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NOVA· Season 50 · Episode 13

Ancient Earth: Life Rising

S50E13·8.7·October 18, 2023·1h·PBS

For billions of years, life teemed in the oceans of planet Earth while the land was desolate and inhospitable. So, how did life make the leap to land? Scientists explore how some of the earliest life emerged and invaded a barren, rocky landscape, eventually transforming it into a verdant, green world. Gripping visual effects reveal an alien landscape dominated by towering fungi before the arrival of plants. Witness how the first plants made landfall and partnered with fungi to create soil that would sustain them. And discover how, once life emerged on land, it fundamentally altered the very ground it grew on.

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#4In Season 50of 17 rated episodes
#59All-timeof 287 rated episodes
+0.7vs season avgSeason 50 averages 8.0
2023First airedOctober 18, 2023

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Mercer BoffeyMercer Boffeyas Narrator (voice)

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