The BEST Episodes of Through the Wormhole

Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!

Last Updated: Sep 27, 2019

Network: Science Channel


Is There a God Particle?

#1 - Is There a God Particle?

Season 4 - Episode 1

Scientists explore the effects of the Higgs Boson discovery, which validates the Standard Model in particle physics and solidifies the understanding of subatomic particles; highlights include an in-depth discussion of the Higgs field and mass.

star 8.08
165 votes
What Are We Really Made of?

#2 - What Are We Really Made of?

Season 1 - Episode 7


star 8.05
226 votes
Directors: Geoffrey Sharp
Will We Survive First Contact?

#3 - Will We Survive First Contact?

Season 3 - Episode 1

Mankind longs for proof that we are not alone in the universe, but the moment of first contact will certainly mean the end of the world as we know it. Whether that is a bad thing for humanity or the start of a great future is uncertain.

star 8.04
186 votes
Does Time Really Exist?

#4 - Does Time Really Exist?

Season 2 - Episode 3


star 8.04
207 votes
Are Robots the Future of Human Evolution?

#5 - Are Robots the Future of Human Evolution?

Season 4 - Episode 7

We are in the midst of a revolution so insidious we can't even see it. From our telephones to our vacuum cleaners to our cars, we have robots that live and work beside us. And now we're designing them to think for themselves, giving them the power to learn to move on their own.

star 8.03
146 votes
Is Gravity an Illusion?

#6 - Is Gravity an Illusion?

Season 5 - Episode 7

We feel it every moment of our lives but for physicists, gravity is the longest running unsolved mystery of the universe. Why do all objects that have mass pull on one another? Cutting-edge theories are proposing unexpected answers: Gravity could be another force in disguise, a thermodynamic mirage, or even, a shadow of a hidden holographic universe. If so, the force that holds us to the surface of the earth, and holds the earth in orbit around the sun, may be a trick of the mind. We feel it, but it may not be real. Is Gravity an Illusion?

star 8.02
151 votes
Can We Outlive the Sun?

#7 - Can We Outlive the Sun?

Season 4 - Episode 3


star 8.01
156 votes
Can We Eliminate Evil?

#8 - Can We Eliminate Evil?

Season 3 - Episode 7

What drives some to torture and kill without remorse? Why do seemingly normal people commit acts of cruelty and violence. Researchers are exploring our inner demons, looking for ways to isolate and neutralize the source of evil in the brain. Is it really possible to change human nature?

star 8.00
135 votes
Can We Live Forever?

#9 - Can We Live Forever?

Season 2 - Episode 8


star 7.99
144 votes
Can We Cheat Death?

#10 - Can We Cheat Death?

Season 8 - Episode 2

Scientists are peering inside the mechanisms of aging, tampering with the cellular makeup of our DNA, and imagining a world where death is cured like a disease. Are we entering a new age of immortality? Or is dying necessary for our race's survival?

star 7.97
121 votes
Can We All Become Geniuses?

#11 - Can We All Become Geniuses?

Season 7 - Episode 4

Genius lies somewhere in the human mind, bringing mathematical insight, sparking artistic inspiration and enabling some to see what most cannot. Might we augment our biology with technology to unlock the genius inside us all?

star 7.95
133 votes
Is There a Superior Race?

#12 - Is There a Superior Race?

Season 3 - Episode 2

How different are the races? Is there even such a thing as race? Could technology create a superior race? The answer may tell us where humanity is headed, what our descendants will look like and how they will think.

star 7.95
144 votes
Is There an Edge to the Universe?

#13 - Is There an Edge to the Universe?

Season 2 - Episode 2


star 7.95
239 votes
Is There a Shadow Universe?

#14 - Is There a Shadow Universe?

Season 5 - Episode 9

When we look up into the sky it appears we live in a universe that is filled with light. But scientists are now certain there is far more matter in the dark portions of our universe that we can’t see or touch. There’s something hiding in the shadows. Cosmologists agree that "dark matter" has helped shape our Universe, but now they need to figure out what dark matter is. What’s going on in this hidden world? Could it have formed its own dark stars, planets, and even life forms? Could this Shadow Universe threaten our world of light?

star 7.95
144 votes
Beyond the Darkness

#15 - Beyond the Darkness

Season 1 - Episode 8

What is the universe made of? If you answered stars, planets, gas and dust, you'd be dead wrong. Thirty years ago, scientists first realized that some unknown dark substance was affecting the way galaxies moved. Today, they think there must be five times as much dark matter as regular matter out there. But they have no idea what it is — only that it's not made of atoms, or any other matter we are familiar with. And Dark Matter is not the only strange substance in the Universe — a newly discovered force, called Dark Energy, seems to be pushing the very fabric of the cosmos apart.

star 7.93
235 votes
Directors: Geoffrey Sharp
What is Nothing?

#16 - What is Nothing?

Season 3 - Episode 5

Is empty space really empty? Scientists regard understanding the true nature of empty space may explain where the universe came from, whether it is fated to expand into oblivion or whether it will undergo another dramatic transformation that could destroy everything we know.

star 7.92
157 votes
Are There More Than Two Sexes?

#17 - Are There More Than Two Sexes?

Season 7 - Episode 3

Science reveals the line between male and female is blurred, and the battle of the sexes happens deep within our cells.

star 7.91
111 votes
What Makes Us Who We Are?

#18 - What Makes Us Who We Are?

Season 3 - Episode 4

What is it that makes you you? Scientists are searching the brain for the core of who we are - some would call it the soul, others, our personal identity. How do we become who we are?

star 7.90
132 votes
Is Reality Real?

#19 - Is Reality Real?

Season 4 - Episode 8

o we live in the "real world," or is it all in our mind? Our basic assumptions about life and the universe may be false. Is nothing certain? Or is reality real?

star 7.89
157 votes
Can We Travel Faster Than Light?

#20 - Can We Travel Faster Than Light?

Season 2 - Episode 7


star 7.89
189 votes
How Does the Universe Work?

#21 - How Does the Universe Work?

Season 2 - Episode 6


star 7.88
173 votes
Did We Invent God?

#22 - Did We Invent God?

Season 3 - Episode 10

Our belief in a God above explains all we can't understand. Where do religious beliefs come from? Some experts believe God may exist only in our brain, that we are wired to worship the supernatural and that faith in a higher power gives us an evolutionary advantage. Is it possible that God is really just a neurological accident? And does that make Him any less real? Did God invent humanity, or did humanity invent God?

star 7.87
136 votes
The Riddle of Black Holes

#23 - The Riddle of Black Holes

Season 1 - Episode 2


star 7.87
313 votes
Directors: Geoffrey Sharp
Is God an Alien Concept?

#24 - Is God an Alien Concept?

Season 5 - Episode 1


star 7.84
156 votes
Is There a Sixth Sense?

#25 - Is There a Sixth Sense?

Season 2 - Episode 5


star 7.83
195 votes