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How to Grow a Planet

The Challenger (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 60 min | Documentary
The meteor which wiped out the dinosaurs also made room for small plants, especially the grasses, which are better at harvesting CO2. There, nutritious, easily grazed seed and regenerating stems become favorite food of many animals, ...See moreThe meteor which wiped out the dinosaurs also made room for small plants, especially the grasses, which are better at harvesting CO2. There, nutritious, easily grazed seed and regenerating stems become favorite food of many animals, transforming large tracts of former forest, part of an intricate global food cycle. They also have armies of pollinators and a remarkable relationship with fires, required for prairie rejuvenation. A fluke of nature, easily harvested grains, made cereals ideal for human cultivation, the start of sedentary civilization, which again transformed the globe. Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Neville Kidd | Kevin White
Editor
Gary Scott
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Updated Feb 21, 2012
Release date
Feb 21, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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Chris Austin
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Klaus Schmidt
Self - German Archaeological Institute (as Professor Klaus Schmidt) Self - German Archaeological Institute (as Professor Klaus Schmidt)   See fewer
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