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LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman reveals Earth’s ecosystems at every scale.
LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman is a science-driven docu-series revealing Earth’s ecosystems through radical shifts in scale—from microscopic wildlife to the planet’s most iconic animals—and even the possibilities of life beyond Earth. Hosted by explorer Ariel Waldman, the series invites viewers to look closely and think expansively, showing how every ecosystem is part of something bigger.
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Season 1 Preview
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LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman is a science-driven docu-series revealing Earth’s ecosystems through radical shifts in scale—from microscopic wildlife to the planet’s most iconic animals—and even the possibilities of life beyond Earth. Hosted by explorer Ariel Waldman, the series invites viewers to look closely and think expansively, showing how every ecosystem is part of something bigger.
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Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
This landscape rewards curiosity.
The trick is knowing how to look.
From the dizzying heights of an orbiting spacecraft, all the way down through the lens of a microscope.
In a sense, there's a magic trick being performed right before your eyes.
Everything we see out here is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Preview: S1 | 30s | LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman reveals Earth’s ecosystems at every scale. (30s)
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Clip: Ep6 | 3m 2s | Fireflies are a captivating phenomenon to witness on the prairie. (3m 2s)
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Clip: Ep5 | 2m 45s | Wildlife are here for one reason: lunch! (2m 45s)
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Clip: Ep4 | 2m 37s | The prairies evolved with fire and depend on it to thrive. (2m 37s)
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Clip: Ep3 | 2m 36s | Explorer Ariel Waldman experiences the most Mars-like place on Earth: the Dry Valleys. (2m 36s)
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Clip: Ep2 | 2m 56s | A gruesome-looking sight in Antarctica known as Blood Falls sparks a science mystery. (2m 56s)
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Preview: Ep1 | 30s | An explorer undertakes a solo Antarctic expedition to document the life beneath the ice. (30s)
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Clip: Ep1 | 2m 56s | Getting to Antarctica is a long road. Life manages to thrive in this extreme environment. (2m 56s)
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