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The rapid spread of terrestrial plant life has left Earth a changed planet
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The rapid spread ofterrestrial plant life has left Earth a changed planet

Nova • S50E13 • 1974
The rapid spread ofterrestrial plant life has left Earth a changed planet

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The rapid spread of terrestrial plant life
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has left Earth a changed planet
Duration
9 seconds
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25
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:53
Uploaded
Feb 03, 2026
Season
50
Episode
13
Genres
documentary

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Science documentaries about various topics.
S50 • E13 In the Southern Hemisphere, ice sheets form. - Nova 00:22
In the Southern Hemisphere, ice sheets form.
S50 • E14 LOOY: We, for instance, know that there were forests growing on the South Pole, and to make that happen, you need a warm planet. - Nova 00:11
LOOY: We, for instance, know that there were forests growing...
S50 • E15 They begin to farm. - Nova 00:52
They begin to farm.
S46 • E16 It looks like there's material - Nova 00:20
It looks like there's material
S50 • E11 For up to half a billion years, this oxygen has been trapped in the oceans. - Nova 00:10
For up to half a billion years, this oxygen has been trapped...
S46 • E14 On board the space shuttle Atlantis, - Nova 00:09
On board the space shuttle Atlantis,
S50 • E02 ♪ ♪ And Marc and Maram discover that these stones may demonstrate additional astronomical knowledge. - Nova 00:13
♪ ♪ And Marc and Maram discover that these stones may...
S50 • E14 WHITESIDE: Temperatures on land would be 120 degrees Fahrenheit, possibly up to 140, with heat waves on top of that. - Nova 00:52
WHITESIDE: Temperatures on land would be 120 degrees...
S50 • E11 But now, increasing amounts are free to escape. - Nova 00:28
But now, increasing amounts are free to escape.
S50 • E02 BUIE: That small stone there is exactly north of this stone. - Nova 00:24
BUIE: That small stone there is exactly north of this stone.
S50 • E13 As the ice sheets expand and contract, over millions of years, sea levels fluctuate, creating huge deltas where vast swamp forests spring up... - Nova 00:15
As the ice sheets expand and contract, over millions of...
S46 • E12 We saw bright highlands, but they had dark drainage channels. - Nova 00:07
We saw bright highlands, but they had dark drainage channels...
S46 • E19 In the very upper part of the bluffs, - Nova 00:11
In the very upper part of the bluffs,
S50 • E07 Only four hours earlier, they photographed this five-year-old male gear-free. - Nova 00:14
Only four hours earlier, they photographed this...
S50 • E13 ...covering millions of square miles......and giving rise to a whole host of new plant species that thrive in these wet conditions. - Nova 00:16
...covering millions of square miles......and giving rise to...
S46 • E12 When you're looking at it, - Nova 00:14
When you're looking at it,
S46 • E02 With clear skies finally overhead, - Nova 00:08
With clear skies finally overhead,
S50 • E02 NARRATOR: There were several ways the stone circle builders could have found north. - Nova 00:25
NARRATOR: There were several ways the stone circle builders...
S50 • E11 The very composition of the atmosphere itself is changing. - Nova 00:08
The very composition of the atmosphere itself is changing.
S50 • E13 The largest among them, Lepidodendrons, grow over 160 feet tall. - Nova 00:08
The largest among them, Lepidodendrons, grow over 160 feet...