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How Sex Became A Thing

How Sex Became A Thing

Season 1 Episode 31
5:39
How the Turtle Got Its Shell

How the Turtle Got Its Shell

Season 1 Episode 33
8:29
The Most Useful Fossils In The World

The Most Useful Fossils In The World

Season 1 Episode 35
5:49
Inside the Dinosaur Library

Inside the Dinosaur Library

Season 1 Episode 36
7:19
What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

What Was the Ancestor of Everything?

Season 1 Episode 37
11:06
How the Squid Lost Its Shell

How the Squid Lost Its Shell

Season 1 Episode 38
8:05
How the Chalicothere Split In Two

How the Chalicothere Split In Two

Season 1 Episode 39
7:03
The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

The Age of Reptiles in Three Acts

Season 1 Episode 40
10:45
The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus

The Weird, Watery Tale of Spinosaurus

Season 1 Episode 41
7:28
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Eons

From the Cambrian Explosion to the Great Dying

Season 1 Episode 30

The first era of our current eon, the Paleozoic Era, is probably the most deceptively fascinating time in Earth’s history. With near constant revolutions in life, punctuated by catastrophic extinctions, it is also one of the most chaotic.

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We think our water came from unlikely sources: meteorites, space dust, and even the sun.
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When Giant Millipedes Reigned
7:02
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9:19
In 2003, microbiologists made this huge discovery.
Something Has Been Making This Mark For 500 Million Years
9:42
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6:40
We may have found the blueprints for building them ourselves.
Is This The Oldest Dad In The Fossil Record?
6:37
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The Curious Case of the Cave Lion
8:09
Large feline roamed Eurasia and Its fossils have been found across the continent.
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