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Alien Worlds

Applying the laws of life on Earth to rest of the galaxy, this series blends science facts and fiction to imagine alien life on other planets.

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documentary, animation, sci-fi

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2 wins & 1 nomination

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And, as a scientist, um,
I... I... I'm taken to that belief, - Alien Worlds

And, as a scientist, um, I... I... I'm taken to that be...

Until recently, it was assumed - Alien Worlds

Until recently, it was assumed

But astrobiologists come here to look
for simple single-celled microbes... - Alien Worlds

But astrobiologists come here to look for simple single-cell...

A couple of years ago, a colleague and I - Alien Worlds

A couple of years ago, a colleague and I

Essentially, what we found
was that there were ten billion... - Alien Worlds

Essentially, what we found was that there were ten billion.....

Microbes are too small
to see with the naked eye, - Alien Worlds

Microbes are too small to see with the naked eye,

In the right place where life,
and possibly, civilizations could form. - Alien Worlds

In the right place where life, and possibly, civilizations c...

The only way to detect
the presence of extremophiles - Alien Worlds

The only way to detect the presence of extremophiles

Every one of those planets
is essentially an experiment. - Alien Worlds

Every one of those planets is essentially an experiment.

And for none of them, other than ours,
to turn out with a civilization... - Alien Worlds

And for none of them, other than ours, to turn out with a ci...

This is a very small device
and it's very sensitive to temperature, - Alien Worlds

This is a very small device and it's very sensitive to ...

So, here in the field right now,
we do... a cool block, - Alien Worlds

So, here in the field right now, we do... a cool block,

If alien civilizations
are statistically so likely, - Alien Worlds

If alien civilizations are statistically so likely,

And we have... - Alien Worlds

Where is everyone? - Alien Worlds

Where is everyone?

Out there in the Pacific Ocean, there's
187 million billion gallons of water. - Alien Worlds

Out there in the Pacific Ocean, there's 187 million bil...

Now, if I take this bucket here
and throw it over... - Alien Worlds

Now, if I take this bucket here and throw it over...

Sequencing of DNA is proof - Alien Worlds

Sequencing of DNA is proof

And then haul up, - Alien Worlds

And then haul up,

These guys are like the superheroes
of microbes, and it's just amazing, - Alien Worlds

These guys are like the superheroes of microbes, and it'...

Should I take the fact that I don't see
any life in my bucket - Alien Worlds

Should I take the fact that I don't see any life in my ...

Well, that would be crazy, right?
There's all kinds of life out there. - Alien Worlds

Well, that would be crazy, right? There's all kinds of ...

There are sea otters, and whales,
and octopuses, and jellyfishes, - Alien Worlds

There are sea otters, and whales, and octopuses, and jellyfi...

Finding things alive here
opens up an intriguing possibility. - Alien Worlds

Finding things alive here opens up an intriguing possibility...

But some life forms are tough enough
to survive anywhere... - Alien Worlds

But some life forms are tough enough to survive anywhere...

That's why this is a perfect metaphor - Alien Worlds

That's why this is a perfect metaphor

Even in the deepest reaches of space. - Alien Worlds

Even in the deepest reaches of space.

Every time we look at an individual star, - Alien Worlds

Every time we look at an individual star,

We're going to have to look
at a lot of stars, - Alien Worlds

We're going to have to look at a lot of stars,

Until we find the clue that leads us
to another civilization. - Alien Worlds

Until we find the clue that leads us to another civilization...

What sort of alien civilizations
might exist in the vastness of space? - Alien Worlds

What sort of alien civilizations might exist in the vastness...

Imagine a planet in such a close orbit, - Alien Worlds

Imagine a planet in such a close orbit,

Imagine a planet nine billion years old, - Alien Worlds

Imagine a planet nine billion years old,

How would life adapt
on such an extreme world? - Alien Worlds

How would life adapt on such an extreme world?

It was once a fertile world. - Alien Worlds

It was once a fertile world.

On one side of the planet,
it's always daytime, - Alien Worlds

On one side of the planet, it's always daytime,

On the other side, it's forever night, - Alien Worlds

On the other side, it's forever night,

Plants convert sunlight
into glucose energy... - Alien Worlds

Plants convert sunlight into glucose energy...

Squeezed between the two,
a sliver of perpetual twilight. - Alien Worlds

Squeezed between the two, a sliver of perpetual twilight.

Each box contains the brain matter
of a super-intelligent being. - Alien Worlds

Each box contains the brain matter of a super-intelligent be...

Freezing meltwater
flows from the cold side, - Alien Worlds

Freezing meltwater flows from the cold side,

Even here, where the planet's
most hospitable, - Alien Worlds

Even here, where the planet's most hospitable,

They never age. They never die. - Alien Worlds

They never age. They never die.

But deep in these canyons - Alien Worlds

But deep in these canyons

Each is an individual. - Alien Worlds

Each is an individual.

No bigger than a cat, - Alien Worlds

No bigger than a cat,

This is a hyper-advanced civilization. - Alien Worlds

This is a hyper-advanced civilization.

On the cold side, - Alien Worlds

On the cold side,

On Earth, humans are the only species
to have created any form of civilization. - Alien Worlds

On Earth, humans are the only species to have created any fo...

On the hot side,
it's shiny, slender and skittish. - Alien Worlds

On the hot side, it's shiny, slender and skittish.

Why haven't other intelligent creatures
done the same thing? - Alien Worlds

Why haven't other intelligent creatures done the same t...

Pentapods can become
whatever they need to be - Alien Worlds

Pentapods can become whatever they need to be

The octopus is as close
to an alien intelligence - Alien Worlds

The octopus is as close to an alien intelligence

On Earth, all animals adapt
to fit their environment. - Alien Worlds

On Earth, all animals adapt to fit their environment.

But some are more adaptable than others. - Alien Worlds

But some are more adaptable than others.

The octopus has separate nervous systems
in each of its arms. - Alien Worlds

The octopus has separate nervous systems in each of its arms...

This trail
that I just came across here, - Alien Worlds

This trail that I just came across here,

So the octopus can be said to have,
essentially, nine separate brains. - Alien Worlds

So the octopus can be said to have, essentially, nine separa...

All looks quiet right now, - Alien Worlds

All looks quiet right now,

But we're curious to see
if he's gonna be able to open them. - Alien Worlds

But we're curious to see if he's gonna be able to ...

You can really see
into the heart of this colony. - Alien Worlds

You can really see into the heart of this colony.

There's actually, for leaf-cutter ants,
there's different castes. - Alien Worlds

There's actually, for leaf-cutter ants, there's di...

But being smart isn't enough
to form a civilization. - Alien Worlds

But being smart isn't enough to form a civilization.

There is the soldiers,
there are different workers. - Alien Worlds

There is the soldiers, there are different workers.

She's the only one who's laying eggs,
and there's only a single queen. - Alien Worlds

She's the only one who's laying eggs, and there�...

An ant colony
depends on the division of labor. - Alien Worlds

An ant colony depends on the division of labor.

The key is cooperation... - Alien Worlds

The key is cooperation...

Different castes have different jobs,
and they come in all shapes and sizes. - Alien Worlds

Different castes have different jobs, and they come in all s...

I just grabbed
one of the soldiers, - Alien Worlds

I just grabbed one of the soldiers,

We keep building
on each other's inventions. - Alien Worlds

We keep building on each other's inventions.

And it's not the smallest worker
in this colony, - Alien Worlds

And it's not the smallest worker in this colony,

I can feel she's trying to get out.
Her jaws are wide open. - Alien Worlds

I can feel she's trying to get out. Her jaws are wide o...

Wheels were invented more
than five-and-a-half thousand years ago. - Alien Worlds

Wheels were invented more than five-and-a-half thousand year...

And to think that they all started
from the same-- the same larva. - Alien Worlds

And to think that they all started from the same-- the same ...

Iron has been smelted more than
four-and-a-half thousand years ago. - Alien Worlds

Iron has been smelted more than four-and-a-half thousand yea...

Vulcanized rubber has been used for tires
since about 180 years. - Alien Worlds

Vulcanized rubber has been used for tires since about 180 ye...

All ants in a colony
are closely related. - Alien Worlds

All ants in a colony are closely related.

So, all of these inventions were necessary - Alien Worlds

So, all of these inventions were necessary

But as they grow up, some genes
are switched on, others switched off, - Alien Worlds

But as they grow up, some genes are switched on, others swit...

An octopus, by comparison, has to pretty
much figure out everything for himself. - Alien Worlds

An octopus, by comparison, has to pretty much figure out eve...

Any of them can become workers,
foragers or soldiers. - Alien Worlds

Any of them can become workers, foragers or soldiers.

There is no improving and building
on previous solutions. - Alien Worlds

There is no improving and building on previous solutions.

So, this ability to create such different
shapes and forms from the same blueprint, - Alien Worlds

So, this ability to create such different shapes and forms f...

Civilizations are like living organisms... - Alien Worlds

Civilizations are like living organisms...

And "poly" just means "many,"
and "phenism" would be "shapes." - Alien Worlds

And "poly" just means "many," and "...

It's this connectivity - Alien Worlds

It's this connectivity

Oh, the spider just did exactly
what I was trying to avoid all night. - Alien Worlds

Oh, the spider just did exactly what I was trying to avoid a...

She walked exactly into one of these
trails of these leaf-cutters here. - Alien Worlds

She walked exactly into one of these trails of these leaf-cu...

But the civilization on Terra is in peril. - Alien Worlds

But the civilization on Terra is in peril.

So here, you really see the power
of these soldiers and their jaws. - Alien Worlds

So here, you really see the power of these soldiers and thei...

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Applying the laws of life on Earth to rest of the galaxy, this series blends science facts and fiction to imagine alien life on other planets.

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Genre: documentary, animation, sci-fi

Year: 2020

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ImdbRating: 6.5

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Released: 02 Dec 2020

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

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