We are all connected by the spectacular birth, death and rebirth of stars, says astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz. Journey through the cosmic history of the universe as Ramirez-Ruiz explains how supernovas forged the elements of life to create everything from the air you breathe to the very atoms that make you.

Your body was forged in the spectacular death of stars | Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

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Your body was forged in the spectacular death of stars | Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz

Your body was forged in the spectacular death of stars | Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz