59 mins watch time
Posted April 2022
Science
It is difficult to conceive of the vast scale of the history of life on Earth, from the very first living organisms sparking into life in hydrothermal deep-sea vents to the dizzying diversity of life today. The evolution of life is a sweeping epic of a tale, with twists and turns, surprising heroes and unlikely survivors. Oxford paleontologist and author Elsa Panciroli distils this complex story into a meaningful scale.
