Ancient Earth: Humans Preview
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How did Earth give rise to humans? See what made our species' existence possible.
How did Earth give rise to humans? With stunningly realistic animation, witness the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, the spread of primates across the planet, and the geologic events that made our species' existence possible.
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Ancient Earth: Humans Preview
Preview: Season 50 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
How did Earth give rise to humans? With stunningly realistic animation, witness the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs, the spread of primates across the planet, and the geologic events that made our species' existence possible.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Narrator] On "Nova: Ancient Earth"... - One major event can have these ripple effects throughout the rest of history, and this event is almost unmatched.
(air reverberates) - The history of life, it is one unfolding story, so many new characters coming in, old characters going extinct.
- What I'm holding here is the earliest child ever discovered.
This species was at the cusp of being human.
- [Narrator] Humans, on "Nova."
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What Caused the Dinosaurs to Go Extinct?
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