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Why Does Caffeine Exist?

Why Does Caffeine Exist?

Season 4 Episode 37
8:29
Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?

Did An Ancient Pathogen Reshape Our Cells?

Season 4 Episode 38
7:40
How Whale Evolution Kind Of Sucked

How Whale Evolution Kind Of Sucked

Season 4 Episode 39
9:49
The Fungi That Turned Ants Into Zombies

The Fungi That Turned Ants Into Zombies

Season 4 Episode 40
8:13
Where Did Water Come From?

Where Did Water Come From?

Season 5 Episode 1
10:17
Our Ancient Relative That Said 'No Thanks' To Life On Land

Our Ancient Relative That Said 'No Thanks' To Life On Land

Season 5 Episode 2
8:59
Darwin Missed An Example of Evolution Right Under His Nose

Darwin Missed An Example of Evolution Right Under His Nose

Season 5 Episode 3
8:53
Are We All Actually Archaea?

Are We All Actually Archaea?

Season 5 Episode 4
8:21
How Plate Tectonics Gave Us Seahorses

How Plate Tectonics Gave Us Seahorses

Season 5 Episode 5
7:20
We Met Neandertals Way Earlier Than We Thought

We Met Neandertals Way Earlier Than We Thought

Season 5 Episode 6
7:28
When A Marsupial Became An Apex Predator

When A Marsupial Became An Apex Predator

Season 5 Episode 7
10:04
How Did Our Most Famous Ancestor Really Die?

How Did Our Most Famous Ancestor Really Die?

Season 5 Episode 8
7:20
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How Plate Tectonics Transformed Los Angeles

Season 4 Episode 36

Despite the profound changes we’ve made here in recent history, the epic saga of Los Angeles' natural history is still visible - and even striking - if you know where and how to look for it.
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Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?
8:36
Season 7 Episode 19
Could This Sperm Whale Eat The Meg?
How did such a large predator survive?
When Red Pandas Roamed North America
9:41
Season 7 Episode 18
When Red Pandas Roamed North America
How did a relative of the red panda end up in North America?
Webs vs wings: The arms race of the air
8:10
Season 7 Episode 17
Webs vs wings: The arms race of the air
How did the competition of spiders vs insects drive them both into the air?
The Graveyard at the Center of the Earth
12:38
Season 7 Episode 16
The Graveyard at the Center of the Earth
Why plate tectonics don't make sense.
Why Wasn't There A Second Age of Reptiles?
9:59
Season 7 Episode 15
Why Wasn't There A Second Age of Reptiles?
Why was it the mammals who triumphed?
How Mountains Make Evolution Weird
10:09
Season 7 Episode 14
How Mountains Make Evolution Weird
What do mountains reveal about primates?
The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii
10:39
Season 7 Episode 13
The Mystery of the Cretaceous Pompeii
When you take a deeper look at Pompeii, a different story could be told about the final moments.
How Asteroids Set the Stage for Life on Earth
10:38
Season 7 Episode 12
How Asteroids Set the Stage for Life on Earth
We may have planet-shattering asteroids...
When Neandertals Became Apex Predators
11:50
Season 7 Episode 11
When Neandertals Became Apex Predators
What doomed the Neandertals?
When the Amazon Flowed Backwards
11:25
Season 7 Episode 10
When the Amazon Flowed Backwards
What did life look like when the Amazon watershed flowed backwards?
How Animals Got Butts
12:10
Season 7 Episode 9
How Animals Got Butts
Did you know the evolution of the butthole was a major breakthrough in animal development?
What Happened To The Other Mesozoic Mammals?
12:28
Season 7 Episode 8
What Happened To The Other Mesozoic Mammals?
Learn about the complicated the history of mammals and their disappearance.
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