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NARRATOR: But there is a vital ingredient missing
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But there is a vital ingredientmissing. ♪ ♪ Something that seems like it has always been...

Nova • S50E13 • 1974
NARRATOR:But there is a vital ingredientmissing. ♪ ♪ Something that seems like it has always been partof the fabric of Earth. ♪ ♪ Soil

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NARRATOR But there is a vital ingredient missing
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Something that seems like it has
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always been part of the fabric of Earth
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Soil
Duration
23 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:08
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2026
Season
50
Episode
13
Genres
documentary

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Science documentaries about various topics.
S46 • E14 It is because - Nova 00:15
It is because
S50 • E07 Clear water, good conditions to see these features that would tell us that it's a very young whale. - Nova 00:13
Clear water, good conditions to see these features that...
S46 • E10 Viking nails found by the river - Nova 00:11
Viking nails found by the river
S46 • E12 Venus's clouds grow thicker by the day, - Nova 00:27
Venus's clouds grow thicker by the day,
S50 • E07 JACKSON: The callosity that we could see and the size of the animal all seemed like a young animal in the early weeks. - Nova 00:40
JACKSON: The callosity that we could see and the size of the...
S46 • E16 One theory is that billions of years ago, - Nova 00:15
One theory is that billions of years ago,
S48 • E19 The universe itself is awash with water. - Nova 00:06
The universe itself is awash with water.
S48 • E19 Great reservoirs have been detected throughout the galaxy - Nova 00:10
Great reservoirs have been detected throughout the galaxy
S46 • E06 In recent years, it has grown larger - Nova 00:08
In recent years, it has grown larger
S46 • E16 A huge, wandering object - Nova 00:13
A huge, wandering object
S48 • E19 But just because water is plentiful, - Nova 00:24
But just because water is plentiful,
S46 • E06 A few hundred feet away, - Nova 00:10
A few hundred feet away,
S48 • E15 {\an1}Okay, we are very close. - Nova 00:31
{\an1}Okay, we are very close.
S46 • E13 Ignition and liftoff of the Atlas V rocket - Nova 00:15
Ignition and liftoff of the Atlas V rocket
S50 • E07 ♪ ♪ Back on the North American side of the Atlantic, scientists have been trying to figure out why right whales are returning here, to the Gulf of St. - Nova 00:34
♪ ♪ Back on the North American side of the Atlantic,...
S46 • E16 And trapped in its unusual orbit. - Nova 00:06
And trapped in its unusual orbit.
S50 • E13 Soil traps and holds on to water and nutrients so that plants can use them all year round. - Nova 00:37
Soil traps and holds on to water and nutrients so that...
S46 • E13 Searching for conditions that could kickstart life - Nova 00:09
Searching for conditions that could kickstart life
S49 • E16 MARCELLO: - Nova 00:18
MARCELLO:
S50 • E12 And many die. - Nova 00:11
And many die.