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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
An Illustrated History of Dinosaurs

An Illustrated History of Dinosaurs

Season 1 Episode 18
12:20
A Brief History of Geologic Time

A Brief History of Geologic Time

Season 1 Episode 19
12:08
The Search for the Earliest Life

The Search for the Earliest Life

Season 1 Episode 20
5:37
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The Biggest Thing That Ever Flew

Season 1 Episode 8

Today, we’re familiar with two types of flying vertebrates -- birds and bats. But over 66 million years ago, there was a giraffe-sized reptile that soared through the sky.

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Did Eating Insects Shrink These Dinos?
10:21
Dinosaurs were not just carnivores or herbivores; they were occasional omnivore too.
Primates vs Snakes (An Evolutionary Arms Race)
7:53
The Snake Detection Hypothesis is deeply embedded in primates, including us.
How Our Deadliest Parasite Turned To The Dark Side
8:06
Around 10,000 years ago, a parasite made a huge leap and found its way to a new host: Us.
When Pterosaurs Walked
9:38
Here's how pterosaurs went from being airborne to pedestrian.
The 40 Million-Year-Old Ecosystem In Your Mouth
8:14
Dental calculus is the only part of your body that actually fossilizes while you're alive!
Why The Paleo Diet Couldn't Save The Neanderthals
9:17
Here's why these skilled toolmakers, hunters, and foragers' population disappeared.
When It Was Too Hot for Leaves
10:11
For the first 80 million years of plants' existence, leaves didn't exist. Here's why.
How Dinosaurs Coupled Up
7:49
We learn about Dinosaur mating behavior from fossil records.
How Ancient Whales May Have Changed the Deep Ocean
10:05
Here's how the evolution of ocean-going whales affected deep-ocean communities.
When Mammals Only Went Out At Night
11:09
Scientists discover dinosaurs and tiny mammals' sleep habits are different than thought.
How a Mass Extinction Event Created the Amazon
7:55
The history of how the Amazon's revolution began in just one day.
How a Supervolcano Ignited an Evolutionary Debate
9:59
Discover the effects of the Toba supervolcano.
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