Overview
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.
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40 - 1Secrets of the Viking Sword October 10, 2012 -
40 - 2Forensics on Trial October 17, 2012 -
40 - 3Mystery of Easter Island November 07, 2012 -
40 - 4Ultimate Mars Challenge November 14, 2012 -
40 - 5Inside the Megastorm November 18, 2012 -
40 - 6Doomsday Volcanoes January 02, 2013 -
40 - 7Decoding Neanderthals January 09, 2013 -
40 - 8Rise of the Drones January 23, 2013 -
40 - 9Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? January 30, 2013 -
40 - 10Building Pharaoh's Chariot February 06, 2013 -
40 - 11Earth From Space February 13, 2013 -
40 - 12Mind of a Rampage Killer February 20, 2013 -
40 - 13Meteor Strike March 27, 2013 -
40 - 14Ancient Computer April 03, 2013 -
40 - 15Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Awakening April 10, 2013 -
40 - 16Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Life Explodes April 17, 2013 -
40 - 17Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Monsters April 24, 2013 -
40 - 18Australia's First 4 Billion Years: Strange Creatures May 01, 2013 -
40 - 19Manhunt - Boston Bombers May 29, 2013 -
40 - 20Oklahoma's Deadliest Tornadoes May 29, 2013
