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How did the first plant grow?

From the podcast Science for Kids / Science's Not Boring: The Kids Science Podcast

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Have you ever imagined what Earth looked like 500 million years ago? Picture this: absolutely zero green! No trees, no grass, no flowers—just endless, bare, jagged rock. If you wanted to find a plant, you had to dive underwater to find floating green algae! But how did those plants finally crawl onto the dry, scary land? Join Mira and Finn on a prehistoric adventure to discover the greatest survival story in Earth's history! You'll learn how brave little green blobs survived scorching sunburns to become the very first land plants. Find out why they had no roots, leaves, or seeds, and how they stuck to rocks using tiny velcro-like hairs! Plus, meet Cooksonia, the two-inch-tall skyscraper plant that grew microscopic plumbing tubes to stand up straight. You won't believe how these tiny heroes literally created the first dirt, paved the way for all land animals, and even caused a global ice age! Get ready to explore the wild and wonderful world of pioneer plants. It’s an episode packed with giant surprises from the tiniest ancient heroes!