Wed Oct 18 at 9:00 PM on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | For billions of years, life teemed in Earth's oceans while the land was desolate and inhospitable. See how life made the leap to land, transforming a barren, rocky landscape into the lush, green world we call home.
Ancient Earth: Life Rising | NOVA
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