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- S1 E1 - Ancient Earth: Birth of the SkyOctober 3, 202353minEarly Earth was a hellscape of molten lava and barren rock, bombarded by meteors, with no atmosphere at all. How did our familiar blue sky – the thin, life-giving band of gasses protecting our planet – come to be? Discover how life itself helped create the air we all breathe today.Free trial of PBS Documentaries
- S1 E2 - Ancient Earth: FrozenOctober 10, 202353min700 million years ago, Earth was a giant snowball cloaked in ice from pole to pole – a global deep freeze threatening the survival of the earliest complex life. How did life manage to hold on in this forbidding world? Leading scientists investigate how this catastrophe may have become a catalyst for life to evolve in creative new ways--setting the stage for the astonishing complexity we see today.Free trial of PBS Documentaries
- S1 E3 - Ancient Earth: Life RisingOctober 17, 202353minFor billions of years, life teemed in the oceans of planet Earth while the land was desolate and inhospitable. So how did life make the leap to land? Scientists explore how some of the earliest life emerged and invaded a barren, rocky landscape, eventually transforming it into a verdant, green world.Free trial of PBS Documentaries
- S1 E4 - Ancient Earth: InfernoOctober 24, 202353min252 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction wiped out about 90% of all species on Earth. Follow scientists as they piece together evidence to discover how life survived and set the stage for a new dominant life form: the dinosaurs.Free trial of PBS Documentaries
- S1 E5 - Ancient Earth: HumansOctober 31, 202353minHow did Earth give rise to humans? With stunningly realistic animation, witness the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, the spread of primates across the planet, and the geologic events that made our species' existence possible. Explore the power and paradox of humanity’s profound impact on our planet, and ponder the question of how we may shape its future.Free trial of PBS Documentaries
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- English English [Audio Description]
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- English [CC]
- Producers
- Rob LiddellAndrew CohenJulia CortChris SchmidtMilla Harrison-HansleyCaitlin SaksChris PittJennifer Anafi-AcquahKiki LawranceImogen AshfordSophie Walsh
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- Mercer Boffey
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- PBS
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