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The Deadly Chemistry That Made Life Interesting

Join Joe Hanson as he explores curiosity and illuminates the science behind… well, everything.

The Deadly Chemistry That Made Life Interesting

Season 11 Episode 10 | 14m 3s | CC

Life’s been around on Earth for at least 3.7 billion years. But for most of that time, it was incredibly boring — just simple little cells squirming around in water. It only got interesting in the last few hundred million years. And that might never have happened without the help of a deadly, but also life-giving, element.

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