ferocious Hornet: Unveiling Its Incredible Strength |
| December 17, 2024 | S2024·E19 | Revolution in Air Travel! The Cutting Edge of Flying Car Technology |
| October 29, 2024 | S2024·E18 | Wild Animals as Environmental Reporters |
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| October 8, 2024 | S2024·E17 | The Future of Biodiversity! Time Capsules for Endangered Species |
| September 17, 2024 | S2024·E16 | Japan's World-leading Transport - Part II: Trains |
| September 10, 2024 | S2024·E15 | Japan's World-leading Transport - Part I: Ships |
| August 20, 2024 | S2024·E14 | The Wooden Revolution: Buildings from Japanese Ingenuity |
| August 6, 2024 | S2024·E13 | The Resourceful Nematode |
| July 30, 2024 | S2024·E12 | The Brainy Octopus |
| July 16, 2024 | S2024·E11 | Special Episode: Freeing Patients from Dialysis! - Dr. Kenji OSAFUNE's Challenge |
| June 11, 2024 | S2024·E10 | Exposing Solar Mysteries to Prevent Space Disasters |
| May 21, 2024 | S2024·E9 | Tour of the Mysterious Eel Migration |
| May 14, 2024 | S2024·E8 | The Ultimate Mystery: Delving into the World of Animal Sleep |
| April 23, 2024 | S2024·E7 | When Massive Underwater Volcanos Erupt |
| April 16, 2024 | S2024·E6 | Microorganisms Living in Extreme Environments |
| March 26, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Special Episode: iPS Cell Research - Advancing into the Future |
| March 12, 2024 | S2024·E4 | The Dream of Generative AI Engineering - Koji Nishiguchi, Nagoya University |
| March 5, 2024 | S2024·E3 | Phased Array Radar Promises Precise Weather Forecasting |
| February 20, 2024 | S2024·E2 | The Wonders of Washoku - Exploring the Infinite Possibilities of Microbes |
| January 23, 2024 | S2024·E1 | The Secret of Japanese Swords |
| December 19, 2023 | S2023·E20 | Artificial High-Performance Soil: Shaping the Future of Agriculture |
| November 28, 2023 | S2023·E19 | Great Escape: How Prey Avoid Predators |
| November 14, 2023 | S2023·E18 | Next Generation Solar Cells |
| October 24, 2023 | S2023·E17 | The Superpowers of Slime Molds |
| October 10, 2023 | S2023·E16 | Poisons in the Animal Kingdom |
| September 26, 2023 | S2023·E15 | Artificial Photosynthesis: A Game Changer for Clean Energy |
| August 8, 2023 | S2023·E14 | Cyborg Technology: A Genius Inventor's View of Humanity's Future |
| July 25, 2023 | S2023·E13 | Exposing the Bacterial Enigma of the Lake - Microbial Ecologist Yusuke OKAZAKI |
| July 11, 2023 | S2023·E12 | Special Episode: AI Hospitals - A Step Towards the Future |
| June 27, 2023 | S2023·E11 | Artificial Hibernation: No Longer Sci-fi! |
| June 13, 2023 | S2023·E10 | Malign, Magnificent, Mosquito! |
| May 23, 2023 | S2023·E9 | The Secrets of the Newt's Amazing Regenerative Ability |
| May 9, 2023 | S2023·E8 | The Incredible Biodegradable Plastic: New Material to Transform our Future |
| April 25, 2023 | S2023·E7 | The Science of Emotion: The Mind's Connection to the Body |
| April 18, 2023 | S2023·E6 | How New Microscopy is Showing the Future of Science |
| March 28, 2023 | S2023·E5 | Special Episode: The Last Judgement Wakes Up from Sleep - The Full Restoration - |
| March 14, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Autonomous Driving to a Driverless Future |
| February 7, 2023 | S2023·E3 | Special Episode: Dual-wielder Scientist Challenges Nuclear Fusion |
| January 31, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Rhodopsin: From Light into Medicine |
| January 17, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Special Episode: Laying the Groundwork for Wireless Power Transfer |
| November 22, 2022 | S2022·E20 | The Amazing Powers of Milk |
| November 8, 2022 | S2022·E19 | New Findings from Mt. Fuji's Past Eruptions |
| October 29, 2022 | S2022·E18 | Science View Special: Breaking the Silence on Minamata Disease |
| October 25, 2022 | S2022·E17 | It's a Fact - Weather Pains Are Real! |
| October 18, 2022 | S2022·E16 | How Edible Insects Could Save the World |
| October 11, 2022 | S2022·E15 | Biomimicry Changes the Future of Robotics |
| August 23, 2022 | S2022·E14 | Editing Genomes to Improve Food Production |
| August 9, 2022 | S2022·E13 | Special Episode: Helping Prosthetic Hand Users Become Choosers |
| July 26, 2022 | S2022·E12 | The New Future with Nanomaterials |
| June 21, 2022 | S2022·E11 | A Look at CO2 Reduction Technology |
| June 7, 2022 | S2022·E10 | Fish - Smarter than You Might Think! |
| May 24, 2022 | S2022·E9 | Protecting Young Brains |
| May 10, 2022 | S2022·E8 | Harnessing the Power of Proteins |
| April 19, 2022 | S2022·E7 | Remote-controlled Robots, Revolutionizing the Way We Work |
| April 5, 2022 | S2022·E6 | The Mystery of the Dying Bamboo |
| March 29, 2022 | S2022·E5 | Special Episode: Turning iPS Cells into Platelets - A Cellist-Researcher's Challenge |
| March 22, 2022 | S2022·E4 | A Battery Made of Wood |
| February 22, 2022 | S2022·E3 | Protecting Infrastructure by Visualizing Stress |
| February 15, 2022 | S2022·E2 | Creating Artificial Blood to Save Lives |
| February 8, 2022 | S2022·E1 | Special Episode: Lessons from Minamata Disease |
| December 21, 2021 | S2021·E23 | The Art and Science of Cell Imaging |
| December 14, 2021 | S2021·E22 | Syukuro MANABE: Nobel Laureate & Climate Research Pioneer |
| December 7, 2021 | S2021·E21 | Hydrogen Promises Cleaner Energy |
| November 16, 2021 | S2021·E20 | Using Optical Illusions and AI to Study Brain Function |
| November 10, 2021 | S2021·E19 | Breakthroughs in Weather Forecasting |
| October 20, 2021 | S2021·E18 | Fossil Findings - Clues to Japan in the Cretaceous Period |
| October 12, 2021 | S2021·E17 | Lightning Superbolts That Cause "Annihilation" |
| October 6, 2021 | S2021·E16 | Special Episode: Advances in iPS Cell Technology - New Hope for ALS and Spinal Cord Injury |
| August 25, 2021 | S2021·E15 | Creating Next-generation Inks that Never Fade |
| August 11, 2021 | S2021·E14 | Growing Steak Meat in the Lab |
| July 21, 2021 | S2021·E13 | Nanoscale Manufacturing with DNA Origami |
| July 7, 2021 | S2021·E12 | New Clues About Active Fault Earthquakes |
| June 23, 2021 | S2021·E11 | The Chemistry around Young Stars: Astronomer Nami Sakai |
| May 19, 2021 | S2021·E10 | The Unheard Sounds around Us |
| May 5, 2021 | S2021·E9 | Bringing Back Samples from a Martian Moon |
| April 20, 2021 | S2021·E8 | The Incredible Intelligence of Crows |
| April 6, 2021 | S2021·E7 | Japanese Indigo - More than a Pretty Dye! |
| March 9, 2021 | S2021·E6 | Special Episode: The Sky's the Limit! - Takanori Takebe and iPS Cell Research |
| February 16, 2021 | S2021·E5 | Cracking the Mysterious Primitive Organisms |
| February 2, 2021 | S2021·E4 | Diamonds - The Ultimate Magnetic Field Sensor |
| January 19, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Slow Slip Earthquakes |
| January 12, 2021 | S2021·E2 | The Naked Mole Rat |
| January 5, 2021 | S2021·E1 | Special Episode: Life Beyond Earth - The Search for Habitable Worlds in the Universe |
| December 8, 2020 | S2020·E21 | Decoding the Coronavirus Genome |
| November 24, 2020 | S2020·E20 | The Mongolian Nomads' Art of Airag Making: A Researcher's Challenge |
| November 17, 2020 | S2020·E19 | Exploring the Mechanisms of Dreaming |
| November 11, 2020 | S2020·E18 | Mysterious Deep-sea Fungi |
| October 21, 2020 | S2020·E17 | The Mighty Barnacle |
| October 7, 2020 | S2020·E16 | The Struggle to Preserve Ogasawara's Wildlife |
| September 30, 2020 | S2020·E15 | Special Episode: Investigating the Birth of the Universe with Neutrino Research |
| September 23, 2020 | S2020·E14 | Quest for Soil - Creating Soil to Feed 10 Billion People |
| August 19, 2020 | S2020·E13 | Solid-state Batteries & Optical Lattice Clocks |
| August 5, 2020 | S2020·E12 | Saving Heart Patients with iPS Cells: How the Transplant Was Performed |
| July 1, 2020 | S2020·E11 | Can Microbes Cause Rain? Tackling a Weather Mystery |
| June 17, 2020 | S2020·E10 | New Ways to Protect Your Teeth |
| June 3, 2020 | S2020·E9 | Robotic Arms Give a Helping Hand |
| April 15, 2020 | S2020·E8 | Aurora: The Interaction Between Earth and Space |
| April 1, 2020 | S2020·E7 | KAGRA - Heralding a New Era in Astronomy! |
| March 25, 2020 | S2020·E6 | A Sharper Look at Amazing Jellyfish |
| March 18, 2020 | S2020·E5 | From Dinosaur Research to Evolutionary Biology Studies: Paleobiologist Tetsuto Miyashita |
| March 4, 2020 | S2020·E4 | Developing a New Way to Fight Cancer - Molecular Biologist Atsuo Sasaki |
| February 19, 2020 | S2020·E3 | The Secret Chambers of Akiyoshido Cave |
| February 5, 2020 | S2020·E2 | Exosomes - Mysterious Messengers in Our Bodies |
| January 28, 2020 | S2020·E1 | Regenerative Biologist Kiyokazu Agata |
| December 17, 2019 | S2019·E20 | Projection Mapping Evolving to New Heights |
| December 3, 2019 | S2019·E19 | The Future of Cybersecurity - Exploring a Quantum-Proof Encryption System |
| November 19, 2019 | S2019·E18 | A Toast to Koji, the Secret to Good Sake! |
| November 5, 2019 | S2019·E17 | How Robotics and Automation Are Transforming the Logistics Industry |
| October 15, 2019 | S2019·E16 | The Nagara Meteor |
| October 1, 2019 | S2019·E15 | The Hayabusa-2 Asteroid Explorer |
| September 3, 2019 | S2019·E14 | Exploring the Mystery of Plant Diversity - Evolutionary Biologist, Kentaro Shimizu |
| August 13, 2019 | S2019·E13 | Unlocking the Mysteries of Space |
| August 6, 2019 | S2019·E12 | Examining the Global Environment through Polar Research |
| July 9, 2019 | S2019·E11 | The Mystery of Carnivorous Plant Evolution |
| June 18, 2019 | S2019·E10 | Food Texture - The Key to Delicious Taste |
| June 4, 2019 | S2019·E9 | The Large Meander of the Massive Kuroshio Current |
| May 14, 2019 | S2019·E8 | Breaking the Barriers of Microscopy - Watching Cells at Work |
| April 30, 2019 | S2019·E7 | Seeing our 3D World in Points and Lines |
| April 17, 2019 | S2019·E6 | Seeing the Invisible! Uncovering the Mysteries of the Past |
| April 2, 2019 | S2019·E5 | Unexpected Fighters Against Extreme Weather! |
| March 13, 2019 | S2019·E4 | New Robot Designs Inspired by Biology |
| February 20, 2019 | S2019·E3 | Could a Massive Volcanic Eruption Strike Again? |
| February 6, 2019 | S2019·E2 | Tough Polymers - The Secrets Behind a Strong New Material |
| January 9, 2019 | S2019·E1 | A Warning from the Sea of Japan - a "Miniature Ocean" |
| December 19, 2018 | S2018·E25 | Special Episode: How Was the Cell Transplant Performed? - Treating Parkinson's Disease with iPS Cells! |
| December 5, 2018 | S2018·E24 | Paving the Way for Revolutionary Cancer Treatments - 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine - |
| November 21, 2018 | S2018·E23 | High-Tech Inspections Making Japan's Infrastructure Safer |
| November 7, 2018 | S2018·E22 | Using Ammonia to Reduce CO2 Emissions |
| October 17, 2018 | S2018·E21 | A New High-Tech Approach to Fighting Large Fires |
| October 3, 2018 | S2018·E20 | A New Magnesium Alloy Developed in Japan – Light, Strong, and Flame-Resistant! |
| September 26, 2018 | S2018·E19 | Natural Salt Licks - Protecting the Rainforest Mammals of Borneo |
| September 12, 2018 | S2018·E18 | Nagasaki - The Origin of Japan's Breakthroughs, Part 2 Coexistence with Active Volcanoes in Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark |
| September 5, 2018 | S2018·E17 | Nagasaki - The Origin of Japan's Breakthroughs, Part 1 Linking with the World through Medicine |
| August 29, 2018 | S2018·E16 | Will the International Linear Collider Be Built in Japan? |
| August 1, 2018 | S2018·E15 | Photo-Immunotherapy - A Whole New Way to Beat Cancer |
| July 18, 2018 | S2018·E14 | The Forefront of Microsatellite Development |
| July 4, 2018 | S2018·E13 | Unraveling the Mystery of How Black Holes Grow |
| June 20, 2018 | S2018·E12 | "Living" Machines - The Frontline of Integrative Research |
| June 6, 2018 | S2018·E11 | The New Era of Wearable Sensors |
| May 16, 2018 | S2018·E10 | Virtual Realities - The Latest in Gaming Tech |
| May 2, 2018 | S2018·E9 | The Myriad Uses of 8K Video |
| April 18, 2018 | S2018·E8 | Carbon-14 Lays Bare the History of the World |
| April 4, 2018 | S2018·E7 | Rescuing Coral Reefs with Genomics |
| March 21, 2018 | S2018·E6 | What Makes Us Human? The Cutting Edge of Android Research |
| March 7, 2018 | S2018·E5 | Discovering the Boundaries of Life - The Great Exploration Under the Ocean Floor |
| February 21, 2018 | S2018·E4 | Drug Repositioning - Changing the Process of Drug Creation! |
| February 7, 2018 | S2018·E3 | Electricity from Microbes! The Frontlines of Research on Electricity-Generating Bacteria |
| January 17, 2018 | S2018·E2 | Treating Liver Disease with iPS Cells: New Breakthroughs with Miniature Livers |
| January 10, 2018 | S2018·E1 | Treating Heart Disease with iPS Cells: Derived Heart Tissue nears Clinical Applications |
| December 20, 2017 | S2017·E24 | Cellulose Nanofiber - A New Dream Material |
| December 6, 2017 | S2017·E23 | A Vast Mine Discovered on the Ocean Floor |
| November 15, 2017 | S2017·E22 | Science Investigates the Friendly Relationship Between Cats and Humans |
| November 1, 2017 | S2017·E21 | How the 113th Atomic Element Was Created |
| October 18, 2017 | S2017·E20 | eDNA - A Revolution in Monitoring Aquatic Ecosystems |
| October 4, 2017 | S2017·E19 | Deep Learning - A Revolution in Artificial Intelligence |
| September 20, 2017 | S2017·E18 | The Mystery of Memory Explained by the Latest Neuroscience |
| September 13, 2017 | S2017·E17 | Ichthyosaur Research Unlocks the Secrets of the Earth's Environmental Phenomena - Up Close Interview with Paleobiologist Ryosuke Motani |
| September 6, 2017 | S2017·E16 | Euglena - Mysterious Organisms that Could Save the World? |
| August 16, 2017 | S2017·E15 | Transportation Breakthroughs in Japan's Industrious Tokai Region Part 2: Railways |
| August 9, 2017 | S2017·E14 | Transportation Breakthroughs in Japan's Industrious Tokai Region Part 1: Automobiles |
| July 19, 2017 | S2017·E13 | Japanese Ancestry Shown in Jomon DNA |
| July 5, 2017 | S2017·E12 | Welcome to "Ultra" Virtual Reality! |
| June 21, 2017 | S2017·E11 | Revolutionary Substances Made by Silkworms |
| June 7, 2017 | S2017·E10 | Using Hot Springs for Low-Temperature Power Generation |
| May 17, 2017 | S2017·E9 | Marimo Mysteries |
| May 3, 2017 | S2017·E8 | What is Sparse Modeling? |
| April 19, 2017 | S2017·E7 | The Forefront of Sleep Research |
| April 5, 2017 | S2017·E6 | Are Salt-Tolerant Crops the Key to the Food Crisis? |
| March 8, 2017 | S2017·E5 | The New Faces of Iron |
| February 22, 2017 | S2017·E4 | Ultrafine Bubbles, Big Potential |
| February 8, 2017 | S2017·E3 | Zooming In on High-Speed Cameras |
| January 18, 2017 | S2017·E2 | Ionic Liquids - New Materials Moving to Commercialization! |
| January 4, 2017 | S2017·E1 | Nano-carbon Materials Changing the Future |
| December 21, 2016 | S2016·E26 | The Driving Force Behind the iPS Cell Research Scene |
| December 14, 2016 | S2016·E25 | Genes Reveal Cat Secrets |
| December 7, 2016 | S2016·E24 | Biosensors on the Scent of Progress |
| November 16, 2016 | S2016·E23 | How Autophagy Supports Vital Activity |
| November 2, 2016 | S2016·E22 | A Breakthrough In Life Science Research - Turning Animals Transparent |
| October 19, 2016 | S2016·E21 | The Smashing Role of Giant Impacts in Planet Formation |
| October 5, 2016 | S2016·E20 | A New Threat - Ocean Acidification |
| September 21, 2016 | S2016·E19 | A Mysterious Substance Lying In Caves |
| September 7, 2016 | S2016·E18 | "Bio-coke", An Advanced Biomass Fuel |
| August 17, 2016 | S2016·E17 | Research Institutes in Tsukuba Science City Part 2: Protect Lives with Disaster Prevention Technology |
| August 10, 2016 | S2016·E16 | Research Institutes in Tsukuba Science City Part 1: Shaping the Future with Robot Technology |
| July 20, 2016 | S2016·E15 | Surprising Treatments for Thinning Hair Made Possible by Cutting-Edge Cell Technology |
| July 6, 2016 | S2016·E14 | Production Technology for Hydrogen, The Key to an Ecological Society |
| June 29, 2016 | S2016·E13 | A 29-Year-Old Doctor's Mission: Make Mini Livers from iPS Cells and Save Young Lives |
| June 15, 2016 | S2016·E12 | MicroRNA - Pulling the Strings of Life |
| June 1, 2016 | S2016·E11 | Amazing Chemical Factories - Actinomycetes |
| May 18, 2016 | S2016·E10 | Wearable Sensors Trigger a Sports Revolution |
| May 4, 2016 | S2016·E9 | Tracing the Roots of Somei-Yoshino |
| April 20, 2016 | S2016·E8 | A New Cloud Type! Aerosols' Effect on the Climate |
| April 6, 2016 | S2016·E7 | Is Nishinoshima's Eruption Producing a Continent?! |
| March 16, 2016 | S2016·E6 | Venus Climate Orbiter, Akatsuki - Charting a New Course |
| March 2, 2016 | S2016·E5 | Asteroid Explorer, Hayabusa2 - Navigation in Space |
| February 17, 2016 | S2016·E4 | The Evolution of Humanoid Robots |
| February 3, 2016 | S2016·E3 | Resurrecting Extinct Animals? |
| January 20, 2016 | S2016·E2 | Exploring the Hadal Zone! |
| January 6, 2016 | S2016·E1 | Frozen, or Are They? Mysterious Substances That Inhibit Freezing! |
| December 8, 2015 | S2015·E24 | Two Nobel Prizes Awarded to Japanese Scientists! Tracing the Paths They Traveled |
| November 17, 2015 | S2015·E23 | Making High-Precision Positioning a Reality |
| November 3, 2015 | S2015·E22 | The Excavation of Japan's First Complete Dinosaur Skeleton |
| October 20, 2015 | S2015·E21 | Zipangu, the Land of Gold |
…and 125 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.