How did a hot, dense early Universe give rise to a world capable of supporting life? How did ordinary chemical elements become the building blocks of cells, how did organisms evolve into complex beings, and how did one species develop a civilization capable of investigating its own origins?

This Journey will take you through nearly 13.8 billion years of cosmic, geological, biological, and human history.

You will begin among the first stars, whose interiors forged many of the elements essential for planets and life. You will explore the birth of Earth, the formation of its oceans, and the emergence of conditions that transformed our young planet into an extraordinary natural laboratory.

Next, you will investigate one of science's greatest mysteries: how nonliving matter could have become organized into the first living systems. You will discover the experiments, hypotheses, and scientific findings that are gradually revealing possible pathways from chemistry to biology.

Your exploration will continue through billions of years of evolution - from the earliest microorganisms and the rise of atmospheric oxygen to complex cells, multicellular organisms, dinosaurs, mammals, and humanity.

Finally, you will discover how language, cooperation, agriculture, writing, philosophy, and science enabled humanity to build civilizations and gradually understand the history of the world from which it emerged.

Four interconnected stages will bring some of science's greatest discoveries together into one remarkable story.

From stardust to human understanding - discover how the Universe gave rise to beings capable of questioning its very existence.