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1. I Origins (2014)
R | 106 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it.
Director: Mike Cahill | Stars: Michael Pitt, Steven Yeun, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Brit Marling
Votes: 133,871 | Gross: $0.33M
2. Unlocking the Mystery of Life (2003 Video)
67 min | Documentary
Unlocking the Mystery of Life represents a unique programming opportunity for local stations. Its broadcast release coincides with the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest scientific ... See full summary »
Directors: Lad Allen, Timothy Eaton | Stars: Ed Ragozzino, Fred Pattle, Michael Behe, William Dembski
Votes: 277
3. How Life Began (2008 TV Movie)
Documentary, History
Was life triggered by some event, like lightning hitting a pond full of amino acids? Earth was teeming with life billions of years before the dinosaurs existed. Single celled organisms ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Ellis | Stars: Robert Hazen, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marcelo Gleiser, George Coyne
Votes: 40
4. 4 Power Questions to Ask an Evolutionist (2008 Video)
50 min | Talk-Show
Director: Paul Varnum | Star: Mike Riddle
Votes: 9
5.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Origins: Where Are the Aliens?
(2004)
TV-PG | Documentary
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explores whether life is unique to Earth. "The elements essential to life as we know it are widespread throughout the universe," Tyson says, but no extraterrestrial life has yet been found. Why?
Directors: Julia Cort, Mark Everest, Alice Harper, Larry Klein, Thomas Levenson | Stars: Frank Drake, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Votes: 63
6.
The Joe Rogan Experience (2009– )
Adam Perry Lang
(2020 Podcast Episode)
TV-MA | 117 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Adam Perry Lang is a chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. He is the owner of APL restaurant in Hollywood, CA.
Stars: Joe Rogan, Adam Perry Lang
7.
Nova (1974– )
Episode:
Origins: How Life Began
(2004)
TV-PG | Documentary
Following the formation of the Earth, life didn't waste any time getting started. Scientists explore the evidence and conduct experiments to determine how life could form on the ... See full summary »
Director: Alice Harper | Star: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Votes: 48
8.
The Ascent of Man (1973)
Episode:
The Ladder of Creation
(1973)
Documentary, History
Two naturalists independently discover natural selection, while a chemist's discoveries lead to an understanding of how life began.
Director: Dick Gilling | Star: Jacob Bronowski
Votes: 50
9.
Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode:
Hangman
(2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team tries to protect an activist from a sniper, while Charlie and Amita try to keep his proposal and her answer a secret.
Director: Ken Sanzel | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard
Votes: 247
10.
Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode:
How Did We Get Here?
(2010)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary
Scientists explore a variety of ways that life may have formed on earth and try to recreate them.
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Jeffrey L. Bada, Jennifer Blank, Paul Davies
Votes: 213
11.
How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode:
Asteroids
(2009)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History
Most major geological processes require millions of year to become noticeable. Meteor impacts are exceptions which can cause comparable changes in seconds.
Director: Michael Beckham | Stars: Corey Johnson, David Kring, John G. Spray, Ken Tankersley
Votes: 27
12.
How the Earth Was Made (2009– )
Episode:
Birth of the Earth
(2009)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History
The Earth isn't an ordinary generic planet. The processes that created an Earth suitable for modern are unique and surprising.
Director: David Hutt | Stars: Corey Johnson, William Hartmann, Michael Zolensky, Jonathan O'Neil
Votes: 30
13.
TopTenz (2010– )
Episode:
10 of History's Most Incredible Meterors
(2021)
10 min | Documentary
If all you want to know is the biggest or most deadly meteor Guiness can tell you. These ten meteors have the greatest stories be it the first meteor to go viral, or the one that killed a ... See full summary »
Star: Simon Whistler
14.
Anton Petrov (2012– )
Episode:
Something Incredible DiscoveredaAbout the Iconic Miller-Urey Experiment
(2021)
11 min | Documentary, Animation, News
The Miller Urey experiment of 1952 demonstrated that a mixture of water, ammonia, methane and hydrogen would generate amino acids when subjected to an eclectic spark. A group of scientists ... See full summary »
Star: Anton Petrov
15.
Beyond the Elements (2021– )
Episode:
Life
(2021)
Where does life come from? David Pogue looks at the building blocks that form the ingredients necessary to explain how life on earth developed.
Stars: David Pogue, Lisa Ainsworth, Frances Arnold, Amanda Cavanaugh
Votes: 6
16.
Corporis (2017– )
Episode:
How do the Kidneys Work? Renal Physiology and Filtration Explained for Beginners
(2022)
11 min | Documentary
Kidneys detoxify our blood at the rate of 180 liters per day while only excreting a liter and a half. The structure of the kidney and its operational processes described here are what make the kidneys so efficient.
Star: Patrick Kelly
17.
How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode:
Comets - Frozen Wanderers
(2012)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
We follow the odyssey of a comet as it sails through space, watching every move as it evolves from a chunk of ice and rock into an active nucleus engulfed in a gaseous haze. What we learn ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Warner | Stars: Erik Dellums, Richard Lintern, Phil Plait, Peter H. Schultz
Votes: 99
18.
TED-Ed (2012– )
Episode:
How blood pressure works - Wilfred Manzano
(2015)
5 min | Documentary, Animation
Explained here is why your blood is under pressure and what effects how high it is. There are potential consequences if the pressure get too high.
Star: Addison Anderson
19.
Morning Wire (2021– )
Africa Power Struggle & Lab-Grown Meat | 1.28.23
(2023 Podcast Episode)
14 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Georgia Howe, John Bickley, Victoria Coates, Christian Toto
20.
The Amoeba Sisters (2013– )
Episode:
Endocrine System
(2022)
TV-PG | 9 min | Documentary, Animation, Comedy
Your body has several endocrine glands throughout you body that produce hormones. Let's see where you can find all those glands and what their hormones do.
Star: Brianna Rapini
21.
Anton Petrov (2012– )
Episode:
Obscure Biochemical Paradox May Explain Why We Can't Find Alien Life
(2023)
17 min | Documentary, Animation, News
Levinthal's Paradox relates to protein folding. A string of amino acids can fold into a workable enzyme in an almost innumerable number of ways. So how did life on earth manage to find ... See full summary »
Star: Anton Petrov
22.
Alien Encounters (2012–2014)
Episode:
The Offspring
(2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Sci-Fi
A mothership the size of Texas is hovering over Earth and we are tired of waiting. We send a rover to explore, and what we find makes us question the definition of life. On Earth, the pods ... See full summary »
Director: Emre Sahin | Stars: Anthony D. Call, Alan Dean Foster, Malcolm Maciver, David Gerrold
Votes: 13
23.
Aliens: The Definitive Guide (2013– )
Episode:
How to Prepare
(2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Davis | Stars: Paul Essiembre, Paul Davies, Carlton Allen, Mike Zolensky
24.
Yourgenome (2010– )
Episode:
From DNA to protein - 3D
(2015)
3 min | Documentary
The process of transcribing a DNA gene into RNA and then into a protein is described with a graphical depiction of the process.
25.
The Creation Today Show (2011– )
Episode:
The Origin of Life, Part 3
(2013)
29 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Eric Hovind, Paul Taylor
26.
The Paint Explainer (2023– )
Episode:
Every Vitamin Explained in 4 Minutes
(2024)
4 min | Documentary
Thirteen vitamins. Where you can get them, what they're good for and what if you don't get enough.
27.
Seattle Creation Conference (2004– )
Episode:
Can You Defend What You Believe?
(2004)
38 min | Documentary
Star: Mike Riddle
28.
Creation Training Initiative (2013– )
Episode:
Origin of Life
(2013)
31 min | Talk-Show
Star: Mike Riddle