The Molecule That Made Us
H2O: The Molecule that Made Us tells the human story through our relationship to water.
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Episode 2: Civilizations
S1 Ep2 | 54m 36s
Travel into the past to see how water created the earliest civilizations.
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Episode 3: Crisis
S1 Ep3 | 54m 36s
Earth’s changing water cycle, and water for profit, are forcing changes across the globe.
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Episode 1: Pulse – Preview
S1 Ep1 | 30s
How did water become the essential force behind all life? Dive in!
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Episode 2: Civilizations – Preview
S1 Ep2 | 30s
Travel into the past to see how water created the earliest civilizations.
![The Molecule That Made Us Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/MEV4mKY-asset-mezzanine-16x9-suhDnEx.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Episode 3: Crisis – Preview
S1 Ep3 | 30s
Earth’s changing water cycle, and water for profit, are forcing changes across the globe.
![The Molecule That Made Us Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/IwwIjst-asset-mezzanine-16x9-A4tkXGV.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
H2O: The Molecule That Made Us – Preview
1m 47s
H2O: The Molecule that Made Us tells the human story through our relationship to water.
![The Molecule That Made Us Image](https://image.pbs.org/video-assets/KlS9Trl-asset-mezzanine-16x9-BgDWGQ4.jpg.crop.780x439.jpg)
Extreme Flooding
2m 59s
Photographer Gideon Mendel has spent 12 years documenting floods all over the world.
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Cracks in the Earth
2m 41s
Our demands on groundwater are creating huge cracks, across the earth’s surface.
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Water is Life
4m 32s
Life has perpetuated the liquid water on the surface of our planet for geologic time.
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Rivers in the Sky
4m 29s
The greatest migration of any insect has profound consequences for two continents.
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Global Consequences of Drought
5m 56s
See the role drought can play in war, and in politics around the world.
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