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From Ice to Fire: The Incredible Science of Temperature

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Episode 2: A Temperature for Life

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Physicist Dr Helen Czerski explores the narrow band of temperature that has led to life on Earth. She reveals how life began in a dramatic place where hot meets cold, and how every single living creature on Earth depends on temperature for its survival. She uncovers the extraordinary natural engineering that animals have evolved to keep their bodies at the right temperature. And she witnesses the remarkable surgery that's using temperature to push the human body to the very brink of life. Show less

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