In the Shadow of White Mountain

Published: Nov. 17, 2004, 9 p.m.

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]