Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman

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.

Schedule

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Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman

Prairies: Life in Water

Saturday
Aug 15

7:00 pm

30 Minutes

From beavers reshaping wetlands to crayfish living deep underground, aquatic systems reveal the prairies' hidden vitality.
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Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman

Prairies: Life in Motion

Saturday
Aug 15

7:30 pm

30 Minutes

Following nature's rhythms from fireflies at dusk to cicadas emerging after years underground; in the prairie, pollinators keep wildflowers blooming while ancient rocks shelter microorganisms and preserve echoes of vanished seas.
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Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman

Prairies: Life in Water

Monday
Aug 17

5:00 am

30 Minutes

From beavers reshaping wetlands to crayfish living deep underground, aquatic systems reveal the prairies' hidden vitality.
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Life Unearthed with Ariel Waldman

Prairies: Life in Motion

Monday
Aug 17

5:30 am

30 Minutes

Following nature's rhythms from fireflies at dusk to cicadas emerging after years underground; in the prairie, pollinators keep wildflowers blooming while ancient rocks shelter microorganisms and preserve echoes of vanished seas.

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