Wonders of Life
★ 7.9 · 2013 · 59m · Documentary
Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.
Episodes
1. What Is Life?59m · Professor Brian Cox journeys to Southeast Asia to see how life began on Earth and how the flow of energy created and supports life.
2. Expanding Universe59m · In the second episode, Brian travels to the U.S. to showcase how the laws of science allowed senses to arise.
3. Endless Forms Most Beautiful59m · Brian travels to Africa and Madagascar to analyse why Earth is a fertile place and how it allows complex life to exist.
4. Size Matters59m · The fourth episode sees Brian in Australia looking at how the size of life affects each plant and animal, and how long it can survive.
5. Home59m · In the final episode, Cox explains what makes Earth a home for life and asks what ingredients were required for complex life to begin.More Like This
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