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Nova • S50E15 • 1974
�� ♪ Clues that our ancestors had evolved impressivepowers of creativity

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Clues that our ancestors
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had evolved impressive powers of creativity
Duration
14 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:47
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2026
Season
50
Episode
15
Genres
documentary

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Science documentaries about various topics.
S50 • E12 635 million years ago, as the planet warms... - Nova 00:58
635 million years ago, as the planet warms...
S50 • E13 NARRATOR: Earth is on its way to becoming a forest world. - Nova 00:14
NARRATOR: Earth is on its way to becoming a forest world.
S46 • E12 Some models predict that Earth may barely escape - Nova 00:16
Some models predict that Earth may barely escape
S50 • E11 But most vanish before they can reach the surface. - Nova 00:57
But most vanish before they can reach the surface.
S50 • E13 The Prototaxites are gone, never to return. - Nova 00:41
The Prototaxites are gone, never to return.
S46 • E13 By measuring the gas being stripped from its atmosphere, - Nova 00:24
By measuring the gas being stripped from its atmosphere,
S50 • E01 It's like when you walk into a cathedral. - Nova 00:23
It's like when you walk into a cathedral.
S49 • E10 DOREN: I knew it was coming. - Nova 00:22
DOREN: I knew it was coming.
S46 • E12 But the long era of the four terrestrial planets - Nova 00:17
But the long era of the four terrestrial planets
S46 • E13 Mars lost much of its water - Nova 00:24
Mars lost much of its water
S50 • E12 NARRATOR: But this is not a tranquil time. - Nova 00:06
NARRATOR: But this is not a tranquil time.
S46 • E12 As the sun approaches its end, - Nova 00:13
As the sun approaches its end,
S50 • E14 NARRATOR: But even resilient ecosystems aren't indestructible. - Nova 00:31
NARRATOR: But even resilient ecosystems aren't...
S50 • E13 ♪ ♪ Plants transform the face of the planet. - Nova 00:11
♪ ♪ Plants transform the face of the planet.
S50 • E17 Aha! Got them. NARRATOR: The parasites are added to lab-grown liver cells, along with blood from vac - Nova 00:43
Aha! Got them. NARRATOR: The parasites are added to...
S50 • E12 When the Snowball Earth ended, it ended in a catastrophic way. - Nova 00:20
When the Snowball Earth ended, it ended in a catastrophic...
S46 • E15 I mean, is that cool or what? - Nova 00:25
I mean, is that cool or what?
S50 • E11 ♪ ♪ Around three billion years ago, Earth's oceans were packed full of dissolved metals. - Nova 00:55
♪ ♪ Around three billion years ago, Earth's oceans were...
S50 • E13 But in doing so, they also set the stage for global upheaval. - Nova 00:09
But in doing so, they also set the stage for global...
S46 • E13 The sun's outer corona burns at a scorching one million degrees. - Nova 00:20
The sun's outer corona burns at a scorching one million...