Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fish, and more than 350,000 species of beetles. What explains this explosion of living creatures—1.4 million different species discovered so far, with perhaps another 50 million to go? The source of life's endless forms was a profound mystery until Charles Darwin brought forth his revolutionary idea of natural selection. But Darwin's radical insights raised as many questions as they answered. What actually drives evolution and turns one species into another? To what degree do different animals rely on the same genetic toolkit? And how did we evolve?
Genre: Documentary, History
Stars: Karl Steudel, Jerry Chu, Kandace Cummings, Ellen Becker Gray
Crew: John Rubin (Director), Rushmore DeNooyer (Director), Serena Davies (Director), Sarah Holt (Director)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: NOVA
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 29, 2009
IMDb: 2
Keywords:genetics, biology, dna, natural history, animals, evolution, natural selection, woman director
