Origins of Altruism • 2019 • episode "5/8" • Stories of Impact

3:05

Why do storms spin in different directions depending on their location—and why do they spin in the first place?

2013 • Science

49:51

What are the origins of life? How did things go from non-living to living? From something that could not reproduce to something that could? Earth is estimated to be about 4.5 billion years old, and for much of that history it has been home to life in one form or another. Our planet is teaming with life, from the highest mountain to the deepest ocean; life is everywhere. But what was the firing pistol that started the evolutionary race? How did material go from non-living to alive? It's one of the most fundamental and difficult questions that has challenged us since the beginning of time.

2007 • Science

14:48

Evolutionary anthropologists are probing the depths of animal intelligence like never before, revealing stunning new insights about humans too.

6/8 • Stories of Impact • 2019 • Science

59:01

Dr Alice Roberts asks one of the great questions about our species: are we still evolving? There's no doubt that we're a product of millions of years of evolution. But thanks to modern technology and medicine, did we escape Darwin's law of the survival of the fittest? Alice follows a trail of clues from ancient human bones to studies of remarkable people living in the most inhospitable parts of the planet and the frontiers of genetic research, to discover if we are still evolving - and where we might be heading.

Horizon • 2011 • Science

58:35

Brian Cox leads the way through 300 years of British science.

2/3 • Science Britannica • Science

59:18

Prof. Jim Al-Khalili investigates the 99 per cent of the cosmos that is hidden in the dark.

2/2 • Light and Dark • Science