NOVA - Season 40 Episode 16
How did life storm the beaches and dominate planet Earth? Ancient Australian fossils offer clues in "Life Explodes." Half a billion years ago, Australia was still part of the super-continent Gondwana. The oceans were teeming with weird and wonderful animals, but the world above the waves remained an almost lifeless wasteland. All that was about to change, though. Host Richard Smith introduces Earth's forgotten pioneers: the scuttling arthropod armies that invaded the shores and the waves of green revolutionaries whose battle for the light pushed plant life across the face of a barren continent. Evolution continued underwater as well, with armor-plated fish experimenting with teeth, jaws, sex, and lungs. NOVA's prehistoric adventure continues with four-legged animals walking onto dry land—and the planet poised for disaster.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-10-09
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 40 : Episode 12012-10-10
- Season 40 : Episode 22012-10-17
- Season 40 : Episode 32012-11-07
- Season 40 : Episode 42012-11-14
- Season 40 : Episode 52012-11-18
- Season 40 : Episode 62013-01-02
- Season 40 : Episode 72013-01-09
- Season 40 : Episode 82013-01-23
- Season 40 : Episode 92013-01-30
- Season 40 : Episode 102013-02-06
- Season 40 : Episode 112013-02-13
- Season 40 : Episode 122013-02-20
- Season 40 : Episode 132013-03-27
- Season 40 : Episode 142013-04-03
- Season 40 : Episode 152013-04-10
- Season 40 : Episode 162013-04-17
- Season 40 : Episode 172013-04-24
- Season 40 : Episode 182013-05-01
- Season 40 : Episode 192013-05-29
- Season 40 : Episode 202013-05-29
