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Boston, MA – September 8, 2026 – The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, part of the GBH Documentary Unit, today announced THE BATTLE TO BREATHE, a NOVA Production by Wingspan Productions and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios for GBH will premiere Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 9pm ET/8c on PBS (check local listings) and stream at pbs.org/nova and the PBS App. The one-hour documentary chronicles the relentless quest that led to a recent breakthrough treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF), one of the most common fatal genetic diseases in the United States.

On a remote stretch of Costa Rica’s Pacific coast, the lush, volcanic landscape gives way to a startlingly different world: a dry tropical forest — one of the last of its kind on the planet—where a newly resurgent population of jaguars has reclaimed their kingdom. In the waters at its edge, legions of olive ridley sea turtles emerge from the ocean for one of nature’s most spectacular events, a mass nesting ritual called the arribada. Here, the two unlikely creatures meet, with spectacular consequences for both their species and the vastly different ecosystems they inhabit. Narrated by Chris Morgan.    

CHEVY CHASE, Md., July 7, 2025 – HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Handful of Films and NOVA are proud to announce that HUNT FOR THE OLDEST DNA has won the 2025 Emmy Award for Outstanding Science & Technology Documentary, adding to a growing list of prestigious honors for the film. 

CHEVY CHASE, Md., June 13, 2025 – Science-focused impact and production company HHMI Tangled Bank Studios announced today that Emmy Award-winning producer, writer, director, and showrunner Chad Cohen has been tapped as Executive Producer, Development and Production.