Wonders of Life
Wonders of Life
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Wonders of Life

7.8 / 10
2013
1 season
5 episodes
Documentary

Physicist and professor Brian Cox travels across the globe to uncover the secrets of the most extraordinary phenomenon in the universe: life.

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Seasons

  • What Is Life?

    1.What Is Life?

    8.3
    27-01-201359m

    Professor Brian Cox journeys to Southeast Asia to see how life began on Earth and how the flow of energy created and supports life.

  • Expanding Universe

    2.Expanding Universe

    8.5
    03-02-201359m

    In the second episode, Brian travels to the U.S. to showcase how the laws of science allowed senses to arise.

  • Endless Forms Most Beautiful

    3.Endless Forms Most Beautiful

    8.5
    10-02-201359m

    Brian travels to Africa and Madagascar to analyse why Earth is a fertile place and how it allows complex life to exist.

  • Size Matters

    4.Size Matters

    8.0
    17-02-201359m

    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.

  • Home

    5.Home

    8.0
    24-02-201359m

    In the final episode, Cox explains what makes Earth a home for life and asks what ingredients were required for complex life to begin.

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