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The Day the Earth Nearly Died

Some 250 million years ago, all but five per cent of life on Earth was wiped out in the greatest disaster our planet has ever experienced, yet the cause of this event has long remained a mystery. Palaeontologists in Greenland investigate.

50 minutes

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  • Thu 5 Dec 200221:00
  • Thu 12 Dec 200221:00
  • Thu 24 Jul 200321:00
  • Tue 28 Mar 200611:10
  • Sun 4 Nov 200720:00