For 27 years, biologist Charlie Crisafulli has been documenting the dramatic return of plant and animal life to Mt. St. Helens after the 1980 eruption. / When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, every living thing in the blast zone was buried beneath 300 feet of avalanche debris, covered with steaming mud and, finally, topped with a superheated layer of frothy rock from deep within the earth. Biologist Charlie Crisafulli has remained at the site for 27 years, documenting the dramatic return of plant and animal life to the barren landscape and pioneering a new understanding of the interaction between geologic forces and the life surrounding the mountain.

NOVA Season 37 Episodes...

• s37e01 - Darwin's Darkest Hour
• s37e02 - Hubble's Amazing Rescue
• s37e03 - Lizard Kings
• s37e04 - Becoming Human Part 1: First Steps
• s37e05 - Becoming Human Part 2: Birth of Humanity
• s37e06 - Becoming Human Part 3: Last Human Standing
• s37e07 - What Are Dreams?
• s37e08 - What Darwin Never Knew
• s37e09 - Killer Subs in Pearl Harbor
• s37e10 - Building Pharaoh's Ship
• s37e11 - Riddles of the Sphinx
• s37e12 - Ghosts of Machu Picchu
• s37e13 - Extreme Cave Diving
• s37e14 - The Pluto Files
• s37e15 - Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space - The Mystery of the Milky Way
• s37e16 - Telescope: Hunting the Edge of Space - The Ever Expanding Universe
• s37e17 - Mind Over Money
• s37e18 - Mt. St. Helens Back From the Dead

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