In the Shadow of White Mountain

17/11/2004 59 min

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Episode Synopsis

The University of California's White Mountain Research Station provides science unprecedented access to unique environments where life exists at the edge of extremes. This award- winning documentary weaves a story of how this unique access is yielding an understanding of change, from physiology to climate, from the oldest known living organism, to a short-lived beetle, and what this understanding means for all. Series: "UC Natural Reserve System" [Science] [Show ID: 6420]