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Generation after generation breaks down after death, building up a bed of soil
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Generation after generationbreaks down after death, building up a bed of soil

Nova • S50E13 • 1974
Generation after generationbreaks down after death, building up a bed of soil

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Generation after generation breaks down after death
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building up a bed of soil
Duration
9 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:04
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2026
Season
50
Episode
13
Genres
documentary

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Science documentaries about various topics.
S50 • E13 Turning once inert rock into a living layer. - Nova 00:07
Turning once inert rock into a living layer.
S50 • E14 WIGNALL: It's a layer high in our atmosphere, and what it does is, it protects our planet from ultraviolet radiation from the sun, which is very harmful for all life. - Nova 00:38
WIGNALL: It's a layer high in our atmosphere, and what...
S46 • E12 As the sun's brightness increases, - Nova 00:10
As the sun's brightness increases,
S48 • E21 The mass of the white dwarf increases... - Nova 00:28
The mass of the white dwarf increases...
S50 • E01 It's called the tubing process, 'cause this is where the shape of the vehicle actually comes together, and it looks very much like a tube. - Nova 00:09
It's called the tubing process, 'cause this is...
S46 • E12 Mars, much smaller and further out than Venus, - Nova 00:09
Mars, much smaller and further out than Venus,
S50 • E13 Fast-forward 20 million years. - Nova 00:30
Fast-forward 20 million years.
S46 • E12 With an atmosphere rich in greenhouse gases, - Nova 00:13
With an atmosphere rich in greenhouse gases,
S50 • E14 But during the extinction event at the end of the Permian, the halogens damaged the ozone layer on a devastating scale, bathing life with a massive dose of harmful ultraviolet radiation. - Nova 00:18
But during the extinction event at the end of the Permian,...
S48 • E21 Triggering a colossal thermonuclear reaction. - Nova 00:06
Triggering a colossal thermonuclear reaction.
S48 • E19 With a powerful gravitational pull - Nova 00:17
With a powerful gravitational pull
S50 • E13 They're now more varied, with deeper roots to support their taller stems. - Nova 00:09
They're now more varied, with deeper roots to support...
S48 • E21 The white dwarf detonates - Nova 00:09
The white dwarf detonates
S50 • E13 Prototaxites, the giant fungi, still tower over them. - Nova 00:07
Prototaxites, the giant fungi, still tower over them.
S50 • E13 But soil makes it possible for plants to thrive much farther inland. - Nova 00:08
But soil makes it possible for plants to thrive much farther...
S46 • E16 We found Sedna and Eris and Makemake and Haumea - Nova 00:22
We found Sedna and Eris and Makemake and Haumea
S48 • E15 NARRATOR: As a new year begins, - Nova 00:32
NARRATOR: As a new year begins,
S46 • E12 The fate of the planets - Nova 00:25
The fate of the planets
S48 • E06 {\an1}(indistinct chatter) - Nova 00:06
{\an1}(indistinct chatter)
S50 • E15 ALEMSEGED: Africa is fundamental to our origin story because most of our development happened in Africa. - Nova 00:45
ALEMSEGED: Africa is fundamental to our origin story because...