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Nautiloids Thrived For 500 Million Years Until They Appeared

Nautiloids Thrived For 500 Million Years Until They Appeared

Season 5 Episode 17
9:54
We Were Wrong About The Dodo

We Were Wrong About The Dodo

Season 5 Episode 18
7:16
When Plants Doubled Their DNA

When Plants Doubled Their DNA

Season 5 Episode 19
8:52
It's Becoming Very Clear That Birds Are Not Normal

It's Becoming Very Clear That Birds Are Not Normal

Season 5 Episode 20
8:40
The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart

The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart

Season 5 Episode 21
8:03
A Natural History of Mars

A Natural History of Mars

Season 5 Episode 22
11:03
Why The Giraffe Got Its Neck

Why The Giraffe Got Its Neck

Season 6 Episode 1
9:01
We Helped Make Mosquitoes A Problem

We Helped Make Mosquitoes A Problem

Season 6 Episode 2
8:10
Did a Tsunami Swallow Part of Europe?

Did a Tsunami Swallow Part of Europe?

Season 6 Episode 3
8:03
That Time The Ocean Lost (Almost) All Its Oxygen

That Time The Ocean Lost (Almost) All Its Oxygen

Season 6 Episode 4
9:31
You're Living On An Ant Planet

You're Living On An Ant Planet

Season 6 Episode 5
9:14
Do Thunderbeasts Prove Giant Animals Are Inevitable?

Do Thunderbeasts Prove Giant Animals Are Inevitable?

Season 6 Episode 6
7:50
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The Hidden Genes That Make Us Human

Season 5 Episode 16

In the search for the genes that make us human, some of the most important answers were hiding not in the genes themselves, but in what was once considered genomic junk.
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How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed
8:36
Season 3 Episode 39
How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed
Learn Why Being Right-handed May Have Deep Evolutionary Roots In Our Lineage.
How Worm Holes Ended Wormworld
9:42
Season 3 Episode 38
How Worm Holes Ended Wormworld
How the Ancient Wormworld Met its Fate by its Own Design.
Our Bizarre, Possibly Venomous, Relative
8:11
Season 3 Episode 37
Our Bizarre, Possibly Venomous, Relative
Explore The Story Of Venomous Mammals, Both Living And Extinct.
The Genes We Lost Along the Way
12:01
Season 3 Episode 36
The Genes We Lost Along the Way
This is the journey of our DNA through Time and Space.
The Return of Giant Skin-Shell Sea Turtles
6:53
Season 3 Episode 35
The Return of Giant Skin-Shell Sea Turtles
Sea Turtles, Past And Present.
When We First Talked
11:13
Season 3 Episode 34
When We First Talked
The Evolution of Our Ability to Speak.
The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years
9:20
Season 3 Episode 33
The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years
The Pandemic that Lasted 15 Million Years
The Reign of the Hell Ants
10:09
Season 3 Episode 32
The Reign of the Hell Ants
Explore The History And Disappearance Of The Hell Ants.
The Bear-Sized Beaver That Couldn’t Build A Dam
7:32
Season 3 Episode 31
The Bear-Sized Beaver That Couldn’t Build A Dam
Today's Beavers Are Pretty Special And Here's Why.
The Triassic Reptile With "Two Faces"
10:11
Season 3 Episode 30
The Triassic Reptile With "Two Faces"
History Of This Two-faced Creature And What It Can Teach Us About Mass Extinction.
When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming
10:21
Season 3 Episode 29
When the Earth Suddenly Stopped Warming
The Heated Debate Around Younger Dryas.
Season 3 Episode 28
When Lizards Took Over the World
This is Lizards' Fascinating And Competitive History.
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