In this episode, host Neil deGrasse Tyson embarks on an exploration of the connections among all living beings and the potential evolution of life throughout the universe. Join him as he uncovers how artificial selection transformed wolves into various dog breeds and how natural selection shaped the intricate human eye. Tyson also takes a trip to the impressive Hall of Extinction, a tribute to the countless branches that have fallen from the tree of life. Together, we will trace the narrative of life on Earth, highlighting the unbroken lineage from the earliest single-celled organisms to modern humans.
Show
Cosmos
Episode
S01E02
Air Date
Mar 16, 2014
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
Standing Up in the Milky Way
S01E02
Some of the Things that Molecules Do
S01E03
When Knowledge Conquered Fear
S01E04
A Sky Full of Ghosts
S01E05
Hiding in the Light
S01E06
Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still
S01E07
The Clean Room
S01E08
Sisters of the Sun
S01E09
The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth
S01E10
The Electric Boy
S01E11
The Immortals
S01E12
The World Set Free
S01E13
Unafraid of the Dark