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On Rodinia, geological change accelerates rapidly
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On Rodinia, geologicalchange accelerates rapidly

Nova • S50E12 • 1974
On Rodinia, geologicalchange accelerates rapidly

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On Rodinia geological change accelerates rapidly
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8 seconds
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635
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:23
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2026
Season
50
Episode
12
Genres
documentary

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Science documentaries about various topics.
S46 • E12 Just this glancing blow could be enough - Nova 00:08
Just this glancing blow could be enough
S50 • E08 KULA: We came here on the evening of the 14th of January. - Nova 00:52
KULA: We came here on the evening of the 14th of January.
S48 • E06 {\an1}(indistinct chatter) - Nova 00:22
{\an1}(indistinct chatter)
S50 • E12 Superheated magma bursts through the surface as rifting thins Earth's crust in multiple places. - Nova 00:11
Superheated magma bursts through the surface as rifting...
S46 • E12 Leaving the material behind... - Nova 00:29
Leaving the material behind...
S46 • E15 There's over ten miles of wiring in the main harness alone. - Nova 00:19
There's over ten miles of wiring in the main harness al...
S50 • E12 Molten rock swamps over 800,000 square miles of the continent's surface, one of the largest outpourings in Earth's history. - Nova 00:30
Molten rock swamps over 800,000 square miles of the...
S47 • E08 Winter in the Alps is desperately bleak. - Nova 00:17
Winter in the Alps is desperately bleak.
S50 • E12 Which will have dire consequences. - Nova 00:06
Which will have dire consequences.
S50 • E13 ...making it more difficult to absorb nutrients from their surroundings, like they did in the water, and making success on land nearly impossible. - Nova 00:13
...making it more difficult to absorb nutrients from their...
S46 • E13 70% of Earth's surface is covered by oceans. - Nova 00:07
70% of Earth's surface is covered by oceans.
S50 • E08 NARRATOR: Eight hours later, the volcano stopped erupting. - Nova 01:02
NARRATOR: Eight hours later, the volcano stopped erupting.
S50 • E11 Earth's gravity draws them downwards... - Nova 00:42
Earth's gravity draws them downwards...
S46 • E13 Under the waves, - Nova 00:08
Under the waves,
S50 • E13 So, how did plants come to thrive on land? - Nova 00:13
So, how did plants come to thrive on land?
S46 • E06 Called Plinian eruptions, - Nova 00:07
Called Plinian eruptions,
S46 • E13 While on land - Nova 00:13
While on land
S50 • E16 NIU: LONG: - Nova 00:11
NIU: LONG:
S50 • E13 Though this may look like an ordinary field, it contains one of the world's most important geological sites, and the secret to what helped plants survive on land. - Nova 00:26
Though this may look like an ordinary field, it contains one...
S46 • E12 And Messenger adds yet another crater to this tiny world, - Nova 00:25
And Messenger adds yet another crater to this tiny world,