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The Molecule That Made Us

Civilizations

H2O: The Molecule that Made Us is a landmark, three-part series that tells the human story through our relationship to water. We find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but that the growth of our civilizations has also created a dangerous dependence on a precious resource. One that may be about to run out.

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Civilizations

Season 1 Episode 2 | 54m 36s | CC

'Civilizations' turns our ‘water lens’ on human history. Starting in Ancient Egypt, it charts the critical role water plays in history, and around the world we see the birth of civilizations on the banks of the great rivers: Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, Indus and Yellow. We end by asking if we can guarantee water supplies of the future?

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Funding for H2O The Molecule that Made Us is provided through the support of PBS viewers. Major funding for H2O The Molecule that Made Us is provided by: Anne Ray Foundation, Draper, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and Lynn Bay Dayton and Bruce C. Dayton. H2O: The Molecule That Made Us is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to broaden the impact of the science and solutions documented in the film. Learn more about the partnership.

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