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The Story of Saberteeth

The Story of Saberteeth

Season 1 Episode 6
5:26
The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew

The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew

Season 1 Episode 8
4:27
The Extinction That Never Happened

The Extinction That Never Happened

Season 1 Episode 10
7:36
The Strange Case of the Buzzsaw Jaws

The Strange Case of the Buzzsaw Jaws

Season 1 Episode 11
3:54
The Age of Giant Insects

The Age of Giant Insects

Season 1 Episode 12
5:28
History's Most Powerful Plants

History's Most Powerful Plants

Season 1 Episode 13
5:20
How Did Dinosaurs Get So Huge?

How Did Dinosaurs Get So Huge?

Season 1 Episode 14
5:42
When The Earth Was Purple

When The Earth Was Purple

Season 1 Episode 15
5:37
Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing

Living Fossils' Aren't Really a Thing

Season 1 Episode 16
5:05
When Whales Walked

When Whales Walked

Season 1 Episode 17
4:56
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What Colors Were Dinosaurs?

Season 1 Episode 5

We know a lot about dinosaurs but there’s one question that has plagued paleontologists for decades: what color were they?

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How a Mass Extinction Changed Our Brains
10:42
Our brains actually shrank relative to our bodies in evolution.
The Mystery Of The Mashed-Up Dinosaurs
7:23
Hidden in rocks may have animal kingdom’s oldest known predator.
These Fossils Were Supposed To Be Impossible
9:26
Hidden in rocks may have animal kingdom’s oldest known predator.
Could Neanderthals Use Symbolism?
8:09
We explore what we have in common with our ancient cousins.
When Our Culture Changed Our DNA
9:19
We have become the ultimate niche builders.
These Creatures Were Darwin's Greatest Enemy
9:58
Beneath their shell, the crustaceans hold an evolutionary mystery.
How Did Our Most Famous Ancestor Really Die?
7:20
The answer is part of a decades-long debate.
When A Marsupial Became An Apex Predator
10:04
In Australia, evolution built a family of deadly predators.
We Met Neandertals Way Earlier Than We Thought
7:28
We focus on the DNA we got from our Neanderthals.
How Plate Tectonics Gave Us Seahorses
7:20
Seahorses are one of the ocean's worst swimmers but their origin story is great.
Are We All Actually Archaea?
8:21
In recent years, Archaea's connection to us has been pretty huge and surprising.
Darwin Missed An Example of Evolution Right Under His Nose
8:53
Charles Darwin encountered a tiny fox-like creature during his famous voyage.
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