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PRESS RELEASE<br>
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:<br>
April 11,
2018
Teresa Izzo<br>
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tizzo@ccmnh.org<br>
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<div align="center"><b>NATURE SCREEN<br>
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The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents<br>
A PBS NOVA Documentary Film<br>
<i>“First Flower” <br>
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BREWSTER, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents
PBS’ documentary film “<i>First Flower</i>” <b>Saturday, May
5, 2018 at 1pm.<br>
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</b> Although flowers have long been at the center of human life,
the question of how flowers evolved has long baffled scientists. But now
a tantalizing fossil that bloomed during the reign of the dinosaurs has
surfaced in China. In a story blooming with beauty and scientific
mystery, this program explores the incredible truth that lays behind the
ravishing flowers we so love to behold: that humans could not have
existed or evolved without them.<br>
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"First Flower" probes the controversial discovery of
<i>Archaefructus</i>, a Chinese fossil scientists believe is the earliest
evidence of a flower yet found on Earth. Following the trail of clues to
the fossil's origins, an intrepid group of botanists and paleobotanists
reveal how that "abominable mystery" is starting to move
towards a solution. <br>
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This vivid journey takes NOVA's cameras deep into the lush wilds of
China’s stunning lost world of the remote Hengduan Mountains, giving
audiences a view into a spectacular living safety deposit box, where some
of the world's most beloved flowers originated. Flowers have always
ignited passion, and NOVA captures in glorious images how they are
continuing to inspire new scientific discoveries today.<br>
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<b>Free with Museum Admission<br>
</b>For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133<br>
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Teresa Izzo<br>
Program Coordinator<br>
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History<br>
869 Main St./Rte. 6A<br>
Brewster, MA 02631<br>
508-896-3867 x137<br>
508-896-8844 - fax</body>
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