Where To Stream NOVA Season 47 Episode 1
Polar Extremes
- Aired February 5, 2020
- 120 Min
- Rated 8.5
- Number 91 Of 294 Rated Episodes
In this two-hour special, renowned paleontologist Kirk Johnson takes us on an epic adventure through time at the polar extremes of our planet. Following a trail of strange fossils found in all the wrong places—beech trees in Antarctica, hippo-like mammals in the Arctic—Johnson uncovers the bizarre history of the poles, from miles-high ice sheets to warm polar forests teeming with life. What caused such dramatic changes at the ends of the Earth? And what can the past reveal about our planet's...