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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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Network / streamer
NHK World
Premiered
January 8, 2012
Runtime
~30 min per episode
15seasons
355episodes

About Science View

Science for our future. Cutting edge research, innovation and technology being created by Japanese scientists and engineers.

Science View episode schedule

355 aired

Aired · 355

DateEp.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

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