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H20: The Molecule That Made Us

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H20: The Molecule That Made Us

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Discover how water underpins every aspect of our existence. Find out how our success is intimately connected to our control of the molecule, but that the growth of our civilizations has also created a dangerous dependence on this precious resource.

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Crisis
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Earth's changing water cycle — and a globalized movement towards water for profit — is forcing changes in humans' reliance on water. Can a geopolitical crisis be averted?
Civilizations
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Travel into the past to see how water may have driven our own evolution — and created civilizations. But can the Earth's water supplies guarantee our future?
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How did water arrive on Earth? How did it come to underpin every aspect of existence from dragonflies to deserts in bloom to human life? Dive in!
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