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Colour: The Spectrum of Science Season 1 Episode 2

The raw, early Earth had plenty of colour, but that was nothing compared with what was going to come next. That canvas was about to be painted with a vast new palette – and the source of those colours was life. Green is the colour of the natural world and yet it’s the one colour that plants have evolved not to use.

Episode Title: Colours of Life

Air Date: 2015-11-11