Elements -
forces of nature

The forces of nature make Earth a restless planet, but they also turned our ball of rock into a home for life. How did our planet's ingredients, the chemical elements, come together and take that first crucial step from barren rock to a living world?

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 102

About Forces of Nature:

The forces of nature have kept Earth on the move since it was formed billions of years ago.

Though we can't feel the motion, we experience the consequences - from tidal bores surging through the Amazon rainforest to the ruinous power of hurricanes.

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