The Best Origin of Life Documentaries

Science & Tech - 29 free documentaries about the origin of life.

Start with Where Earth's Water Originally Comes From (46 min, Spark), then Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus (11 min, Kurzgesagt). All 29 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on the origin of life is What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger.

• Where Earth's Water Originally Comes From | Naked Science Season 6 Episode 5 (46 min, Spark)
• Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus (11 min, Kurzgesagt)
• The (Second) Deadliest Virus (11 min, Kurzgesagt)
• The Most Complex Language in the World (12 min, Kurzgesagt)
• The Deadliest Virus on Earth (9 min, Kurzgesagt)
• The Real Price of your Cell Phone | Mobile Phone (57 min, ENDEVR)
• This Virus Shouldn't Exist (But it Does) (10 min, Kurzgesagt)
• Where Did Life Come From? (feat. PBS Space Time and Eons!) (14 min, Be Smart)
• Uncover The Secrets Of Our Cells (26 min, BBC Studios)
• Stem Cells: Medical Miracle Or Science Gone Too Far? (93 min, Real Stories)
• Is There Life on Earth? (10 min, Be Smart)
• The God Cells - A Fetal Stem Cell Journey (91 min, ENDEVR)
• The Bizarre Way We Track Fake Virus Particles That Shouldn't Work (15 min, Steve Mould)
• Did Life on Earth Come from Space? (19 min, PBS Space Time)
• Why The Spin Of The Earth Is Essential To Life On Earth (50 min, Spark)
• Is Life On Earth Chance Or Fate? | Science Vs God (52 min, Spark)
• The Mobile Revolution: How Cell Phones CHANGED our Lives Forever (58 min, ENDEVR)
• Can Viruses Travel Between Planets? (17 min, PBS Space Time)
• 12 magnets show how viruses are built (10 min, Steve Mould)
• Panspermia: Did Life On Earth Come From Asteroids? (45 min, Spark)
• Could This Asteroid End Life On Earth? (50 min, Real Stories)
• How Stem Cells Could Lead To Longer Life Span | Stem Cells: The Secret To Immortality (46 min, Spark)
• Stem Cells Treatment Against Diseases (92 min, Moconomy)
• Is Life On Earth By Chance Or Fate? (53 min, Spark)
• YEAR ZERO - When the VIRUS taught the World to FEAR | Episode 1 | Corona 2020 (66 min, ENDEVR)
• Why You Wouldn't Exist Without Viruses (11 min, Real Science)
• Natural Killer Cells: a Fascinating Evolutionary Arms Race (11 min, Steve Mould)
• Conquer the world, conquer viruses, conquer quantums (47 min, VPRO Documentary)
• The 100 Trillion Cell Machine: How Your Body Survives Anything (50 min, Spark)

Top-Rated Books About The Origin of Life

1. What Is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger (4.4/5) - View on Amazon
2. Life Ascending by Nick Lane - View on Amazon
3. The Vital Question by Nick Lane - View on Amazon
4. A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (4.2/5) - View on Amazon
5. On the origin of species by means of natural selection by Charles Darwin (4.3/5) - View on Amazon
6. The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins (4.8/5) - View on Amazon
7. The Big Picture by Sean M. Carroll (3.9/5) - View on Amazon