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The Molecule That Made Us
Episode 1: Pulse - Preview
'Pulse' opens on the rock and ice of Greenland, where geologist Stephen Mojzsis shares a new theory on how water first arrived on Planet Earth. See the world’s longest insect migration, and meet the Munoz family, who use cutting edge time-lapse rigs to show the rare spectacle of deserts around the world exploding from barren wastelands into rich carpets of flowers. But the pulse is under threat.
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Earth’s changing water cycle, and water for profit, are forcing changes across the globe.

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Travel into the past to see how water created the earliest civilizations.

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How did water become the essential force behind all life? Dive in!