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Wonders of Life episode 4 – Size Matters

Science / 3 minutes of reading / January 31, 2019 / By HDclump

Wonders of Life episode 4: in this episode, Brian travels around Australia to explore the physics of the size of life. Beginning with the largest organisms on our planet, a forest of giant eucalyptus trees, he then takes to the seas to get up-close with an ocean giant – the great white shark. From the safety of a steel cage Brian explains how the distinctive streamlined contours of the great white have been shaped by the physics of water. Back on land, Brian heads out to the dry dusty outback. Here he tracks the largest living marsupial, the […]

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Wonders of Life episode 3 – Endless Forms Most Beautiful

Science, Nature / 2 minutes of reading / January 25, 2019 / By HDclump

The universe is almost entirely devoid of life. Earth, the planet we call home, seems to defy the laws of physics. It is teeming with life in all colours, shapes and sizes. No-one knows for sure how many different species are alive right now, our best guess is close to 8.7 million. In this film, Professor Brian Cox asks how, from a lifeless cosmos ruled by the laws of physics and chemistry, it is possible that a planet can produce so much wonderful, varied biology. It’s an epic journey through time that begins with Brian undertaking a species

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