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A Close Look at the Earth's Tiniest, and its Most Vast, Wonders

A Close Look at the Earth's Tiniest, and its Most Vast, Wonders

We talk with NatGeo Explorer Ariel Waldman about what life in the seemingly barren environments of Antarctica reveal about resilient creatures, climate change, and even the possibilities of life beyond Earth.

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April 1, 202654m 49s

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Show Notes

National Geographic Explorer and documentary filmmaker Ariel Waldman challenges our sense of scale in her new PBS series “Life Unearthed” which explores Earth’s ecosystems– from microscopic life in the alien terrains of Antarctica to the sweeping American Prairies. We talk with Waldman about the series and what life in the seemingly barren environments of Antarctica reveal about resilient creatures, climate change, and even the possibilities of life beyond Earth.

Guests:

Ariel Waldman, documentary filmmaker; Antarctic researcher; explorer, National Geographic

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