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Without the chemistry of photosynthesis, ozone, and a molecule called Rubisco, none of us would be here. So how did we get so lucky? To find out, host David Pogue investigates the surprising molecules that allowed life on Earth to begin, and ultimately thrive. Along the way, he finds out what we’re all made of—literally.

Ricciardo is still trying to get to grips with that pesky papaya number, whilst things get tetchier and tetchier between the Macca team-mate as races go by. 'We’re very different,' says Norris darkly. Luckily there's a sprint race for Ricciardo to get his Mansell-esque chops into, then it all falls into place. Bottas gets a grid penalty, Verstappen and Hamilton waltz off the track together and Norris promises not to overtake the old man in front a la Damon Hill / Ralf Schumacher at Spa ’98. The Honey Badger is back!

New discoveries have rewritten the history of our solar system, revealing a complex and violent story that begins with the birth of our Sun from the debris of a massive galactic collision, to its eventual fate as a lone zombie star.
It is a dramatic history of elegant beauty and extreme violence. The inner solar system was like a congested highway. Planets crossing lanes, frequent collisions. There were a lot of planets that could have made it but didn't, and we just happen to be one of the lucky ones that did. The players in our solar system's story are more tangled up than we ever imagined. Without all of these things interplaying, the Earth wouldn't have the stable environment that we have today, and life wouldn't be able to exist.

From the first flicker of life billions of years ago to the extraordinary diversity of animals alive today, Chris Packham embarks on an epic journey through evolution. Combining cutting-edge science, spectacular wildlife and vivid reconstructions of long-vanished creatures, he reveals how countless generations of innovation, adaptation and chance transformed simple cells into bodies capable of movement, reproduction, flight, intelligence and astonishing complexity. Along the way, familiar animals become gateways into some of the greatest mysteries in the history of life.
In the first two episodes, Packham traces two remarkable evolutionary stories. In Kenya, he asks how a microscopic cell could ultimately give rise to the enormous, intelligent and highly social elephant, uncovering the crucial breakthroughs that made complex bodies, lungs, limbs and giant size possible. Then, in South Africa, the ostrich and its extraordinary egg open the door to the evolution of reproduction itself: From the origins of sex to the appearance of eggs, feathers and flight. Together, these episodes reveal that some of nature’s most spectacular creatures are the result of billions of years of unlikely experiments, lucky accidents and relentless adaptation.