The Making of Mankind - Episode 7: Survival of the Species
About this title: Examines the crucial behavior patterns that, over millions of years, have made humans what we are. Discusses the role of aggression in the survival of the human species and questions whether that aggression will also lead to our do...
History of Life: Mating – The Search for the Other Half
One of the most profound mysteries in the world, love between males and females, is explored. What was the evolutionary impetus which gave rise to love? Through an experiment involving the chlamydomonas, we recreate the fateful moment 25 billion yea...
Miracle planet: new frontiers
For billions of years, life existed only in the Earth's oceans. But about 350 million years ago, some of those earliest life forms began to explore new frontiers on land. They could breathe oxygen from the air and were able to support their weight o...
Genetics and evolution
What does genetic diversity mean, and what is its relationship to evolution? This video answers that intriguing question as it summarizes the theory of natural selection and describes the process of trait inheritance. Advances stemming from the Huma...
Life processes of plants
What are these alien life forms living among us? They’re…plants! This video investigates the major differences—and some striking similarities—between plants and animals in the areas of what they consume, how they breathe, and how they reprod...