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The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii

The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii

Season 7 Episode 13
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How Mountains Make Evolution Weird

How Mountains Make Evolution Weird

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When Red Pandas Roamed North America

When Red Pandas Roamed North America

Season 7 Episode 18
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Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?

Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?

Season 7 Episode 19
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Are All Oceans Basically Reincarnated?

Are All Oceans Basically Reincarnated?

Season 7 Episode 20
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The Calling

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When Whales Could Walk

When Whales Could Walk

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How Asteroids Set the Stage for Life on Earth

Season 7 Episode 12

We may have planet-shattering asteroids to thank for the origin of life on Earth.

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When Ants Domesticated Fungi
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Ants have been farming for 60 million years! We explore how, when and why they started.
The Ancient Human Species With A Missing Body
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Why Sour May Be The Oldest Taste
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Sour used to be the taste of danger. But, now its role has reversed.
How the Smallest Animal Got So Simple
6:52
This tiny, simple animal, the Myxozoans, evolved from something bigger and more complex.
The Extreme Hyenas That Didn't Last
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Only a few million years ago, Hyenas lived very different lives from what we know today.
The Sudden Rise of the First Colossal Animal
8:44
A truly enormous ichthyosaur reached its size within just a few million years.
When a Giant Pterosaur Ruled the European Islands
8:50
The giant pterosaur's occupied the empty Hateg Island.
Why We Only Have Ten Toes (It's a Long Story)
9:12
We learn why all mammals today, from humans to bats, have five fingers or fewer.
How Horses Went From Food To Friends
6:32
With evidence from from art, archaeology, and ancient DNA, we put together horses history.
How Vertebrates Got Teeth... And Lost Them Again
8:52
Here's why teeth would go on to disappear in some groups of vertebrate.
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.
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