How Life Survived When Earth Was Covered in Ice
Season 50
Episode 12
About the Episode
Seven-hundred-million years ago, ice threatened to make our planet uninhabitable, snuffing out new complex life forms. From this climate catastrophe, new forms of life arose, eventually leading to the living world today. But it was a close call.
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Extras
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Ice Age Footprints Preview
Ancient footprints provide new evidence of humans and extinct giant beasts of the Ice Age.0:30 -
New Fossil May Reveal Clues to Dinosaurs' Final Days
This might be the first time in 66 million years that this leg has seen the light of day.2:44 -
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Beyond the Elements: Reactions (with Audio Description)
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.53:17 -
Beyond the Elements: Life (with Audio Description)
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.53:17 -
Beyond the Elements: Indestructible (with Audio Description)
Discover the fascinating chemistry that makes our world and everything in it—including us.53:17 -
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The Last Day
Scientists use new fossils to reconstruct the day the dinosaurs died.0:29 -
Dinosaur Apocalypse: The New Evidence Preview
Striking new fossils paint a picture of life right before the asteroid impact.0:29 -
How an Alzheimer’s study reached Black communities
Getting Black individuals involved in a study requires more than just asking them.2:32 -
Depression Can Affect Memory—and Mirror Signs of Alzheimer's
Exercise may help depression patients regain memory.1:57
